Geopolitics – March 2
Iraq: Who will get the oil?
Cuba oil boom may complicate U.S. embargo
Hugo Chávez exploits oil wealth to push IMF aside
Nat’l oil cos crimping long-term crude supply
Iran considers petrol rationing as UN sanctions loom
The failure of reason
As we approach the peak of world oil production, and proposed solutions proliferate, the social momentum of the industrial world moves the other way. The connection between the two sides of this paradox may be closer than it appears.
The future – hopes & grim visions
Tony Juniper: Climate change & technofixes
Review of documentary: “What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire”
World’s youth demand a nuclear and fossil fuel-free future
Energy as the catalyst in the punctuated equilibrium of population growth
Myths of the global market
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 1
Kretzmann: New stirrings & targets for activism
Julian Darley: “Relocalize now!”
Astyk: All the news [& what to do about it]
Green tech: Silicon Valley’s new bubble?
Top five US cities for Cleantech
US Congressman says GAO report points to arrival of peak oil
A draft US Government Accountability Office report finds that, though it is difficult to assess whether the world has reached “peak oil,” a large number of experts surveyed for the report believe the world may have reached the peak for conventional petroleum supplies, said Representative Roscoe Bartlett, Republican-Maryland. [excerpts]
Energy policies & impacts – Mar 1
Moscow switching to energy-saving light bulbs – a long way yet to go
Fuel price hike sounds death knell in Zimbabwe
U.S. military: Oil free by 2050?
China aims to diversify oil sources
Energy’s role in Europe’s trade deficits
Transport – Mar 1
U.S. ‘stuck in reverse’ on fuel economy
Put the ‘public’ back in public transport
Car mpg ratings going down
Seattle-L.A. train nation’s worst for on-time arrivals
The peak oil crisis: The 4 Facets of Peak Oil
Looming just over the horizon are four great storms that soon will have a major impact on nearly all the world’s peoples and their descendents for decades to come.
Coal and TXU – Feb 28
How environmentalists shaped TXU deal
NYT:
A green deal on coal
Top scientist seeks halt on coal plants
U.S. – Feb 28
The Economist: Here’s hoping it’s Gore to the rescue
Gov. Schweitzer speaks before Senate panel
US’s Iraq oil grab is a done deal
Air Force to certify all B-52s for GTL-blend use
Peak oil – Feb 28
Colin Campbell on the Isle of Man
TOD: That cubic mile
Kunstler critiques urban planning, oil shortage
Aus. Climate policy – Feb 28
Energy association calls for carbon emissions trading scheme
For farmers, money does grow on trees
Call for renewable energy taskforce
Behind the climate curve in Australia
Miner attacks conservationists
