Australia: Common belief in climate change
In what’s believed to be a world first, 16 of Australia’s leading faith communities released a document on global warming.
Risks of exploiting low-quality sources of oil
Soaring oil prices and demands for energy security are boosting the attractiveness of low-quality sources of petroleum, such as tar sands and coal, at the risk of causing significant environmental damage and increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a new study.
Muzzling climate science – Dec 11
The Counterpurge (de-Stalinising the US energy complex)
Oil company money scandal at Nat’l Science Teachers Assn deepens
Climate scientist says the word ‘Kyoto’ barred
Lysenkoism
U.S.’s oil habit – Dec 11
Oil habit hard to break, experts say
UAE on Tom Friedman: Our reality, their spin
The mustache is the message
Bush to make energy a 2007 priority
Russia & China – Dec 11
Russian oil: a slippery substance
Russia to create giant company for oil and gas production at sea shelf
Shell offers to sell stake in Russian project to Gazprom
Chinese demand growth continues (for oil and everything else too…)
Biofuels – Dec 11
Liposuctioned fat could be bio-diesel fuel
Can biodiesel compete on price?
Grist biofuels series shifts into future tense
As alternative energy heats up, environmental concerns grow
Peak oil – Dec 10
PBS debate on peak oil
William Clark: Peak oil, petrocurrencies and the emerging multi-polar world
Peak oil era will be hard on Hawaii
UK energy policy – Dec 10
‘Rock star of climate change’ Stern frozen out
Transport taxes to tackle climate change
Fuel duty and the effect of oil prices on the UK economy
U.S. oil royalties scandal – Dec 10
Democrats plan oil royalties inquiry
House rejects push to renegotiate contracts
Congress urged to close oil royalty loophole
Oil – Dec 10
Oil field delays = higher 2010 crude price: EIA
A sea of oil – the Caspian
Geopolitics move back into focus for oil market
Economics – Dec 10
Oil producers shun dollar
Iran replaces dollar with euro in most oil dealings
Who’ll be the heretic-turned-hero for our economic age?
Renewables – Dec 10
Democrats may give alt energy a new push
Discover: Living the good life without oil
Yergin: A great bubbling
