U.S. energy policy – Oct 21
Evangelicals ally with Dems on environment /
NYT: Mr. Pombo’s map /
Energy policy gridlock seen in next Congress /
Greasing the skids /
Calif. ballot battle over Big Oil may be costliest in U.S. history
Launch of Encyclopedia of Earth
A new electronic reference has launched that needs input from the energy community [including input about Peak Oil]. With the recent public release of the Encyclopedia of Earth, scientists from around the world are joining to create a comprehensive, authoritative source of information about the environments of Earth and their interactions with society.
Energy giant Russia – Oct 21
BBC Europe diary: The gas man /
More thoughts about Gazprom /
Israeli PM raises energy issue in Moscow /
The emerging Russian giant plays its cards strategically
Climate policy – Oct 20
Pew report calls for intensified action on corporate global warming strategies /
Vattenfall proposes global 100-year climate stabilization framework /
Germany puts global warming prevention plan in gear /
Blair warns of climate ‘catastrophe’
Climate – Oct 20
How close is runaway climate change? /
Siberian fires ‘could spark UK heatwaves’ /
Antarctic ice collapse linked to greenhouse gases /
Climate change blamed for legionnaires’ disease surge
Geopolitics – Oct 20
Bush’s Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq’s Oil \
Iraq: US May Have Weeks, Not Months, To Avert Civil War \
Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite? \
Bush signs torture bill; Americans lose essential freedom \
The Day the American Empire Ran Out of Gas
The Post Carbon Church
Everything will relocalize as our easy-motoring way of life persistently constricts after Peak Oil, including how we do church. What will the Post-Carbon Church look like?
Climate: Australian drought – Oct 19
Aussies busy battling worst drought ever /
Wheat harvest forecast slashed /
Plan to ship water /
Farmers told to move north ‘where water is’ /
When all the rivers run dry /
Australian farmers driven to suicide by drought
Public Health: Slow Motion Disaster
Collapsing public health forms one of the least recognized and most worrisome dimensions of the peak oil predicament. In a world without cheap abundant oil, the return of infectious diseases as a major factor in everyday life will be almost impossible to prevent.
EU energy crisis – Oct 19
EU unveils energy plan /
Europe faces threat of power shortages /
Experts Predict Black-Out Winters in Europe /
EU losing faith in Russia energy charter scheme /
Putin v. Europe /
Who controls EU gas transit?
Nuclear – Oct 19
British Energy to shut plants after finding cracks /
Industry: Nuclear needs ‘huge expansion’ /
More threat than panacea /
Nuclear energy has record of safety and security
Oakland aims to be oil independent by 2020
The city council of Oakland, California yesterday unanimously passed legislation, inspired by Sweden, making Oakland the first city in the U.S. to aim for oil independence by 2020.
