Hedge funds and financial collapse – Oct 3

Amaranth Advisors lose billions on gas futures

The Wizards of Money: House lever-edge at the derivatives casino

Henry C.K. Liu on hedge funds showdown with banks

Jeff Vial: Financial wizardry & collapse

Maurice Strong: Bring it down on purpose

Peak Oil – Oct 2

Peak oil is, like, so over. Not!

Kuwaiti wonders on oil production

Al Gore on peak oil

Simmons on Financial Sense Online

Geopolitics – Oct 2

Oil and Politics in Iran, Iraq and Russia

Mexican president must ride oil’s fortunes

Odell warns of Russian purchase into Shell, BP

Energy Industry – Oct 2

Iran MP says Japan oil deal ‘to be cancelled’

Nigerian Militants kill troops on Shell convoy

Indonesia warns Japan LNG exports to halve by 2010

Norways Statoil hunts for big oil sands deal

Dow suing Nova over ethane feedstock supplies

Aviation – Oct 2

New aircraft fuel could be pie in the sky

Boeing Says Biofuels Show Some Promise

Why We Need An X Prize for Eco-Friendly Air Travel

Climate – Oct 2

‘One degree and we’re done for’

Blasting A/C in the Arctic

Ecological upheaval on the edge of the ice

Cost of saving the planet: a year’s growth

Accounting for climate change in Northern forests

Solutions and sustainability – Oct 2

Dialogue tools and processes for social change

Wind turbines and solar panels in UK DIY stores

Green is the colour of spin

Peak Oil Video Conferencing challenges Airline emissions

Iranian Science Teachers May Be Enriching Students

Ethanol from Brazil and the USA

Brazilian success with its ethanol from sugar cane has been cited as an example of how the USA could get free from its oil imports by substituting ethanol for gasoline. But comparing USA ethanol from corn with Brazilian ethanol from sugar cane is like comparing mangoes and apples.

Late empire? – Oct 1

U.S. economy losing its global dominance

America is living beyond its means

US housing bubble: Economy in denial

The diminished dividends of war

Is The Army At The Breaking Point?

Why Bush Will Nuke Iran

America’s Decline Gives Bush Putin-Envy