The FT’s Martin Wolf does not believe in peak oil
I’ll wait for his article on global warming to make too rash a conclusion, but this article is not reassuring that we’re ever going to get our elites to take energy issues seriously.
Why the Swedish oil commission fails to deliver route to oil independence
Last week, the commission on oil dependency, tasked with charting Sweden’s way out of dependency, issued its report. Disappointingly, the report fails to address the heart of the issue – dependency and management of risk for societal collapse – instead it chooses to concentrate on technical solutions for energy supply.
Climate – July 4
If only gay sex caused global warming /
Giant algae bloom off Canada’s west coast /
BBC series: Global warming: Crisis for Earth? /
Climate change could cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, scientists say /
Investment Implications of Abrupt Climate Change
Solutions & sustainability – July 4
Fuel economy tips / Presentations from New Urbanism conference (including Kunstler & Darley) /
Ranchers and farmers find a silver lining in the conservation cloud / Author finds sprawl isn’t the be-all and end-all / USDA ID-tag plan for farm animals has some small-scale farmers unhappy
Politics & economics – July 4
Attacks on Iraq’s northern pipelines cease, oil exports boom / Ford bails out on hybrid promise / Kuwait’s election is a setback to international oil companies / Rep. Bartlett opposes offshore oil drilling / Europe tries to persuade Russia on energy with trade deal / Eyeing energy supplies from opposite ends of a telescope (exporters vs consumers)
Other energy – July 4
Cautionary tales amid the latest coal revival / Gas companies on ‘treadmill’ of demand / Kuwaiti experts predict steady rise in oil prices / Washington Post:
the false hope of biofuels / Malaysia suspends biodiesel effort / Helping Air Force blue turn green
Peak oil – July 4
Urban location, housing debt and oil vulnerability in the Australian City / How to define ‘energy security’? / ASPO Newsletter for July / National Education Association alerted to peak oil
Rescuing a Planet Under Stress
The president of the Earth Policy Institute
explains his ideas on how to put the world economy back on a stable ecological footing.
Peak Oil and the Healthcare Crisis in America
I am a health care professional, and as far as I know hardly anyone in my field is paying serious attention to Peak Oil.
Peak Oil – July 3
Audio: Peak Oil and the Environment in Washington /
Kunstler and Darley: The Post-Carbon Society – An Overview /
U.S. Army War College: Preemptive Energy Security: An Aggressive Approach to Meeting America’s Requirements /
La Plata County: Methane production past its peak
Why I love coal (in its proper place)
I can’t help but wonder if people only loved coal as I do–that is, enough to leave it alone as it so clearly wants us to do–how different the world would be, how different our future would look.
Politics & economics – June 30
Outsourcing and energy dominate Fortune’s discussion about the economy / Australia: Howard faces balancing act over China /
Petro-hysteria grips a superpower
