Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Tom Udall (D-NM) urged immediate action to reduce America’s dependence upon oil and address climate change while endorsing an upcoming conference sponsored by the University of Maryland, Sustainable Energy Forum 2006: Peak Oil and the Environment.”
MIT issues call to arms on energy /
Message for the people of the year 12006: Don’t dig here (nuclear waste) /
Shell backs away from oil reserves target / Japan joins the race for uranium amid global expansion of nuclear power
This report describes a response by MIT to the need for new global supplies of affordable,
sustainable energy to power the world. The need for workable energy options is perhaps
the greatest single challenge facing our nation and the world in the 21st century. The
acuteness of the challenge at this point in time results from the “perfect storm” of supply
and demand, security, and environmental concerns. (revised)
Petrocollapse conference in Washington DC May 6 / Forum on energy future at UC Davis May 16 /
ExxonMobil CEO: Oil won’t run out in our lifetimes /
TOD: OPEC declines and the world plateau /
US, Saudi energy officials on PO /
Tough times ahead for energy (good Simmons interview)
Last week the peak oil phenomenon reached a turning point when official Washington began to realize it has a problem. The problem, however, is currently being framed as high-gas-prices-going-into-the-next-election rather than worldwide oil depletion.
Wesley Clark on global warming / Palm oil – the end of Borneo’s tropical forests? / Critics say Peru pipeline is an accident waiting to happen / Paid to deny global warming
The oil world’s new bullies /
Woolsey – The war on terror: the energy front /
Heritage Foundation: Reducing dependence on Middle Eastern oil /
Across USA, wave of anger building over gas prices
£1bn windfall from carbon trading /
High oil prices endanger airline industry / Bolivia stirs fears of energy producer power /
Bolivia nationalizes oil and gas sector /
Cheap gas fuels fracas in Caracas / Ghana: High oil prices set to trigger more strikes / World Bank urges economic growth with clean energy
How Chernobyl affected future of nuclear power / Experts doubt oil shale answer to energy crisis /
Turning dirty coal into clean energy / Skepticism about green fuel /
Exxon CEO: Use less of our stuff / MIT technologies could double accessible world oil / Learn to live with coal
Outside Magazine does Peak Oil (good article) /
Bartlett on CSPAN last night /
Hirsch et al publish summary of latest study
“Ripe for Change” about Calif. agriculture – on PBS May 4 / Fuel, fertilizer prices expected to keep climbing /
Michael Pollan’s new book on the U.S. food chain provides much to chew on / New “100-Mile Diet” website
Adapting a popular inspirational message for the post-carbon era.
