Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Simmons and Yergin on NPR /
Julian Darley at Local Solutions Conference, NYC / Report for Congress: Oil shale: history, incentives, and policy (mentions PO) / Report for Congress: Navy ship propulsion technologies: options for reducing oil use (mentions sailpower) / Presentation on
future fuels for flag officers (Navy)
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.
The rise of a new global energy elite means high oil and gas prices are here to stay. … “Welcome to the age of energy insecurity,” says J. Robinson West, a former Reagan administration official… “Worldwide production will peak. The result will be skyrocketing prices, with a huge, sustained economic shock.” (excerpts from this excellent article)
In a world where natural resources will continue to climb in price, it is an increasing truism that he who has the energy makes the rules.
Rob Hopkins on Peak Oil’s implications for the continuing real estate boom in England for continental holiday houses… problematic.
Queensland MP Andrew McNamara predicts an oil price driven recession, in a story appearing in Queensland’s largest circulation newspaper, The Sunday Mail.
