Australia: McNamara predicts $2 a litre petrol for Christmas
Queensland MP Andrew McNamara predicts an oil price driven recession, in a story appearing in Queensland’s largest circulation newspaper, The Sunday Mail.
Exploring Far and Wide: Saudi Aramco to Increase Arabian Gulf Rigs
Aramco: By year-end, Saudi Arabia will have 120 rigs operating in the country, up from 85 last year and 54 in 2004.
Riding a bicycle can save the world
I left [the talk] convinced that, if I would only drop my car keys in the toilet and flush, a revolution would sweep the globe.
Environment – May 2
On water vapor and climate change /
NRDC’s David Hawkins on the state of global warming science /
Oil companies have a recipe for the Arctic: Defrost, drill, guzzle /
Canada censorship on global warming helps produce a brisk seller
Peak oil – May 2
A battle for oil could set the world aflame /
Interview with co-author of Army Corps of Engineers report /
John Howe on “The End of Fossil Energy” /
Peak Oil for Saudi Arabia? /
Heading Out (The Oil Drum) and James Hamilton (Econbrowser) on the radio /
Kunstler: The end of the banquet /
ASPO-Portugal event May 8
Other energy – May 2
Natural gas economy is losing steam /
Hydrogen fuel far from ready for prime time /
Solar surprise: fed support for renewables R&D /
Oil companies won’t fish /
NYT: Ethanol’s promise
U.S. politics & economics – May 2
As gas prices soar, Democrats ready for political profit /
Congress declares war On Big Oil /
Thomas Friedman: Gas pump geopolitics /
Bush leverage with Russia, Iran, China falls as oil prices rise
Politics & economics – May 2
Anger rises in oil-rich Chad as funds don’t aid the poor /
Bolivia gas now under state control /
Venezuela buys Russian oil to avoid defaulting on deals /
Oil-rich exclave of Cabinda rich in oil – conflict /
High oil prices hit Thailand hard /
Oil-industry graft keeps Iraq unsteady, U.S. says
Voice of America on peak oil
If the “Peak Oil” theorists are right, vast patterns of social behavior may be about to change. [Peak oil writer Tom Whipple is interviewed – audio and transcript onlline]
Peak oil – May 2 (eve.)
German broadcast on peak oil Tuesday May 2 /
The No. 1 energy fund’s wild (but energizing) ride /
Preparing for energy descent – 2 hrs of audio on PO /
Public health and the precautionary principle: the case of peak oil
I wish to briefly discuss and integrate:
1. The Precautionary Principle (PP) in public health
2. Peak oil as a multi-faceted public health threat
3. Why public health has not paid appropriate attention to peak oil. (Seminar at The Ohio State University School of Public Health)
The new gas war
I have in mind the recent war of words between Europe, led by Tony Blair, and Russia about natural gas. Recent news suggest that this new kind of cold war has now expanded to include the Bush administration on the side of Blair and Iran on the side of Russia.
