Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Saudi Arabia: the sands run out /
Rep. Bartlett on C-Span Tuesday March 14 /
Country singer Charlie Daniels: People must work together to solve energy crisis /
Matt Simmons in New Zealand /
BP CEO: energy mythology and its reality /
Interview: Richard Douthwaite of FEASTA
High illness rate near oilsands worrisome, says Alberta health official /
Air Force committed to energy-efficient strategies /
China to fill strategic oil reserve in ’06 /
UK natural gas shortage sends prices soaring /
Getting gas from crude (tech talk)
Pollution [CO2] soaring to crisis levels in Arctic /
Review: climate change books by Tim Flannery and Elizabeth Kolbert /
Ecopunkt (points of environmental vulnerability) /
NASA puts its weight behind climate warming signs
Arab central banks move assets out of dollar /
China rivalry fuels Japan’s Free Trade Agreement drive /
Ecuador oil workers agree to return to work after strike /
International oil industry: ‘our biggest risk is the US administration’ /
Iran faces petrol dilemma
Military looks for ways to trim soaring energy costs /
It’s a waste (nuclear in Australia) /
Stiglitz: Drain America first (energy policy) /
Asphalt shortage delays paving /
Adam Feeley on New Zealand oil reserves
‘Technology feeds grassroots media’ /
Inviting anarchy into my home (living well on $500/month) /
Organic produce more nutritious /
Lowering electricity demand in Bangladesh
Princeton professor lays out broad strategy on greenhouse emissions /
Tight budgets imperil the nation’s environmental satellites – vital forecasting tools /
Bering sea climate is shifting; sea life fights to survive /
Lester Brown “On Point”
Nigeria: worse than Iraq? /
Iran threatens to use oil in nuke standoff /
Democrats & oil companies: when the war was lost /
Protesters, troops clash as oil strike hits Ecuador
A number of writings have recently appeared with the thesis that the announced plans of the Iranian government to institute a Tehran oil bourse, perhaps as early as this month, is the real hidden reason behind the evident march to war on Iran by the Anglo-American powers. F. William Engdahl differs.
“The days of inexpensive, convenient, abundant energy sources are quickly drawing to a close,” according to a recently released US Army strategic report. The report notes that a peak in global oil production looks likely to be imminent, with wide reaching implications for the US Army and society in general.
Exxon Mobil CEO calls for an end to ethanol subsidies /
U.S. royalty plan to give windfall to oil companies /
PNAC & rebuilding America’s defenses:
a biopsy on imperialism (the Persian Gulf) /
Vladimir Putin’s G8 vision /
Ukraine: Putin’s hard bargain could undermine democracy in Europe
The future of natural gas pricing could be a trans-Atlantic tug of war /
Government delay pulls Iraq’s oil sector down /
Brazil leading the world in using ethanol /
US energy secretary: Need ethanol sources other than corn /
Will Canada fuel Fortress America?
