Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
“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?
Will unconventional natural gas save us? /
Market fundamentalists trying to take over European energy policies /
Survey respondents favor alternative fuels /
Fusion power: will it ever come? /
No future for fusion power, says top scientist /
Buried at sea: Shell’s plan for greenhouse gases
Poor developing nations are to feed the voracious appetites of rich countries for biofuels instead of their own hungry masses, and suffer the devastation of their natural forests and biodiversity.
What if peak oil–however disrespectful and unmannerly it may be–is about to arrive (or has already snuck in the back door and is waiting in the broom closet to surprise us)?
As an introductory piece we should look at the overall energy landscape in the UK. The media are regularly talking about the prospect of an energy gap but the analysis is often no more than pointing out the gap left by the nuclear decommission programme. The situation is more serious that that.
Byron answers reader questions about the “abiotic theory” of oil, and comments on US energy policy.
Stronger solar storms predicted; blackouts may result /
The new biofuel republics /
Ensuring a biofuels industry that truly benefits rural America /
The green bullet (ethanol and foreign policy) /
St Patrick and the shortage of engineers /
Oil industry asks for help to ease skills shortage
New militia is potent force in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta region /
OPEC President Edmund Daukoru discusses oil prices, potential supply threat /
Energy Secretary Bodman outlines plans on Yucca, nuclear waste and oil security /
Why Iran’s oil bourse can’t break the buck
This is hospital food? /
In Berkeley, lunch is a learning experience /
Why the nation’s largest community garden must become a Wal-Mart warehouse /
Is it even possible to withdraw from the marketplace? /
“Just a little effort” — A new approach to environmentalism spreads across Japan
Telescopes ‘worthless’ by 2050 due to climate change and contrails /
Global warming – a small temperature gain could spell doom for many NW ski resorts /
WaPo: Climate change is real and must be addressed now /
Oil industry targets EU climate policy /
Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book gives climate change a human face /
Grist: Three new books on a warming world
