Other energy – Mar 13
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
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 13
‘Technology feeds grassroots media’ /
Inviting anarchy into my home (living well on $500/month) /
Organic produce more nutritious /
Lowering electricity demand in Bangladesh
Environment – Mar 13
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”
Politics & economics – Mar 13
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
Why Iran’s Oil Bourse can’t break the Buck
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.
US Army: Peak Oil and the Army’s future
“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.
Politics & economics – Mar 12
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
Other energy – Mar 12
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?
Other energy – Mar 11
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
The new biofuel republics
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 Daniel Yergin is wrong?
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)?
Environment – Mar 10
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
