Politics & economics – Feb 15

The corporate plunder of Iraq /
G-8 ministers warn of wider risks from tight oil supply /
Ethanol’s a big scam, and Bush has fallen for it /
U.S. royalty plan to give windfall to oil companies /
UAE keen to buy more natural gas from Qatar /
Threat of scarcity draws oil companies to Cuba

Peak oil – Feb 15

Bush may be taking the idea of peak oil seriously /
BBC: Why oil will hit $100 a barrel /
Peak oil on BBC’s Prime Time /
Byron King: “Peak oil is not for amateurs” /
Hubbert talk: “Nuclear energy and the fossil fuels” /
Willits: Regional localization networking conference

Iran: consequences of a war

A comprehensive analysis of the likely nature of US or Israeli military action that would be intended to disable Iran’s nuclear capabilities. It outlines both the immediate consequences in terms of loss of human life, facilities and infrastructure, and also the likely Iranian responses, which would be extensive.

Other energy – Feb 14

Austria puts its energy into plant power (biomass) /
Patagonia wind aids remote communities /
Kyoto and pig power /
A Latin American pipeline dream /
Nigeria’s oil hope and despair /
Tom Adams of Energy Probe on nuclear power

Peak oil – Feb 14

Maryland’s conservative congressman leading charge against fuel dependency (Rep. Bartlett) /
Cancel that apocalypse — the oil crisis is over /
Commuters at sea as governments lose the plot (urban design & energy) /
The Iran crisis & global peak oil

Environment – Feb 14

Will global warming create any winners? /
Grist series on poverty and the environment /
The greenhouse mafia /
Climate ‘makes oil profit vanish’ /
Capturing pig power /
Eau, no: Bottled water is killing the planet

Peak oil & energy policy – Feb 13

Deffeyes says we passed peak in December 2005 /
Jeremy Leggett’s “Empty Tank” (interview) /
New Zealand’s oil addiction /
Ireland’s energy policy: We’re still in the dark /
Oil spike lubricates Japan’s economy /
BBC puts Indian energy in spotlight

Environment – Feb 13

World is at its warmest for a millennium /
Mercury levels rising: report release /
Senators and utility executives debate carbon policy options, nuclear power /
Global warming: passing the ‘tipping point’

Energy – Feb 12

No more Mr. Tough Guy (Cheney & energy policy) /
G8 Moscow talks focus on energy /
Biomass fuels from sustainable landuse: a permaculture perspective /
Ethanol, boon to farms, won’t cure oil addiction /
Lovins: Who needs more coal?

Peak oil – Feb 11

The Olduvai Theory: energy, population, and industrial civilization /
The permanent energy crisis /
Are Big Oil’s tanks running dry? /
Kinkos founder: ‘after peak oil: apocalypse or opportunity?’ /
EU admits having no plan for ‘peak oil’ crisis