Norwegian Bourse Director wants oil bourse – priced in euros
A translation of a Norwegian article from December 2005 relating to prospects of a euro denominated Norwegian oil bourse.
Peak oil & other energy – Feb 22
Schlesinger on energy /
Petroecuador halts oil exports after pipeline shut / Norway firm plans world’s biggest wind park / Gusher of interest in grads who know oil /
Despite controversy, ethanol is in high demand, lifting farm fortunes
Environment – Feb 21
Former World Bank economist Joseph Stiglitz on global warming /
Current climate models may underestimate future warming /
Bush’s chats with sf writer Crichton, agree in denying global warming /
After Kyoto: Japanese firms rush to cash in on gas emission reductions /
At a scientific gathering, U.S. policies are lamented /
Carbon Cycle series: Living in the Eemian
Other energy – Feb 21
India’s hunger for energy /
Bush’s nuclear energy initiative holds uncertainties /
Blair’s plan for an EU-wide power grid /
China: Coal liquefaction to get major investment /
EIA: annual energy outlook 2006 with projections to 2030
Politics & economics – Feb 21
Oil prices leap after Nigeria attacks hit output /
Official warns China to be cautious in relying on natural gas /
Chad’s oil riches, meant for poor, are diverted /
Venezuela plans cold shoulder for U.S. on natural gas
The End of Dollar Hegemony
A hundred years ago it was called “dollar diplomacy.” After World War II, and especially after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, that policy evolved into “dollar hegemony.” But after all these many years of great success, our dollar dominance is coming to an end.
Peak Oil – Feb 21
Call for international submissions to Australian Senate Inquiry / Energy roundtable features Heinberg and Kunstler / Anti Economist League elaborates on EROEI / Polish peak oil sites
What the right hand giveth . . . .
Good news: President Bush is pushing funding for research on alternative energy sources. But is the money coming from other energy research?
Sparrow returns
I could see that the future would bring change whether people were ready for it or not, but there would be enough of us working away on stuff behind the scenes. Enough so that as soon as the ax of need and desperation fell, we would be there to move things along…
On Middle Eastern Oil Reserves
Bakhtiari provides here a quick country-by-country review of Middle Eastern oil reserves, including a comparison of his numbers to those of other prime assessors.
Can a Wall Street maverick tell us something about our ecological future?
While those who fear we are headed for major energy shortages or a climate catastrophe in the near future may be premature, they actually offer the kind of advice that Taleb might: “Since the consequences could be so extreme, let’s prepare now.”
Peak Oil, the Loch Ness Monster and Energy Descent
What are ‘peakniks’ supposed to do once everyone cops on as to the reality of peak oil? Rob Hopkins argues that getting people aware about peak oil is not an ends in itself.
