Politics and Economics – Jan 26

Companies Pay US Less for Gas Rights / Sugar prices turn sour for consumers / Russia blamed for gas sabotage / Georgian Gas Crisis May Hint at Moscow’s New Energy Strategy / China: a bull in the energy shop / Bomb blasts kill six in Iranian oil city / Iran Sanctions Could Drive Oil Past $100 / Evo’s Challenge in Bolivia

Other Energy – Jan 26

Empire on the edge–betting on LNG / Blair warned on ‘rush for nuclear’ / UK: Privatised nuclear clean-up ‘will cause accidents’ / Exxon Mobil to exit Azerbaijan fields / China to build first “artificial sun” / How to beat the high cost of gasoline / Food, and fuel, for thought

Solutions & sustainability – Jan 26

Talk turns to change in Ashland, Oregon /
Lives recycled in Argentina /
Two studies: Urban sprawl adds pounds, pollution /
Agricultural sustainability = agricultural productivity /
Pay as you pollute /
Web 2.0 and the new corporate watchdogging

Peak America – Is Our Time Up?

Is the American Century over? When the impact of Peak Oil really hits, how will we deal with it? Will we cooperate with the rest of the world in sharing scarce resources, or will we rely on our status as the only Superpower to try to bully the world? And if the latter, would we survive?

Peak oil – Jan 25

Oil for delivery in 5 years rises on supply concern /
E Magazine special issue on Peak Oil /
World Watch Magazine special issue on Peak Oil /
Conservatives: America must end its dependence on oil /
Liberals: Securing our energy future /
Malta: oil end game

Environment – Jan 24

Canada poised to kill Kyoto /
Interview with RealClimate scientists /
Cutting greenhouse gases beneficial for California’s economy /
U.S. ranks 28th on environment, a new study says /
Warmer seas will wipe out plankton, source of ocean life /
Do trees share blame for global warming?

Peak oil – Jan 24

Kuwait: Oil reserves ‘report is not accurate’ /
Lester Brown’s book covers “Beyond the Oil Peak” /
Daily Kos on the countdown to 100$ oil – long term vs short term worries /
Deffeyes speech /
Paul Mobbs: Energy Beyond Oil /
Kunstler: Two peckerheads /
Peak Oil event with Heinberg in Ukiah, CA

Politics & economics – Jan 24

McCain: U.S. can’t be held hostage for oil /
Iraq’s oil bust /
Bolivian leader sheds tears but talks tough at inauguration /
Great Russian freeze spreads west /
‘Blue’ states tackling energy on their own /
Ukraine gas dispute — Has Putin gone nuts?