Peak oil – Dec 7

Peak Oil and the Philosophers Stone (psychology of PO /
Australia broadcast on the “Real oil crisis” /
NZ Green Fitzsimons: Surely the time is now? /
Kunstler: Uncharted territory /
Peoria teachers examine PO /
Monbiot: The most destructive crop on earth is no solution to the energy crisis /
Peak Oil hits the hill /
Ruppert vs Corsi on PO and abiotic oil [canceled]

The Impact of Additions to Strategic Petroleum Reserves on World Oil Demand

The planned increases and start-up of Strategic Petroleum Reserves worldwide will be a significant source of demand for oil over at least the next several years – in the range of at least (conservatively) 300,000 barrels per day and possibly (probably) significantly higher, to 1,000,000 bpd (or even higher).

Peak Oil: a Non-event?

The peak of world oil production, in itself, could be a non-event. It is not so much the peak of production that we should be concerned with as the decline of production following the peak.

Politics & economics – Dec 5

New era of energy for tribes /
Iraq: so much oil, and so little /
Penn. Gov. promotes energy plan to cut oil imports /
Rising energy prices impact small busines /
Kurdish oil deal shocks Iraq’s political leaders /
Iran oil industry ails as minister spat drags on

Environment – Dec 5

China: boom or boomerang? /
What planet are you on, Mr Bush? (and do you care, Mr Blair?) /
Eco-literacy and America’s ‘nature-deficit disorder’ /
On climate change, a change of thinking /
Climate Indymedia is born

Politics & economics – Dec 4

Is CAFE kaput? /
Embrace the new energy economy /
US, China should develop joint energy programs to avoid war: Sen. Lieberman /
A changing China offers lessons for the world /
Disposable chic: For retailers, fashion turnover gets ever faster, cheaper

Solutions & sustainability – Dec 4

Enviros need to get social, says sociologist Ganz /
Tory hopeful and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith /
Meat wall (ick!) /
With the grain on the Hundred Mile Diet /
Dreaming big to keep America rolling /
Green cities movement – is Eugene on the bus?

Environment – Dec 4

Protesters from 30 countries unite to fight global warming /
Climate change – have a look at 2100 scenarios /
The climate in Montreal /
China urges U.S. to join Kyoto treaty