Blair says time has come to go nuclear
Tony Blair today indicated publicly for the first time that he will support building new nuclear power plants to meet Britain’s future energy needs.
Other Energy – Nov 23
U.S. Backs Squeezing Oil From a Stone / Biodiesel Sparks Interest in Maryland Soybeans / Alternative energy sources potentially rich in jobs / How I tried to stop worrying and love nuclear power
Peak Oil – Nov 23
Simmons and Udall: Time to discard fifty years of energy myths / How much will you pay for fuel? / Peak Oil resolution in U.S. House of Representaives / No technological fix for falling oil stocks / Aleklett on ABC / Yergin says the end is not near
Oil Multinationals making out like bandits in Iraq
Report exposes the extortionate contracts multinational oil companies are extracting from Iraq’s ‘government’ – with UK & US help.
Environment – Nov 23
Greenhouse emissions up: Spain, Monaco, Portugal, Greece, Australia, New Zealand… / Papers: DuPont Hid Chemical Risk Studies / Millions face glacier catastrophe as Global warming hits Himalayas / Greenland icecap melting faster than ever / Corporate Canada’s change of heart on global warming / Plan To Restore Great Lakes Appears Sunk / Rainforest Action Network commends Goldman Sachs
New Global Oil Data Reports to Start
New monthly oil data intended to ease oil price volatility with better transparency from countries such as China and Saudi Arabia are to be released beginning Saturday.
First meeting of ASPO-USA a success, next stop Boston
Organizers of the recent world oil conference in Denver are preparing to take their planned annual event on the road to help spread the word about the coming peak and irreversible decline in world oil production.
Other Energy – Nov 22
Forests paying the price for biofuels / Demand climbs for biodiesel fuel / Spoonful of sugar makes biofuel greener / Jungle Rot: the Future of Ethanol / Stripping – Fire in the hole! / Can nuclear power become just another business?
Solutions and Sustainability – Nov 22
The greening of 10mph suburbia / America’s green zeitgeist / A return to tribes / Three paths toward a green — and tasty — Thanksgiving
Politics and economics – Nov 22
Service stations feel the squeeze / Oil’s 2-Month Drop Leaves Traders With Worthless Bets / UK Chief Scientists pushing nuclear? / Iran in turmoil as president’s purge deepens / Oil may be Canada’s undoing / Montana Governor has coal for every problem (2) / Sheik, rattle and roll – Syriana review in NewsWeek
Thanksgiving Day 2005
Contemplating the end of oil is frightening, even terrifying. …But since it is Thanksgiving, let’s take a clear-eyed look at our situation and see if there is anything that we can be thankful for.
Peak Oil resolution in U.S. House of Representatives
A peak oil bill has been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives with the support of the newly formed Peak Oil Caucus.
