Peak oil – Nov 19

Synthesizing the Power Points on PO /
Full throttle decline rates? /
Alaska seminar on declining oil /
Robert Hirsch: “Peak oil bell curve has a sharp crest, and you can’t see it coming” /
World at tipping point /
“Real oil crisis” on Australian TV Nov 24

Environment – Nov 18

Don’t call it climate change – it’s chaos / Warmer = drier / Party Time in Montreal / Caterpillars multiply as pest parasitism declines / Accelerating glaciers may increase speed of sea level rises / WHO – Climate shift tied to 150,000 fatalities / Climate refugees / Should we trust a novelist on global warming? / WWF: Big dams still ignoring impacts / New Jersey (US) coast forecast to go / Global warming models ‘biased’

Politics and economics (US) – Nov 18

US Senate Group Un veiling Oil-Saving Plan / Plastics costs driving up groceries / ‘Blame for high energy prices not black and white’ / US Senate wants out of Iraq / Veterans unemployment rate skyrockets / Leak contradicts oil chiefs on meets with Cheney task force / A field now in high demand: disaster research

Politics and economics – Nov 18

Petrodollars greater than ever before / Sinopec, CNPC Said to Buy Sudan Oil Block / China-Japan oil rivalry spills into Africa / Nigerian militia leader wants foriegn oil Co.’s out / Iran makes progresss with ‘Energy for peace’ / North Sea oil output fall hits non-Opec growth / Australian farmers told will suffer for avoiding Kyoto protocol / ‘Don’t worry’ line on petrol price isn’t sinking in

Peak Oil – Nov 18

Exxon, and the Implications of 8% / ‘Black Gold’ strikes Big Oil ‘nerve’ / Connecticut energy conference – danger of ‘No more Oreo’s for anyone’ / Oil Storm’s aftermath / NZ Greens co-leader on the peak oil toolbox / US Rep. Bartlett in Congress on the Hirsch Report / Report on forum in Albany, NY / Eric Olson on peak oil

Solutions and sustainability – Nov 17

Alcoholics Unanimous Newsletter / Willits localization and sustainability projects multiply / Recycling is good; using less is better / Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Auto Industry Ratchets Up Recycling / New Orleans: New Urbanism?

Other Energy – Nov 17

Natural gas: big worry this winter / World’s largest natural gas project launched in Qatar / Texas gas field draws big crowd / Electricity from wastewater / Canadian CO2 sequestration experiment a success

Gaushalas as centres for Peak Oil activism in India

Energy Bulletin asked Indian based Peak Oil activist Robin Abraham to report on his activities in the world’s second most populous country. Robin discusses why gaushalas – organic agriculture promoting cow sheds with religious significance – might just be the conduit for wider Peak Oil awareness and local solutions.

Peak Oil – Nov 16

The swift-boating of peak oil / Staniford & Simmons / Global oil depletion: stop chasing dreams / PO group in Arcata, Calif / Oil on the curve

Politics and Economics – Nov 16

German Wind Lobby Hails Policy, Utilities Uneasy / Venezuela Sign Pacts to Double Oil Sales to China / Avoid arctic drilling via energy efficiency / Big Oil’s bottom line? No need to sacrifice / Shell is forcing us out of work, say UK forecourt owners / Schwarzenegger urges world to depend less on oil