Windpower survey blows away myths from opponents
Wind power supporters have received a boost from a study that shows Britain has the best wind in Europe because it blows all year round and peaks when there is greatest demand for electricity.
Solutions and sustainability – Nov 16
Shell ordered to stop wasteful, poisonous ‘gas flaring’ in Nigeria / Sun shines a light on efficiency / David Holmgren interview with GPM’s Julian Darley / Farmers benefited from clean energy
Oil will be depleted sooner than the IEA expects
Amsterdam – The world’s oil production will reach a peak between 2012 and 2017. After 2017, production will slowly start to decline. In the
coming years an annual production growth of no more than 1.5% is feasible, while demand is expected to grow on average 2.1% annually. Because of this, the oil price will stay on persistently high levels.
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
Kuwait Oil Field, World’s Second Largest, ‘Exhausted’
Kuwaiti oil production from the world’s second-largest field is “exhausted” and falling after almost six decades of pumping. [More on this story from an article which is now otherwise unavailable except to Bloomberg subscribers.]
Environment – Nov 15
2005 Australia’s warmest year on record / ‘Climate change could spread plague’ / Blair taken to task over global warming / Government sets out challenge for greener Britain / Umbra on climate confusion
Politics and Economics – Nov 15
Amnesty – Nigerian army kills unarmed civilians while ‘protecting’ oil majors / EU – Energy giants facing huge fines over prices / IEA – “Demand Destruction” Overstated, China Demand Leaps / Senate bill would let U.S. ban petroleum exports / Experts: unfair to blame China on oil price / Russia reinforces its global energy empire / High oil prices don’t hurt everyone – ask Kuwait / Lebanese protesters denounce fuel price increase / How to beat the big energy chill
Peak Oil – Nov 15
PFC Energy: Global energy markets – worse than you may think / New Zealand conference 28-30 Nov / Denver Post on ASPO-USA conference / Mediocrity and peak oil / GPM interviews US Rep.Boehlert / The prince and the planet / Forget about bird flu – oil supply failure far more dangerous / Why the election cycle is our worst enemy / PO group in Grass Valley, Nevada
Plugged In To Global Cooling
A failed Canadian dam project in Belize underscores our growing desperation for energy
Solutions and Sustainability Headlines – Nov 15
Real energy savers don’t wear cardigans. or do they? / Speed limit crackdown to cut emissions / Recycling obsolete tower blocks
Environment – Nov 14
Water vapour builds the heat in Europe / Fish numbers plummet in warming Pacific / We need to stop eating seafood: Sylvia Earle / US decking and the clearing of the Amazon rainforest / Overpopulation: Partying as the iceberg looms
