Returning BP’s challenge
Lord Browne, the Chief Executive of BP, is known for his rejection of oil and gas depletion, being on record as saying that he sees his mission as to achieve the impossible.
Politics and economics – Nov 10
Industry thinktank: Kyoto to ‘reduce Europe’s growth’ /
Washington is all ears on oil /
Native renewables energy summit scheduled /
Electricity deregulation loses its luster in Pa. /
Valero’s refinery business turns sweet as sour crude pays off
Peak oil headlines – Nov 10
Rimini conference on oil depletion: a lost opportunity /
China continues to fill up on oil, but pace slackens /
Charles gives US a parting shot at PO/environment seminar /
We are our own worst enemies on energy issues /
New ASPO Newsletter for November /
Clean energy indispensable as oil runs low
How to plug the energy gap
Energy will inevitably become less available and more expensive than it has been for the last few decades. The change will be permanent. Adapting to this scenario while maintaining the UK’s standard of living will require fundamental changes in the way we produce and use energy. All sources of energy will be required.
Running on empty at Rimini
How a bid to defuse the coming global peak-oil crisis was recently sidelined at a peak oil conference in Rimini, Italy.
Peak oil at San Francisco’s Green Festival
“The world’s biggest sustainability event,” the marquee outside the Nov. 5-6 Green Festival (GF) announced. Peak Oil and energy descent were among the main topics addressed by the speakers.
Other energy headlines – Nov 9
Renewable energy investment at record high – report / Palm oil project fuels controversy in Borneo / Abiotic snake oil / China lifts target for renewable energy / Global energy meeting agrees roadmap on renewables
Solutions and sustainability – Nov 9
San Francisco’s clean-tech report card /
Cool idea helps save energy, environment /
When cleaner air Is a biblical obligation /
Sweating the big stuff at Grist Magazine /
Bill McKibben: Curitiba as a global model for development /
To save endangered butterfly, become a butterfly /
Interview: Sir Jonathon Porritt – a carbon-constrained world
Politics and economics – Nov 9
Hillary Clinton calls for greener energy policy /
Energy companies feel the heat on the Hill /
Four questions for Big Oil /
China to promote small cars to save energy /
Military man criticizes oil cartel /
Albania faces severe electricity crisis
Peak oil headlines – Nov 9
Mother Jones: we’re over a barrel /
Christian Science Monitor:
How soon will world’s oil supplies peak? /
Denver PO conference /
There’s still lots of oil — at a price: IEA /
Oil and gas industries are running ‘flat out’ /
IEA: Mideast oil nations must up spare capacity /
UAE: Global output ‘sufficient till 2006’
Natural gas dilemma in Ukraine
The gas addiction of the Ukrainian economy hinders its efforts to become a competitive economy and assert energy independence.
Environment Headlines – 8 November, 2005
Ecological implications of the Amazonian drought affect all / Toxic legacy of home grown Weapons of Mass Destruction / Melting mountains – How climate change is destroying the world’s most spectacular landscapes / The Kyoto deal is changing too / Drilling for methane hydrates
