Economics headlines – Oct 22

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Arab Times: solution to high oil prices – cut taxes /
High fuel costs strain mass-transit systems /
Chavez helps Motley Fool pick oil stocks /
Threat to privatised £56bn UK nuclear clean-up /
Simmons says crude could hit $190 this winter /
France’s consumer spending fell on oil /
IEA to discuss possible further oil release /
Energy costs sting rural residents in Alaska /
Energy, trade and the demise of petrochemicals in Alberta /
Peak corn? As Wal-Mart shifts from petroleum to corn, farmers flee the crop /
Agriculture facing its own Katrina

Environment headlines – Oct 22

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Blue Planet winners urge CO2-cutting efforts /
China emerges as main threat to Asian forests /
Satellite images reveal Amazon forest shrinking faster /
Global warming a major threat to Africa /
In Great Basin, scientists track global warming via pikas

Peak Oil Headlines – 21 October, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Tompkins County Relocalization Project / The End of Cheap Oil / Exxon Sell-Off Underlines Oil Market Muddle / Peak oil and sustainability at SF Green Festival Nov 5-6 / Does peak oil signal the end?

The pressure mounts

North Sea oil production has ‘peaked’ and is now declining. The same will happen soon to global supplies. John Vidal and Ian Sample examine the potential consequences of a worldwide shortage of fossil fuels.

Peak Oil Headlines – 21 October, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Citizen groups urge U.S. Congress to address PO / The new energy mercantilism / Residents bracing for an oil crisis / Roscoe Bartlett leads Republican faction in US Congress / Henry Groppe discusses peak oil, share price / ‘Dangerous’ Matt Simmons’ terrifying world of peak politics

Environment Headlines – 21 October, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Amazon Indians protest oil contamination left by Texaco / Saving the planet by flicking a switch / Old ways of life are fading as Arctic thaws / S.Africa opposed to watered down Kyoto / Oil drills getting closer than ever to the Arctic Refuge (2)

Megaprojects October 2005 Update

Gripping update on the invaluable Megaprojects listing by the Petroleum Review: “…The world has now reached the point where the volumes lost to depletion are much larger than the levels of likely new demand. This means total increments required (new demand plus depletion) are running at around 7%/y, while the largest supply increments in 2006 and 2007 are contributing 3.6% and 3.5%”.(pdf)

Politics and Economics Headlines – 20 October, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

UK Business fears return of the three-day week / Drug use on rigs driving oil prices up / Natural gas prices take toll on U.S. agriculture (2) / Automakers show signs of schizophrenia / Morgan Stanley on Southeast Asian energy challenges / Pacific Rim energy conference / Oil cash stockpile fuels fears of 70s-style recession

Other Energy Headlines – 20 October, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Energy, ethanol and greenhouse / Brazil’s gas consumption to triple by 2010 / Nothing green about Blair’s nuclear dream / Wood stoves back in vogue ahead of costly winter / Benefits of coal touted at Montana energy conference / India’s fast breeder nuclear reactor is 20 years old / A 30 000 MW Wind Farm in Canada?