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Spurred by the nation’s relentless thirst for energy, geologists are suddenly taking a fresh look at the oldest oil-producing basin in the world. They are wondering if Mother Nature stashed a jackpot in the cellar, down deep where the rocky roots of the Appalachian Mountains spread into Ohio.
Worldwide energy crunch and how to keep [the power] coming / Roscoe Bartlett tries again / Denial: No, It Really Isn’t Just a River in Egypt, Part 2 / Listening to the experts / Turning tar sands into oil – Potential sources in North America / Norway’s oil output at 11-year low, 2.29 mln bpd / UK Energy Demand to Outstrip Supply / Liquefied gas fills gap left by North Sea decline / Why US is shifting nuclear stand with India / Fuel’s forbidden fruit / Bid by Chevron in oil deal to thwart China / Letter From Ecuador: The High Cost of Oil / Chavez denounces Venezuelan cardinal as coup-mongering “bandit” / Oil Fuels Suriname-Guyana Border Clash / Already tight, oil supply is vulnerable to disruption / Oil companies add value and increase danger / Greenspan warns on fuel, housing / A shrinking crop of young farmers / Japan’s move in East China Sea makes conflict “invevitable”: report / Oil manoeuvres by China, India, challenge US / Opec Loses Its Grip on World Oil Prices
Portugal Pins Energy Hopes on Wind Farm Licenses
/ Beijing digs deep in quest for green energy /
Energy crisis? Take a vacation / Survey shows costs of energy conservation going down / Ecological alarm bell is on our porch – Ocean upwelling is the foundation of life as we know it in the North Pacific / Protecting, Conserving Water Resources Could Save Communities Immense Sums – Report / All fired up – gas exploration and extraction in US Rockies / The Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline: BP’s Time Bomb / Let the Real Climate Debate Begin / Poll says legislators should act on climate / Californians believe impact of warming has already begun / Is Global Warming Leading to Extinction? / Scientists Fear Rising Temperatures Are Endangering Many Species / Blue Skies, Green Cities – US Mayors lead / Clinton warns of global warming dangers / Organic food is a healthy deal
Wildcat drillers in China are battling Beijing after the State resumed rights over their oil wells.
Wanted: A Perfectly Local Chicken / Welcome to Plan B – Preparations and policies for petrocollapse and climate distortion / Slowly, the Shared Car Is Making Inroads in Europe / UK food study reveals hidden £9bn costs of transport / Cultural Revolution, American Style: Unpetroleum / A turn for the better / Danish Scientists Developing Solar Cell / Demand pushes solar panel firm to build new plant / Successful trial of Energetech Wave Energy device / Green Buildings Spring to Life, Thanks to Government Credits / Scientists Raise Alarm About Ocean Health / Unborn Babies Soaked in Chemicals, Survey Finds / Ringing the alarm for Earth / The Revolution Will Be Localized – Sundance getaway converts mayors into climate activists / Climate Scientists See Intimidation in Letter from House Energy Chair
(CNN) — Wind power could generate more than enough sustainable electricity to meet global energy needs, according to new research.
On 11 October 2005, in London, a major conference will look at the peak
oil problem and its impact on climate change, the world’s food supply and
the world economy. Speakers include Michael Meacher MP, Tim Lang and
Andrew Simms (of NEF), and the chair will be Dr Ian Gibson MP. The
conference is being organised by East Anglia Food Link, CRed, Sustain and
PowerSwitch.org.uk.
Second U.S. Conference on “Peak Oil” and Community Solutions / It’s the rate of extraction, stupid! / Jason Bradford, founder of the Willits Economic Localization (WELL) / Nicaragua hits the crunch first / How much oil do we really have? / Oil Supertanker Bookings Reach Highest Level This Year in July / Prince sees dollar peg as key to a Gulf ‘euro’ / China lodges solemn representations to Japan’s approval of oil, gas drill / Why Iraq oil money hasn’t fueled rebuilding / Sinister Paradise – Does the Road to the Future End at Dubai? / Oil revolution will shake nation / Four Warnings of the Apocalypse / World angst over rising oil prices / Oil prices alone can’t control demand / Our Post-Oil Future Needs a Push / JAL president says int’l routes under review to cut costs
Peak Oil is coming soon, no doubt about it in my mind. But like religious groups who set the date for the Second Coming only to end up looking like fools, some caution is advised. If Peak Oil is postponed for a few more years due to a recession, the number of peak oil books and websites will also decline. If that happens, the actual peak in oil production may arrive with more of a whimper than a bang…
Rationing and tradable carbon entitlements / Peak oil in Portland / Get ready for future oil shock, [NZ] lobby group warns / Towards Carfree Cities V – Conference in Budapest July 17-23 /
Satellite Sunshine Mapping Benefits Solar Energy / Faced with this crisis / Australia hung out to dry on climate change / Europe’s greenhouse gas trade hots up / Tax cuts push on climate change / Ontario breaks power consumption record, heat wave likely to last for weeks / Scientists Raise Alarm About Ocean Health / Record Hurricane Year has Oil Industry Worried / France Rations Water as Drought Takes Hold / Tasmania facing power crisis /
Shanghai suffers as car culture takes hold / Guns, Germs and Steel on PBS in July / Blue Gold
A new 30min Peak Oil documentary DVD will be launched on Friday 15th July. Produced by Amund Prestegard, and recommended by Colin Campbell, it takes a look at the causes and consequences of Peak Oil, with a focus on the UK.
Simmons – Energy Tsunami Ahead / The Relationship Between a Country’s Income and Energy Consumption per Capita / Oilcast #17: IEA shock markets with predictions / Campbell, Lynch in radio discussion / New age of anxiety dawns / Suez Strikes Back in Bolivia / Korean gov’t agrees energy-saving measures / ASEAN avoids tough issues, touts biofuel as oil fix / Progress noted on China’s strategic reserve / Vancouver airport not ready for oil hike
