Sustainability and Environment Headlines – 8 July, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Portland (USA) proves climate action profitable / Producing ethanol and biodiesel from corn and other crops is not worth the energy / Canada awards $46 million to ethanol plants / Climate Change Solutions Focus of New KLD Index / Wind Power Has A Head Of Steam / UK summer turning to a drought / Earth getting darker as sunlight decreases / Experts Predict Polar Bear Decline – Global Warming Is Melting Their Ice Pack Habitat / Water Shortage May up Japan Utilities’ Oil Demand / Urban sprawl produces rich pickings for farmland owners

Energy-Rich Nations Are Raising Price of Foreign Admittance

LA PAZ, Bolivia – For centuries, this country made it easy for prospectors to mine – from the Spaniards who plundered gold to the tin barons of the 19th century to the multinational energy companies that flocked here in the 1990’s to develop Latin America’s second-largest natural gas deposits. B like many energy-producing countries these days, Bolivia has pulled back the welcome mat. With an angry population demanding a larger share of the benefits, and some groups even calling for expropriation, the government recently raised royalties and taxes to among the highest levels in Latin America.

US lawmakers meddle in CNOOC’s Unocal bid

Washington lawmakers who have expressed opposition to CNOOC’s US$18.5 billion bid for Unocal Corp have received more than US$100,000 in campaign contributions from rival bidder Chevron since 2002, the Financial Times reported, citing publicly available filings in the US.

SA: OPEC wont meet demand in 10 to 15 years

… But private warnings also point to a worsening long-term outlook, with Saudi officials saying that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will be unable to meet projected western demand in 10 to 15 years. …
Saudi Arabia pumps 9.5m b/d and has assured consumer countries that it could reach 12.5m b/d in 2009 and probably 15m b/d eventually. But a senior western energy official said: “They said it would be extremely difficult to move above that figure”.

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Fossil Fuel Headlines – 5 July, 2005

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Facing our energy predicament / Why We Need $60/Barrel Oil – Update / Can Democracy Survive Without Fossil Fuels? / Rail woes may bring US power summer of discontent / Want trumps need in ’05 energy crisis / Are the Desert Kingdom’s foundations built on sand? / Study: Ethanol Not a Sustainable Path to Petroleum Independence / Save 18c a litre in battle of the bowsers / World’s First Purpose-Built Fuel Cell Motorbike Makes North American Debut / Experts predict energy crisis in Ukraine, removal of PM in autumn / Leaving no oil source untapped / Iraq tallies $11.4 billion in lost oil revenue / Russia to help China oust the USA from Eurasia /

Fossil Fuel Headlines – 6 July, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Pertamina Tells Customers to Ration Gas / Expect oil production slump – Iranian expert / Launch Of World Oil Data Delayed Again on Quality Issues / The Sunset of Oil / EOR to revive some US fields? / Fuel duty increase delayed again / Higher taxes sap Russian oil exports to Europe / Japan considering up to 1 trln yen aid to Russia in pipeline bid / Heating bills likely to double / A Manufactured CPI, Other Perils and Gold / Energetic Disagreements on Oil /

Environment/Sustainability – 4 July, 2005

Staff, Energy Bulletin

We’re on a different planet in fighting global warming / Ocean species at risk from global warming: scientists / Have mercy, I cry, City! / Who is afraid of fiscal federalism and Resource Control? / Homage to Patagonia / Evolving the Market Square / irst hydrogen plane tested in US / Chinese premier urges building of energy-saving society / Less is more as colleges turn eco-friendly / CalCars Plans Commercial Spin-off for Plug-In Hybrid Conversions

ASPO NEWSLETTER No. 55, JULY 2005

561. China starts to unload Dollar Reserves
562. ExxonMobil accepts Peak Oil
563. Bilderberger Conference
564. Country Assessment – Romania
565. Three excellent new Books 566. Further thoughts about Recovery
567. Exporting the National Heritage
568. A Flat Earth Cathedral makes an Award
569. BP Statistical Review
570. Proceedings of ASPO Conference in Lisbon 571. OPEC speaks of declining production
572. End of Empire foreseen
573. Oil and People