Cyclists bare all in oil protest
More than 100 cyclists have been riding around London naked, in a mass protest against dependency on the oil industry.
Peak oil, energy, and local solutions: reports from recent conferences
Report on the ASPO conference in Lisbon, a national energy conference in Cleveland and an E.F. Schumacher Society training seminar.
Yale poll reveals overwhelming public desire for new energy policy direction
A new Yale University research survey of 1,000 adults nationwide reveals that while Americans are deeply divided on many issues, they overwhelmingly believe that the United States is too dependent on imported oil.
The survey shows a vast majority of the public also wants to see government action to develop new “clean” energy sources, including solar and wind power as well as hydrogen cars.
Oil futures and the future of oil
If the peak oilers are right– and you may well be– there’s a straightforward way to use your understanding to turn yourself into a millionaire. This article explains how. (New blog by an economics professor from University of California at San Diego.)
Energy Headlines – June 11, 2005
French government discovers Peak Oil /
Kunstlerism in a nutshell /
IEA: “Save energy. Fast.” /
Global electricity grids strained /
Energy security in US / China / India /
Crisis in Boliva – seismic upheaval for Latin America /
Nicaraguan protests over hike in electric rates – 2 views /
Dine well in neo-capitalist N. Korea /
Carbon sequestration /
Big business on board against global warming /
The rise, fall and rise of Brazil’s biofuel /
Guilt-free biodiesel /
Technology that imitates nature /
Strategies to keep progress alive /
Sustainable consumption: just do it! /
23 years for torching SUVs
Energy Headlines – June 10, 2005
BBC discovers Peak Oil /
MIT discovers PO /
USGS, EIA and IEA on PO /
Saudi Arabia reserves /
Zero hour in Bolivia /
Gore transformed into fiery climate evangelist /
The new nullification: if the feds won’t do it, we will /
Global warming /
Amazon rain forest a major source of pollution /
Every British road may soon have its price per mile /
Cold fusion, for real /
Productive farms with zero input, zero emission – just bugs and ingenuity /
Forget the tiger – put sheep urine in your tank
Energy Headlines – June 9, 2005
New site: “Oilcast – energy news audio on demand” /
USGS document from 2000: ‘Are we running out of oil?’ /
Cal Aggie / Kunstler /
Bolivia gas war /
High fuel costs take toll on crop harvesters /
Oil exploration successes, disappointments /
Ex-oil lobbyist watered down US climate research /
Save the Buy-o-sphere: sustainable consumption (24+ articles) /
Biofuels /
Huge wind farm proposed to power London /
Design instructors want auto industry to go green, but students resist /
70-mpg diesel concept car design based on a tropical fish
Every Little Bit Counts
In fact, my own mother this week demonstrated how a Peak Oil situation cuts the fat and preserves wealth. Being an old aged pensioner, she has to watch the pennies and the increasing size of her electricity and gas bills provoked action. Was this to be a microcosm of the population responding to the early stages of the downslope of Hubbert’s oil peak?
Energy Headlines – June 8, 2005
Grist reviews PO book by Deffeyes /
E Magazine discovers PO /
New peak oil book by McKillop and Newman /
How oil giant Exxon influenced Bush on Kyoto /
Interview with geo-green James Woolsey, former head of CIA /
LNG: Subsidized energy and free markets /
Bolivia gas war: trying to reverse the tide /
Our oil-laden food chain /
Astoria wants its train /
Fish poop could spread drilling wealth
Energy Headlines – June 6, 2005 (Part Two)
Oil forecasting legend paints dire energy picture /
Egosystems threaten the planet /
‘Stealth’ drilling threat to US park /
Crisis warning as UK energy costs set to soar /
Fast economic growth fuels China’s energy crunch /
Bolivian protesters vow to go on /
How Saudi Arabia can double oil production /
Sellin’ nukes, dissin’ wind /
India to make quantum jump in nuclear power /
Advanced nuclear power reactors /
Nuclear waste debate is far from spent /
Sweden’s nuclear waste headache /
Pesticides blamed for fall in male fertility /
Global-warming fight goes grass roots /
UN urges ‘green’ planning for cities /
The bloggers have all the best news
Energy Headlines – June 7, 2005
Kevin Drum: “People get ready” /
Matthew Simmons interviewed – Bush, Saudi Arabia and what to do after Peak Oil /
Shell predicts two decades of rising energy prices /
Oil field’s falling production reflects U.S. trend /
Tankers carry oil and a story /
Long Beach at crossroads over plans for LNG plant /
Bolivian president to resign over natural gas reserves /
Launch set for solar-powered space ship
Energy Headlines – June 6, 2005
Did Gore mention Peak Oil during SF speech? /
“Oil Storm” movie – reviews, critiques /
Kunstler says “still clueless” /
Suburbia, oil, and preferences /
For the quants: a micro Peak Oil model /
Saudi Arabia – a well-oiled regime /
No oil deal with US, say Saudis /
Hunting for ‘elephants’ in Africa’s oil sector /
The true costs of petroleum – on the body – the home – the community – the world /
Mayors’ pact pledges cleaner, greener cities /
Bay Area’s open space tightrope /
Possum living: how to live well with (almost) no money
