Under-informed, over here
The climate change denial lobby – funded by the US oil industry – has now moved to the UK, warns Bob May
Tehran Bomb Threats – China To The Rescue?
(Op-Ed) It seems rather unlikely that China would stand idly by and see Iran bombed ‘for the good of humanity’ and other strange reasons advanced from the deep and dark recesses of Washington think tanks.
Professor talks at exponential rate
Albert Bartlett has given the same presentation, “Arithmetic, Population and Energy” 1,540 times.
Another 10 years of high oil prices?
Talk to traders about oil prices and they only look a few months ahead. But a new book from George Soros’ former colleague Jim Rogers, ‘Hot Commodities’ points to a much more long-term outlook, and the news for oil is very good.
U.S. tab for war closes in on $300B – six times original estimate
U.S. President George W. Bush will ask Congress for another $80 billion for the war in Iraq, bringing the price tag for that invasion and ongoing operations in Afghanistan close to $300 billion, six times the original White House estimate.
When oil peaks …
Fertilizer, DVDs, rubber, cheap flights, plastics and metals. None of these things have anything in common, right? Think again. An ingredient in all of them, in one form or another, is oil.
US: Which Airline Will Not Survive?
So far, of the five major U.S. airlines that had reported earnings as of yesterday–American Airlines, Delta, Continental, Northwest Airlines and Southwest Airlines, –only Southwest posted a profit.
State of Hopelessness
An impoverished American middle class will no longer be able to afford theme park vacations and the airlines that used to shuttle them down to Florida will be out-of-business. The new theme in 21st century America will be staying where you are…
Customers feel natural gas squeeze
As demand fuels increase in costs, industry calls for more drilling
Deffeyes on Current Events
My interpretation is that the uptick [in world oil production] is part of the normal up-and-down jitter in the production curve. Worldwide, there have not been major discoveries or innovations that would put a permanent dogleg in the long-term trend.
2005: The Year of Global Oil Production Peak?
By now anyone that listens to the news or reads a paper ought to know what Peak Oil means. The New Zealand Green Party, primed by Jeanette Fitzsimons’ “Picnic for the Planet Speech” intends making it an election issue.
Climate change: Countdown to global catastrophe
Global warning has already hit the danger point that international attempts to curb it are designed to avoid, according to the world’s top climate watchdog.
