E-ON Wind Report 2004
E-ON Netz, a corporation which controls much of Europe’s electricity grid, has produced a report on the problems associated with the fluctuating availability of wind energy.
After Iraq it is Venezuela
After Iraq it is oil rich Venezuela led by Hugo Chavez that has become the center for confrontation between America and the Euro Zone.
Latest News about PowerSwitch.org.uk
PowerSwitch.org.uk, a great British Peak Oil site, has announced a short story competition judged by noted author Stephen Baxter – plus more news in this latest bulletin.
Rise of the DIY movement / Collapse of the petroleum delusion
To see ahead, we have to understand what we are in the midst of. I pronounce this pre-collapse phase as the beginning of the grand nightmare. Mind you, there will be a dawn, but an unrecognizable one to myopic dwellers of consumer civilization.
CGES: Recent crude price reductions don’t signal a market collapse in 2005
Although crude prices have fallen considerably from record highs in mid-October, the retreat doesn’t necessarily signal the start of an extended price slide into 2005, said analysts at the Centre for Global Energy Studies in London.
US: New class offers chance to face energy challenges
Students at Vanderbilt University will have a chance to learn about Hubbert’s peak and the looming challenges of energy and the environment for the new century.
Tennessee: Low-Sulfur Coal Price Doubles, following Gas & Oil
The Tennessee Valley Authority will pay nearly twice as much as it
did five years ago to stoke some of its power plants with low-sulfur
coal.
Few Refineries for Cheaper Heavy Oil
Even with demand for crude oil surging and prices near record highs, Bernardo de la Garza can unload his oil only at a steep discount. De la Garza sells a less-desirable grade of heavy Mexican oil.
Climate change culprits could face court
Countries and individual companies could end up being sued for
their contribution to climate change, suggest scientists who have
quantified how global warming increases the risk of freak weather
events.
Melting Arctic Bogs May Hasten Warming, Study Says
If temperatures in western Siberia continue to rise, its peatlands could thaw and dry out. They would then essentially become giant compost heaps and begin to release vast amounts of carbon dioxide.
OPEC expects demand for oil to “plunge”
“There have been developments (that suggest) that during the second quarter of 2005, demand for oil will plunge,” OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said without elaborating.
Environmentalists See Trouble Ahead, With Worst Fears Possibly Playing Out in Bush’s Second Term
Environmentalists see some of their worst fears playing out as President Bush moves to cement a second-term agenda that includes getting more timber, oil and gas from public lands and relying on the market rather than regulation to curb pollution.
