US: Coal to fuel big jump in energy bills
Coal, traditionally a bright spot in the utility industry, is starting to leave a smudge on electricity bills.
Putin’s hands on the oil pumps
For a decade Washington has backed the Turkish and Azerbaijan governments to steer the export of Caspian region crude oil away from Russia. Russia’s newest riposte has been to ally the Russian and Iranian oil industries, and open up the shortest, cheapest and most lucrative oil route of all, southwards out of the Caspian to Iran.
Impact Of Oil Output Fall At Ageing Fields Seen As Acute
LONDON –Falling oil output from ageing fields, once insignificant compared with global production, has become large enough to impact world supply and may help explain the constant tightness in the oil market this year, according to analysts.
New Process Could Help Make Hydrogen Fuel Affordable
Scientists in Australia say they have have made a breakthrough in the efficiency of using sunlight to generate hydrogen from water. It may be a step toward an affordable source of clean energy.
Chavez victory leaves questions
Trouble still lurks in the country’s massive oil sector, with industry experts warning that Venezuela needs long-overdue investment in aging oil fields.
Last major Nova Scotia exploratory well ‘abandoned’
Nova Scotia’s struggling offshore energy sector suffered a potential death blow yesterday with the closure of the only remaining well slated to be drilled by a major oil company.
Caribbean, Venezuela Agree on Energy Plan
Energy officials from the Caribbean and Venezuela agreed Friday to create a new company that will provide cheaper oil in the region as a way to counter high crude prices.
Put us all on rations
It will take more than a few extra pounds on our gas bills to make us do something about global warming
Shell hit by $1.5bn oil pollution claim from Nigerian Senate
Shell, the beleaguered oil giant, has been asked by Nigeria’s Senate to pay $1.5bn (£830m) compensation to communities affected by oil pollution in the country.
Global Climate Change & Peak Oil – Part III
The possibility of runaway global warming is not as distant a threat as we may wish. It is a threat which worries some of the greatest minds living among us today.
Colombia’s hopes for great oil field find likely dashed
With the nation’s proven oil reserves continuing to fall, investment and exploration sagging and sabotage from a 40-year old civil war enduring, the Colombian government and its oil company, Ecopetrol, have been desperate to ballyhoo any find, small though it may be.
The End of False Progress: Origins of materialism, and implications for our future in the post-petroleum reality
What will be the alternative to today’s consumerism and fear of material insecurity? This essay looks toward the next mainstream culture: Life after petroleum-culture collapse. To help explain today’s lack of preparation for fundamental change, we examine historical practices particularly in Europe. This installment focuses on the history of food production vis-à-vis political power and worldview.
