Society

Exxon, and the Implications of 8% / ‘Black Gold’ strikes Big Oil ‘nerve’ / Connecticut energy conference – danger of ‘No more Oreo’s for anyone’ / Oil Storm’s aftermath / NZ Greens co-leader on the peak oil toolbox / US Rep. Bartlett in Congress on the Hirsch Report / Report on forum in Albany, NY / Eric Olson on peak oil

US Senate Group Un veiling Oil-Saving Plan / Plastics costs driving up groceries / ‘Blame for high energy prices not black and white’ / US Senate wants out of Iraq / Veterans unemployment rate skyrockets / Leak contradicts oil chiefs on meets with Cheney task force / A field now in high demand: disaster research

Petrodollars greater than ever before / Sinopec, CNPC Said to Buy Sudan Oil Block / China-Japan oil rivalry spills into Africa / Nigerian militia leader wants foriegn oil Co.’s out / Iran makes progresss with ‘Energy for peace’ / North Sea oil output fall hits non-Opec growth / Australian farmers told will suffer for avoiding Kyoto protocol / ‘Don’t worry’ line on petrol price isn’t sinking in

Alcoholics Unanimous Newsletter / Willits localization and sustainability projects multiply / Recycling is good; using less is better / Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Auto Industry Ratchets Up Recycling / New Orleans: New Urbanism?

Shell ordered to stop wasteful, poisonous ‘gas flaring’ in Nigeria / Sun shines a light on efficiency / David Holmgren interview with GPM’s Julian Darley / Farmers benefited from clean energy

The swift-boating of peak oil / Staniford & Simmons / Global oil depletion: stop chasing dreams / PO group in Arcata, Calif / Oil on the curve

German Wind Lobby Hails Policy, Utilities Uneasy / Venezuela Sign Pacts to Double Oil Sales to China / Avoid arctic drilling via energy efficiency / Big Oil’s bottom line? No need to sacrifice / Shell is forcing us out of work, say UK forecourt owners / Schwarzenegger urges world to depend less on oil

Amnesty – Nigerian army kills unarmed civilians while ‘protecting’ oil majors / EU – Energy giants facing huge fines over prices / IEA – “Demand Destruction” Overstated, China Demand Leaps / Senate bill would let U.S. ban petroleum exports / Experts: unfair to blame China on oil price / Russia reinforces its global energy empire / High oil prices don’t hurt everyone – ask Kuwait / Lebanese protesters denounce fuel price increase / How to beat the big energy chill

PFC Energy: Global energy markets – worse than you may think / New Zealand conference 28-30 Nov / Denver Post on ASPO-USA conference / Mediocrity and peak oil / GPM interviews US Rep.Boehlert / The prince and the planet / Forget about bird flu – oil supply failure far more dangerous / Why the election cycle is our worst enemy / PO group in Grass Valley, Nevada

Real energy savers don’t wear cardigans. or do they? / Speed limit crackdown to cut emissions / Recycling obsolete tower blocks

It was an incredible revelation last week that the second largest oil field in the world is exhausted and past its peak output. Yet that is what the Kuwait Oil Company revealed about its Burgan field.