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Simmons, Pickens, Lynch, together in the NYT / CNBC expert says “The Simmons Argument is Right…” / Good and bad news at the dawn of petrocollapse / Rembrandt Koppelaar’s Oil Peak

Sustainability articles in Sept/Oct issue of Hopedance / If a gas-buying panic sets in, we should recall the plan from McCall / A teachable moment has arrived / Tall grasses set to power Europe / Call for Government to impose petrol price cap

Klare – Katrina and the Coming World Oil Crunch / Oil Production Outlook 2005-2040 / Umbra on why we shouldn’t waste energy / A Peek Beyond the Peak: Heinberg in Venice Ca. / Peak Oil: The High Water Mark of the Culture of Consumption / Freak oil theory

Record Oil Company Profits and High Gas Prices: A Connection? / Katrina’s perfect storm for oil companies / Petrol rationing in Iraq / The search for solutions to Africa’s energy problem / Canadians favour nationalizing gas / EU says high oil prices and nuclear power to stay / Oil and troubled waters / Katrina and the Gas Pump / Oil revenues not helping poor in Chad / Jordans fuel subsidies turn budget surplus into deficit / Chavez warns of $200 oil if invaded / China mulls raising renewable energy commitment; farmers steal oil in plastic bags / Report – Government Intervention in Stock Market

The Giant Sucking Sound / 4%, 11%, Who the Hell Cares? / In the Background / Global warming hits New Orleans / The End of Oil / Peak oil, Business As Usual, and Katrina / The Silent Oil Crisis

Cost of warm, stocked house surges / IEA head says US gasoline crisis could spread worldwide / Oil Firms Turn Katrina Into Profits, Clinton Says
/ U.S. drivers won’t cut back on gas / Venezuela to Sell U.S. More Fuel Because of Storm / In boat haven, soaring fuel costs bring subtle changes / Beyond Petroleum / Myths about America / Tanzanian plastic industry hit by soaring oil prices

Maine, US: Demand and prices up for firewood / India’s biofuel plans hit roadblock / Pakistan: ‘Oil companies against alternate fuel’ / Work Begins On West African Gas Pipeline

Conservation? It’s Such a 70’s Idea / US must find an alternative to oil guzzling – fast / Katrina’s Shock to the system / Yergin on The Katrina Crisis / U.S. May Have to Reconsider Oil Stockpile / Wolfowitz at the World Bank: A New Leaf? / Nigeria fuel price hike: Uniben students threaten to storm Abuja in protest / Why the oil price is a hurricane in a teacup

America and Britain – gasoline and GDP implications of Katrina / Mayor of Sebastopol, CA on peak oil preparations [audio] / Julian Darley interview / Peak Oil and the working class / You Bet Your Life / Katrina coverage from The Oil Drum / Big Gav on form / Bartlett’s timely message on nation’s energy woes

Steve Forbes contradicts oil price claim in latest investor newsletter / Let Katrina Be a Warning / Economy Was Showing Strain Before Storm / Big Oil’s Bigtime Looting / The Real Gas Gougers / £1 litre looms as US oil firms target European fuel supplies / Fadel Gheit on the rapid rise in gas prices