Society

Oil Drum on Physics of Physical work / Kunstler on Rocks in our Heads / US Rep. Bartlett interview / Peak Oil and Britain / 2007: Solving Peak Oil [press rel.] / Agenda of New York Petrocollapse conference / NZ Labor Energy Policy admits early peak possible / Oil, the times, and Pascal’s wager / End of oil era in sight, Rifkin warns / Simmons, Kunstler book reviews / “Katrina’s aftermath is glimpse of world’s energy future” / Our float down the River de Nial

White House asks oil companies to postpone refinery maintenance / Canada may defer refinery maintenance to help U.S / BP kept unit running despite memo on eroded pipes / TOD – Oil drilling 101: sharing the wealth / New England stove wood prices spiking / Magnetic energy? Perhaps

Britain must use less oil, says UK Chancellor Brown / Petrol price protest blockades from Wednesday in UK? / The New Prize: Alternative Fuels / Demand for Fuel Seems to Be Falling / Interview with Schlumberger CEO Andrew Gould

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

The War Garden Victorious /
Be a patriot — get your hands dirty /
Scaring ourselves into crouching inactivity /
John Jeavons discusses sustainable agriculture /
Amory Lovins: More profit with less carbon /
Interview with Graham Hill of Treehugger /
New Federal hybrid incentives under the microscope /
Backpack harnesses hiker’s energy

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