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Oil war game yields grim results /
Oilcast #12: NOPEC, no strike and `no peak oil` /
US energy secretary Bodman: end of easy oil /
Guardian: goodbye to cheap oil /
Volcanoes, oil and prophets /
Exxon says N. America gas production has peaked /
Chinese bid for Unocal has US worried /
California’s big solar-roof plan in danger /
Hybrid developer passes on; do we let his ideas do the same? /
Conversation and articles by James Cascio of WorldChanging /
Zero waste, perpetual food /
Efficiency is world-changing

The Guardian on PO: Reign of oil must end /
Report on 4th ASPO conference /
NZ Maori Party on PO /
Juggling two realities, am I crazy? /
Boone Pickens /
Le Monde on PO /
Shell to increase oil production /
Bush wants more nuclear plants /
European industry hit by high energy prices /
US Senate defeats greenhouse limits /
London’s environmental advisor: We are killing the planet /
Ecosystem evaluation /
Standby Britain: How it fuels our energy crisis /
UK hopes for home power generation /
Saving the planet, you can play along at home

Simmons on the coming Saudi oil crisis /
Treehugger interviews Kunstler /
CERA report – credulity and skepticism /
Trinidad and Tobago on PO /
Permaculture and PO /
NZ Greens not letting up on PO /
China near peak /
Boone Pickens is a believer /
PO for beer-drinkers /
Oilcast: refiners vs producers /
The refinery myth /
Dust off the bike – oil spikes again /
Latest on the energy bill /
Morales: oil contracts in Bolivia are illegal /
Nigeria and Morocco: oil and inter-ethnic tension /
Farmers and solar energy /
EU wants 20 pct cut in energy use by 2020 /
Biomass /
Sun’s output may fall short of demand

Lundberg sees end-time for USA /
Ending Japan’s oil dependence through Fukuoka’s “One Straw Revolution” /
CERA says don’t worry, peak oil will be after 2020 /
Australians in “paradise of fools” on oil /
Relentless price rise and truckers /
Economist: oil prices may not be harbinger of doom /
CGES: only demand destruction can slow oil price rise /
Pickens says oil sands are no panacea, $60 oil coming /
Mainstream analysists divided on reasons for oil price rise /
Problems in Canadian power grid /
Mixing oil, gas and politics in Russia /
If civil wars erupt in Mideast, oil could skyrocket /
New Apollo energy plan /
UK want action on global warming /
Biogas bonanza for Third World /
Sunshine-propelled craft is set to sail into space

How long will it (cheap energy) last? / Peak Oil and Nuclear War / Turning Point in Iraq / H.Kunstler interview / Energy: Ignoring the Obvious Fix / M.Simmons interview / Nuclear power and climate change / Oil Rises as Surging Demand Strains World Production System / Tax vote favors energy producers – US Senate committee approves subsidies worth $14 billion / Ecuador: President walks a tightrope / Europe’s Ecological Footprint / The Verdict of Science /

The Peak Oil Crisis: Part 7 – The Government Intervenes / Has oil production peaked? / Ohio was once oil king, but production peaked in 1896 / “The Deal” — A Peak Oil “Day After Tomorrow” / Roger Ebert reviews “The Deal” / Earth To Humankind: Back Off / Slippery Slope: Oil after the Global Peak / Bolivia’s Gas War Moves Inside / Farmers ‘terrified out of their homes’ to sue BP for £15m / Iran Oil Min: Expect High Prices For Next Few Yrs / Rising oil prices could spark recession
Economists have backed off previous dire predictions / Fiddling as the planet burns:
There is nothing left to debate about climate change. It is happening and each of us must act
/ As TVs grow, so do electric bills / Hydrogen Won’t be our Energy Savior
It takes more energy to produce than it yields

Oil, CO2, Environment, Climate, War / Prices spark oil-sands heyday / Venezuela to Sell Fuel Oil to China / CSIS: Uncertain Balance of Global Oil Supply and Demand: Crisis or Business as Usual / How high-pressure politics threatens action on climate / New US move to spoil climate accord / Father of the Modern Hybrid Car Dies

Oil Prices Seen Headed for $60 – And Beyond / Over a Barrel: Low Oil Pressure Warning / Oilcast#9 – It’s the refineries, stupid!’ / Thai’s debate fuel subsidies, passing up energy bonds / Bush announces US$4000 hybrid subsidy / Getting every barrel on Alaska’s North Slope / Solar cell supply still short (2) / China’s workin’ on the railroad / The winds of change: the future belongs to renewable energy

Oil supply balance swinging negative? / Mexico and Norway Can’t Help on Oil Prices / Demand for Natural Gas Brings Big Import Plans, and Objections / Morgan Stanley economist sees oil crash / ‘Put a Liar in Your Tank’ – Ex-Bush Aide Who Edited Climate Reports to Join ExxonMobil / Homegrown Fuel Supply Helps Brazil Breathe Easy / Norwegian trial of wind-powered hydrogen for remote area electricity

European Energy Futures report / oil & food – a new security challenge / California the tragic / Peak oil jobs – dentistry / OPEC may increase production / Oil rigs head for Florida coast / Nuclear power not aa solution / Bipartisan cooperation on US energy bill / US geo-greens discover peak oil / Built-in obsolescence