Society

Kevin Drum: “People get ready” /
Matthew Simmons interviewed – Bush, Saudi Arabia and what to do after Peak Oil /
Shell predicts two decades of rising energy prices /
Oil field’s falling production reflects U.S. trend /
Tankers carry oil and a story /
Long Beach at crossroads over plans for LNG plant /
Bolivian president to resign over natural gas reserves /
Launch set for solar-powered space ship

Did Gore mention Peak Oil during SF speech? /
“Oil Storm” movie – reviews, critiques /
Kunstler says “still clueless” /
Suburbia, oil, and preferences /
For the quants: a micro Peak Oil model /
Saudi Arabia – a well-oiled regime /
No oil deal with US, say Saudis /
Hunting for ‘elephants’ in Africa’s oil sector /
The true costs of petroleum – on the body – the home – the community – the world /
Mayors’ pact pledges cleaner, greener cities /
Bay Area’s open space tightrope /
Possum living: how to live well with (almost) no money

“Oil Storm” movie on Fox tonight /
Global Warming, meet Peak Oil /
Kunstler in Santa Cruz /
Drum’s last word on PO… for today /
Oil Addiction: The World in Peril (book) /
Daily commentary on PO news from Australia /
Washington eyes imminent Saudi succession contest /
Cheap flights spark runway chaos /
Swiss 2000-watt society /
Rx for global warming: seaweed /
Satellite toll plan to make UK drivers pay by the mile /
Chain gangs raid Ford 4×4 dealers /
Staff to wear thermal underwear to fight pollution, global warming

Lisbon ASPO conference – documents and links /
Countdown to a meltdown /
Oil crisis film coming /
Getting ready for the oil wars /
Peak Oil Russian style /
Social justice and the path forward from peak oil /
Kunstler, Shar on Australian youth radio /
Green candidate on oil’s imminent decline /
Clinton on energy /
Interview with IEA director /
Nicaraguans protest state of emergency /
Rebellion grows in Bolivia /
Company wants to drill at Colo. nuke site /
Vote on Long Beach LNG /
Japan squeezes to get the most of costly fuel /
World Environmental Day conference in SF:
Solar / Poverty and pollution / Trash? / Stop shopping / London’s traffic plan / ‘Tattooed freak’ a pioneer in recycling computers /
Rev. Billy warns of rampant consumerism’s eternal price

Would that peaking were so transient or distant /
Drum on PO: Part 5 /
Bilderbergers discussing Peak Oil? /
Blowing our oil inheritance /
Kissinger warns of energy conflict /
Carr forced to warm to nuclear option for Australia /
Hot summer could bring power outages, price spikes /
Iraq’s other resistance: oil workers /
Bolivia on brink as gas protests block capital /
Opposition to U.S. makes Chávez a hero to many /
Strategy switches to cities at global conference in S.F. /
Urban centers slow to turn green /
Planning sustainable cities /
Gardening with one leg and one hip /
All for want of a few veggies /
Marra Farm plants seeds for South Park community /
Bay transit headed wrong way /
From jail cells to solar cells /
California’s Arnold goes green /
U.N. encourages companies to sign Global Compact /
Toyota: household robots by 2010

Kevin Drum jolts blogosphere with Peak Oil series /
Dale Alan Pfeiffer (“From the Wilderness”) interview /
New coal powerplant has escape valve for greenhouse gases /
Nuclear is too expensive /
Nuclear is simpler and safer /
Sweden shuts nuclear plant in shift to wind /
Venezuela vows to shut tax-evading oil companies /
Russian oil output stagnates /
OPEC: No More Light Crude Capacity /
China: 3 oil magnates on energy /
Swiss power giant warns of coming energy crunch /
Power shortages threaten India’s boom /
North Korea faces food shortages /
Power plants on Navajo land /
Making the community better (little steps) /
Schwarzenegger unveils global warming plan at U.N. conference /
Putting him at odds with other Republicans /
Don’t believe the hype about Schwarzenegger’s plan /
Alternative visions of sustainability /
Green utopia on Treasure Island /
New Urbanism in Denver /
Decent wages is part of sustainability /
Pollution-free ship? /
LED evolution could replace light bulbs /
Great wine… and sustainable /
Powered by hydrogen but pricier than a Rolls /
Ditch the car, we’re running out of oil

PO article on 200 mainstream news sites /
PO press coverage doesn’t mean much, unless… /
Flying Talking Donkey is back /
Interview with Matt Savinar /
You call this tough? Think ’70s /
Japanese dressing down to cut energy-use /
Airline losses may widen on oil cost /
Refining problems swell oil prices /
Brazil plans nuclear plants /
Nicaragua declares energy emergency /
Oil on Ice – film on ANWR /
Postcards from the global food system (parts 1-3) /
The Toyota Prius and climate change /
Less war in the world? /
Donella H. Meadows on “Places to Interview in a System” /
Growing fly maggots as poultry feed

June ASPO Newsletter /
Kunstler – a stopped clock? /
A picture of depletion /
As resources fail /
Two things of note /
Economic theory and oil market realities /
Dirty money: coal /
Nicaragua state of emergency /
New scramble for Africa /
Iran proposes “Great Islamic Initiative”/
China’s Manifest Destiny /
Oil shale deposits generate buzz /
Monitoring threats of environmental changes /
Energy Self Sufficiency Newsletter /
World Environment Day (UN conference) /
World mayors seeing green /
Earth summit places global responsibility in local hands (series) /
The clean and green challenge /
Building living cities /
Let’s get rolling with bikes /
Diet for a sustainable planet (“locavores”) /
Die die SUVs please die

Kunstler: Pipeline-istan /
Infiltrating Bilderberg 2005 /
Philly paper starts oil series /
Peak Oil Part 2 from Wash. Monthly /
Classic peak oil article from 70s (in a fishing magazine!) /
Energy conference in Cleveland /
There’s democracy, and there’s an oil pipeline /
Road cuts deep into Brazil’s Amazon /
Bolivia’s gas reserves prove a mixed blessing /
Greenpeace row over un-PC prizes /
Wisconsin power plant called a setback for environment /
US heating oil projected to increase by 30% next year /
Plastic food containers linked with breast cancer /
Postcards from the global food system (analysis) /
Grass-burning power station on the way in UK /
Washington state turning to clean energy

Kunstler vs Lovins / Globe and Mail slideshow on energy crunch / Saudi geologists’ papers spell lower output (Simmons) / Price dollars in oil, not oil in dollars / US told to face up to climate change / Leaked G8 draft on climate change angers green groups – “A mush of warm words” / Zimbabwe suffers from fuel crisis / Why Europe will run the 21st century

Cleveland paper starts series on oil crisis /
San Diego discovers Peak Oil /
Report from ASPO conference in Portugal /
Leaving the Stone Age/

Still more oil stories from Globe and Mail /
Saudis look to change of direction from King Fahd’s successor /
Saudi’s crude calculations don’t add up /
Exxon CEO won’t use spending spree to boost production /
Nuclear not a solution to reducing CO2 /
UK gas-guzzlers to be hit by 5-fold tax increase /
UK Greenpeace in rift with US branch over air flights /

Ex-oilman: Putting the wind in our sales /
The mad genius from the bottom of the sea /
Man of the Trees, Richard St. Barbe Baker

Michael Ruppert interview / UK activists discover PO / City planners do NOT discover PO / The real problems with $50 oil / Amy Goodman on the new pipeline / Tear gas in the Andes / Industry chiefs’ environment plea / Undercutting the [carbon trading] deal / Energy package clears Senate committee / With one lone dissenter / Bill gives Feds authority over LNG sites / Will California have the energy it needs? / Nuclear energy / Why Americans are on the road again / Toxin in plastics harming unborn boys / What’s the big deal about biodiversity? / A revival of hitchhiking would increase respect, cut global warming and improve educational standards