Other energy – Apr 1

Bush admin unveils meek fuel-economy standards /
Gas hits $2.50; expect worse this summer /
From an insider: rig prices, rig depth, and how to get a job /
China’s energy needs drive uranium search /
Oil drives the genocide in Darfur /
Blair demands green ‘revolution’

I feed me

The peak in global oil production will necessitate a relocaliztion concerning the things we need and use. It doesn’t get more local than your backyard so just how can you produce more of what you need at your very own home?

Environment – Apr 1

Antarctic air is warming faster than rest of world /
China grapples with growing water shortages /
Soil crisis is holding back African recovery /
Interior Department spins wetlands data /
New NASA policy backs free discussion by scientists /
Research in Pacific shows ocean trouble /
Global warming’s cost to Canada /
Environmental restoration in the age of climate change

Politics & economics – Apr 1

Oil heads toward $70, with potentially grave consequences for global economy /
Energy policy a contradiction in Bolivia /
Venezuela takes on ExxonMobil /
CSM commentary: Iran’s plan to weaken the dollar will fail /
Petroleos Mexicanos: private funds needed to bolster output /
LaDuke: Three Affiliated Tribes at a crossroads: Which energy path?

Other energy – Mar 31 pm

Iranian commander warns against threats to Iran nuclear sites /
Exxon’s new CEO: the new face of an oil giant /
Can we afford to go nuclear? (UK) /
Companies going green with energy alternatives /
Senate Foreign Relations Cmte: “The hidden cost of oil”

Peak oil – Mar 30

Canadian tar sands: the good, the bad and the ugly /
Orion interviews with Kunstler /
Global Public Media: Jan Bosak, Ray Anderson, Simmons, Ireland and PO /
La Fin Du Petrole (Oil No More) on Australia TV April 1 /
Recent PO publications in Dutch

Environment – Mar 30

Gordon Brown and the carbon cop-out /
Wired interviews Elizabeth Kolbert /
Books, films and a slick ad campaign make global warming the topic du jour /
Was confusion over global warming a con job? /
In the world’s slums, the worst of poverty and environmental degradation collide