Peak oil – Mar 14

Saudi Arabia: the sands run out /
Rep. Bartlett on C-Span Tuesday March 14 /
Country singer Charlie Daniels: People must work together to solve energy crisis /
Matt Simmons in New Zealand /
BP CEO: energy mythology and its reality /
Interview: Richard Douthwaite of FEASTA

Other energy – Mar 14

High illness rate near oilsands worrisome, says Alberta health official /
Air Force committed to energy-efficient strategies /
China to fill strategic oil reserve in ’06 /
UK natural gas shortage sends prices soaring /
Getting gas from crude (tech talk)

Environment – Mar 14

Pollution [CO2] soaring to crisis levels in Arctic /
Review: climate change books by Tim Flannery and Elizabeth Kolbert /
Ecopunkt (points of environmental vulnerability) /
NASA puts its weight behind climate warming signs

Politics & economics – Mar 14

Arab central banks move assets out of dollar /
China rivalry fuels Japan’s Free Trade Agreement drive /
Ecuador oil workers agree to return to work after strike /
International oil industry: ‘our biggest risk is the US administration’ /
Iran faces petrol dilemma

Environment – Mar 13

Princeton professor lays out broad strategy on greenhouse emissions /
Tight budgets imperil the nation’s environmental satellites – vital forecasting tools /
Bering sea climate is shifting; sea life fights to survive /
Lester Brown “On Point”

US Army: Peak Oil and the Army’s future

“The days of inexpensive, convenient, abundant energy sources are quickly drawing to a close,” according to a recently released US Army strategic report. The report notes that a peak in global oil production looks likely to be imminent, with wide reaching implications for the US Army and society in general.

Politics & economics – Mar 12

Exxon Mobil CEO calls for an end to ethanol subsidies /
U.S. royalty plan to give windfall to oil companies /
PNAC & rebuilding America’s defenses:
a biopsy on imperialism (the Persian Gulf) /
Vladimir Putin’s G8 vision /
Ukraine: Putin’s hard bargain could undermine democracy in Europe