Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Canada poised to kill Kyoto /
Interview with RealClimate scientists /
Cutting greenhouse gases beneficial for California’s economy /
U.S. ranks 28th on environment, a new study says /
Warmer seas will wipe out plankton, source of ocean life /
Do trees share blame for global warming?
Kuwait: Oil reserves ‘report is not accurate’ /
Lester Brown’s book covers “Beyond the Oil Peak” /
Daily Kos on the countdown to 100$ oil – long term vs short term worries /
Deffeyes speech /
Paul Mobbs: Energy Beyond Oil /
Kunstler: Two peckerheads /
Peak Oil event with Heinberg in Ukiah, CA
McCain: U.S. can’t be held hostage for oil /
Iraq’s oil bust /
Bolivian leader sheds tears but talks tough at inauguration /
Great Russian freeze spreads west /
‘Blue’ states tackling energy on their own /
Ukraine gas dispute — Has Putin gone nuts?
Russian natural gas supplies to neighboring Georgia and Armenia were halted early Sunday after two explosions ripped through a gas pipeline linking Russia and Georgia, forcing the two affected countries to look for alternative sources of energy.
Change Who You Imagine You Are / More Realistic, Humble Economists Can Stop Environmental Ruin / Majority prefer renewables and efficiency over nuclear future / Lovins interviewed by Discover.com
Development of Irans Azadegan field delayed / Gas woes hobbling Aussie ammonium plant / Update from US Minerals Management Service on GOM /
Norways Statoil closes production on five fields
The proposed Iranian oil bourse is of very little economic consequence.
Moscow eats up energy as temperatures drop / Iran cuts natural gas flow to Turkey / China struggling with energy price controls; Renewable Energy Law Takes Effect / Bolivia’s poor have new hope of energy dividend
OPEC producer Kuwait’s oil reserves are only half those officially stated, according to internal Kuwaiti records seen by industry newsletter Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (PIW).
…”One major challenge in maintaining, let alone increasing, oil production capacity was Iraq’s battle with water cut, especially in the south,” said the EIA report referring to the excess effluent water produced with each barrel of crude.
Grasshoppers and Non-Violent Communication (NVC) are the top two responses to Peak Oil I recommend,” responded Ano. “Oxen would be my first choice,” piped up Mango Jon—a thin and vital 73 years old.
Long (10,000 word) and frank article adapted from the book, “Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis”. Makes the problem case well, views will differ on his optimistic take on potential of renewables.
