Geopolitics – Oct 2
Oil and Politics in Iran, Iraq and Russia
Mexican president must ride oil’s fortunes
Odell warns of Russian purchase into Shell, BP
Year: 2006
Energy Industry – Oct 2
Iran MP says Japan oil deal ‘to be cancelled’
Nigerian Militants kill troops on Shell convoy
Indonesia warns Japan LNG exports to halve by 2010
Norways Statoil hunts for big oil sands deal
Dow suing Nova over ethane feedstock supplies
A hard place
Sooner or later America will lose its ability to influence the people and events in the Middle East, and at the same time we will probably lose access to the oil of the region.
Aviation – Oct 2
New aircraft fuel could be pie in the sky
Boeing Says Biofuels Show Some Promise
Why We Need An X Prize for Eco-Friendly Air Travel
Ethanol from Brazil and the USA
Brazilian success with its ethanol from sugar cane has been cited as an example of how the USA could get free from its oil imports by substituting ethanol for gasoline. But comparing USA ethanol from corn with Brazilian ethanol from sugar cane is like comparing mangoes and apples.
Climate – Oct 2
‘One degree and we’re done for’
Blasting A/C in the Arctic
Ecological upheaval on the edge of the ice
Cost of saving the planet: a year’s growth
Accounting for climate change in Northern forests
Late empire? – Oct 1
U.S. economy losing its global dominance
America is living beyond its means
US housing bubble: Economy in denial
The diminished dividends of war
Is The Army At The Breaking Point?
Why Bush Will Nuke Iran
America’s Decline Gives Bush Putin-Envy
Late empire? – Oct 1
U.S. economy losing its global dominance
America is living beyond its means
US housing bubble: Economy in denial
The diminished dividends of war
Is The Army At The Breaking Point?
Why Bush Will Nuke Iran
America’s Decline Gives Bush Putin-Envy
The infrastructure of the future
The Italian infrastructure may just be one the best adapted for the energy-constrained future into which we are now heading.
Energy protests – Sept 29
Bangladesh: blackouts trigger violent protests
Zimbabwe runs dry
Kenya: Student Violence Baffling
Solutions & sustainability – Sept 29
Billy goat not gruff about his responsibilities
Urban farming: city pickers
A summer spent killing—and eating—Seattle’s small game
MIT: A dangerous energy climate
Panelists at the Emerging Technologies Conference voiced an urgent need for aggressive policies to promote energy efficiency, renewable power sources, and carbon sequestration.
