Oil – Nov 20
Stanford plans to energize its oil department
Feeding frenzy for Africa oil fields
Cuban oil and ethanol could prosper
Venezuela bills $17.3 million in unpaid taxes
BP next in line as Kremlin targets oil companies
Staff
Peak oil – Nov 20
Vintage Kunstler talk and interview
TOD’s November peak oil update
Exxon retiree seeks debate on peak oil & warming
On CERA: Even if the optimists are right…
Environment – Nov 20
Taking On Goliath (gas industry) in the West
China’s Yellow River in crisis
China’s environment dangerously degraded: official
Japan shrinks
Food & agriculture – Nov 20
Ethanol driving up meat prices
L.A. urban farmers plow new fields
A locally harvested menu takes some legwork
Grandma’s Veggies May Have Been More Nutritious
Environmental cost of Sweden’s imported food
One study concluded that local broccoli would cause 60% less greenhouse emissions. Another study calculated that 50 items from a supermarket travelled more in total than the distance from earth to moon.
Peak oil and U.S. cities
Progress report on the dozen or so U.S. cities that have passed peak oil resolutions or that are on track to do so.
Transport – Nov 20
BMW’S HYDROGEN 7: ‘dirtier than a heavy diesel truck’
Controlled chaos: European cities do away with traffic signs
Motorists face new costs for highways
Cyclists represented in Congress
Shippers seek cheaper ways to get from A to B
Ocean Circulation: New evidence (Yes), slowdown (No)
Sometimes journalists are so focused on a particular story that they ‘hear what they want to hear and disregard the rest’.
Media – Nov 19
A new Al Jazeera with a global focus
The death of news
The truth is out there … somewhere
America’s media bubble
Biofuels – Nov 19
Ethanol production spikes corn prices
100 million acres needed for energy crops
Impact of corn ethanol on grain, oilseed, and livestock sectors (study)
Analysis of the link between ethanol, energy, and crop markets
CERA peak oil report – Nov 19
CERA report: Don’t worry, be happy (Puplava)
What does an ‘undulating plateau’ really mean?
Peak-oil debate crackles anew
Does The Oil Drum threaten CERA’s market share?
I’m sticking with writers of The Oil Drum, their kindred spirits, and the information that is publicly available. If CERA would like to join the conversation instead of merely engaging in public relations campaigns, that would be a step in the right direction
