Other energy – Nov 19
Nation warms up to coal /
Australia pioneers energy From hot rocks /
EIA wind intermittancy – chipping away at the doubters /
Gas fields also deplete, but faster
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Politics & economics – Nov 19
US senators demand oil execs re-testify, under oath /
Toiling in a Dickensian hell – the miners who fuel China /
State of the American republic /
Supply fears amid NG price surge in UK /
Are we there yet? Prospect of $100 oil /
Syriana – movie on global oil /
Shell’s strategy to fuel the future /
Understanding the oil patch /
Syria and the oil shortage
Environment – Nov 19
Global warming, global health, global ethics /
India unlikely to agree to Kyoto emission caps /
Climate change threatens world fish stocks, WWF says /
Ted Glick on the Climate Crisis day of action, Dec 3 /
Comedian Larry David: making global warming funny /
Fly the eco-friendly skies /
Sequestration and oil production
Sustainability & solutions – Nov 19
Urban permaculture /
Dorm room showcases eco-friendly living /
Basel and the 2000 Watt Society /
Electric cars get another jolt of interest /
Gas prices push some to torch their SUVs /
Julian Darley and The Relocalization Movement
Peak oil – Nov 19
Synthesizing the Power Points on PO /
Full throttle decline rates? /
Alaska seminar on declining oil /
Robert Hirsch: “Peak oil bell curve has a sharp crest, and you can’t see it coming” /
World at tipping point /
“Real oil crisis” on Australian TV Nov 24
Environment – Nov 18
Don’t call it climate change – it’s chaos / Warmer = drier / Party Time in Montreal / Caterpillars multiply as pest parasitism declines / Accelerating glaciers may increase speed of sea level rises / WHO – Climate shift tied to 150,000 fatalities / Climate refugees / Should we trust a novelist on global warming? / WWF: Big dams still ignoring impacts / New Jersey (US) coast forecast to go / Global warming models ‘biased’
Politics and economics (US) – Nov 18
US Senate Group Un veiling Oil-Saving Plan / Plastics costs driving up groceries / ‘Blame for high energy prices not black and white’ / US Senate wants out of Iraq / Veterans unemployment rate skyrockets / Leak contradicts oil chiefs on meets with Cheney task force / A field now in high demand: disaster research
Politics and economics – Nov 18
Petrodollars greater than ever before / Sinopec, CNPC Said to Buy Sudan Oil Block / China-Japan oil rivalry spills into Africa / Nigerian militia leader wants foriegn oil Co.’s out / Iran makes progresss with ‘Energy for peace’ / North Sea oil output fall hits non-Opec growth / Australian farmers told will suffer for avoiding Kyoto protocol / ‘Don’t worry’ line on petrol price isn’t sinking in
Peak Oil – Nov 18
Exxon, and the Implications of 8% / ‘Black Gold’ strikes Big Oil ‘nerve’ / Connecticut energy conference – danger of ‘No more Oreo’s for anyone’ / Oil Storm’s aftermath / NZ Greens co-leader on the peak oil toolbox / US Rep. Bartlett in Congress on the Hirsch Report / Report on forum in Albany, NY / Eric Olson on peak oil
Working the fringes
The series of articles on Peak Oil published by the Cleveland Plain Dealer is a model for the serious reporting that the US and the world needs.
Other Energy – Nov 17
Natural gas: big worry this winter / World’s largest natural gas project launched in Qatar / Texas gas field draws big crowd / Electricity from wastewater / Canadian CO2 sequestration experiment a success
Gaushalas as centres for Peak Oil activism in India
Energy Bulletin asked Indian based Peak Oil activist Robin Abraham to report on his activities in the world’s second most populous country. Robin discusses why gaushalas – organic agriculture promoting cow sheds with religious significance – might just be the conduit for wider Peak Oil awareness and local solutions.
