US foreign policy, petroleum and the Middle East
The US elite are getting serious about energy, as shown in this Senate testimony by Robert Ebel, energy expert for CSIS, an influential think tank.
Robert E Ebel
Peak Oil Headlines – 3 November, 2005
Peak oil debate in Canada newspaper:
Energy policy or disaster / A tax on imported crude oil? / Pfeifer: Peak Oil in 2005? / Peak oil now in Dutch mainstream press / Morning rememberance: Richard E. Smalley
Politics and Economics Headlines – 3 November, 2005
Chávez Restyles Venezuela With ’21st-Century Socialism’ / Even with gas at 4¢ per litre, Venezuelans still complain / Is China to blame for the rise in oil prices? / A Separate Peace- elites resigned? / Friends of the Earth slam World Bank over money for clean energy[2] / Stop oil company price gouging / Frist orders oil price probe / A world becoming more peaceful? / Former UK soldier wins landmark case over Gulf War Syndrome
Coalescence
Summary of patently pro-coal report that makes strong arguments as to why coal is here to stay and what it could look like in years to come.
Stopping Runaway Climate Change
Begins with a hair-raising review of the real and present danger of runaway climate change, then proposes stopping the Arctic thaw by strategic placement of millions of wind turbines.
Other Energy Headlines – 1 November 2005
Russian, Chinese firms battle for oil in Kazakhstan / The roots of the Japanese oil victory in Libya / Western energy majors have been leaving Syria / Chinese oil consumption growth drops 14% Jan-Sept05
Politics and Economics Headlines – 1 November, 2005
7 Alaskan officials quit after flap with Gov. over pipeline / The Struggle For Power Post Wilma / US: The End of Pensions / OPEC urgers oil companies to invest in refining / U.S. Oil Co’s unlikely to spend profits on new refineries / Big Oil earning but isn’t spending / The real story behind ExxonMobil’s $10 bil. profit / ‘$US70 oil will cost Australia billions’ – report / Sudan to share oil wealth with former rebels / Mozambique establishes Scientific Energy Council
Peak Oil Headlines – 1 November, 2005
If Oprah Talks, Will People Listen? / Peak oil forum at Parliament House, Sydney / The Industry: Gastronomics / PowerSwitch Newsletter October 2005 / Saudi Arabia Oil Production Tapped Out / Chemistry Nobel Winner & Energy Champion Richard E. Smalley, 62, Dies / Peak Oil: There’s No ‘There’ There
Environment Headlines – 1 November, 2005
Lake algae confirm global warming link / No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum / European Union emission trading multiplies / UK Prince’s plea over climate change / Global warming: help or hindrance? / Mighty Amazon close to running out of water / China’s Next Big Boom Could Be the Foul Air
Solutions and Sustainability Headlines – 1 November 2005
Fearing oil crisis, group encourages community to hitch a ride / Climate Crisis Coalition – Day of Action on December 3, 2005 / The Green alternative to the energy crisis / Fuels of the future touted
CNBC hosts ‘Deep Oil vs. Peak Oil’ debate
Craig R. Smith co-author of WND Books’ “Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil,” will go head-to-head with author Matthew R. Simmons in a debate entitled “Deep Oil vs. Peak Oil” on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern. [updated – mp3 and transcript now available]
Other Energy Headlines – 31 October, 2005
Gulf oil and gas production damage worse than reported? / Nuclear irony finds French power company ads in Nevada / US to transfer nuclear reactor tech to China / France in nuclear sell-off U-turn / Appalachian crude makes comeback
