Chris Vernon

UK Energy Part 2: 2005 Quarter 2 Update

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Two interesting reports have been published recently, Energy Trends from the DTI updated with 2005 Quarter 2 data and Winter Outlook Report 2005/06 from Ofgem. These two reports contain a wealth of data on the UK energy market past, present and looking forward to the winter. However I am less impressed with the analysis and conclusions drawn from the data. This is part two of the article and discusses the Energy Trends report, in part one I discussed the Winter Outlook Report here: UK Energy Part 1: The Winter Outlook.

UK Energy Part 1: The Winter Outlook

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Two interesting reports have been published recently, Energy Trends from the DTI updated with 2005 Quarter 2 data and Winter Outlook Report 2005/06 from Ofgem. These two reports contain a wealth of data on the UK energy market past, present and looking forward to the winter. However I am less impressed with the analysis and conclusions drawn from the data. In part one of this article I discuss the Winter Outlook Report, part two discusses the Energy Trends report here: UK Energy Part 2: 2005 Quarter 2 Update.

Peak oil headlines – Oct 10

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Washington DC and Peak Oil /
Peak-oil scenario fuels “go local” campaign in Vermont /
Unraveling the gas ‘conspiracy’ /
International Energy Agency confronts PO /
Philadelphia Church of God on PO /
October ASPO newsletter /
PIMCO: Got energy? /
Oz Greens call for inquiry into oil supply /
Happy birthday M. King Hubbert /
Vancouver: Running on empty /
Big names in Texas PO roundtable /
Syriana: the next oil awareness movie

Solutions & sustainability – Oct 10

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Greenpeace report on solar power /
London’s answer for traffic congestion /
Umbra loves bikes /
Pollan high on grass, down on corn /
Down and dirty: soil in industrial society /
Ecolanguage /
Hard cash and climate change /
China looks to California for solutions /
White House picks up conservation mantra /
Energy efficiency in Wyoming /
McMansions out of style? /
Save energy around the house

Politics & economics headlines – Oct 10

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US energy bill OKd in raucous vote /
Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group /
Gas row between China and Japan escalates /
Boom times await new BRIC powers /
Fool shortage? Not in Georgia /
US revs up the China threat /
Chavez interview – has ‘strong oil card’ /
High oil prices met with anger worldwide /
Pombo proposes offshore drilling

Environment headlines – Oct 10

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Water and wind, the warming globe /
Carl Pope on global warming /
Climate probe crashes /
Green evangelical leader Richard Cizik /
Bill McKibben on GW /
Bill Moyers: caring for creation /
Climate linked to shipboard illness /
Wetter atmosphere a sign of GW /
Bayou sinks, Louisiana floods /
Tremendous impact from gulf oil spills

Dow Chemical CEO: US should declare national emergency on NG supplies

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Testifying before the Senate Energy Commitee, Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew Liveris said, “The short-term outlook for natural gas consumers is grim. If prices remain at or near current levels, manufacturers will be driven out of the market and many may not return.”…
The government should also “declare a national emergency” to shock consumers into awareness of tight supplies, he said.