Politics and Economics Headlines – 23 August, 2005

Venezuela Expects Oil Exports to China to Soar / Foolishness on Fuel / Whatever the economic system, oil is a shock / Ten Things Congress Could Demand from Bush on Iraq / The Oil Effect / Soaring petrol prices make farms target for theft / Electricity Cut Halts Iraq Oil Exports / Higher gas prices finally curb demand

Sustainabilty and Environment Headlines – 23 August, 2005

Ecofarming and Agroforesry for Self-Reliance in Russia / High oil prices motivate studies for renewable energy sources / Toxic legacy of e-waste revealed / UK birds ‘hit by climate change’ / UK Greens Party backs Friends of the Earth ‘Big Ask’ on emissions reduction / Visitors rush to glimpse vanishing glaciers / Climate change marks dawn of man

Peak Oil Headlines – 23 August, 2005

Sweet and sour crude / ‘Peak oil’ is coming, but country is ill-prepared / Interview: Peter Maass on ‘The Breaking Point’ for Gas Demand / Delusion and the Media / Peak Oil conference in London October 11 / Is Oil Nearing Its Peak? /

Peak Oil Headlines – 22 August 2005

Green Paper: Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply / Peak oil’ spells cataclysm for U.S., Deffeyes warns / CSPAN Interview with Kenneth Deffeyes / Matt Simmons Answer Some Tough Questions About Peak Oil / High gas prices encourage stewardship / Extent of global oil reserves a matter of some dispute / Nuclear power’s future / Don’t Get Stuck In The Tar, Baby