Emissions showdown between Bush and California
EPA chief is said to have ignored staff
States vow to back Calif. against Bush
NY Times: Arrogance and warming
One nation, one energy plan – but it’s the wrong one
Staff
China – Dec 22
Planner: China needs to cool growth, energy consumption
The Middle Kingdom’s dilemma
China grabs West’s smoke-spewing factories
China’s not alone in environmental crisis
China: US must be positive on climate
China’s glaciers melting quickly
Many short of water nationwide
Oil prices & supply – Dec 20
Michael Lynch: A hard rain is gonna fall on pil prices (probably)
$100 Oil: It’s a New Beginning: Economides
Could OPEC drop dollar for euro?
The peak oil crisis: issues
As 2007 winds down, it is good time to review some of the major issues that those of us following the peak oil story are watching closely
Energy producers – Dec 20
Iraqi oil exceeds pre-war output
Iraq and climate change
Angola: Energy profile
United States – Dec 20
Bush signs bill to increase fuel efficiency
Bush’s clean energy man
Lights out for traditional light bulbs
EPA: States can’t set emission rules for cars
German parties seek climate sanctions against United States
Russia – Dec 20
TIME Person of the Year 2007: Vladimir Putin
How long will Siberia’s gas last?
Europe refiners look to Russia as N.Sea oil fades
Bankers see grim outlook for Russian oil
Russia’s future: the Gazprom-KGB state
Tis the season to be shopping
Debating holiday consumerism
Time to call it a wrap for wrapping paper?
Boomers discover that it’s easy being green
Census: America, the consumerist
Transport – Dec 20
Fewer, more crowded flights to offset fuel costs
Fuel, flight costs: fewer holiday travelers
Rising freight rates: trouble for oil firms
The maritime pollution problem
Deep thought – Dec 20
My ancestral carbon footprint (England)
Charlie Hall’s balloon graph – no smooth transition to post-peak
Hostility to the notion of limits to growth
Bags packed for doomsday (NZ)
Cars, sex and climate
Women who find Ferrari drivers sexy contribute to global warming?
GM trots out ‘Vette with 620 horses
Emission law may hamper muscle cars
Europe proposes binding limits on auto emissions
Food & agriculture – Dec 20
The greasier the city, the fatter its residents
Can Britain feed itself?
The Fife Diet: Local Scottish food
World food stocks dwindling rapidly, UN warns
Food prices soar in America
