United States – Nov 15
NY Times: Where’s that energy bill?
Thomas Friedman: Coulda, woulda, shoulda
Perilous days for the US (dollar)
Military’s oil needs not deterred by price spike
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Geopolitics – Nov 15
Latin America’s new petro-politics
Large sums of U.S. assets purchased by Arab Gulf States
New American consensus on international cooperation
Climate – Nov 15
New database shows big warming emitters
Indonesia may get paid to save trees
Australian scientist: Climate change to take just years
Climate injustice in India: Rich hiding behind the poor
Economic and planetary collapse: Is it a therapeutic issue?
If we call those pessimistic about the future “Doomers,” what do we call those who are blindly and enthusiastically optimistic? We might call such optimism a “Panglossian Disorder” and the Peak Shrink suggest that it is a tough, culturally ubiquitous disorder to treat.
The Azeri oil deal
When the Soviet Union crumbled, oil in the Caspian region — a remote, rather barbaric, highly romanticized region — was accessible to the west for the first time in history. The race was on, as Big Oil and all manner of adventurers, dealmakers, and political operatives traveled to one of the most corrupt and dangerous neighborhoods on earth to embark on a new Great Game with massive geopolitical and strategic implications. (Excerpt from a new book, The Oil and the Glory.)
Come gather round cities – Nov 14
UK’s towns on ‘the road to enlightenment’
Chicago takes a shine to Portland
Wales: How green is my valley?
Post-carbon cities and the future of growth
Oil prices – Nov 14
Oil approaches $100 a barrel. What now?
IEA cuts world oil demand view – higher prices depressing demand
US official calls for steps to cut speculation
Over a barrel with OPEC
Climate – Nov 14
IPCC: The worst can still be avoided
Between a reef and a hard place
UN panel to set new path on climate at meeting
Carbon sequestration and the precautionary principle
World body warns over ocean ‘fertilisation’ to fix climate change
Spain shown perils of climate change
The great Australian walkabout
An inconvenient assessment
Seven years ago, scientists published a pioneering study to help Americans understand the implications change. Here’s why you’ve never heard of it. (Excerpts)
Follow-up to ‘The Big Melt’ challenges assumptions on Co2 targets.
Not content with having written The Single Scariest Thing I Have Ever Read, the recent Big Melt report, David Spratt at Carbon Equity has just produced the second in what will be a series of three reports: Target Practice; where should we aim to prevent dangerous climate change
Energy & nation – Nov 14
Voter anger may free up U.S. energy bills
Indian PM says costly subsidies must be tackled
Long-term damage after Russian oil spill
High oil prices fuel winter heat fears
Bolivia’s diesel crisis
Saudis speak – Nov 14
Saudis happy with $100 oil
Saudi Arabia seeks positive role in climate change
Oil prices too high, Saudi minister says
Saudi says no OPEC production move in Riyadh
Fears about oil supplies groundless: Saudi
An oil nation lifts its lid – just a little
Oil minister: Gulf producers do not control crude prices
