US expert calls for 'peak oil' study
The federal government must immediately and rigorously assess the looming impact of peak oil, former White House consultant Roger Bezdek says.
ASPO Australia
Global efforts to substitute for oil: Learning by doing ourselves in
Contemporary peak oil discourse overlooks the “own demand” of substitution. It takes a lot of oil to substitute for oil.
Peak oil – June 26
Gail the Actuary: Peak oil made simple
Nejistý plamen: Peak oil book in Czech
ODAC News
KnowledgeNews: Running out of oil?
Energy sources – June 26
Tapis, world’s most expensive oil, may keep gains against Brent
First coal-to-oil mass converter to start operation in China
South Korea finds gas hydrate offshore
Shell shelves oil-shale
Argentina maintains NG supply cuts to industry
GAO on nuclear wastes
Biofuels – June 26
Slate: The great corn con: the Senate’s preposterous new ethanol bill
Tapping green alternatives in Oman
Beware the spectre in the fireplace
Ethanolics Anonymous
Economics – June 26
Jerome a Paris: The Anglo disease
The middle classes discover they’ve been duped by the super-rich
Tidal wave of debt engulfing the young
Kunstler: Peak suburbia
Oil producers – June 26
US firms reject Venezuelan deal
Oil rises, Canada’s take doesn’t
US demand for Canadian oil seen doubling in 8 yrs
Climate – June 26
Tim Flannery: 10 climate change predictions that have come true
Armies must ready for global warming: UK
U.S. efforts to address global warming
Oil industry – June 25
Shell head: Concentrate on energy efficiency
Exxon’s Tillerson prefers a carbon tax
Oil prices may surge as non-OPEC production peaks, BIS says
Mexico: Calderon to raise taxes to replace lost oil revenue
The ripple effect of refinery fires
United States – June 25
The Oil Drum challenge: What you can do now to change federal energy policy
Democrats move focus from drilling to conservation in new energy bill
New study: Americans skeptical about cap-and-trade
Food & agriculture – June 25
EU rules threaten Transylvanian shepherds
Milk moves from bottles to the bag
San Francisco says no to bottled water
Ag policy as if people mattered
Water – June 25
Hubs of economy face rain shortfall in Australia
California facing the ‘perfect drought’
Desalination no answer to water crisis: WWF
