My green creds are greener than yours!
So, here’s a little “mole” for anyone who condescends based on one’s hue of green. The contributions of all of us are needed to stabilize patient Earth’s life-support systems.
Leigh Glenn
Climate – Apr 27
Industry caught in carbon ‘smokescreen’ (investigation of carbon credits)
’08 hopefuls tout climate-change plans
Climate change bites (health blowback)
Wolfowitz deputy under fire over climate
Swedes would lower living standard to help climate
Oil industry – Apr 27
Video interview with Shell Oil president
ExxonMobil doubles lobby expenditures
Daniel Yergin on energy’s challenges
Energy Bulletin taking a break
Energy Bulletin won’t be posting much for the next few days. Back on Thursday.
House hearing puts the heat on climate stagnators
The highest level investigation of global warming in the history of the U.S. Congress began Wednesday morning when Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the brand-spanking new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, banged down the gavel. [Excerpts]
Peak oil – Apr 25
Wood Mackenzie sees non-OPEC oil output peaking by 2015
Five geopolitical feedback-loops in peak oil
Gazprom’s uncertainty of supply due to underinvestment (mention of peak)
Arctic dreams
As for as the relationship between the Arctic and peak oil: significant oil production from undeveloped Arctic resources of uncertain size is many years away.
Al Bartlett’s resources depletion protocol for a sustainable Australia
Professor Bartlett’s analysis of Australian energy futures should be truly shocking to governments and economists, and in fact anyone who likes growth. It demonstrates that there is no way to grow infinitely into the future.
Ali Samsam Bakhtiari and peak oil
Dr. Ali Samsam Bakhtiari is a retired “senior energy expert,” formerly employed by the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) of Tehran, Iran. During his long career, Bakhtiari held a number of important positions of immense trust and responsibility. I want to bring his important work to the attention of readers.
Hot politics
Frontline documentary that examines the politics behind the U.S. government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. Viewable online.
ODAC News – Apr 25
1a/ UK economy ‘skating on thin ice’ (BBC News, Mon 23 Apr)
1b/ UK economy is ‘skating on thin ice’, says report (The Independent, Mon 23 Apr)
2a/ Russia’s Energy Sector Requires Investment of $542 Bln by 2020 (FC Novosti, Mon 23 Apr)
2b/ LUKoil Ready to Begin Qurna Project in Iraq(FC Novosti, Wed 25 Apr)
Peak oil crisis: By order of the governor
We are really going to have to hurt badly before a consensus will form around decisive action that will upset the status quo.
