U.S. energy policy – Oct 3
Energy vacation (Bush energy bill)
Gas pump politics
California: barrels of $ fuel oil tax fight
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Hedge funds and financial collapse – Oct 3
Amaranth Advisors lose billions on gas futures
The Wizards of Money: House lever-edge at the derivatives casino
Henry C.K. Liu on hedge funds showdown with banks
Jeff Vial: Financial wizardry & collapse
Maurice Strong: Bring it down on purpose
Thirsty Giant: India’s growing water crisis (NYT special)
In Teeming India, Water Crisis Means Dry Pipes and Foul Sludge
India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up
Often Parched, India Struggles to Tap the Monsoon
Peak Oil – Oct 2
Peak oil is, like, so over. Not!
Kuwaiti wonders on oil production
Al Gore on peak oil
Simmons on Financial Sense Online
Geopolitics – Oct 2
Oil and Politics in Iran, Iraq and Russia
Mexican president must ride oil’s fortunes
Odell warns of Russian purchase into Shell, BP
The population bomb is ticking again
Scenarios are dire, but solutions may be surprisingly easy.
A hard place
Sooner or later America will lose its ability to influence the people and events in the Middle East, and at the same time we will probably lose access to the oil of the region.
Energy Industry – Oct 2
Iran MP says Japan oil deal ‘to be cancelled’
Nigerian Militants kill troops on Shell convoy
Indonesia warns Japan LNG exports to halve by 2010
Norways Statoil hunts for big oil sands deal
Dow suing Nova over ethane feedstock supplies
Aviation – Oct 2
New aircraft fuel could be pie in the sky
Boeing Says Biofuels Show Some Promise
Why We Need An X Prize for Eco-Friendly Air Travel
Climate – Oct 2
‘One degree and we’re done for’
Blasting A/C in the Arctic
Ecological upheaval on the edge of the ice
Cost of saving the planet: a year’s growth
Accounting for climate change in Northern forests
Solutions and sustainability – Oct 2
Dialogue tools and processes for social change
Wind turbines and solar panels in UK DIY stores
Green is the colour of spin
Peak Oil Video Conferencing challenges Airline emissions
Iranian Science Teachers May Be Enriching Students
Ethanol from Brazil and the USA
Brazilian success with its ethanol from sugar cane has been cited as an example of how the USA could get free from its oil imports by substituting ethanol for gasoline. But comparing USA ethanol from corn with Brazilian ethanol from sugar cane is like comparing mangoes and apples.
