Global energy policy – July 13

Energy security yes, but climate security too / G8 Call for more oil output won’t help poor: report / McKillop: Towards the international energy transition plan / The mother of all battles: for oil / In energy, we’re all connected / Energy should not be political tool – Chirac / BBC poll:
‘global fear’ over energy plans

National energy policies – July 13

A watershed on energy? (UK energy report) / China called to rein in growing use of electricity / Jane Bryant: what we need is policy / Alliance: Car feebate could replace CAFE increase / Turkey as an energy terminal state / American Conservative Magazine cover story on “American Petrocracy”

Politics & economics – July 13

Consumers face challenges in handling debt /
UK: Surge in oil imports sees trade gap widen / Major global economic shock could rock UK banks, BoE warns / Addicted to Oil (video) / Senate approves expanded drilling in Gulf of Mexico / US: Oil costs continue effect on trade deficit, overseas sales / Guide to Russia’s key energy clients

Clinton: not briefed on peak oil

“To the best of my knowledge I never had a security briefing which said what some of these very serious but conservative petroleum geologists say, which is that they think that either now or before the decade is out that we’ll reach peak oil production globally … This needs much more serious debate. It’s almost not discussed at all in the mainstream media.” [Clinton also comments on climate change and how to present the issues.]

Climate – July 12

Runaway tipping points of no return /
Vast chunk of rock threatens to fall from Mt Eiger /
Global Warming on Discovery Channel /
Global Warming May Shrink Vineyards /
Climate report sees a thirsty future for California /
US Supreme Court finally to ponder climate change

Nuclear – July 11

Splitting the Atom /
G8: Nuclear = prosperity and climate change solution /
Oxford Research: Nuclear no energy security solution /
UK: Go-ahead for £12bn atomic revival /
UK: Sweetening nuclear pill with green power /
Minister: Renewables alone cannot fill energy gap /
Advisers: Neither can nuclear /
Monbiot: Nuclear safer, but still bad /
U.S. to Negotiate Russian Storage of Atomic Waste /
Nuclear Waste Looms As Challenge in Asia

Peak Oil – July 11

Real Oil Crisis (online video) /
Bakhtiari: oil industry hits peak production /
‘Mission Accomplished’ – High oil prices are here to stay /
Trouble South of the border: Mexico’s oil production /
Opec: ‘We do not subscribe to the peak-oil theory’