Other energy – May 2
Natural gas economy is losing steam /
Hydrogen fuel far from ready for prime time /
Solar surprise: fed support for renewables R&D /
Oil companies won’t fish /
NYT: Ethanol’s promise
Staff
U.S. politics & economics – May 2
As gas prices soar, Democrats ready for political profit /
Congress declares war On Big Oil /
Thomas Friedman: Gas pump geopolitics /
Bush leverage with Russia, Iran, China falls as oil prices rise
Politics & economics – May 2
Anger rises in oil-rich Chad as funds don’t aid the poor /
Bolivia gas now under state control /
Venezuela buys Russian oil to avoid defaulting on deals /
Oil-rich exclave of Cabinda rich in oil – conflict /
High oil prices hit Thailand hard /
Oil-industry graft keeps Iraq unsteady, U.S. says
Voice of America on peak oil
If the “Peak Oil” theorists are right, vast patterns of social behavior may be about to change. [Peak oil writer Tom Whipple is interviewed – audio and transcript onlline]
Peak oil – May 2 (eve.)
German broadcast on peak oil Tuesday May 2 /
The No. 1 energy fund’s wild (but energizing) ride /
Preparing for energy descent – 2 hrs of audio on PO /
Public health and the precautionary principle: the case of peak oil
I wish to briefly discuss and integrate:
1. The Precautionary Principle (PP) in public health
2. Peak oil as a multi-faceted public health threat
3. Why public health has not paid appropriate attention to peak oil. (Seminar at The Ohio State University School of Public Health)
Principles for the post-peak oil job market
When I speak before college audiences about peak oil, I often ask if there are any engineers present. I suggest that they concentrate on jobs that will produce rather than consume energy, particularly energy that is renewable and doesn’t create greenhouse gas emissions.
The new gas war
I have in mind the recent war of words between Europe, led by Tony Blair, and Russia about natural gas. Recent news suggest that this new kind of cold war has now expanded to include the Bush administration on the side of Blair and Iran on the side of Russia.
Population, Resources, and Human Idealism
If we want peace, democracy, and human rights, we must work to create the ecological condition essential for these things to exist: i.e., a stable human population at — or slightly less than — the environment’s long-term carrying capacity.
Peak oil – Apr 30
Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma conference (Apr 27-29 NYC) /
Morning and Afternoon Wrapup /
Thursday morning /
Thursday afternoon /
Ruppert’s speech: ” The State of the Peak Oil Movement at the Cusp of Collapse” /
Addicted to Oil (audio from Intl Oil Summit) /
Fox News discovers Peak Oil
Politics – Apr 29
Chomsky on failed states /
How China is winning the oil race /
Rights take backseat to oil
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 29
Pedal to save the planet /
Wired cheerleading (green issue of Wired) /
Pretty people prefer Priuses
