Environment – Mar 21
Elizabeth Kolbert: Chilling (global warming and irresponsibility) /
Rewriting the science (NASA’s Hansen and censorship) /
Chilling proof that glacier meltdown is getting faster /
Changing climate threatening development
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Peak Oil – Mar 20
Review: CNN: “We Were Warned: Tomorrow’s Oil Crisis” / The End Of Civilization? / Malaysian Leader: Era of Cheap Oil Is Over / Energy conservation moving up Pentagon’s agenda / Cantarell Peaks – Peak Oil is Now Official / Opec warns of Russian oil export slowdown / Aerotropolis: Peak Oil report crucial before planning approval
Other energy – Mar 20
Scientists find big Afghan oil resources /
Mexico’s Lopez, Fox clash on energy policy ahead of elections /
Analysts skeptical of claims of a large Mexican oil find /
Nuclear reactors found to be leaking radioactive water /
David Suzuki: Nuclear power an expensive red herring /
Computer servers’ energy efficiency becoming issue /
New renewables to invest $1,380 billion over 20 years
Environment – Mar 20
Climate science 2005: major new discoveries /
Louisiana faces an exodus from the coast /
Carbon dioxide hydrates could secure sub-sea sequestration /
The false promise of ‘clean coal’ /
Warmer oceans blamed for intense hurricanes /
Storm intensity tied to warming of sea surfaces /
Water forum warns of shortages
Politics & economics – Mar 20
“American Theocracy” by Kevin Phillips: clear and present dangers /
GM: 2005 loss to be $2 billion higher /
India thanks with oil pledge for uranium /
Dubai construction craze (photos)
Can peak oil make you rich? Does it matter?
The peak oil investor who succeeds at making money, while failing to grasp the gravity of our situation, may find that his or her new fortune means nothing to a community that has been forced by circumstances to move quickly beyond a world governed by Wall Street wizards and international finance.
Does peak oil investing matter? (reply)
Invest now in goods which will decrease energy dependency but also invest in an unwritten future through a diversity of assets which will maintain purchasing power. If anything is certain, it is that money will still exist on the other side of Hubbert’s Peak and the various goods and services that it can purchase.
Biofuels won’t power world alone
In Scott Yates’ article of March 3 titled “Mr. Woolsey: ‘We can replace half the country’s gasoline’ ” Mr. Woolsey professes that one way to wean ourselves off of Middle Eastern oil is by growing biofuels and increasing fuel economy standards. He thinks this will “…keep its (America’s) energy future simple.”
Leaked plan: G8 Seeks to Promote “Trillions” of Dollars of Investment in Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy
In a dramatic turn-around from last year’s meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, G8 leaders have set their sights
on expanding access to fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Last year, G8 leaders focused on mitigating the
impacts of climate change and canceling debt.
Politics & economics – Mar 18
US$: Forget Iran, the problem’s at home /
Kuwaiti oil plan stirs nationalist fervor /
In Venezuela, oil sows emancipation /
China ‘ready’ for energy co-operation with US
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 18
Car sharing is the new consumer model /
Community farming in LA: neoliberalism at the garden gate /
Food miles don’t go the distance /
Auto design challenge: 250 MPG equals $25 million from the X Foundation /
In search of ethical gladrags (“slow clothes” movement)
“We were warned: tomorrow’s oil crisis” airs this weekend on CNN
Scheduled for Saturday, March 18 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. Frank Sesno explores a frightening energy scenario. The events depicted are hypothetical, but oil experts believe the scenario is entirely plausible. His interviews with energy experts reveal that we are nearing the point at which the world will consume more oil than can be pumped.
