Peak Oil – Nov 15

PFC Energy: Global energy markets – worse than you may think / New Zealand conference 28-30 Nov / Denver Post on ASPO-USA conference / Mediocrity and peak oil / GPM interviews US Rep.Boehlert / The prince and the planet / Forget about bird flu – oil supply failure far more dangerous / Why the election cycle is our worst enemy / PO group in Grass Valley, Nevada

Other energy – Nov 14

UK DTI Minister backs nuclear new-build / Middle East takes advantage of refining slack / Clean energy opportunities from UK climate change Bill / Investment in deepwater projects soars / Improved economics of biodiesel? / Next fuel source could be designer organisms / ‘Oil firms oppose biofuel made from rye’ / Olympic Dam shows hot rocks potential

Environment – Nov 14

Water vapour builds the heat in Europe / Fish numbers plummet in warming Pacific / We need to stop eating seafood: Sylvia Earle / US decking and the clearing of the Amazon rainforest / Overpopulation: Partying as the iceberg looms

Peak oil – Nov 13

Detailed report on ASPO-USA Denver conference (Fri) /
Whipple on PO /
Heinberg at Sebastopol town hall meeting /
Interview with Alan Falleri, Willits city planner /
Rep. Bartlett says country is addicted to oil /
Kuwait’s Burgan oil field, world’s 2nd largest, is `exhausted’

Environment – Nov 13

UK ‘losing authority’ on global warming as emissions rise /
Water vapor feedback is rapidly warming Europe /
Global warming moved plants northward /
Japan backs climate pacts, struggles to meet targets /
Washington state climate conference – getting beyond inertia