Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Staff Citizen groups urge U.S. Congress to address PO / The new energy mercantilism / Residents bracing for an oil crisis / Roscoe Bartlett leads Republican faction in US Congress / Henry Groppe discusses peak oil, share price / ‘Dangerous’ Matt Simmons’ terrifying world of peak politics
Amazon Indians protest oil contamination left by Texaco / Saving the planet by flicking a switch / Old ways of life are fading as Arctic thaws / S.Africa opposed to watered down Kyoto / Oil drills getting closer than ever to the Arctic Refuge (2)
The most effective responses to our energy predicament will be place-based and community-supported. This wide-ranging report surveys the communities and political leaders preparing for a post-petroleum world.
Gripping update on the invaluable Megaprojects listing by the Petroleum Review: “…The world has now reached the point where the volumes lost to depletion are much larger than the levels of likely new demand. This means total increments required (new demand plus depletion) are running at around 7%/y, while the largest supply increments in 2006 and 2007 are contributing 3.6% and 3.5%”.(pdf)
Bioneers Gathers the Eco-Tribe / Ecotopia at 30 / Drive 55, save gas — get flipped off
UK Business fears return of the three-day week / Drug use on rigs driving oil prices up / Natural gas prices take toll on U.S. agriculture (2) / Automakers show signs of schizophrenia / Morgan Stanley on Southeast Asian energy challenges / Pacific Rim energy conference / Oil cash stockpile fuels fears of 70s-style recession
Energy, ethanol and greenhouse / Brazil’s gas consumption to triple by 2010 / Nothing green about Blair’s nuclear dream / Wood stoves back in vogue ahead of costly winter / Benefits of coal touted at Montana energy conference / India’s fast breeder nuclear reactor is 20 years old / A 30 000 MW Wind Farm in Canada?
Global warming, in capsule form / China Crisis: threat to the global environment / Environmental studies waived in push for new oil, gas drilling / Ocean warming threatens Antarctic wildlife
Expedition drills deep in study of climate issues / ‘Climate change is pissing off the bears’ / The price of cheap beef: disease, deforestation, slavery and murder / Climate Model Sees Extreme Future / EU Says It Will Not Weaken Drive for Action on Climate Change / Climate change means big changes in Puget Sound / ‘Environmental Conscience’ Urges Canadians to Tread Softly
City Dwellers Bringing New Spirit of Enterprise to Countryside / The latest investor in green energy – the CIA / Conservation Agriculture and Global Warming in Africa / As energy prices soar, a city finds ways to cut the cost / Gridlock Britain ‘chokes economyThe Organic Experimental Engine (O.X.E.N)
Australia capable of building ‘energy freeway’ to China / China may Emerge as World Top Wind Power / PR co. interviews Ford’s director of sustainable business strategies / TOD’s Staniford listens to Montana’s Gov. Schweitzer / Montana Energy Conference / Canada – a fuels paradise / Californians get vote on energy policy / US Gas Bill will raise profits not lower prices / Remembering 18.9-cent gas / Is America’s Oil Age Already Waning?
Ford Exec: Oil Production is Peaking / Denver Conference ‘Beyond Oil: Intelligent Responses to Peak Oil Impacts’ / The World at $100 A Barrel / We have to look beyond oil for energy security / Why I Don’t Believe in “Peak Oil” / Rep. Bartlett’s in US Congress
