Environment Headlines – 3 October, 2005

Secret report reveals catalogue of blunders at Sellafield / Today’s “Mega-cities” are Overcrowded and Environmentally Stressed / Study: Sun’s Changes to Blame for Part of Global Warming / Melting Planet / Drastic Climate Change Affects Germany

Solutions and Sustainability Headlines – 3 October, 2005

Things to come: part I / Willits Economic Localization website / Why isn’t energy conservation a higher priority? / EU Parliament calls for renewables targets to be set at 20% / Doing the Hybrid Math / Chard on the Green? S.F. in a post-oil future / Green Glass – Window Treatments Help Clear the Air

Dr Doom?

Adam Fenderson meets the man who predicts the end of life as we know it, and comes away feeling strangely optimistic. Also: a conference devoted to Peak Oil, where the mood was positive, and offered a sense of opportunity.

Other Energy Headlines – 2 October, 2005

Pemex expects to cancel oil exports / Saudi Aramco to double its oil rig fleet / Norwegian oil production continues to fall / Ethanol Starting to Trade Like a World Commodity / UK Reactors up for sale? (4) / Designs of offshore platforms at issue / Oil sands worth $1.4-trillion, study finds

Peak Oil Headines – 2 October, 2005

Heinberg and Staniford / The Peak Oil Crisis: Congressman Bartlett’s Conference / Triple J Radio Australia covers peak oil / Jack Zagar on Saudi oil production and peak / A Nice Counterexample [of Hubbert Linearization] / Organizing Ecological Revolution / Zimbabwe’s economic crisis drives it back into steam age / The Five Minute Guide: Oil

Politics and Economics Headlines – 2 October, 2005

Indonesia clashes over fuel hike / Milk price increase just the beginning, ACA warns / India looks east for gas / American Airlines Cancels Flights on Fuel Costs / Essential oil / Time for a tax shift / High time for an energy fix / We can do this the nice way … or the nasty way / The Nation (2) / Even before storms’ impact, winter, N. Texans see bills jump / Alaskans want bigger piece of oil boom / Son of Fallen Activist on U.S. “Price of Oil” Tour / Iran takes over Pipelineistan