US: Which Airline Will Not Survive?
So far, of the five major U.S. airlines that had reported earnings as of yesterday–American Airlines, Delta, Continental, Northwest Airlines and Southwest Airlines, –only Southwest posted a profit.
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State of Hopelessness
An impoverished American middle class will no longer be able to afford theme park vacations and the airlines that used to shuttle them down to Florida will be out-of-business. The new theme in 21st century America will be staying where you are…
Customers feel natural gas squeeze
As demand fuels increase in costs, industry calls for more drilling
Deffeyes on Current Events
My interpretation is that the uptick [in world oil production] is part of the normal up-and-down jitter in the production curve. Worldwide, there have not been major discoveries or innovations that would put a permanent dogleg in the long-term trend.
2005: The Year of Global Oil Production Peak?
By now anyone that listens to the news or reads a paper ought to know what Peak Oil means. The New Zealand Green Party, primed by Jeanette Fitzsimons’ “Picnic for the Planet Speech” intends making it an election issue.
OPEC and Bush 2’s New Economy rhetoric
OPEC no longer controls oil prices. This is not, as neoconservatives predicted, because a ‘liberated’ Iraq has broken ranks and flooded the market with cheap oil.
China’s VP heads to Latin America on trade visit
China’s Vice-President Zeng Qinghong headed for Latin America and the Caribbean on Sunday on a quest to feed the booming Chinese economy’s growing appetite for natural resources and energy.
Climate change: Countdown to global catastrophe
Global warning has already hit the danger point that international attempts to curb it are designed to avoid, according to the world’s top climate watchdog.
The horror of Depleted Uranium is not limited to Iraq – it may well be at our doorsteps.
James Denver argues that the spreading of depleted uranium in Iraq may rank with the worst atrocities of all time.
Post Carbon Institute to Participate in Bangalore Peak Oil Conference
Post Carbon Institute is assisting Project Agastya and other Bangalore organizations to organize a one-day conference examining the implications of peak oil for India on January 28, 2005.
Bolivian fuel protests escalate
Tens of thousands of Bolivians have rallied in Santa Cruz – the country’s economic capital – to protest against cuts in fuel subsidies. Organisers pledged that the protests, the culmination of days of unrest over fuel prices, would remain peaceful.
Timetable set for gas terminal bid
CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could make a final decision as early as July on BHP-Billiton’s controversial $US4 billion ($5.3 billion) gas terminal proposal.
