United States – July 7
America’s middle-class collapse
Carolyn Baker: I think I saw Tom Paine on the 4th of July
Storm over Cape Cod (wind farm fight)
Staff
Geopolitics – July 7
Book review: How British colonialists tried to run the Middle East
John Bellamy Foster: Peak oil and energy imperialism
Crude oil falls after Iran signals confidence in nuclear talks
Zakaria: Oil prices make it hard for U.S. to pressure Iran
Solutions & sustainability – July 7
A how-to book for everything from water filters to fly traps
8 principles for successful rainwater harvesting
Feasta seminar talks online
A walk around Totnes with permaculturalist Patrick Whitefield
Les mycorhizes: La nouvelle révolution verte
Canadian clean energy training portal launches
Peak oil & prices – July 7
Shell’s future scenarios – Staring into energy’s black hole
Allianz predicts oil price of $200 a barrel in next 2 years
School’s out: let the summer begin (latest Simmons talk)
Announcing a peak oil media guide
A new online document addresses the important questions that regularly come up about peak oil. We encourage those who engage with the media to distribute the guide. Input from knowledgeable experts is welcome.
Peak Oil Review – July 7th, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– The World Petroleum Conference
– The IEA’s Medium-Term Market Report
– Energy Briefs
Biofuels – July 7
Time to put the brakes on biofuels
Oxfam report: Biofuel policies deepening poverty and accelerating climate change
Secret report: Biofuels upped food price
Transport – July 5
A dream of Russian dandelions (as prices of bike tires jump)
Some in US choke on $100 for a tank of gas
Fuel prices boost cause of S. Asia’s maligned rickshaw
Pedicabs come to downtown Asheville, NC
Effects – July 5
World must brace for oil beyond $150
As gas prices soar, elderly face cuts in aid
Korea: High crude costs make industries mull surrender (petrochemical, travel, auto)
Three types of doomers and fantasy collapse
The payoffs and foibles of viewing the world through a “Doomer” perspective.
Peak net? Well, kinda, sorta …
As Web traffic grows, crashes take bigger toll
Waiting for the internet meltdown
United States – July 6
NYT: American energy policy, asleep at the spigot
America’s love affair fades as the car becomes burden of suburbia
US oil firms seek drilling access, but exports soar
