United States – Apr 29
US air force calls for mission to combat climate change
Rep. Markey lays blame for high oil prices
Bakken oil a one-time harvest
Staff
Geopolitics – Apr 29
Klare: U.S. and China are over a barrel
Russia has no plans to cap carbon emissions
U.S. will rely on Iraq for a while
Food & agriculture – Apr 29
Ban Ki-Moon to chair UN task force on food crisis – hunger threatens ‘more than 100 million’
Recession Diet just one way to tighten belt
The future of dirt
Peak oil at Bush press conference
President Bush addressed peak oil in a roundabout way at a press conference today. Several quotes indicate that he understands the current state of world oil. The answers? Explore more, drill more, buy new cars that can use electricity, grow more biofuels, add more refineries and hope for cellulosic ethanol.
ODAC Newsletter – Apr 24
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Housing & transportation – Apr 28
Gas prices box in an Alabama community
Housing bubble popped by spike in fuel costs
Mow is less (lawns)
Deep thought – Apr 28
Can we give up cars, as the Japanese once gave up guns?
Daniel Quinn interview
Strike at UK’s Grangemouth refinery
Refinery strike has oil near $120
The art of falling apart
Jerome a Paris: Anglo Disease in action?
Failure of a complex tightly coupled system
Peak Oil Review –April 28th, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Nigeria
– Grangemouth
– Natural Gas Prices
– Energy Briefs
Peak oil – Apr 28
Opec warns oil could reach $200
NY Times: Even amid high oil prices, troubling signs in production
Heinberg: It’s happening (+ coal + when technology fails)
Ben Bova: What has changed since last gas crisis?
Prices & supplies – Apr 28
Oil may hit $200 as refiners buy costlier crude, Verleger says
Brazil oil trapped in 500-degree heat, metal-crushing pressure
Geopolitics – Apr 28
New arms race – centered around energy & resources
James Woolsey, hybrid hawk
