Climate – Oct 29
‘Stronger’ climate change bill for UK
Climate change cannot be bargained with
Now with 50 percent less truth
Canadians want action, vision, leadership on climate change
Staff
United States – Oct 29
Last days of the petrodollar
Record oil prices and Washington’s desire for energy independence
Are oil prices at their highest?
Oil industry – Oct 29
“Golden age” of oil refining margins to end
Why BP is cutting back in Aberdeen as oil prices soar
China to build oil refinery in Costa Rica
New Zealand’s oil rush
Peak oil – Oct 29
‘Oil production has peaked’ according to al-Huseini (former head of exploration and production at Saudi Aramco)
China to reach peak oil production as early as 2015 says leading scholar in Beijing
“Requiem for Fossil Fuels” performed in NYC
Kunstler: Assumptions
Downloadable peak oil presentation
Kenneth Deffeyes on feedback loops
ODAC news
Is Willits a post-peak oil paradise?
Willits has become a focal point for the peak oil movement because it is now on the leading edge of relocalization efforts. Some readers who are thinking about where they should live in the coming energy decline may be looking at Willits (and perhaps other places that are taking peak oil preparations seriously).
Peak oil – Oct 28
Complete notes on ASPO-USA conference
On the other side of the mountain (=PO)
It’s not ‘oil’, it’s ‘liquids’
Australia: the place to be
Water wars and drought – Oct 28
Great Lakes key front in water wars
Many states facing water shortages
Drought could harm fire prevention in NC
Hay shortage takes toll on horses
Drought fears on the rise in Massachusetts
Will a thirsty Atlanta try to drink our (South Carolina’s) water?
Ripple effects – Oct 28
High oil prices hit Chinese petrol stations
Oil price ‘grounds’ N Korea air fleet
Airlines struggle to keep pace with soaring fuel costs
Zimbabwe faces energy crisis
Ill-conceived energy strategies for developing countries
Mideast views – Oct 28
Opec to study basket of currencies for oil pricing
Why Kuwait wants to shift to heavy oil
Gulf countries eye alternative energy
China’s role in the oil price rise
Climate – Oct 28
Cement industry at center of climate debate
Fantasy stories: Cap-and-trade
Climate controversy heats up Australian election
Climate change’s uncertainty principle
Food & agriculture – Oct 28
MIT: Human-generated ozone will damage crops
Chuck Walters of Acres USA: an organic hero
Call to use leftovers and cut food waste
Myths that waste energy in the kitchen
Energy industry – Oct 28
Russia turning Big Oil into employees
China coal boom attracts US investors, business
Arctic oil, gas offer challenge, potential
