Oil producers – May 25
Beating the oil curse: Mexico could learn from Brazil
U.S. slashes forecast for Mexican oil output
Iraq oil law in limbo
Kucinich on the Iraq oil law: It’s all about oil
China and USA in new Cold War over Africa’s oil riches
Staff
Gas prices – May 25
Petrol to hit £1 a litre within week in UK
Poll: Gas costs hurt, but many adjust
TOD readers on oil companies & gas prices
Wis. gas station shuts pumps over prices
House passes gas profiteering bill, but misses target
Oil exec calls on Americans to cut demand
LA Times: Don’t blame oil companies, blame us
MarketWatch: There’s more to it
Climate change despair and empowerment
“People are much more knowledgeable and ready to get involved. People are saying we are not here to discuss, we are here to take action.” (Interview with Australian climate change and rainforest protection activist Ruth Rosenhek.)
Energy need – May 25
Ending India’s energy drought
Iran’s decision to raise gas prices exposes economic vulnerability
Zimbabwe: Back to the dark ages
Australia: NG rises as generators run dry
Climate policy – May 25
US rejects all proposals on climate change
Japan calls for 50% reduction in emissions by 2050
Merkel plays down G8 climate deal hopes
Federal government slow to act on climate, so US states do
Canadian report says cities, towns can fight climate change better than feds
UK energy policy & nuclear – May 24
Government pushes forward nuclear plans
The government’s carbon Greenplan
Britain ‘will run out of power’ unless it takes nuclear option
Tony Juniper: Nuclear disempowerment
Blair: How to stop the lights going out in a dangerous world
What’s the meltdown price for uranium?
Transport – May 24
How to shift our transport paradigm: Learning from Grenoble
Tourism execs encounter guilt trip on green issues
Railroads bask in Buffett favor
Food & agriculture – May 24
Barbara Kingsolver: Eating locally and debunking the red-blue divide
Kingolver talk (video)
How green is your garden? Not as much as you might think.
Solutions & sustainability – May 24
Richard Douthwaite on complementary money systems
Julian Darley on economics, the money system and capitalism
No efficiency without controls
McKinsey report: Invest in existing technologies to lower energy demand growth
HopeDance special on “LOCAL”
Heinberg: Talking ourselves to extinction
New transcripts and translations on GPM
Energy & US candidates – May 24
Policy directors for top White House contenders discuss climate change, energy policy
The Clinton-Obama energy plan
Richardson vows to make energy central priority of campaign
Oil companies – May 24
Big Oil money doesn’t go over well at Stanford
Shell considers halting U.S. refinery plans
BP scraps green energy plan
Unhappy motoring
Dangerously low inventories make spot shortages and sudden, large price increases real possibilities. As they gas up their cars, Americans gripe about the costs and look for scapegoats… the days of happy motoring are gone.
