Neocons driving Priuses
The prospect of peak oil has shaken some of the mainstays of the conservative establishment into doing something about America’s energy crises.
Activism
Politics and economics – Nov 10
Industry thinktank: Kyoto to ‘reduce Europe’s growth’ /
Washington is all ears on oil /
Native renewables energy summit scheduled /
Electricity deregulation loses its luster in Pa. /
Valero’s refinery business turns sweet as sour crude pays off
Running on empty at Rimini
How a bid to defuse the coming global peak-oil crisis was recently sidelined at a peak oil conference in Rimini, Italy.
Peak oil at San Francisco’s Green Festival
“The world’s biggest sustainability event,” the marquee outside the Nov. 5-6 Green Festival (GF) announced. Peak Oil and energy descent were among the main topics addressed by the speakers.
Politics and economics – Nov 9
Hillary Clinton calls for greener energy policy /
Energy companies feel the heat on the Hill /
Four questions for Big Oil /
China to promote small cars to save energy /
Military man criticizes oil cartel /
Albania faces severe electricity crisis
Politics and economics – Nov 6
BP boss predicts oil price fall /
West balks at backing revolution as elections loom in oil-rich state /
Oil patch faces rough patch; still, lawmakers may give industry more carrots than sticks /
Firms must plan for energy costs /
Environmentalists slam World Bank’s clean energy ‘failure’ /
Albania imposes power cuts due to drought /
Is UK headed for a winter of discontent? /
High prices for energy hold down job growth /
What is happening to Iraqi oil /
US stripper well oil down in 2004; gas up /
A vulnerable natural-gas supply /
Democracy Now mentions peak oil
Bringing it home: plug the leak of money, jobs
The predicted decline of the oil-based economy is an opportunity to replace TINA (there is no alternative) economies, that enrich global corporations, with LOIS (locally owned import substitution) economies, that create prosperous communities.
The power of stories
Two back-to-back events, a documentary on the origins of Al Qaeda (you did want to know, didn’t you?) and the 16th annual Bioneers conference pose questions of how we choose to embrace stories of fear or stories of healing. Is it a matter of framing or can we just change channels already?
Reenergize America – a Democratic blueprint
A draft of “what we hope to transform into a bold, consistent, easy-to-understand Democratic energy agenda.” Much of it will appeal to anyone concerned about energy policy, Democrat or not.
Politics headlines – Oct 22
Sudan war ends, conflict over oil continues /
Iran ‘has proof’ of British role in bombings /
Reenergize America – a Democratic blueprint for energy /
Daily Kos a hotbed of peak-think /
Despite big profits, oil seeks special help /
Violence, politics muddy Iraq’s oil future /
Chavez and Chirac affirm ‘common vision’ /
Imperial candor on US and oilfields /
The new US ‘oil imperialism’ /
Arctic map vanishes, and oil area expands /
Oil-drilling blues for the coasts
Powering down America: local government’s role in the transition to a post-petroleum world
The most effective responses to our energy predicament will be place-based and community-supported. This wide-ranging report surveys the communities and political leaders preparing for a post-petroleum world.
Revving up the China threat: new stage in US China policy
The Bush Administration has struggled to define its stance on the most critical long-term strategic issue facing the United States: whether to view China as a future military adversary… or to see it as a rival player in the global capitalist system. …after a four-year period in which neither outlook appeared dominant, the pendulum has now swung conspicuously toward the anti-Chinese, prepare-for-war position.
