Politics and economics – Nov 11

Soaring energy costs have Md. aluminum plant on the brink /
China: A miracle and a menace /
Oil and grilling don’t mix in Washington /
House shelves Alaska drilling in budget fight /
The coal war: fighting back in Texas /
‘Streamlining’ King Coal’s beheading of Appalachia /
Uzbekistan ‘facing oil crisis’ /
Recycling the petrodollars

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

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

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