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Politics and economics headlines – 27 Sept, 2005

December 15, 2020September 26, 2005 by Staff

Bush prepared to tap oil reserve /
Bush urges conservation as retail gas prices rise /
Oil rise sparks concern at IMF /
Politicians fuel consumption by suspending gas taxes /
Oil bubble set to burst? /
Storms cast spotlight on energy’s new reality /
Foes of a proposed gas terminal vow to fight /
Protest stalls energy giant in rural Ireland /
Canada: High oil, high dollar and Dutch disease /
Legislators attack gas gougers /
Energy policies left in ruins; major opinion shift /
Bush’s Operation Offset

What to do in a failing civilization

December 15, 2020September 18, 2005 by David M. Delaney

Can global civilization adapt successfully to degradation of the biosphere and depletion of fossil fuels? I argue that it cannot. …
I conclude that those who seek to preserve civilization should plan for its survival in restricted regions.

Employers should help with petrol price hikes: union

December 15, 2020September 15, 2005 by Staff

A major union is pushing for new travel allowances to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices on its members.

On Why High IQ Fails Us, The Freakonomics of Peak Oil, and Horse Breeding, Manhattan Style.

December 15, 2020September 11, 2005 by Dmitry Podborits

A worthy reply to the Freakonomics criticisms of peak oil.

US politics and economics headlines – September 10

December 15, 2020September 9, 2005 by Staff

Katrina – the real economic danger is natural gas and the port /
Another storm would devastate US energy: analysts /
U.S. machine not well-oiled /
Energy policy: emphasize conservation, alternative fuels /
Shell game at gas stations pays big /
U.S. sued over appliance energy standards /
Oil prices increase plastics recycling market /
Investing in the energy sector after Hurricane Katrina /
Republicans eye expanding U.S. offshore drilling /
Where do gas prices go next?

Politics and economics headlines – 10 September

December 15, 2020September 9, 2005 by Staff

China: Let a hundred reactors bloom /
CNOOC Chief Economist Predicts $90 Oil /
Nicaragua Rations Energy /
Oil release may not cut petrol prices /
UK fuel protesters threaten to mount refinery blockade /
CIBC World Markets predicts $100 oil within years /
Germany`s energy future enters campaign /
Russia and oil: too much money?

US gov’t awareness of peak oil

December 15, 2020September 2, 2005 by Jeff Vail

Does the government have some master Peak Oil plan? I have no idea, but claims that they are ignorant about the problem are simply incorrect.

Sustainable Willits: unanimous vote for economic localization

December 15, 2020August 28, 2005 by Claudia Reed

A statement calling for sustainable local production of necessary goods and services including food was unanimously endorsed by the city council of Willits, California, the most Peak-Oil-aware city in the USA.

Intelligence Brief: French Energy Policy

December 15, 2020August 25, 2005 by Federico Bordonaro

After explaining why the present oil crisis is destined to last, French Prime Minister de Villepin launched a new strategy of national energy independence and technological innovation. The policy has three pillars: 1) massive investment in energy policy, beginning with the oil sector 2) renewable energy (hydroelectricity and bio-fuels, together with nuclear power) 3) energy savings.

$3 Gallon Gasoline? Time to Consider the Alternative: The Garage Filling Station (GFS)

December 15, 2020August 16, 2005 by William L. Seavey

With gasoline nearly $3 gallon, there needs to be a mainstream discussion of the alternatives.

The Rimini Protocol: an oil depletion protocol

December 15, 2020August 16, 2005 by Colin J. Campbell

Dr Colin Campbell’s ASPO Ireland is working on encouraging action on peak oil through the Rimini Protocol. The oil depletion protocol was first proposed at the 2003 Pio Manzu Conference and will be the central theme of the next Pio Manzu Conference, Rimini, Italy on October 28-30 2005.

Why the Corporate Rich Oppose Environmentalism

December 15, 2020August 15, 2005 by Michael Parenti

In 1876, Marx’s collaborator, Frederich Engels, offered a prophetic caveat: “Let us not… flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human conquest over nature. For each such conquest takes its revenge on us.”