Energy industry – Dec 16
Brazil: Petrobras euphoria fades with oil price
Greenwashing a tar sands sacrifice zone
UK faces energy blackouts without investment in nuclear and clean coal
Coal
Coal – Dec 15
Washington DC coal protest planned in March
Rachel Maddow takes on ‘clean coal’ and its carolers
Coal saga burns into 2009
League of Conservation Voters’ Karpinski says ‘clean coal’ claims by industry untrue
Michigan must pull the plug on coal
ODAC Newsletter – Dec 12
A weekly round-up from a UK perspective
Peak oil – Dec 11
Chris Nelder talks peak oil at the UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Dept.
End of oil could worsen warming, study finds
Oil and OPEC: Can the Cartel Possibly Cut Production Enough?
Peak oil and energy – Dec 6
IEA WEO 2008 – Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) to the rescue?
IEA WEO 2008: Long term prospects for coal production
Interview of Richard Heinberg by Dr. Helen Caldicott
Aleklett on Mercedes – Chrysler and peak oil
Peak oil still relevant? More than ever.
United States – Dec 3
The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local
James L. Jones’ energy views worry some environmentalists
Youth Embarrassed By U.S. Delegation at Climate Conference
ODAC Newsletter – Nov 27
A weekly digest from a UK perspective.
Energy policy – Nov 26
CBC finds secret advice to politicians: oilsands emissions hard to scrub
Global oil price collapse
World on cusp of clean tech revolution: Merrill Lynch
Financial crisis? That’s nothing
The IEA WEO 2008: Will coal usage be phased out?
Calls to pump up China’s oil stockpile
Energy industry – Nov 25
Alaska’s Key to Oil Production – It’s a Gas…
UK: Coal’s return raises pollution threat
Oil giants talk tax to kill environment
United Kingdom & Europe- Nov 24
Green-basher Boris relaunches himself as an eco-warrior
King coal wins battle of Smalley
Power in the desert: solar towers will harness sunshine of southern Spain
Report says pandemic will threaten coal, power supplies
Investigation of coal supplies for Pandemic Planning reveal most utility companies only keep 30 days of coal on hand and are completely dependant on just-in-time supply chain to mine and ship the coal. An interruption such as a pandemic, train wreck or difficulty mining could turn off electricity in the US.
ODAC Newsletter – Nov 21
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
