Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Arthur Scargill: Coal isn’t the climate enemy, Mr Monbiot. It’s the solution
Monbiot: Old King Coal is a brave old soul, but he is talking utter nonsense
Expert: Replace old inefficient coal power plants
What future for coal in South Africa?
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Changing Lanes(McCain and energy policy
Candidates’ energy plans analyzed (audio)
The true meaning of energy independence (video)
Paris for President?
Great leadership in the face of a cynical power structure
Although it is not yet palpable or palatable, it is logical and an empirical fact that rising energy prices equally threaten the health sciences. The vast majority of health professionals with whom this author has spoken classify high energy costs as troublesome but temporary, as well as outside the boundary of the health professions. A review of the literature shows virtually no research has been conducted on energy strategy and the health sciences – or the role of petroleum-based products – for three decades.
Dirty tactics to defend a dirty industry
The stakes could not be higher. Everything hinges on stopping coal
Coal’s future is safe – but what about the climate?
Green groups drop opposition to Texas coal plant
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Iran
– Nigeria
– China
– In the Congress
– Energy Briefs
Recent reports on global coal reserves, surveyed in previous chapters, generally point to the likelihood of supply limits appearing relatively soon—within the next two decades (a contrary view is represented solely by the BGR report [“Lignite and Hard Coal: Energy Suppliers for World Needs until the Year 2100 – An Outlook,” 2007]).
These two trends are surely destined to interact, and the uncertain result will shape climate and energy policy in the years to come.
It is entirely possible — some would say likely — that the United States, China, the EU, India, et. al. will lack the spirit of cooperation and political will necessary to reduce CO2 emissions to combat global warming.
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
China: Panda or Dragon?
China: Melting glacier leaves world’s worst polluter with no room for doubt
Energy in China: ‘We call it the Three Gorges of the sky. The dam there taps water, we tap wind’
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– India’s Economy
– China after the Olympics
– TNK-BP
– Energy Briefs
Senate hearing to consider resolution to issue subpoena to the administrator of US EPA (video)EPTV Executive news roundtable – corporate energy efficiency(video)
Obama’s energy strategy not much different from McCain’s (video)
