Green shoots or rotten tomatoes: what are we “recovering” anyway?
World Bank: Whoops!
Economic Recovery: Are Happy Days Here Again?
Toward a New Sustainable Economy
Consumption & Demand
Peak oil notes – Jun 25
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Iraq
Peak oil, prices & supplies – June 23
James D. Hamilton: “Causes and consequences of the oil shock of 2007-08”
The Net Hubbert Curve: What does it mean?
Global oil and gas E&P spending seen down 15 pct
Former Puerto Rico energy advisor: Peak oil – coming soon but when?
Tertzakian: Demand: The other side of the oil coin
Iraq – June 23
Iraq: The final countdown
Kurdistan brands Iraq oil contracts ‘unconstitutional’
7 Blasts Around Baghdad Kill at Least 24
Rush for ‘easiest oil in the world’
Energy solutions – June 23
European Farmers Turn to Biogas Plants
Europe Mulls Huge Solar Project
Water for energy: The bad bet for biofuels
Peak oil news – June 22
A weekly review including:
– Production and Prices
– Iraq
– Natural Gas
– Briefs
Peak oil and supplies – June 22
Despite Relatively Low Demand, Oil Prices Spike (text and audio)
Greens told no alternative to fossil fuels
Study Shows Expense of Finding Oil, Nat. Gas Soared in 2008
ODAC Newsletter – June 19
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Peak oil, prices & supplies – June 19
Institute for Defense Analyses: Review and Analysis of the Peak Oil Debate
Aleklett talk in Adelaide(podcast and slides)
“The Global Crisis Is Really About a 140-dollar Barrel of Oil”*(Rubin interview)
Oil Age still has some time to run
Energy Journal Roundup: June 2009
IDA study on Peak Oil debate (August 2008) (review)
The study’s executive summary ends with these two sentences: “We conclude from these reviews that the most alarmist of the peak-oil claims are likely false. Still, we see some convincing reasons to think that global oil production could peak within 20 years, with demand outstripping production indefinitely.”
Natural gas – June 18
Russian move raises supply crunch fears
Reject Russia’s Energy ‘Blackmail’, Vaclav Havel Urges Europe
EU executive demands new powers in gas crises
“Architecture 2030” plan to revive economy
Message to Washington: You’re not getting it – we’re still out of work. WInd farms and energy efficient public buildings are important, but what about the housing industry? The recession started with the housing industry — and can end if we bring back construction — so lets focus on the real problem. That’s the heart of the message to Congress and the Obama administration from a group of architects and builders who are promoting a plan to end the recession by revitalizing America’s
