Oil & gas – Jan 16
Where Is Oil Going Next?
More Evidence That Peak Oil Is A Reality Just Around the Corner
A sticky ending for the tar sands
Energy Policy
The Real New Deal
Post Carbon Institute’s proposal for the Obama Administration’s response to economic, environmental, and energy challenges.
Peak Oil Notes – Jan 15
A mid-week update on peak oil, featuring:
– Prices continute to slip
– OPEC keeps trying
Obama’s plan: clean energy will help drive a recovery
In a bold departure from past U.S. policies, President-elect Obama sees clean energy and “green jobs” as critical components of an economic stimulus strategy.
United States – Jan 15
Dems unveil $825B in spending increases, tax cuts
Advice to Obama: Yes we can, but will we?
Energy nominee Chu: Coal, nuclear an ‘important part’ of power mix
Shaky economy means ‘bye-bye baby’ for some
Oil & gas – Jan 15
Cheap oil not here to stay: Ex-Talisman CEO
Ukrainian Natural Gas Crisis Drags On
Russia Proposes Energy Summit in Moscow to Resolve Gas Dispute
Renewables & efficiency Jan 15
Sustainable Cooking Stoves
Saving the Economy, One Furnace at a Time
The Roots of Energy Efficiency
A Chill Blows Through Wind Power
Deep Thought – Jan 14
Alex Steffen: Where We Are And Where We’re Going
Reality Report: Bill McKibben
The Effect of Natural Gradients on the Net Energy Profits from Corn Ethanol
United States – Jan 14
Kissinger: The Chance for a New World Order
Steven Chu Eases Up on the Gas Price Pedal
Greening the stimulus
Largely about access
Abstract: It is sometimes held that U.S. motivations in Iraq and the Persian Gulf, while indeed “largely about oil” (in the well-publicized words of Alan Greenspan), are not (or at least not much) “about access” to the region’s oil per se. This essay critically examines that claim, arguing that the current U.S. resort to force cannot really be understood without regard to the current precariousness of U.S. energy supplies.
May we offer some suggestions?
Advice to Obama: an actuary’s impractical perspective
Why (and how) we may survive peak oil
From Connecticut: a novel plan for economic stimulus
The six-hour work day solves the problem
Post Carbon Institute proposes “Real New Deal” to Obama administration
Post Carbon Institute today announced the release of “The Real New Deal: Energy Scarcity and the Path to Energy, Economic, and Environmental Recovery,” a proposal to the incoming Obama Administration. The plan calls for responding to the current economic crisis with a massive policy and investment shift towards a fossil fuel-independent economy. The plan has been endorsed by Bill McKibben, Michael Moore, Randy Udall and Lester Brown. The 24-page report is available online.
