Energy industry – Nov 18
At Exxon, Making the Case for Oil
NYT suckered by ExxonMobil in puff piece titled ‘Green is for Sissies’
Somali pirates seize tanker carrying oil worth $100m
Energy Policy
Prices & supplies – Nov 18
Dash for oil highlights fears of Italy’s regions
Interior Dept sets rules for oil shale program
Oil Shale Pushed as Domestic Oil Source, but Many Doubts Remain
Peak oil – Nov 18
ASPO-USA: IEA acknowledges ‘patently unsustainable’ trends in global energy supply and consumption
TOD:Europe on the IEA report
Sticking to the Diet
A peak-oiler, but still in the closet? IEA’s 2008 report
The IEA has given us the tools to analyze and draw our own conclusions. Knowing the driving forces behind this report, this is only the beginning of their valuable work. On the shoulders of their report it is up to others, like us, to shout: “Fire in the theater!”
United States & Canada – Nov 17
A limit to green jobs
Brookings panel gives advice to incoming president on energy, climate, economic policies
Québec: Le RNCREQ veut mobiliser la société civile vers un objectif d’indépendance pétrolière
United Kingdom – Nov 17
Transition: gearing up for the great power-down
Fruit and veg boom needed to feed Britain
Strahan: Letter to the Energy Secretary
Homes with no electric shocks from the bills
Peak oil review – Nov 17
A weekly review including:
– Prices and production
– The Next OPEC Meeting
– The IEA Report
– Venezuela & the price drop
– General Motors
– Briefs
Energy industry – Nov 16
Environmentalists win big EPA ruling on coal emissions
Does natural-gas drilling endanger water supplies?
Limited feasibility of Carbon Capture and Storage systems will mean more nuclear electric power
IEA Report – Nov 14
Analyses by Chris Nelder, Rembrandt (TOD), Joseph Romm and Arab News.
Coverage by WSJ, BNN, CNN, Sydney Morning Herald, EurActiv.
Obama’s secret door to peak oil
If President-elect Obama’s team does not get a hefty dose of energy reality, they are likely to make very poor strategic decisions. For instance, in the light of peak oil, is bailing out the dinosaur US auto makers the right thing to do?
Prices & supplies – Nov 14
U.S. 2008 oil demand to drop most since 1980: EIA
Dirty coal to remain world’s top power source: IEA
Study Points to Major Source of Natural Gas in Alaska
United States – Nov 14
A closer look at Obama’s energy plan
U.S. military worries about climate change
A Freeze on New U.S. Coal Plants?
