Georgia conflict – August 15
Klare: Russia and Georgia: all about oil
Russia starts “Lukewarm War” with the West
Conflict narrows oil options for West
Energy Policy
ODAC Newsletter – August 15
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
The peak oil crisis: The Washington Post meets peak oil lite
The Post is to be congratulated for a tour d’horizone that touches most of the bases relevant to peak oil. They acknowledge the problem, use the words “peak oil,” discuss much of the evidence and cite the differences of opinion as to the imminence of a crippling problem. Reading between the lines, one can sense an editorial debate, for the obvious conclusion is one no reader wants to hear.
Transport – August 14
High-tech hitchhiking
General Motors VP says Australia must end oil dependence
Sweden rolling out 183 MPH high-speed green train
Italy like Ryanair: can it exist with oil over $ 100 per barrel?
Italy may provide for us an interesting test case economic collapse (although Spain, too, may be in the race). Maybe collapse is too strong a word, but it is clear that things are not going well in Italy.
Housing & urban design – August 13
Australia: Rising costs fuel economic stress
What our cities could be
Smart Growth: The good news about high gas prices
They took away all the cars in NYC – Summer Streets 2008
Atrios: Rules for urban design
United States – August 12
Kunstler: shoulder season
Colorado shines in the solar rush
The perfect (economic) storm
Fuel costs boost conservation efforts; 7 in 10 Reducing ‘carbon footprint’
Energy in the U.S. elections
Energy fictions (NYT on Obama’s energy transformations)
Experts say candidates miss the boat on energy crunch (peak oil)
Drilling for oil – behind the polls
Coal – Aug 12
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?
Peak Oil Review – August 11
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– The BTC pipeline
– Oil and the US elections
– Energy Briefs
Oil from the OCS moratoria areas – a gusher? or too little, too late?
Even an optimistic projection shows only a small shoulder in the US oil production around 2025. Is this enough to scare the oil speculators and keep oil prices down?
The offshore drilling mirage
Spurred on by Senator McCain’s July 28 promise that off shore oil “could be exploited in a matter of months”, the clamor to start poking more expensive holes in the ocean floor has reached a crescendo.
