Energy Policy

Aus Deutschland

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With several recent articles and TV pieces in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, ZDF (Second Public German TV network) and N-TV (private TV network), Peak Oil is now becoming established in mainstream German media.

Articles in German:

200 Dollar pro Barrel? Experte rät zur Abkehr
Russen-Alarm an der Öl-Front
“Peak Oil” – Wann geht uns der Saft aus?
Simone Boehringer interviews Matthew Simmons
Fatih Birol (IEA) interview: »Wir sollten das Öl verlassen, bevor es uns verlässt«

Ignoring the elephant in the room

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The disconnect between peak oil concerns and the presidential race is almost total. The candidates remain unwaveringly oblivious to the true causes of rising fuel prices, preferring instead to dwell on irrelevant — actually, counterproductive—measures like suspending the federal gas tax during the summer months or taxing Big Oil. This is akin to putting a band-aid on a melanoma.

The U. S. electric grid: will it be our undoing?

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Many believe that a decline in oil production can be remedied by increasing our use of electricity – more nuclear, wind, solar voltaic, geothermal or even coal. This model assumes that our electric grid will be working well enough for this to happen. There is substantial doubt that this will be the case.

Bipartisan effort to continue renewable energy tax credits

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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett and 34 colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation to break the stalemate on extension of renewable energy tax credits.
+ background on why this is important:

Thomas L. Friedman: Dumb as We Wanna Be
New York Times editorial
CSM: Arizona’s solar aspirations in peril
Summary of
Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008