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White House rejects Dem plan linking arms deals with OPEC output
Obama, Clinton clash over gas tax
Destruction of the American working class
Joint Chiefs chairman says U.S. preparing military options against Iran
The Pentagon strangles our economy: why the U.S. has gone broke
Even as the signs of a growing oil crisis gather around us, there are those who prefer to put coins in the fuse box. I am referring, of course, to the very dangerous practice of putting a coin in a fuse box where the fuse ought to go.
It is clear that the current generation will have to adapt to an oil-constrained world. Wouldn’t you expect to see the best and brightest of the economics profession analyzing, passionately arguing, advising national governments and international organizations, never letting the sense of urgency recede from public consciousness?
Rep. Bartlett: This Earth Day is different
Yale’s Gus Speth calls for shift from consumer capitalism to solve environmental woes
US life expectancy falls for large segment of population
Fatih Birol (IEA) interview: ‘We have warned them’
Peak oil film shows impact on local community
Bartlett delivers 42nd peak oil special order
Future looks bleak at the peak
Fossil fuel industry at Australia’s 2020 confernce
Nigel Lawson loses no sleep over global warming
Seeing China’s climate emissions clearly
If Rudd believes that the Summit succeeded in identifying the greatest and most immediate threat to Australia’s future – and provided him with ideas for response – then he is just plain wrong. Distressingly, there are strong hints that the summit topics – and the people who discussed them – were chosen with the aim of avoiding the contentious issues and, in particular, peak oil.
A new poll finds that majorities in 15 of 16 nations surveyed around the world think that oil is running out and governments should make a major effort to find new sources of energy. Most think that future oil prices will be much higher.
It would be nice if the world were really like the EIA oil supply models! Also: If you expect that plug-in cars will save the day, you may want to check out what the electricity people are saying about the current state of electrical supply.
Wall Street and Washington are failing spectacularly – where do we go? (Howard Dean advisor)
The Commons revisited: The tragedy continues (solution: Unitax)
Mother Jones: Our new energy crisis
Stern warns that climate change is far worse than 2006 estimate
TIME: How to win the war on global warming
President Bush offers goals to fight climate change
We’ve been here before
WSJ Editorial: Carbon showdown
Video of Bush climate speech
