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Today’s headlines are full of the news that President Bush is “unveiling a new climate strategy.” If your immediate reaction is cynicism, well … looks like you learned something over the last seven years. Let’s look a little closer.
Lawmakers push for big subsidies for coal process
Energy efficiency vs. liquefied coal
Scotland: It’s time to give us the power to decide on energy
Australia: Huge power price rises loom
Sen. Bingaman on energy policy (interview)
Nuclear greenwashing
The world should rethink its emphasis on unfettered economic growth and boost efforts to create environmentally-friendly sources of fuel, a draft statement by oil and gas giant Russia ahead of a G8 summit says.
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
Iran increases petrol price but delays rationing
How best to keep the lights on in Scotland
Americans Alarmed about Dependence on Oil Imports, High Gas Prices
Uganda scraps plan to cut rainforest for palm oil
Brazil to improve working conditions for cane cutters in biofuel industry
Castro on problems of biofuels
EU will demand sustainable biofuel production
Toyota Launches Biofuel-compatible Vehicles in Brazil
National Geographic: The world is losing its ice faster than anyone thought possible
World growth spurs faster climate change
Global and regional drivers of accelerating CO2 emissions
Irreducible imprecision in atmospheric and oceanic simulations
California acts to limit use of coal power
Climate change activists plan Heathrow camp
Flying addicts take dim view of air taxes in poll
Results of a KPMG survey, which polled 553 financial executives from oil and gas companies in April 2007. “These executives are deeply concerned about declining oil reserves, a
situation they see as irreversible and worsening,” said Bill Kimble of KPMG LLP.
US rejects all proposals on climate change
Japan calls for 50% reduction in emissions by 2050
Merkel plays down G8 climate deal hopes
Federal government slow to act on climate, so US states do
Canadian report says cities, towns can fight climate change better than feds
Government pushes forward nuclear plans
The government’s carbon Greenplan
Britain ‘will run out of power’ unless it takes nuclear option
Tony Juniper: Nuclear disempowerment
Blair: How to stop the lights going out in a dangerous world
What’s the meltdown price for uranium?
