Peak oil – Nov 2
Tom Whipple: Virginia writes a plan /
Oil films reviewed by 4th Intl site/
New book “Energy War” by Stan Goff
Energy Policy
Climate policy – Nov 2
US Inspector Generals probe allegations that global warming findings were suppressed /
MIT survey: climate tops Americans’ environmental concerns /
UK Stern Report sells climate short /
You can’t do it all with mirrors /
Why we must ration the future /
2050 too late for climate change action: former U.S. adviser
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 1
WorldChanging owners’ manual for planet Earth /
David Korten and the End of “Business As Usual” /
BBC: The fall and rise of the bicycle
N. America energy policy – Nov 1
Bush admin appoints Exxon’s Lee Raymond to solve America’s energy crisis /
U.S. drops bid over royalties from Chevron /
$450 million for coal research /
British Columbians in dark about ‘Enronization’ of energy
Peak Oil Aware NY Governor / Lt. Governor?
Transcript of a speech by a candidate for New York State Lieutenant Governor. Polls show that the Spitzer-Paterson ticket is likely to win big next week. If so, New York state would have the first peak oil aware governor’s office in the United States.
Climate policy – Oct 31
“The Great Warming” – movie review /
Climate research center’s oversight up for bidding /
California: Schwarzenegger, Angelides both profess to lean green /
Scientists, American public disagree sharply over global warming /
New culprit in climate change? Try airlines
NZ energy minister: ‘the end of cheap oil’
Whether conventional oil production will peak in the next year, or the next decade or a decade or two later, is moot. But it will peak and, in policy terms, the timeframe is short…
The Government believes the more serious and more immediate problem is climate change, and that is why we as a nation need to actively reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produce.
Reactions to the Stern Report
How climate change is revolutionizing economics /
The approaching storm: economists have seen it for years /
Fossil fools: OPEC, Australia and USA say global warming doesn’t exist /
OPEC says British climate change report “unfounded” /
UK Insurance Journal on the Stern Report
Budgets falling in race to fight global warming
Research into energy technologies by both government and industry has not been rising, but rather falling.
(Excerpts. Good summary of energy research and challenges.)
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
The most comprehensive review ever carried out on the economics of climate change was published today.
Stern report: the key points
Dangers, recommended actions and economic impacts.
Stern figures don’t add up for world’s poor
Christian Aid today broadly welcomed the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, but warned that its conclusions would still expose millions of poor people to an unacceptably high risk of disease, drought and famine.
