Peak Oil Review – May 18
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Nigeria
-IEA lowers demand
-A changing LGN story
-Briefs
Fossil Fuels
Commentary: The Great Divide on Energy Policy
At the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston two weeks ago, the top issues revolved around policy questions more than technology, such as drilling the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and climate change legislation. I saw little in the way of progress, however.
Oil sands and our future pensions
“Swesif”, Sweden’s Forum for Sustainable Investment, had invited me to a symposium on “Tar sands – an ethical pitfall?” The reason for the discussion on tar sands is that Norway’s Statoil is going to invest huge amounts into the tar sands and Swedish pension funds are investors in Statoil. My task was to describe the role of Canada’s tar sands in the global energy system and to discuss the significance of tar sands for global energy supply.
Depletion & peak oil – May 16
Book review: On Borrowed Time? Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion
Letter in Science on Hubbert linearization
Kjell to speak on peak oil in Sydney
Are we moving towards a new oil crisis?
The slavery of oil
Coal – May 15
Coal Supply May Be Vastly Overestimated
CO2-Abtrennung in der Kritik
You just can’t clean coal, warn activists
United States and Canada – May 15
Barack Obama’s key climate bill hit by $45m PR campaign
Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More
Deb Doncaster at CPFO talks about Ontario’s Green Energy and Economy Act (audio)
Geopolitics – May 15
Report: Climate change will bring big problems for small number of countries
Moscow warns of future energy wars
King Abdullah of Jordan’s ultimatum: peace now or it’s war next year
Pipelineistan goes Af-Pak
ODAC Newsletter – 15 May 2009
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Deep thought – May 14
Peak Oil or Climate Change: Which Is Most Urgent?
On American Sustainability – Anatomy of Societal Collapse
Global Citizenship- Opportunities for Change
Food & agriculture – May 14
The ‘Process’ of Rebuilding a Local Food Economy
Michael Pollan Dishes out Advice on Healthful Eating
How should we eat to ensure a sustainable future?
There is No Box: Big Ideas About Urban Agriculture and Local Food Systems
Solutions & sustainability – May 14
Working hard to live simply
K-5 curriculum for the post-carbon era
Local Living Economies – Protecting What We Love
Latest newsletter from Community Solutions
Bright Neighbor: Connecting and tightening neighborhood bonds
Peak oil notes – May 14
A weekly round up including:
– Prices and production
– Venezuela
– China
