Oil supplies – May 9
Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar isn’t sinking (but has apparently moved)
Russian oil: Trouble in the pipeline
OPEC sees no oil shortage, would pump more if needed
Fossil Fuels
Geopolitics – May 9
The Iran risk, again (just in time for the election?)
Portrait of an oil-addicted former superpower
Food – behind the scenes – May 9
Rob Hopkins: The wonder of the worm
How to make fertilizer out of thin air
Protein possibility for post-peak: the meat beast
United States – May 8
All of inflation’s little parts (fascinating graphic)
Senator: Drilling not answer to rising gas
Bio-preferred sustainability buying program
Peak oil – May 8
ASPO Newsletter for May
Irish peak oil documentary and its reception
Big oil strike in Brazil has tongues wagging, but we continue towards peak oil
Prices & supplies – May 8
Yergin: High oil prices spur alternative fuel shift
Greenland oil estimates over-reported
Analyst sees oil surging to $200
Aus Deutschland
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
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.
Counter-pander
Senate Democrats unveil a new energy bill based on the same false premises as the Republican bill.
Oil producers – May 7
Indonesia mulls Opec withdrawal
Saudi fears of high oil prices fade
Russia agrees 40% rise in energy prices
Peak oil – May 7
Michael Moore talks to Larry King about PO
Kevin Phillips on Democracy Now
ASPO-Italy conference: Will Italy be the first to experience peak oil in Europe?
Peak oil explains lack of UFOs
Suzuki on peak oil and climate
Geopolitics – May 7
Put a tyrant in your tank
‘King Faisal stood firm on oil embargo’
Suing OPEC
