U.S. candidates – May 7
Hillary throws economists off the bus
Obama is wrong about the gas tax
Oil contributions to Obama and Clinton
Fossil Fuels
United States – May 7
Green’s moment of truth?
Big Oil’s friends in the Senate (tax credits for renewables)
$5 gas near, 78% of Americans say
Economic stimulus check burned for warmth
Uranium claims along Grand Canyon rim
In West, mining’s return faces resistance
Prices and supplies – May 7
WSJ quotes Yergin of CERA: ‘It’s not that the genie is out of the bottle — it’s that 100 genies are out of the bottle’
Goldman’s Murti: Oil `likely’ to reach $150-$200
NYT: Gas prices expected to peak in June
A tricky balance: oil industry employees
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
Economics – May 6
Buffet and Munger on peak oil, coal, biofuels, mass transit
Herman Daly: Towards a steady-state economy
Yes, Virginia, this is a recession
U.S. gas tax – May 6
No gas tax needed, prices will rise
Atrios: Gas tax and being at capacity
Oil prices and leadership deficits
United States – May 6
Clinton: OPEC ‘can no longer be a cartel’
Americans try praying at the pump
Obama energy adviser on climate, coal, transportation
Prices & supplies – May 6
Oil sets new record above $120 a barrel
WSJ: Tracking Saudi oil from space
Raymond James: More crude price rises loom
Simmons: $100 trillion needed to rebuild energy infrastructure
Turkish Weekly: Demand is slowing but…
