Hard times – Feb 15
Heat or eat – an expanding crisis
The growing battle for the right to water
UN says soaring prices leave poor hungry
Cooking gas crisis hitting India’s poor hard
Fossil Fuels
Iran oil bourse to open February 17
The long-delayed Iranian Oil Bourse (IOB) will start operations on Sunday, the official Iranian news agency IRNA said, citing the country’s oil minister. (Articles in the press)
DoD energy strategy: “More fight – less fuel”
A US Department of Defense energy strategy mentions peak oil, but doesn’t go into details.
Calif. Senator asks Energy Secretary about oil transparency
California Senator Dianne Feinstein sent a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman inquiring about the Department of Energy’s activities concerning peak oil. The letter references the recent GAO report on peak oil.
Motion for peak oil select committee in South Australia
A member of the South Australian Legislative Council made an excellent speech on peak oil on Wednesday and called for the establishment of a select committee “to inquire into and report on the impact of peak oil in South Australia.”
World first: U.S. city fights climate change and global oil depletion together
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner announced a new strategic planning effort to identify and address the impacts of climate change and energy security,
Coal – Feb 13
China spurs coal-price surge
What to do with all this coal?
SA coal mining plans put fresh water at risk
Mine expansion in middle of fight; natural streams buried
Energy industries – Feb 13
Greenhouse pollution from Midwest refineries may soar 40%
Drilling rush in Rockies raises health, safety concerns
Shell VP, exploration: ‘No more easy oil’
Southeast Asia’s looming nuclear power industry
CERA conference – Feb 13
Global warming gets less debate than future of oil
Investors: Don’t blame us for high oil prices
Oil execs: Crisis coming, but not because of scarcity
Conference covers climate, housing woes
Peak oil – Feb 13
Simmons v. Saudis, round two
Bartlett interviewed by Warren Brown, DC auto columnist
Simmons speaks to Minnesota House of Representatives
Green ink: all the coal in China (WSJ)
United States – Feb 13
Energy excerpts from Annual Threat Assessment (Director of National Intelligence)
White House Council of Economic Advisors on peak oil
Tugs tend LNG tanker as repairs made off Cape Cod
Natural gas touted
Bush’s science adviser on climate, energy security
Oil producers – Feb 12
Bolivia’s irresistible reserves
Clouds on Kurdistan’s horizon
Omani company’s output to decline for eighth year
