United Kingdom – Oct 9
Monbiot: The new coal age
Britain is second biggest consumer in the world
Greenpeace protesters take over power plant in Kent
Climate change protesters block airport entrance at Manchester
Fossil Fuels
Peak oil – Oct 9
How global warming will save us from peak oil
Did Katrina hide the real peak in world oil production?
Oil to soar above $90 next year says Bahraini expert
Consider the Costa lack of buses [and PO]
Peak Oil questions answered in Houston
Heinberg claims NZ too dependent on oil
Peak Oil Review – October 8th, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– The CIBC Exports Study
– Iran
– The Ethanol Boom
– Energy Briefs
Interview with Richard Nehring
Richard Nehring, an expert on U.S. and world oil reserves, chaired the Hedberg Conference, which received much attention at the recent ASPO-6 conference. Nehring has been a critical observer of peak oil theory, and has been following discussion at The Oil Drum. He comments: “The main difference between the imminent peakists and the delayed peakists is our view of recovery growth. But growing net production additions is hard.”
Energy industries – Oct 8
Is clean coal feasible?
Documenting ravages of big oil in Ecuador
Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote story of Aramco in 1955
China’s coming shift to regional trade
China realizes how vulnerable its export-driven economy has become, and is setting itself up as the powerhouse in a post-peak oil regional economy.
Peak oil – Oct 8
Jad Mouawad (NYT): Quest for new energy supplies is becoming tougher
Talisman’s retired contrarian on PO
The coming oil crunch
UK energy white paper: an academic critique
China’s net oil imports up 18 percent
ODAC News
Peak oil – Oct 6
New ASPO newsletter for October
Peak oil in the media
Radio interview with Jan Lundberg
Charles Hall: Peak oil in 90 minutes
Where peak oil is wrong
Peak oil: Alternatives, renewables and impacts
Energy industry – Oct 6
Where has all The oil gone?! (speculators)
Ecuador plans to extend control over oil industry
Russian oligarchs go on safari for fuel
Energy analysis – Oct 6
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists special: Getting power to the people
Review: Zoom
Innovation cheaper than oil
Stupid to the Last Drop: It’s not just Alberta, it’s the whole country
Movie review: Escape from Suburbia
“Escape” comes from the director who in 2004 brought us “The End of Suburbia”, which has likely been seen at least once by every card-carrying Peak Oilist. Instead of focusing on the dire situation, “Escape” focuses on possible courses of action.
Peak oil – Oct 5
What can the commodity market tell us about peak oil?
Steve Andrews on upcoming Houston ASPO conference
Book Review: Heinberg’s Peak Everything
Jeff Rubin: OPEC’s growing call on itself
Energy Round-Up from TOD:Canada
