Coal – Sept 1
First things first: let’s mine the coal
Majority in NSW say no to more coal
U.S. National Academies: we need better data on coal reserves
Fossil Fuels
Energy & climate policy – Sept 1
China takes “urgent” energy challenge to masses
Nations agree on need for action on climate change
U.N. climate talks end in cloud of discord
Oil-producing nations will have to control gas flaring
World Bank calls on oil producers to cut $50bn gas fire
Climate policy – Aug 31
Germany advances India’s call for ‘Contraction & Convergence’
Greenpeace blocks Lake Erie coal freighter
China says one-child policy helps protect climate
Energy policy – Aug 31
Lib Dems see zero-carbon Britain setting the global green agenda
Albania in throes of energy shortage
Ecuador: $350m to leave oil in the ground
Updating the book on global warming
What I thought were rather bold and revolutionary proposals in my book Heat don’t go nearly far enough. We need to start thinking on a different scale altogether. (Speech at the recent Camp for Climate Change)
Keeping an eye on the peak oil gauge – Aug 30
Exhibit reminds us: “1973- Sorry, Out of Gas”
Global oil reserves up only 1% last year
This week in petroleum
Saudi Arabia – production forecasts and reserves estimates
USGS Greenland survey shows much lower resource potential
Oil industry – Aug 30
WSJ: Big questions for Big Oil
Exxon’s ex-CEO admits we need alternatives, but says there’s plenty of petroleum left
Energy industry – Aug 29
How to get a pipeline built (tutorial)
Running out of roughnecks
Big Oil sees Gulf of Mexico as pricey but accessible
Carnegie Mellon researchers question investing in LNG
New method of extracting heavy oil: Toe to heel air injection (THAI)
Climate – Aug 29
NOAA: Greenhouse gases drove near-record U.S. warmth in 2006
Swiss town guards itself against climate hazard
The great global coal rush: fast track to irreversible disaster
Australian hot winds force fire bans – in winter
Peak oil – Aug 29
Peak oil theater: Flamingo/Winnebago
News from TOD Canada
ODAC News
The face of powerdown – Aug 29
Burundi hit by fuel shortage
Tajik president urges population to get prepared for power shortage
Kenya: Daunting task of fuelling economic growth
Geopolitics & oil – Aug 29
Abdul Bari Atwan on Al Qaeda, oil and the Middle East
Kazakhstan orders Eni to halt work on biggest field
Why fears of a U.S. slowdown aren’t weakening oil prices
Subprime crisis gives Opec dilemma
