Climate policy – Aug 1
Scientist publishes ‘escape route’ from global warming / Blair signs climate pact with Schwarzenegger / Potential leakage and toxicity problems with CO2 sequestration
Fossil Fuels
Peak Oil – August 1
The Get-Ready Men (Kunstler review) /
Plans begin in Maryland for looming peak oil crisis /
Oil ‘addicts’ face painful withdrawal symptoms /
Along with Peak Oil, Peak Grain and Peak Water, the world enters crisis overload /
A thirsty world is running dry (Peak Oil and nuclear in Oz) /
Notes from Peak Speak 2
Coal – August 1
Coal May Surpass Oil as Better Bet on Demand for Cheaper Fuel /
China’s coal catastrophe /
China’s breakneck growth has become globe’s pollution problem, researchers say
The coming “war” with Canada
It is hard to imagine that the apparently benign unconcern for where the United States ends and Canada begins might suddenly be transformed into a pitched battle of words and deeds. And yet, that is almost certainly where these two old friends are headed.
Behind this looming turnabout is one very troubling development: Natural gas production in North America has leveled off.
The Chicago Tribune story on oil
Along with most who have read it, I was much impressed with the Chicago Tribune special segment on oil this weekend. I would highly recommend that you both read the articles and watch the hour-long video that accompanies them.
Where are the poets? A peak oil rallying cry to artists
Artists, we need you. We need your vision and your courage to tell the truth. We’ve got plenty of “analysis,” and enough punditry to last us forever. What we lack are the gut-wrenching stories that put a human face on the collapse that is upon us.
Coal-to-liquid – July 30
China reins in fast growth of coal-to-liquid fuel projects / Study: Coal-to-liquid plants future of U.S. energy / The return of Nazi oil
Oil – July 30
It’s not all about oil (there’s more to rising gas prices than the oil supply) /
Oil execs speak out (interviews) / Oil boom puts stress on water supply
National energy policies – July 29
Will Cuba’s offshore oil discovery finally break the US trade embargo? /
Russia: a new gas strategy emerges / Learning energy efficiency in Kiev
A tank of gas, a world of trouble
What does it take to quench America’s mighty thirst for gasoline? Pulitzer-winning correspondent Paul Salopek traced gas pumped at a suburban Chicago station to the fuel’s sources around the globe. In doing so, he reveals how our oil addiction binds us to some of the most hostile corners of the planet—and to a petroleum economy edging toward crisis. [A milestone in U.S. coverage: multiple articles and high-quality online video. Topics include peak oil, urban sprawl and Saudi reserves.]
The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil
Is there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration of the World’s largest strategic pipeline, which will channel more than a million barrels of oil a day to Western markets?
Peak oil – July 28
Michael Ruppert on Peak Moment TV / “Canadian Dimension” features peak oil /
New Statesman political magazine covers oil scarcity /
Online video on peak oil / Wisconsin energy plan flunks reality check
