Other energy – July 21
The dirty secret (coal) /
Biofuels to incite grain demand shift /
Big Oil’s pain
(high production costs)
Fossil Fuels
Economics – July 21
Wake-up call to U.S. on oil? /
Reluctantly adjusting to oil cost /
Federal Reserve: U.S. ‘could be going bankrupt’
Peak oil – July 21
James Howard Kunstler on relocalization and peak oil (audios) / Forum on Michigan’s Energy Future – July 22 / Sustainable Lifestyles Symposium Aug 20-25, Ontarion CAN / Peak oil and education /
Of oilsands and caviar and Malthus
City of Bloomington, Indiana, adopts Peak Oil Resolution
On July 19, the Bloomington, Indiana City Council passed a resolution acknowledging
That the global peak of petroleum production is “an unprecedented challenge” for society, and recognizes that the city must prepare for its inevitability.
Peak oil – July 20
ASPO-5 Live – Day 2 /
Traffic jams are bad, but what’s next could be worse /
The Mark II Economy
National energy policies – July 19
Canada – an energy superpower? /
PM’s vision of Australia as energy superpower /
Australia: PM powers ahead with bold plan /
Europe’s suppliers could decide to just save their energy /
Crisis prompts Japan to cut heavy reliance on Middle East oil
Transport – July 19
Asphalt putting holes in repair budgets, Mass. towns say /
The new commuter belt – by air / Truckers feel the pinch / Tories regret privatizing UK rail service
Sec. Bodman: Oil Producers Unable To Respond To Demand
U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Tuesday that oil producers have “lost control of the market,” which is currently in hands of oil traders.
Peak oil & gas – July 18
Presentations from April relocalization conference /
ASPO 5 – follow it live! /
Fog of war obscures way ahead for black /
BBC Documentary: War for Oil /
Plan? What plan? Alberta’s energy future
Coal – July 18
Coal to oil: A limited solution /
Coal’s Bright Future /
Coal: a clean energy source for the future?
Peak oil – July 17
Kunstler: The twilight of mechanized lumpenleisure /
Heinberg interview: Peak experience /
Antartica: All eyes on the last wilderness /
Peak Oil mentioned in G8 report /
Thinking The Unthinkable
Other energy – July 17
China’s Wind Power /
China set to invest $200bn in renewable energy sector /
China: Natural gas discovery in sea /
OPEC: 07 Non-OPEC Oil Supply Seen Highest In Decades /
Greenland makes oil companies melt
