Other Energy – June 1
Silicon supply could limit solar energy boom /
The nuclear wisdom of young Blair /
China bets big on coal-to-oil projects /
Oil shortages hit Iraq with onset of summer heat
Fossil Fuels
Peak oil – May 31
David Holmgren on permaculture and oil peak / Julian Darley at the NYC conference / ISN Security Watch: The end of the ‘age of oil’ / PO will not help us in the climate change fight / Peak oil is ‘an opportunity’ / News from here, there…
Other energy – May 31
Quest for energy alternatives heats up / Fill ‘er up with corn and politics / Solving our carbon addiction without choking growth
Politics & economics – May 31
Oil could top $105 in major supply outage: expert /
IMF’s Rato says high oil prices here to stay / Energy Industry Fortifying Plans, Equipment in the Gulf of Mexico /
Helicopter crisis hits oil firms /
China: Stable long-term oil supply predicted (and doubts) /
Would drilling more Alaskan oil cut prices?
Australia: Low oil warning: planning starts now
Regardless of when you think global oil production will peak, planning for a low oil future starts now, writes Elliot Fishman.
Other energy – May 29
Use of corn for fuel may push up prices of food /
Author Jeff Goodell on Big Coal /
Coal may be fuel of the future, but industry battles over path / Seven nation group to pursue fusion energy research /
Shale oil and co-products
Other energy – May 27
Military focuses on energy / BBC survey: your electricity choices revealed /
Drilling in troubled waters (hurricanes) / Enough coal on hand to keep US cool? / A new reliance on coal could sap green cred from the ethanol industry
Peak oil – May 26
Venturing forth ignorantly into the wilds of peak oil… / Farewell Jay (creator of dieoff stops blogging) / The ‘peak oil’ deja vu
Texas and US Lower 48 oil production as a model for Saudi Arabia and the world
Based on the Hubbert Linearization (HL) method and based on our historical models, we believe that Saudi Arabia and the world are now on the verge of irreversible declines in conventional oil production.
Texas and US Lower 48 oil production as a model for Saudi Arabia and the world
Based on the Hubbert Linearization (HL) method and based on our historical models, we believe that Saudi Arabia and the world are now on the verge of irreversible declines in conventional oil production.
Peak oil – May 25
Palast: Why Palast is wrong [& Hubbert was right] / Venezuela’s total oil reserves makes it a grand prizes for US / Huffington Post skeptic: oil is not scarce / What’s your future? (more taxonomy)
Energy Geopolitics 2006
News reports flitting across computer screens these days seem increasingly to be related to the subject of energy. But what do they signify? The modern world affairs analyst is in little better position to discern the patterns and portents than was his or her ancient Roman counterpart, the reader of entrails.
