Conflict – July 6
Thirty contestants, only one winner in the Iraqi oil licence gameshow
Eager to Tap Iraq’s Vast Oil Reserves, Industry Execs Suggested Invasion
The unemployment timebomb is quietly ticking
Interview: Hungary—“Where we went wrong”
Geopolitics & Military
Food & agriculture – July 6
Street Farmer
The WaPo serves up a food-politics column
Sustainable Food Blogs
Fears for the world’s poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food
Interest in bees and chickens soars ahead of final Royal Show
Agriculture and Food in Crisis
Peak oil notes – July 2
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– The auction
Energy companies – July 2
BP shuts alternative energy HQ
ExxonMobil continuing to fund climate sceptic groups, records show
Oil companies reject Iraq’s terms
Is the United States drifting toward “war socialism”?
We can still hope for unprecedented cooperation to manage the coming decline. But Jay Hanson (dieoff.org) may be right that if that cooperation doesn’t emerge, we may be faced with a decision about making preparations for an all-out and probably violent scramble for the world’s remaining resources–a contest in which a disciplined, cohesive and militarized society has the best chance of survival. Is he missing a viable third or fourth way?
Nations & resources – June 30
Iraq: Warily Moving Ahead on Oil Contracts
The Dirty War Against Clean Coal
A Flower Grows in West Africa
Prices & supplies – June 29
The Coming Mystery Of The Missing Barrels Of Oil
Oil: What price can America afford?
European gas war looms as Ukraine seeks cash to pay Gazprom for July deliveries
Peak oil review – June 29
A weekly review including:
– Production & Prices
– In the Congress
– Briefs
ODAC Newsletter – June 26
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Peak oil notes – Jun 25
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Iraq
Geopolitics – June 24
Tithing at the Crude Altar
Oil rush: Scramble for Iraq’s wealth
Japan and China fight it out for right to mine lithium under Bond’s battlefield
Iraq – June 23
Iraq: The final countdown
Kurdistan brands Iraq oil contracts ‘unconstitutional’
7 Blasts Around Baghdad Kill at Least 24
Rush for ‘easiest oil in the world’
