Economics & consequences – April 25
Switzerland’s one-man bank
Survey: Americans reclassifying luxury, necessity in recession
Crisis plunges US middle class into poverty
Sharon Astyk: Rates of return
US ‘soft power’ and the banks
Geopolitics & Military
Peak Oil Review – Apr 20
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Off-shore drilling
-EPA
-Briefs
Dysfunction – April 19
Sewage plants could be creating ‘super’ bacteria
Economic slump provides tinder for global conflicts
Spain’s costumed debt collectors: final notice?
The dark side of Dubai
Peak oil & supplies – Apr 16
Total energy executive on the end of oil: ‘We have to save, save, save’
Article Review: Depletion and the Future Availability of Petroleum Resources
The Upside of Piracy
The ‘Peak’ Summit: An Informal ASPO & Oil Drum Gathering (June in Italy)
Food & agriculture – Apr 14
Organic sites on food-safety bills (HR 875, etc.)
G8 warns of hunger threat to global stability
Walker’s World: New food crisis looms
Peak oil & supplies – April 12
“Let us be human” – a Christian response to peak oil
New essay by Mark Jaccard on peak oil
If you dig it: energy is driven by demand
US military energy consumption in 2008
Energy-spending cutbacks spark price-spike talk
IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecast to Lowest in Five Years
Peak oil & supplies – Apr 10
Enjoy the cheap petrol, while it lasts
Peak Oil: China vs. USA
“Die nächste Ölkrise kommt”
Why Cuba’s Dreams of Major Oil Discoveries Might Come True
Energy prospects brightest when the news is bleakest
United States and Canada – Apr 9
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies
White House May Postpone Auctioning Emissions
Reconciliation For Carbon Emissions?
Mayor Gregor Robertson lends support to UBC Farm, flags peak oil
Former Oilsands Exec Named Head of Climate Working Group
ODAC Newsletter – 3 Apr
A weekly review from a UK perspective
Closing the Straits of Hormuz and the effects on oil prices
What if it was the US that closed the Straits of Hormuz? What would the world think if the US directly precipitated the end of ship traffic in the Straits, or at least severe restrictions on transit and passage? Well, we almost found out last Friday, March 20.
Water & environment – Apr 1
Blue Gold: Have the Next Resource Wars Begun?
India is stealing water of life, says Pakistan
Wet America faces growing demand from Dry America
ODAC Newsletter – 27 Mar
A weekly review from a UK perspective
