Energy producers – Oct 25
OPEC announces big production cuts
Cuba’s claims of 20B barrels in offshore oil raise eyebrows
Iran’s president under pressure
Venezuela oil price tumbles, Chavez pressured
Geopolitics & Military
Ghosts stirring – Oct 25
Where’s FDR when you need him?
Hoping for a new New Deal
On Robert S. McElvaine’s “The Great Depression”
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
Karl Marx’s guide to the end of capitalism: a primer
Eric Hobsbawm on the crisis
Environment – Oct 24
UK’s ancient woodland being lost ‘faster than Amazon’
Migrating Alaskan pollock are creating the potential for a new dispute with Russia
Rising water in Florida’s Everglades threatens wildlife
Geopolitics – Oct 24
Pakistan Stares Into the Abyss
3 Oil-Rich Countries Face a Reckoning
‘Axis of Diesel’ forced to change its ways by plummeting oil price
Chagos islanders lose battle to return
United States & Canada – Oct 24
Going Udall the way
New Energy Economy Emerging in the United States
Former EIA chief Hakes talks about road to energy independence, economic stability (video & transcript)
Geopolitical risk: derivatives markets without the upside
At the end of the day, while financial derivatives markets are a key component of our current financial mess, they are a truly powerful tool that can be used for great long-term good if regulated (with an understanding of long-term systemic risk issues) to ensure they are not abused for short term profit.
Here we go a ‘blogging – Oct 23
On the Spot
Sustainable Energy Transition
Society’s downward spiral must play out first
Speculation: Inept Idiots or Wise Fools
Natural Gas – Oct 22
Russia, Iran and Qatar announce cartel that will control 60% of world’s gas supplies
Gas cartel could have a significant impact on Europe
Natural gas cartel would fail in bid for OPEC-like impact
United States – Oct 20
Citizen diplomacy and global innovation
A financial new world order?
Crisis inspires rethinking of ‘Reaganomics’
Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama
Geopolitics – Oct 20
Russia Draws Closer to Venezuela (text & video)
Ahmadinejad slams US for Iraq ‘oil theft’
U.S. policies may have contributed to Iran revolution, study says
Geopolitics – Oct 16
Energy fact check #2 – Is energy independence good for the nation?
Energy independence and the real cost of oil
Venezuela’s oil output slumps under Hugo Chavez
Dmitry Medvedev: 20 years on, America must abandon its Cold War mentality
”A little tuft can often overturn a large load”
The load that has now overturned is the finance world’s wagon with virtual money. … When they put the wagon back onto its wheels again new oil will be needed to get it moving. Compared with earlier crashes the volume of new oil will be limited and new, clever energy solutions will be needed. It is time to plan for a future after Peak Oil.
