Turn on the spigot, please – May 17
Saudis rebuff Bush, politely, on pumping more
No oil for you
US says it will help Saudis protect oil
US-Saudi oil axis faces day of truth
Saudis: Will boost oil output in June
Geopolitics & Military
Food & agriculture – May 16
Myanmar farmers may miss harvest
‘The Saudi Arabia of fertilizer’
What Michael Pollan hasn’t told you about food
Walden Bello: Manufacturing a food crisis
Prices – May 16
Chavez says U.S. attack would cause $500 oil
Don’t hope for prices to drop, says API economist
Libertarian: Why oil prices will fall again
Who really controls the oil market? Not Saudis or OPEC, says Arab News
Naimi blames oil price on financial turmoil
Shell: Crude shortfalls will boost renewables
Climate – May 15
Huge study documents changes from climate warming
A climate change industrial policy (concerns of the military)
Water-cooled supercomputer to study climate
Are Myanmar’s storm victims suffering needlessly?
Supplies and prices – May 14
Iran report pushes oil to new record, gas jumps above $3.73
Iran ‘reviewing’ crude output cut
Senate votes to halt strategic oil stockpiling
‘Congress should not tamper with the SPR’
Senators threaten Saudi arms deal over oil prices
United States – May 14
Rachman (FT): ‘The pursuit of oil is fundamental to US foreign policy.’
McCain: Clean energy a ‘national security issue’
Democratic candidates play up ‘clean coal’
Review of Apollo’s Fire on energy policy
U.S. security linked to our ability to withstand shortages
Domestic security, energy efficiency, renewables, and international security are interrelated. Domestic security is enhanced by designing “resilient communities,” communities that continue to function when cut off from external energy sources.
United States – May 10
Robert Baer: Playing the Iraq oil card
$200 scheduled for 1/20/09 – what US can do
Liberal think tank: Up, up, and away?
The false lure of lower gas prices
Gas prices hit hard – USA Today special report
Oil prices – May 10
Oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns
Oil execs see $100-or-less cost by year’s end
The case for $80 a barrel oil
World begins to smart from oil’s too rapid rise
Geopolitics – May 9
The Iran risk, again (just in time for the election?)
Portrait of an oil-addicted former superpower
Population – May 8
C.I.A. chief lists population as a top concern
Population reduction, voluntary and otherwise
The Population Bomb revisited
More choice for women means more sustainability
Geopolitics – May 7
Put a tyrant in your tank
‘King Faisal stood firm on oil embargo’
Suing OPEC
