Geopolitics – Apr 8
New book from Michael Klare: Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet
China’s shopping spree for resources
Battle for Basra timeline: footsteps to US war in Iran?
Geopolitics & Military
Iraq war – Apr 3
Iran torpedoes US plans for Iraqi oil (Basra)
Military feels the gouge of fuel costs as Iraq, allies watch oil profits soar
Farrakhan: Is oil the motive for war?
First things first
An epic battle is shaping up between those concerned about climate change and those seeking to lower their transportation fuel costs and enhance their energy security. But is this the right battle for Americans to fight?
Oil producers – Apr 1
Libya to redefine contracts with oil companies
The battle of Basra and its oil dimension
Abu Dhabi may face blackouts
Peak Oil Review — March 31st, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Basra
– China
– Food Shortages
– Energy Briefs
When socialists take Wall Street
The unfolding spectacle of the American central government’s impotence in the face of disaster ought to make us ponder whether solutions for any of our problems can actually come from above.
Geopolitics – Mar 30
John Gray: Those who control oil and water will control the world
UN rejects water as basic human right
Steve LeVine interview: Caspian oil struggle
Iraq surge doomed – cause? oil
Answer to Sunni-Shia conlict: gardening
Countdown to $?? oil – setting the stage
I’ve been promising to create a new target for the successor of the “Countdown to $100 oil” series, but I’m in a quandary as to what new target to select. So what are the factors driving oil prices in the near and medium term?
Deep thought – Mar 29
Kurt Cobb: Energy efficiency won’t matter without energy caps
Heinberg’s Peak Everything talk at Findhorn
Slavery’s staying power – more slaves worldwide than ever in history
Geopolitics – Mar 26
Bangladesh fighting back against climate domination by rich nations
Swiss-Iran energy deal angers U.S.
Iraq oil animation from populist Hightower
China – Mar 25
China building a multi-ethnic empire in the west
Chinese fuel shortages spreading to big cities
Geopolitical – Mar 23
China, not Tibet, comes first for Asian states
China unveils renewable energy development plan
Water will be source of war unless world acts now, warns UK minister
