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
Geopolitics & Military
A global threat multiplier
A European Union study on the problems of global climate change contained the sobering assessment that a failure to take radical action now to address global warming would create the likelihood of severe conflict over resources in the decades ahead.
The peak oil crisis: stirrings in Ottawa
The question of just how much longer Canada will continue pouring so much of their national heritage into U.S. gas tanks has been in the news lately and deserves some consideration.
United States – Mar 20
The American Conservative: Oil for war
Obama eyes active role in oil markets
Power plant carbon emissions zoom in 07
Oil conservation the only answer
US & state oil companies – Mar 17
State Inc.
Energy Diplomat: most oil in state-run hands
Schlesinger: Geopolitics of US energy future
U.S., Iraq, oil – Mar 17
A crude case for war?
Iraq’s insurgency runs on stolen oil profits
Cheney to Mideast with ‘rich agenda’ on oil, peace
Peak oil – Mar 12
Spitzer successor would be US’s 4th black governor (and 1st PO-aware governor)
Michael Klare: $100+ oil and what it means
Kunstler: Kiss the gas-guzzling NASCAR era good-bye
Is it a currency war?
THE UN Security Council’s March 3 sanctions against Iran not only present a diplomatic victory for President Bush but also a major success for Washington in the first phase of its currency war with Tehran. The war began with the commencement of Iran’s oil bourse in mid-February.
Arctic – Mar 11
Jean Laherrere: Arctic oil and gas ultimates
Could Arctic ice melt spawn new kind of cold war?
Climate change may spark conflict with Russia, EU told
Peak oil – Mar 9
Chase Manhattan predicted peak oil in 1956
The militarization of energy security
Review: Kunstler’s World Made by Hand
Deffeyes: Dashed hopes for NY Times and PO
Geopolitics – Mar 8
The disintegration Of Iraq
Peace breaks out on Colombia’s borders
Ukraine to pay gas bill, end crisis
OPEC – not as powerful as you might think
Force majeure
Hardly a day passes without new oil outages in Nigeria. Let’s examine oil fields scheduled to come on-stream, the newly elected Nigerian government, and the security situation. Welcome to the world of peak oil and rising prices.
