Energy and politics – 29 April
-How close is peak oil?
-Russia halts petrol exports
-EIA budget cuts to curb some energy data gathering
-University Vows to Lock Out Students Opposed to ExxonMobil
Industry
Peak oil notes – April 28
A midweek roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Developments this week
-China
Peak oil and the media – April 28
-Catalyst Online Edition: Oil Crunch (video)
-Fleeing Vesuvius, the US Edition
-Imagining a world without oil
Voices – April 28
– Carl Safina: “Modern Times” Really Akin To The “Dark Ages”
– Q&A: Hunter Lovins
– Sir David Attenborough on over-population
– Arguments for constrained capitalism in Asia
– Activists occupy oil rig in fight to prevent Arctic drilling
It isn’t gridcrash that makes the lights go out
I think most of us ought to be preparing for a life without electricity, regardless of whether we are concerned about natural or structural disruptions in the electrical grid.
Peak oil review – April 25
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the global economy
-China
-The Saudi enigma
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
Energy – April 23
– Peak oil special on ABC (Australia) with IEA’s Fatih Birol, Chris Skrebowski and Jeremy Leggett
– What’s Driving Gas Prices (interview with ex-CEO of Shell John Hofmeister)
– A short history of oil: 1900 to 2010
Exclusive: Plants and animals join forces with climate change deniers
A recent investigation reveals that the world’s plants and animals have adopted a bold but risky strategy to save themselves from the ravages of global climate change. They have joined forces with the world’s climate change deniers.
Chris Martenson on budget, corruption, economy, investing, energy, Japan nuclear crisis
Chris Martenson joins David Pakman live in studio for a discussion about the budget, economic situation, Wall Street, corruption, energy, the Japanese nuclear crisis, and more.
United States – April 22
– NYT: Nation’s Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows
– Economists and the ‘Inside Job’ Effect
– American Exceptionalism – it takes money to project power around the world
Energy – April 22
– Gas-price spike sparks U.S. probe of oil traders (Obama)
– Guardian: Shale gas special report
– Peak Oil – Gail Tverberg’s April 2011 Update
– Prof. David Rutledge of Caltech on “Hubbert’s Peak, The Coal Question and Climate Change” (video)
Energy dysfunction – April 21
– Oil sands investments by state-owned bank ‘not sound’, say UK greens
– Multinational fossil fuel firms use ‘biased’ study in massive lobbying push for gas
– Really Unpopular Complicated Expensive Technological Solutions For A Nonexistent Problem
– The Big Grab: 9-part series on the economic threats to Canadians posed by the Alberta oil sands
