U.S. & energy – April 5
America’s oil bust
Wind turbines could more than meet U.S. electricity needs, report says
New climate bill proof of misplaced priorities
TOD’s Gail Tverberg on the climate bill
Oil
Closing the Straits of Hormuz and the effects on oil prices
What if it was the US that closed the Straits of Hormuz? What would the world think if the US directly precipitated the end of ship traffic in the Straits, or at least severe restrictions on transit and passage? Well, we almost found out last Friday, March 20.
ODAC Newsletter – 3 Apr
A weekly review from a UK perspective
Peak oil & supplies – Apr 3
‘Green’ America may slash oil demand
Changing of the Guard in the Queensland Government
Tupi Oil Imperiled as Price Drop Unravels Energy Plan
United State & Canada – Apr 2
Democrats Unveil Ambitious Global Warming Bill
Climate Bill Kickoff
Climate Change Bill Could Side-Swipe Oilsands
Projects Premier says he will fight if new developments threaten New Brunswick’s energy hub
U.S. power use tumbling with recession
Economics – Apr 2
G20 leaders get OECD warning that global trade is in freefall
A Stimulus for Working Fewer Hours
Chavez promotes `petro-currency’ over dollar
Peak oil notes – Apr 2
A weekly update including:
– Prices and production
– Detroit
Timing
Forecasting global catastrophe can be a tricky business, because everyone wants to know just when it will happen. And there’s the rub. As a card-carrying member of the Cassandra Club, I’ve found this a perennial briarpatch. There have been so many variables at play that about all one could say with absolute confidence is that industrial civilization will run out of rope “sometime in the first two or three decades of the 21st century.”
Peak oil & supplies – Mar 31
Brace Yourself (and Your Portfolio) for an Oil Price Shock by 2012 Or Sooner (Part 1 of 2)
CERA: Low Oil Prices Putting Supply Growth at Risk
Decisive Action Needed to Address U.S. Oil Dependence, According to Stanford Business School Research
Decisions, Decisions: “Blind Spot” or “The Great Sqeeze”?
Always eager to preview Long Emergency, end-of-civilization-oriented documentaries, I recently found myself in a rather blessed quandary. I received review copies of “Blind Spot” from Director Adolfo Doring and Producer Amanda Zakem and “The Great Squeeze” by Director/Producer Christoph Fauchere and Co-Producer, Joyce Johnson, but as I watched both several times, I found it almost impossible to decide which one I preferred.
Transport – Mar 30
‘Nano will add to global pollution’
In Praise of the Lowly Bus
David Strahan, The Independent
Peak oil review – Mar 30
A weekly review including:
– Production and Prices
– Natural Gas Prices Continue to Fall
– The Next Oil Price Spike
– Briefs
