Peak oil – May 8
ASPO Newsletter for May
Irish peak oil documentary and its reception
Big oil strike in Brazil has tongues wagging, but we continue towards peak oil
Oil
Prices & supplies – May 8
Yergin: High oil prices spur alternative fuel shift
Greenland oil estimates over-reported
Analyst sees oil surging to $200
Aus Deutschland
With several recent articles and TV pieces in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, ZDF (Second Public German TV network) and N-TV (private TV network), Peak Oil is now becoming established in mainstream German media.
Articles in German:
200 Dollar pro Barrel? Experte rät zur Abkehr
Russen-Alarm an der Öl-Front
“Peak Oil” – Wann geht uns der Saft aus?
Simone Boehringer interviews Matthew Simmons
Fatih Birol (IEA) interview: »Wir sollten das Öl verlassen, bevor es uns verlässt«
Counter-pander
Senate Democrats unveil a new energy bill based on the same false premises as the Republican bill.
Oil producers – May 7
Indonesia mulls Opec withdrawal
Saudi fears of high oil prices fade
Russia agrees 40% rise in energy prices
Peak oil – May 7
Michael Moore talks to Larry King about PO
Kevin Phillips on Democracy Now
ASPO-Italy conference: Will Italy be the first to experience peak oil in Europe?
Peak oil explains lack of UFOs
Suzuki on peak oil and climate
Geopolitics – May 7
Put a tyrant in your tank
‘King Faisal stood firm on oil embargo’
Suing OPEC
U.S. candidates – May 7
Hillary throws economists off the bus
Obama is wrong about the gas tax
Oil contributions to Obama and Clinton
United States – May 7
Green’s moment of truth?
Big Oil’s friends in the Senate (tax credits for renewables)
$5 gas near, 78% of Americans say
Economic stimulus check burned for warmth
Uranium claims along Grand Canyon rim
In West, mining’s return faces resistance
Prices and supplies – May 7
WSJ quotes Yergin of CERA: ‘It’s not that the genie is out of the bottle — it’s that 100 genies are out of the bottle’
Goldman’s Murti: Oil `likely’ to reach $150-$200
NYT: Gas prices expected to peak in June
A tricky balance: oil industry employees
Ignoring the elephant in the room
The disconnect between peak oil concerns and the presidential race is almost total. The candidates remain unwaveringly oblivious to the true causes of rising fuel prices, preferring instead to dwell on irrelevant — actually, counterproductive—measures like suspending the federal gas tax during the summer months or taxing Big Oil. This is akin to putting a band-aid on a melanoma.
Economics – May 6
Buffet and Munger on peak oil, coal, biofuels, mass transit
Herman Daly: Towards a steady-state economy
Yes, Virginia, this is a recession
