Chinese analysis of global energy crisis and security
Expert opinion in China seems to resemble that of Western energy experts.
Oil
Peak oil – Feb 17
Byron King: Letters to the editor, peak oil / Lester Brown on wind power and Chinese consumption growth / Farm economist: Bad news on energy costs / OPEC Output Down 120,000 bpd in January / The Long Plateau of Peak Oil / Our Mr Sun (1956)
As the Arctic ice retreats, the old Great Game begins
Global warming seems an almost impossible notion on this icy coastline, but out there in the frozen wastes the ice is slowly melting, and a new struggle over the world’s dwindling resources is rapidly heating up.
Peak oil – Feb 14
Maryland’s conservative congressman leading charge against fuel dependency (Rep. Bartlett) /
Cancel that apocalypse — the oil crisis is over /
Commuters at sea as governments lose the plot (urban design & energy) /
The Iran crisis & global peak oil
Iran – Perception and Reality
It is said that there is the reason they give; and then there is the real reason. Nowhere is this more true, perhaps, than Iran.
Peak oil in the U.S. Congress
The indefatigable Congressman from Maryland spoke yesterday to the House of Representatives yesterday on the Hirsch Report, conservation, and a vision for the future.
Peak oil – Feb 10
Former White House official admits SOTU energy comments were about peak oil /
Macleans: When the oil runs out /
Peak oil on Irish radio /
Pat Murphy on peak oil and Cuba /
BBC coverage on “Fuelling the future”
Sweden plans to be world’s first oil-free economy
Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years – without building a new generation of nuclear power stations.
Death of the Petro-Confederacy
During the Civil War the South fought for freedom – freedom to pursue a way of life that was not negotiable. Sound familiar?
Peak oil – Feb 7
Oil prices: the new reality /
Cradle To Cradle /
North Sea production slump casts doubt on government figures /
Petrocollapse and food security at the South Central Farm in LA /
New book: advice for oil addicts /
Sweden and U.S. agree about oil dependency, but for different reasons
Repsol Downgrades Reserves, But Who Is Really to Blame?
After Spanish oil and gas major Repsol downgraded its reserves by a massive 25% it issued a statement saying that the new government in Bolivia was the main problem.
Peak oil – Feb 5
BBC broadcasts on oil – Feb 11 /
Addiction to oil – see what it looks like /
Interview with UK comedian Robert Newman /
5º International ASPO Conference – July 18-19 Italy /
ASPO newsletter for February
