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‘Energy Project’ Resolution in US Congress / Pipeline mercantilism / ‘Sharon Stone dazzles at Italian energy conference’ / The specter haunting Alaska / Would you rather drive or eat? / Grist interviews Matthew Simmons
Chatting with Komanoff I quickly realized that these were the kinds of pragmatic but forward-thinking conversations and policy ideas that were missing from both conferences. Both conferences seemed intent on paralyzing their audiences into inaction by suggesting that all they could really do is wait. Wait for the Petrocollapse or wait for Amory Lovins’ 66 mpg SUV’s.
Round-up of peak oil coverage in the mainstream press.
The state of the world’s oil supply is rapidly declining, and the world economy is not ready for the backlash, according to two speakers at a lecture presented by the SMU Environmental Science Program and the Greater Dallas Planning Council.
The US elite are getting serious about energy, as shown in this Senate testimony by Robert Ebel, energy expert for CSIS, an influential think tank.
Chávez Restyles Venezuela With ’21st-Century Socialism’ / Even with gas at 4¢ per litre, Venezuelans still complain / Is China to blame for the rise in oil prices? / A Separate Peace- elites resigned? / Friends of the Earth slam World Bank over money for clean energy[2] / Stop oil company price gouging / Frist orders oil price probe / A world becoming more peaceful? / Former UK soldier wins landmark case over Gulf War Syndrome
Russian, Chinese firms battle for oil in Kazakhstan / The roots of the Japanese oil victory in Libya / Western energy majors have been leaving Syria / Chinese oil consumption growth drops 14% Jan-Sept05
Craig R. Smith co-author of WND Books’ “Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil,” will go head-to-head with author Matthew R. Simmons in a debate entitled “Deep Oil vs. Peak Oil” on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern. [updated – mp3 and transcript now available]
Brazil to reach oil self-sufficiency next year / US Deepwater Reserves in decline / GE stops supply of LNG compressors to Iran / Efficient energy at sea: The new age of sail / US Air Force nation’s leading ‘green power’ user / Upscale French wine turned into ethanol
In my humble opinion, we should now have reached ‘Peak Oil’. So, it is high time to close this critical chapter in the history of international oil industry and bid the mighty ‘Peak’ farewell.
…doubts about Saudi Arabia’s assurances of how much it can expand capacity – and for how long – have been raised in a secret intelligence report and in a separate analysis by a leading government oil adviser, according to a federal government official and the oil expert.
Pio Manzù & co. ‘Soul of the Empire’ conference, Rimini, Italy to discuss Rimini Protocol / Community Solutions Workshop for Community Leaders, Illinois, US / Heinberg in Nevada City / Esquire – The Five-Minute Guide: Oil / ‘End of an era’ for cheap oil
