Other Energy Headlines – 26 August, 2005
A Question Of Shale / Canadians Gear Up for Protest against Natural Gas Projects in Maine / Underground Coal-Gasification, Coal-to-Liquids Project in Australia / New chips lower PC power use
Oil
Poor Africans hit hard by rising world oil prices
Africans are struggling to cope with stubbornly high global oil prices which are forcing many to walk long distances to work or schools, go hungry as food prices skyrocket, and depend on candles to light their homes.
Trinational Elites Map North American Future in “NAFTA Plus”
The expansion of the NAFTA agreement will have radical implications for sovereignty over energy, water and other resources.
Has oil production peaked?
The BBC asks your opinion: Has oil production peaked? Will prices rise again? How will the global economy be affected? Have you stopped using your car since petrol prices went up?
Oil prices shoot up to new record
Oil prices have surged to fresh record highs again after a surprise drop in US petrol stocks added to worries about a gathering storm in the Caribbean.
Energy conservation takes center stage in the Philippines
Long and detailed article on the measures being introduced to deal with their energy crisis. The measures currently target government agencies, but are set to become compulsory for consumers and business if prices continue to rise.
Peak Oil Headlines – 24 August, 2005
David Holmgren speaks with GPM’s Julian Darley / Dr. Albert Bartlett: Arithmetic, Population and Energy / Suck It Up, America / Are We In Peak Oil Today? / The Oil Price Mirage / Aren’t there alternatives to oil? / The $10,000 Question
Crude Awakening: the end of cheap oil
The Cleveland Plain Dealer — the only major newspaper in the US that’s taking Peak Oil seriously — has run almost two dozen articles on different aspects of the energy crisis in their “Crude Awakening” series.
Politics and Economics Headlines – 22 August, 2005
Save us, Indian oil firms tell PM / Dems urge Bush to open oil reserves / Ecuador oil protesters freed; talks expected / US woo’s Libya / Oil industry image suffers as energy prices rise / Expert: Venezuela’s threats could be the greatest danger to oil prices / Geostrategic game revives with new players / Petrol price pushes 4WDs off the road / High fuel prices, more drivers doing a runner / Gold & Oil
Deffeyes on C-SPAN2 Sunday night
Hour-long interview with geologist Kenneth Deffeyes, author of “Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert’s Peak: on C-SPAN2 at 12 midnight (Eastern Time) Sunday night/Monday morning.
The Breaking Point
Unlike the 1973 crisis, when the embargo by the Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries created an artificial shortfall, today’s shortage, or near-shortage, is real. If demand surges even more, or if a producer goes offline because of unrest or terrorism, there may suddenly not be enough oil to go around. [NY Times comes through with coverage of Peak Oil.]
After the oil runs out
The coming permanent scarcity of fossil fuels will touch off a seismic cultural shift, and some Portlanders are planning for it now.
