Crossing the Red Line
Bill McKibben discusses Paul Roberts’ book the End of Oil in the context of climate change.
Oil
Dwindling Oil and 9/11 (audio)
Presentations by independent investigators at the international inquiry on 9/11 held in San Francisco in March.
Raymond urges “constructive relationships” with oil-producing nations
“We simply do not yet have the economic solutions or technologies that would permit us to meet future energy demands without carbon emissions growth,” Exxon Mobil chairman Lee R. Raymond said.
State explores North Slope gas pipeline financing options
The state of Alaska held preliminary talks with investment banking firms in New York City May 25 to explore options should the state decide to help finance a North Slope natural gas pipeline.
East Asia readies emergency measures to overcome oil supply concerns
Facing runaway oil prices and security fears, East Asian officials meeting in Manila will make emergency plans that included creating oil reserves and finding alternative sources for their energy imports.
Norway, Russia jealously eyeing virgin oil fields
OSLO: In a world growing increasingly worried about oil supplies, there is one large white spot on the fossil fuel map, eyed eagerly by both Norway and Russia, but accessible to neither without a treaty.
Australia: Oil’s not well: crisis looms
The opening session of the 10th South East Asia Australia Offshore Conference will hear that Australia’s demand for oil is greater than supply and the gap is growing.
ODAC bulletin
News briefs from ODAC.
Oil supplies: we’re on a knife-edge
OIL supplies are now so tight that just 1.5 million barrels of oil a day – less than 2% of global production – is keeping another potentially devastating surge in energy prices at bay, experts have warned.
What if…
It’s 2006. Bin Laden conquers Arabia. Crude prices are nudging $100. A far-off fantasy? Don’t you believe it, writes Oliver Morgan
UK: Army guard on food if fuel crisis flares
Hundreds of troops will be deployed to defend vital supermarket depots in the event of fresh fuel protests in the autumn.
U.S. addiction to oil puts it at mercy of risky characters
Ultimately, it’s up to U.S. consumers to wean themselves from their costly addiction to oil, which increasingly is coming from less-than-stable parts of the world. And this will require some tough love.
