Rep. Bartlett’s 2005 energy conference – news coverage
The Sept 26 conference was covered in CSPAN, local news and broadcast outlets and Peak Oil blogs.
Politics
Politics and Economics Headlines – 28 September, 2005
Nigerian oil facilities reopen as militia threats withdrawn / High gas prices raise questions of gouging / Saudi Oil: A Slippery Future? / Bus fleets feeling the fuel pinch / To conserve gas, President calls for less driving / Ottawa hints at energy cost relief / Alberta claims answer to refinery crunch / Big auto makers want Bush to act on energy / Experts push OPEC relocation, Gulf Spot market
Politics and economics headlines – 27 Sept, 2005
Bush prepared to tap oil reserve /
Bush urges conservation as retail gas prices rise /
Oil rise sparks concern at IMF /
Politicians fuel consumption by suspending gas taxes /
Oil bubble set to burst? /
Storms cast spotlight on energy’s new reality /
Foes of a proposed gas terminal vow to fight /
Protest stalls energy giant in rural Ireland /
Canada: High oil, high dollar and Dutch disease /
Legislators attack gas gougers /
Energy policies left in ruins; major opinion shift /
Bush’s Operation Offset
What to do in a failing civilization
Can global civilization adapt successfully to degradation of the biosphere and depletion of fossil fuels? I argue that it cannot. …
I conclude that those who seek to preserve civilization should plan for its survival in restricted regions.
Employers should help with petrol price hikes: union
A major union is pushing for new travel allowances to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices on its members.
On Why High IQ Fails Us, The Freakonomics of Peak Oil, and Horse Breeding, Manhattan Style.
A worthy reply to the Freakonomics criticisms of peak oil.
Politics and economics headlines – 10 September
China: Let a hundred reactors bloom /
CNOOC Chief Economist Predicts $90 Oil /
Nicaragua Rations Energy /
Oil release may not cut petrol prices /
UK fuel protesters threaten to mount refinery blockade /
CIBC World Markets predicts $100 oil within years /
Germany`s energy future enters campaign /
Russia and oil: too much money?
US politics and economics headlines – September 10
Katrina – the real economic danger is natural gas and the port /
Another storm would devastate US energy: analysts /
U.S. machine not well-oiled /
Energy policy: emphasize conservation, alternative fuels /
Shell game at gas stations pays big /
U.S. sued over appliance energy standards /
Oil prices increase plastics recycling market /
Investing in the energy sector after Hurricane Katrina /
Republicans eye expanding U.S. offshore drilling /
Where do gas prices go next?
US gov’t awareness of peak oil
Does the government have some master Peak Oil plan? I have no idea, but claims that they are ignorant about the problem are simply incorrect.
Sustainable Willits: unanimous vote for economic localization
A statement calling for sustainable local production of necessary goods and services including food was unanimously endorsed by the city council of Willits, California, the most Peak-Oil-aware city in the USA.
Intelligence Brief: French Energy Policy
After explaining why the present oil crisis is destined to last, French Prime Minister de Villepin launched a new strategy of national energy independence and technological innovation. The policy has three pillars: 1) massive investment in energy policy, beginning with the oil sector 2) renewable energy (hydroelectricity and bio-fuels, together with nuclear power) 3) energy savings.
$3 Gallon Gasoline? Time to Consider the Alternative: The Garage Filling Station (GFS)
With gasoline nearly $3 gallon, there needs to be a mainstream discussion of the alternatives.
