Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Administration backs off vow to reduce Mideast oil imports /
Much talk, mostly low key, about energy independence /
Bush hits the road to take a green message to his nation of oil addicts /
US ex-energy chief Richardson cool to Bush ideas /
US energy secy outlines plan /
“He’s done more to raise the exposure of energy in one hour than all the peak blogs” /
Bush’s energy plan: ambitious enough?
White House: the advanced energy initiative /
In call for less foreign oil, Bush sounds familiar note /
The state of energy: hooked on petroleum /
Numbers and the State of the Union Energy segment /
Layoffs in store at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A senior White House aide I spoke to over the weekend says the president will focus on new energy technologies, which means alternatives to oil production.
Palm Oil — TOD Southeast Asia Report
Business Week: Food vs. Fuel
Biofuels could damage environment, stymie development, says report
Fueling a New Farm Economy
Russia’s largest oil discovery in a decade /
Exxon comes to Madagascar /
Arctic defrost opens resources and divisions /
Thailand: gasohol pumps may soon run dry /
Energy research sputters /
Ethanol and the environment /
Bush speech to outline energy alternatives
Yale study raises questions about sustainability of metal resources /
Globalization raises globalized risks – study /
India, China and the Asian axis of oil /
IMF’s Rajan: can’t rule out a run on the US dollar /
Suburban sprawl an irresistible force in US /
Sugar prices turn sour for consumers [ethanol fallout]
Study gives mixed review of ethanol /
The great Alberta oil rush /
Your steel trash, China’s treasure /
Sea energy ‘could help power UK’
Oil for delivery in 5 years rises on supply concern /
E Magazine special issue on Peak Oil /
World Watch Magazine special issue on Peak Oil /
Conservatives: America must end its dependence on oil /
Liberals: Securing our energy future /
Malta: oil end game
Two big-state governors have hit the headlines last week with grand plans for the future. In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a massive infrastructure construction program, while in New York, George Pataki has called for a renewable energy program. Both plans were developed by comparatively moderate Republican governors with an eye to the challenges of tomorrow. Unfortunately for the residents of these states, both wind up missing the larger point.
‘Shell-shocked’ companies call for freeze on energy prices /
Japan: Ocean power plan mooted for island / Brazilians, freed from the oil dictatorship, succumb to the one of ethanol. /
U.S. Government Encourages Renewables on Outer Continental Shelf /
Britain Seen off to Slow Start on Biomass, Biofuels /
Vanuatu: Coconut oil being used as fuel additive
There is a lot of talk about the hydrogen economy. It is at best naïve, and at worst it is dishonest. A hydrogen economy would be a pitiful, impoverished thing indeed.
Why does the International Energy Agency ignore Peak Oil, and refuse to favour renewables? Swiss MP Rudolf Rechsteiner asks the hard questions.
