Renewables Are the Solution to Global Climate Change

Global climate change can be significantly slowed with the proper economic incentives and technological developments, according to presenters at the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) conference in Denver, Colorado. The presenters spoke Tuesday morning, highlighting the current impacts that carbon (CO2) emissions have on the climate and scenarios projected for the future. Despite the dire […]

Earth’s Vital Signs Faltering Under Burden of Human Pressure

The world’s growing dependence on fossil fuels is fueling ecological destruction across the planet and threatening humanity’s future, according to a new study of trends released Wednesday by the Worldwatch Institute called “Vital Signs 2006-2007.” The report paints a grim picture of the planet’s vital signs and warns that dramatic changes in the global economy […]

A sticky time for Alberta oil sands

When former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed speaks, he is guaranteed an audience. When former U.S. Vice President Al Gore speaks, the same applies. When the two of them, coming as they do from opposite ends of the political spectrum, raised qualms earlier in July about the pace of development in the Alberta oil sands they […]

Ethanol Boom Could Hurt World’s Poor – Expert

The race to boost ethanol production could one day hurt food supply for many of the world’s poor, an environmental expert said on Thursday. “This is shaping up as competition between the 800 million people in the world that own automobiles and the 2 billion low- income people in the world, many of whom are […]

Sugar: A potential source of renewable energy

Energy consumption is an index of industrialisation. Energy sources used indicate the level of technical development of the country and the level of pollution reflects sensitivity towards the existence of mankind. At present in Bangladesh, GDP has gone up; per capita income is increasing, more vehicles are running in the road than ever before. But […]

Renault, GM Lead Europe Sales Drop as Oil Prices Rise

Renault SA and General Motors Corp. led a decline in European car sales in June, the second monthly drop this year, as rising gasoline prices discouraged large purchases and some countries had fewer working days. Industrywide sales fell 4.1 percent to 1.5 million vehicles from 1.55 million units a year earlier, the Brussels-based European Automobile […]

Oil price rise seen endangering U.S. auto market

Already reeling from the consumer flight from SUVs and trucks, U.S. automakers now face the risk that higher oil prices will trigger a sales downturn of the kind that the auto industry has not seen in more than a decade, analysts said on Friday.“If gas settled $4 a gallon, like it has at $3 a […]

Where Does Israel Get Oil?

The leader of Hezbollah declared “open war” against Israel on Friday following the bombing of his offices in Beirut, Lebanon. The president of Iran has announced that if Israel were to expand the hostilities by attacking Syria, that would represent “an attack on the whole Islamic world and the regime will face a crushing response.” […]

Cashing in on China’s renewable energy boom

China is set to spend $200 billion on renewable energy over the next 15 years, and industry players are racing to grab a slice of the action. That kind of money would buy you an oil firm the size of Chevron and leave change to fund the current renewables programs of all Europe’s top oil […]

The Poverty of Energy Security

When the G-8 met in Gleneagles last year, global poverty and climate change headlined the agenda. This weekend in St. Petersburg, energy security tops the list, and last year’s priorities seem forgotten. The G-8 appears to define energy security primarily as promoting the expansion of oil production worldwide, which will only further increase oil dependence, […]

Study links ’smog’ to Arctic warming

NASA scientists have found that a major form of global air pollution involved in summertime “smog” has also played a significant role in warming the Arctic. In a global assessment of the impact of ozone on climate warming, scientists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), New York, evaluated how ozone in the […]

Israeli attack on Lebanon threatens to engulf entire Middle East in war

The Israeli onslaught on Lebanon, with bombings and missile strikes and the imposition of an air and sea blockade, has brought the Middle East to the brink of all-out war. The attack on Lebanon, fully endorsed by the Bush administration, coincides with Israel wsws

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New Sharp solar panel twice as effective

Sharp Corp., the world’s largest manufacturer of solar batteries, has developed a new solar battery system that generates twice the energy of other systems as its panels always face the sun. The system has a power-generating efficiency of 36 percent, far surpassing the 15 percent to 20 percent efficiency of existing fixed solar battery panel […]

Fuel cells: The future alternative energy

In an increasingly oil-expensive economy, where companies are seeking out smarter alternative energy sources, a new fuel cell technology is promoting a more efficient electrical efficiency rate — billing itself as a near-future option for both military and commercial uses. Ansaldo Fuel Cells, an Italian-based Finmeccanica company, is producing a new fuel cell design intended […]

BP, Clipper Windpower to Develop U.S. Wind Projects

BP Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, and Clipper Windpower Plc of London agreed to co-develop five wind farms in the U.S. as surging prices for fossil fuels boost demand for renewable energy sources. The agreement includes wind-electricity projects that can generate up to 2,015 megawatts, the companies said today in a statement. The five projects […]

Study Cites Plan to End U.S. Oil Imports

NYT – American imports of oil could be eliminated by 2030, a new study by an interstate consortium asserts, if the nation turns to an aggressive program of energy efficiency and commercialization of four already-demonstrated technologies for making transportation fuels. The study, sponsored by a nonprofit group of legislators and governors called the Southern States […]

Peak Oil and L.A.

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Traders Controlling Oil Price: U.S. Energy Secretary

Toronto Star – The world’s oil suppliers have lost control of the markets, ceding that power to traders and giving rise to greater volatility in crude prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday… “This is the first time in my professional lifetime that the suppliers of oil in the world have really lost control […]

Peak Oil Passnotes: Where Is The Recession?

Resource Investor – ..Well, I am not going to make any bold predictions here. What I would like is to run through some probabilities. Firstly that energy costs have been absorbed by many ordinary people in the rich economies of the world, the OECD nations. Those costs have either been ignored by the very rich […]

Oil: Looking at $100

CNN – While a broader conflict with Iran isn’t likely soon, one more big event could push crude prices into the triple digits. As bombs fall in Beirut, pipelines explode in Nigeria and Iran shakes its fist at the West, energy traders and motorists alike are wondering one thing: How high can oil prices go? […]

First Half of 2006 is Warmest on Record

Breitbart.com – The first half of the year was the warmest on record for the United States. The government reported Friday that the average temperature for the 48 contiguous United States from January through June was 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit, or 3.4 degrees above average for the 20th century. That made it the warmest such period […]

The Oil Drum: Potential Impact of Cantarell’s Decline on Mexico’s Oil Production

In 2005, Cantarell produced more than 60% of Mexico’s oil production. Therefore, Cantarell can be considered as the “Ghawar” of Mexico. As we can see on Fig. 1, Cantarell’s output doubled within a few years thanks to Nitrogen injection. However, the oilfield production has started to decline rapidly since 2004…We are proposing to analyze the […]

Sandia Labs Proposes Energy Surety Model

With concerns that energy use will rapidly increase over the next several years while fossil fuels diminish as well as numerous other energy uncertainties including the results of climate change, Sandia National Laboratories is proposing applying the principles of surety to energy. Energy surety takes an integrated approach to achieving safety, security, reliability, recoverability and […]

ASPO-5 Live

Blog to Cover International Peak Oil and Gas Conference in Pisa, Italy SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) July 14, 2006 — For those who can Featuring a veritable

Spectre of

MOTORISTS face the prospect of paying The Israeli offensive in Lebanon, combined with on going tension involving both Iran and North Korea, yesterday contributed to oil prices rising above $76 a barrel for the first time. Soaring demand for fuel in the U.S. is also hitting supplies. Analysts said the political risk factors that dictate […]

Dreamliners and Peak Oil

SYNOPSIS: ‘AT BREAK OF DAY all dreams, they say, are true.’ So wrote the great English poet John Dryden (1631 – 1700) in his work entitled The Spanish Friar. The implication, of course, is that as the day wears on the press of reality prevents some dreams from being fulfilled. This is an article about […]

A Russian monster arrives

A Russian monster called Rosneft arrives in London tomorrow – and its arrival is not to be applauded. Conditional dealings in the oil giant will get under way on the London Stock Exchange – despite the fact that Rosneft’s main assets were seized from a rival by Vladimir Putin’s government and it may not therefore […]

Santa Barbara Prepares for Peak Oil

Today something extraordinary is happening in Santa Barbara. Local business leaders, public officials, and environmental activists are meeting to discuss solutions to the ever-increasing demand for oil in the face of dwindling reserves. Dubbed The consequences of this political blindness impact not only our pocketbooks, but also our nation

Will new pipeline ease the West’s energy woes?

The 1,094-mile Caspian oil duct, inaugurated Thursday in Turkey, may not be as tangle-free as America had hoped. ISTANBUL, TURKEY Though that amounts to only 2.5 percent of global oil exports, analysts say the flow could significantly improve global energy security. Indeed, the US-backed pipeline has long been seen by Western governments as a way […]

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