Abrupt Climate Change Focus Of U.S. National Laboratories

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2008) Sparked by the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize that was shared by Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the reality of global warming finally got through to the majority of the world

The changing climate of war and peace

While voices in the political world remain locked in inertia, alternately debating and decrying the science of global warming itself, top military leaders and defense think-tanks have been taking it seriously. Terrorism is a malevolent problem, but climate change, observers say, is a malignant problem, and the world can ignore neither. The American military has […]

What once was old is new again

The car is dying; it’s the age of the bike The developed world held its breath early this summer as prices for crude oil climbed to nearly $150 per barrel … Indeed, if this year is anything to judge by, money does speak louder than the environment when it comes to driving behavior. Apocalyptic warnings […]

Peak Oil: America uses 21 million barrels per day

The concept of peak oil is not about running out of crude oil. It never has been. A Shell geologist (M. King Hubbert) in the ’50s formulated, from his years of study of oil field production, his theory of Peak Oil. He predicted, accurately, that U.S. crude production would peak between 1965 and 1970. Be […]

In hard times, tent cities rise across the country

RENO, Nev. (AP) Within weeks, more than 150 people were living in tents big and small, barely a foot apart in a patch of dirt slated to be a parking lot for a campus of shelters Reno is building for its homeless population. Like many other cities, Reno has found itself with a “tent city”

Mideast to Cut Oil Investments If Prices Dip Below $80/Barrel

Middle East oil producers will shelve projects to boost output if crude prices drop below $80 a barrel, a senior official from the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, or Oapec, told Dow Jones Newswires. Abbas Naki, the Secretary General of Oapec, said that if oil prices fall further “we will see investments and developments […]

Storm-hit US refiners cancel Mexico oil cargoes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Some U.S. oil refiners affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike canceled some Mexican crude oil cargoes, a spokesperson for Mexico’s state oil company Pemex said on Thursday. “There have been some cancellations by some clients,” said the spokesperson. He added that the cancellations had not had a significant impact to Pemex’s […]

Refilling fuel tanks after Ike to take weeks

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil refiners and producers on Thursday rushed to restore Gulf of Mexico production following Hurricane Ike, but energy traders and analysts warned it will take several more weeks to refill U.S. fuel inventories, increasing the risk of shortages. At least five refineries were restarting out of 15 shut by Hurricane Ike that […]

America

I have argued elsewhere that our American way of life is not sustainable, and I have presented compelling evidence to demonstrate that America is on the verge of imminent societal collapse. The purpose of the following paper is to make the case that we American Mainstream Perspective The vast majority of our population, mainstream America, […]

Consortium withdraws Alitalia bid

A consortium of investors proposing to rescue airline Alitalia has withdrawn its takeover offer, raising fears the carrier may go into liquidation. The Italian group, called CAI, dropped its bid after unions failed to back the deal before a 1400GMT deadline. While four of Alitalia’s unions had supported the deal, five had objected because of […]

Peak Oil: Out of Gas at Last?

Eight Energy Titles To Pique Patron Interest The enduring prospect of sky-high fuel prices concentrates the collective mind wonderfully on energy issues, maybe even the large ones like resource depletion, climate change, and our own ravenous rates of consumption (of everything). The following recent and forthcoming titles reveal a wide range of responses to the […]

Norway Urges Russia to Stick to International Law in Arctic

All territorial claims in the Arctic must fall within the strict framework of the international Law of the Sea, Norway said Thursday in reaction to Russian plans to formally set its borders in the oil-rich region. “Norway and Russia have until now shared very common positions on this, resorting to the Law of the Sea […]

Iran official says missiles can reach ships in Gulf

TEHRAN (Reuters) – A top adviser of Iran’s supreme leader said that in the event of war no ship passing through the oil-rich Gulf region would be beyond the reach of the country’s missiles, a government newspaper reported on Thursday. Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, has said it […]

Film On Peak Oil and Suburban Sprawl, Sprawling From Grace, Available on DVD

EMotion Pictures Productions, LLC announces the release of its current documentary film Sprawling From Grace; Driven To Madness available for purchase in DVD format. “At a time when people are looking at alternative energy sources for our current oil dependency, we’re excited to release this film as a way of showcasing the problems created by […]

JPMorgan Questioned on Oil Bets

A Senate subcommittee told JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday to immediately start turning over a year The letter was sent to Jamie Dimon, the bank

Parts of the nation still having gasoline shortages

Parts of the USA are still running short of gasoline five days after Hurricane Ike knocked out 20% of the nation’s refining capacity. The crunch is especially severe in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, which get their gas through pipelines from the Gulf region. It’s largely hitting stations and convenience stores not affiliated with big brands […]

Lithuanian Hope for Nuclear Extension Dashed by EU

Lithuania’s hopes of being allowed to extend the life of its Ignalina nuclear power plant were dashed on Wednesday by the European Commission. In its treaty on joining the European Union in 2004, Lithuania promised to shut by the end of 2009 the second reactor at the plant, which is similar to Ukraine’s Chernobyl facility […]

Tight Labor Vexes Brazil’s Deep-Sea Oil Drilling

Technological advances will help oil giant Petrobras and its foreign partners tap huge subsalt reserves off Brazil’s coast, but a shortage of skilled workers and tight equipment supplies pose challenges. High oil prices, previous under-investment in training by the energy industry, and increasingly hard-to-access reserves have driven up the cost of the complex equipment and […]

We need an expensive miracle

Any notion that renewables can provide for all our requirements is a mischievous and reckless boast that will leave us in the dark, says Ian FellsTwo imperatives point to the urgent development of renewable energy: security of supply and controlling climate change. Much the largest source of renewable energy is hydroelectric power, which provides 17% […]

Peak oil ”wrong,” says Schwartz

“The peak oil people simply don’t know what they’re talking about,” said environmental futurist Peter Schwartz today at the Cleantech Forum in Washington, D.C. Forget everything you’ve heard about peak oil as a driver of clean technology, said futurist Peter Schwartz today in a provocative closing session at the Cleantech Forum XVIII in Washington D.C.From […]

Coal, nuclear power stations can revive future power crisis in the UK

To plug the predicted shortfall of electricity in the next decade, the UK government should consider extending the lifespan of coal and nuclear facilities, says a veteran energy policy analyst. Ian Fells, emeritus professor at the University of Newcastle in a report stated that the energy shortfall could dent the country’s economy, leading to businesses […]

OPEC lowers its forecast for world oil demand growth

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its latest monthly report has lowered its forecast for 2009 world oil demand to 0.9 million barrels a day (b/d), that is 1.00 per cent, compared with 1.03 per cent, as was the previous estimate. Oil consumption next year OPEC forecasts will average 87.7 million b/d. The […]

Oil finds may help Brazil meet natural gas demand

A Brazilian energy analyst says recent offshore oil finds may help the country produce 120 million cubic meters of natural gas a day. Marco Tavares, managing director of Brazil’s Gas Energy consulting firm, says that would make Brazil self-sufficient in natural gas.Brazil consumes about 60 million cubic meters of the fuel daily to power its […]

A Breakthrough in Biofuel

Currently, using corn or sugar cane is the most cost effective way to make ethanol. But some say using corn to make the biofuel is depleting the world’s food supply and driving up prices. Trees and other non-edible plants, like grass, can also produce ethanol, but it’s more expensive– until now. “In many ways it […]

Australia MPs oppose uranium sale

Australia should not sell uranium to Russia, a parliamentary committee says. It said the $800 million deal should not go ahead until Russia assuaged doubts about the separation of its civilian and military uses of uranium.The deal was signed by former Prime Minister John Howard and Russian leader Vladimir Putin last year. The committee said […]

New Alternative Biofuels to Benefit from EU’s Reduced Quotas

The EU’s decision to lower expections for biofuel use could be of some concern to leading producers such as Brazil. But the new technologies the EU is considering may actually be more profitable than current biofuels. It is a topic which perfectly emphasizes the delicate balance between fighting climate change, protecting global economies and feeding […]

Controversial path to possible glut of natural gas

Water and chemicals injected at high pressure can extract more gas Shale gas reserves have a powerful economic lure. Companies, states, and landowners could all reap a windfall in the tens of billions. Some also predict lower heating costs for residential gas users as production increases. Now, scores of natural gas companies are fanning out […]

Rising prices tip another 75 million towards starvation: FAO

ROME (AFP) An FAO prices index showed global food price rises of 12 percent in 2006, 24 percent in 2007 and 50 percent over the first eight months of 2008, Diouf added — suggesting the number affected is likely to top one billion by the end of the year. “Thirty billion dollars per year must […]

UK: Government steps up call for nuclear power

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will step up its campaign for new nuclear power stations on Thursday, saying they are vital for energy security, climate change and job creation. Industry minister John Hutton will tell the newly-created Nuclear Development Forum’s first meeting that new nuclear power plants are also crucial in preventing power cuts as ageing […]

Developing Pea Varieties Tolerant Of Drought And Effects Of Climate Change

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2008) The researchers used NMR spectroscopy to produce a profile of the levels of all the different small molecules or metabolites in pea plant leaves. This profile, known as the metabolome, was then compared with that from plants subjected to controlled drought stress. The study found several key plant metabolites increased under […]

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