Carolyn Baker : Review of A Presidential Energy Policy by Mike Ruppert

This is probably the most important book review I’ve ever written because A Presidential Energy Policy is unquestionably the most crucial book for anyone aware of the collapse of civilization, which is well underway, to read and understand. It is second only to Mike’s first masterpiece, Crossing The Rubicon: The Decline of The American Empire […]

Time For A Trade-In

Prius-style hybrids may become the first victims of the disruptive technology shift that’s hitting the auto industry. To most of us, Toyota’s snazzy Prius hybrid still seems like the cutting edge of cool, the latest and greatest technology in cars. But nine years after the Prius was introduced in the United States, some are calling […]

Altering Planes, and the Way They Fly, to Save Fuel

FOR the aviation industry, its fate inextricably linked to the price of oil, fuel conservation is more than environmentally sound The most significant improvements come from broad changes in the way planes fly. Using global positioning information, airliners fly shorter, more direct routes to destinations rather than following rigid paths that can take them miles […]

In Recession, Some See Burst of 'Neighboring'

Tough Times May Be Helping Build Stronger Communities in D.C. Suburbs When Kris Kumaroo founded a new neighborhood association in Silver Spring in October, he was driven by a desire to combat recession-era problems such as vacant homes and petty crime. Seven months later, Glenmont has its crime watch, but also much more: As the […]

Kurt Cobb: Peak oil and mass communication

…There are many successful approaches for addressing people one-on-one or in small groups. These are outlined extensively on several peak oil sites, so I won’t detail them here. When it comes to mass communication, however, the single most important factor will be a unified message. One possible solution to creating a unified message might be […]

U.S. Energy Independence? Get Real, Oil Execs Say in Survey

(Bloomberg) — Most oil-industry executives scoff at the idea that the U.S. can wean itself off foreign crude in the next couple of decades, a survey showed. Only 16 percent of oil and natural-gas executives said that by 2030 the U.S. will be able to depend solely on its own energy supplies, according to a […]

Has Oil and Gas Collapse Sealed Fate of Peak Oil?

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OPEC

(Bloomberg) — The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut oil output by 0.3 percent in April as Mideast members moved closer to production targets agreed to last year, a Bloomberg News survey showed. Oil output averaged 27.58 million barrels a day last month, down 75,000 from March, according to the survey of oil companies, producers […]

BLM to get $300 million for stimulus projects

LAS VEGAS Salazar made the announcement at the Red Rock Conservation Area outside Las Vegas. The desert area’s fire station was one of several facilities slated to receive solar panels under the effort. The money is part of the $3 billion sent to the Interior Department under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $787 […]

At the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, a Pipe Leak Raises Concerns

WASHINGTON Entergy and the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission emphasized that the Indian Point reactor could still have been shut down safely with either of two other backup systems, although operators generally avoid using both. They also stressed that the supply pipe was quickly repaired after the leak was found and that the water itself, which […]

Military embraces green energy

…The Department of Defense is the single largest energy consumer in the United States. Last year it bought nearly 4 billion gallons of jet fuel, 220 million gallons of diesel and 73 million gallons of gasoline, said Brian Lally, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment. American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are using […]

In a Senegalese Slum, a Building Material Both Primitive and Perilous

GU Garbage might have seemed safe to the boy because it is everywhere in this forlorn, dun-colored slum abutting Dakar, the capital. Delivered on order for a few pennies a load by rickety horse-drawn carts speeding through the dirt streets of the M

The guilty secrets of palm oil

Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests? It’s an invisible ingredient, really, palm oil. You won’t find it listed on your margarine, your bread, your biscuits or your KitKat. It’s there though, under “vegetable oil”. And its impact, 7,000 miles away, is very visible indeed. The wildlife-rich forests of Indonesia and […]

Depopulate and die of boredom

…In Britain, one of Gordon Brown’s environmental advisers has been urging the Prime Minister to support the halving of Britain’s population to just 30 million. And the president of the Sea Shepherd Society – an organisation regularly praised for stalking Japanese whalers – wants to reduce the global population to less than a billion. Yet, […]

Australia: Green group calls for one child policy

AUSTRALIA should consider having a one-child policy to protect the planet, an environmental lobby group says. Sustainable Population Australia says slashing the world’s population is the only way to avoid “environmental suicide”. National president Sandra Kanck wants Australia’s population of almost 22 million reduced to seven million to tackle climate change. Restricting each couple to […]

New Hawaii petroleum tax hike likely to raise gas prices

Looking for money to finance renewable energy and food security, state lawmakers have agreed to increase a per barrel tax on petroleum products sold by distributors, which could cost consumers a few cents more per gallon of gasoline but eventually help wean the state off fossil fuel. The barrel tax, which is now collected to […]

Ethanol test for Obama on climate change, science

WASHINGTON So how will the EPA define greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol production and use? Given the political clout of farm interests, will the science conflict with the politics? Environmentalists, citing various studies and scientific papers, say the agency must factor in more than just the direct, heat-trapping pollution from ethanol and its production. They […]

US families rely on handouts in world's richest country

…Roach says that while some residents have been left in a desperate situation by the local lumber industry shedding jobs, most of those forced on to food stamps and other welfare are still in employment. “I blame everything on the price of gasoline. When it went up to $4 a gallon 18 months ago it […]

From financial crisis to global catastrophe

Financial crisis which manifested in the 2008 (but started much earlier) has led to discussion in alarmists circles – is this crisis the beginning of the final sunset of mankind? In this article we will not consider the view that the crisis will suddenly disappear and everything returns to its own as trivial and in […]

Russia to build floating Arctic nuclear stations

Environmentalists fear pollution risk as firms try to exploit ocean’s untapped oil and gas reserves Russia is planning a fleet of floating and submersible nuclear power stations to exploit Arctic oil and gas reserves, causing widespread alarm among environmentalists. A prototype floating nuclear power station being constructed at the SevMash shipyard in Severodvinsk is due […]

Laser quest: The scientist with a planet-saving plan straight out of Spider-Man

Clean energy forever. That, in a glorious theoretical nutshell, is what nuclear fusion Staff at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in central California are confident that some time in 2010, they will create a fusion reaction by focusing 192 intense ultra-violet lasers on to a tiny golden pellet, recreating the energy of the sun for […]

Shaping the Post-Carbon Economy

At the end of this year, representatives of the 170 nations that are signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet in Copenhagen for what they hope will be final negotiations on a new international response to global warming and climate change. If successful, the centerpiece of their efforts would be […]

…Here My friend hopes that Obama will pull us through this mess. I perceive that the likelihood of that happening is very low given that the O-man selected and stands behind Timothy Geithner (TG) and Lawrence Summers (LS). Those two guys are major players in the game that got us to where we are now! […]

Russian gas output collapse deepens in April

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Natural gas production at Russian gas giant Gazprom fell by a more than a quarter last month to the lowest levels in a decade, continuing its spiral downward in response to plummeting European demand. Oil extraction, however, continued to climb in April despite concerns that the lower oil price and lagging investment […]

Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus

WASHINGTON Instead of grim warnings about global warming, the firm advises, talk about

Bolivia nationalises BP aviation unit

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian leftist President Evo Morales told hundreds of supporters he nationalised the local unit of BP’s aviation division on Friday, further tightening state control over the energy industry. At a May Day rally, Morales said he signed a decree to take over Air BP, a division of British oil major BP […]

What's ahead?

These unsettled times have led to a boom in predictions. The economy is in upheaval, energy prices are unstable, the climate is under stress and political forces are being realigned. Amid the change and uncertainty, people are looking for a clear way forward. Publishers have recognized the opportunity: There are several new books this spring […]

Oil companies push Florida legislature for offshore drilling

Late in the legislative session, a group of mostly anonymous oil and gas companies have hired at least 20 lobbyists to push bills that would allow offshore drilling in Florida. TALLAHASSEE — Dangling the promise of millions for the state’s dwindling budget, a group of mostly unidentified oil and gas companies are bankrolling a last-minute […]

Hard times for Pdvsa

The board of directors of state-run oil company Petr He warned that the Venezuelan authorities are trying to eradicate trade unions and replace them with committees under the command of government officials. Further, badly needed investments in Pdvsa would be delayed. Sinking oil prices unveiled that oil operations are going through a contractive stage, which […]

U.S. bill to create clean energy investment agency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would establish a new independent agency to spearhead government clean energy investments. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman and ranking member Lisa Murkowski, would establish a Clean Energy Deployment Administration within the Energy Department. The new agency […]

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