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Arctic oil

Resources and anthropocentrism

Guy R. McPherson, Nature Bats Last

Evolution demands short-term thinking focused on individual survival. Most attempts to overcome our evolutionarily hardwired absorption with self are selected against. The Overman is dead, killed by a high-fat diet and unwillingness to exercise. Reflexively, we follow him into the grave.

archived October 12, 2009
	

Geopolitics - May 15

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Report: Climate change will bring big problems for small number of countries
Moscow warns of future energy wars
King Abdullah of Jordan's ultimatum: peace now or it’s war next year
Pipelineistan goes Af-Pak

archived May 15, 2009
	

Review: 'Not One Drop' by Riki Ott

Frank Kaminski, Seattle Peak Oil Awareness (SPOA)

Riki Ott’s book Not One Drop is a history of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, told from the perspective of those most affected by it. Cutting through the cloak of willful deception, public relations campaigns and skewed, corporate-sponsored science, it finally exposes the truth about Exxon Valdez's devastating effects on the city of Cordova, Alaska, the fishing community where the spill struck.

archived January 14, 2009
	

United States - Nov 20

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Dingell loses early test in bid to retain chairmanship of energy committee
President for 60 more days, Bush tearing apart protection for America's wilderness
Obama brings US in from the cold

archived November 20, 2008
	

United States & Canada - Oct 6

Staff, Energy Bulletin

NYT's Friedman discusses solutions to world's climate, energy, and population problems (video & transcript)
Politics of drilling, financial bailout heading into elections (video & transcript)
Fukuyama: The Fall of America, Inc.
Ok, Now What?
Atlanta Q&A: Why gasoline supplies went south

archived October 6, 2008
	

Geopolitics - Sept 22

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Melting Ice Brings Competition for Resources
Russia's ties with Venezuela worrying
Pakistan stares into the abyss

archived September 22, 2008
	

Geopolitics - Sept 18

Staff, Energy Bulletin

U.S. pushing through dozens of foreign weapons deals
China paper urges new currency order after "tsunami"
Low Crude Prices - Cold War Flashback?
Medvedev: Russia needs to mark its Arctic territory

archived September 18, 2008
	

United States - September 2

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Pollster Zogby: Americans ahead of their leaders?
Palin: Big Oil's new champion
Douglas administration's energy plan is too timid

archived September 2, 2008
	

The road to extinction

Sarah Meyer, Index Research

Compilation of articles not only about global warming but also about species that have become extinct or are an endangered species. Massive.

archived August 27, 2008
	

ODAC Newsletter - August 8

staff, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.

archived August 8, 2008
	

Peak oil review - August 4

Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA

An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
- Production and Prices
- Iran
- Nigeria
- China
- In the Congress
- Energy Briefs

archived August 4, 2008
	

Lifting Drilling Moratoriums--One Important Step to Control Oil Imports

Tom Standing , ASPO-USA

Congressional leaders use the sound bite, “We can’t drill our way out of this oil mess.” Of course; who ever claimed we could? But we can’t conserve our way out either. Reducing demand is a long-term process; “evolution” may be a more accurate term. Tightening CAFE standards will ease demand, but the benefit would be spread over many years. For long-term reduction, we would have to overhaul our daily travel patterns through societal lifestyle changes while we restructure our cities and suburbs. Such fundamental changes will take a human generation or longer. It took decades for the car culture to evolve in the U.S. It will take that long to reverse it.

archived July 28, 2008
	

ODAC Newsletter - July 25

Staff, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.

archived July 25, 2008
	

Prices & supplies - July 21

Staff, Energy Bulletin

There may be oil offshore, but…
Off-Shore drilling pluses and minuses (podcast)- interview with Robert Kaufman
Offshore drilling safer, but small spills routine

archived July 21, 2008
	

United States & Canada - July 13

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Obama to meet energy smart Debbie Cook of ASPO
Say good bye to the good old days
Soaring gas prices mean financial hardship
Canada: Losing the Arctic edge

Peak oil and the rebuilding (or not) of Ground Zero

archived July 13, 2008