Britain risks US rift in war against Taliban
Pakistan facing bankruptcy
Pakistan blames US raids for hotel bombing
Index on Afghanistan and Pakistan

Nate Hagens: No naked short selling => No short selling at all => No future energy?
China, climate change and US dollars (and peak oil)
Cantarell – Mexico’s own double-whammy huracán
Librarian's guide to peak oil
Controversal path to possible glut of natural gas

Professor Kjell Aleklett, (known for his research on the world’s declining oil resources) and his researchers at Uppsala University have been given a challenging task – they will estimate China’s future need for oil and gas.

Monty Don, new head of UK Soil Assn, calls for wholesale change of food system
Russia’s collective farms: hot capitalist property
China raises, extends fertiliser export duties
Raj Patel on the mystery ingredients in our food

Brick making in the Western world is scientific—you test the soil, establish a recipe, take notes and generally control everything, but Jo preferred the easy Thai way. He just looked at how the ground cracked where it had been soaked. He picked up a handful and squeezed it in his hand and played with it. If it's sticky it's good, he told us.

Climate fight hit by global slowdown
Power-sector emissions of China to top U.S.
EU lawmakers urge caution on bloc's carbon curbs
Scientists report further shrinking of Arctic ice
Seeing climate change through the trees

While waiting to see how much damage this week's hurricane will do, it is a good time to review recent developments in the world's petroleum and economic situations for their relevance to peak oil.

National Geographic on Our Good Earth: The future rests on the soil beneath our feet
Let them eat rats
Food, fuel and water crises converging
Tackling the global fertilizer crisis (Bangladesh)
TVA fertilizer technology used worldwide -- but few new products since 1970s

An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
- Production and Prices

- Electricity Supplies in Asia

- Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)

- Briefs

Coal production and consumption in China
China warns on winter energy supply