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

Next 20 years will see rapid changes - Ireland's Sargent
Scottish councils urged to get into peak oil practice
New deal offers an alternative to global fatalism

Say Goodbye to Peak Oil
Meeting the Energy Challenge-Heinberg & Darley (video and audio)
Oil Prices in 2009 - two views
US oil production at lowest level since 1946-gov't

The Candidates and climate: a persistant air of surreality
Debate fact check is offshore drilling the answer?
The myth of election year manipulation of oil price
Latin leftists gloating over 'Comrade' Bush's bailout
New U.S. intelligence report warns 'victory' not certain in Iraq

It appears that demand destruction may mask the reality of Peak Oil for a time, perhaps for a few years. This "stay of execution" is an important opportunity that should not be wasted... Despite my personal aversion to additional government involvement, the fact of the matter is that we face both an economic abyss, and an energy abyss.

Over 30 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Ellen Hodgson Brown, Albert Bates, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb, Richard Gilbert, John Richter, Tim Hudson, Bill Wilson, Tony Earley, Jerry Norcia, Paul Murray and Aaron Wissner explore the challenges and possibilities for Michigan's future at a three day solution oriented conference in November.

End use of fossil fuels in 20 years, UK warned
First council since Second World War set up to look at food security
EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears
Dirty coal power hit by Euro vote

Electric Utilities Unlikely to Spend
Coal Seam Gas Producers - The New Masters Of The Universe?
Energy's Future in Latin America

The U.S. intelligence community as seers without sizzle
What happened to the American Empire?
Financial crisis dims chances for climate legislation

Like the other petrostates of the world, Alaska has no Plan B to fall back on when its endowment of fossil fuels is no longer sufficient to support a state government in the style to which it is accustomed.