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Profiles in dishonesty
Patrick Moore proves to be -- gasp -- a nuclear shill |
John McGrath |
17 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| We anti-nuclear folks are frequently accused of closed-mindedness. Like, you know, Chernobyl is so 1980s. Get with the here and now, man.So I was interested to see how nuclear shill extraordinaire Patrick Moore would react to the news that the Canadian oil industry is increasingly interested in geothermal power as an alternative to nuclear in the heat-starved tar sands developments. The heat produced by obviously-feasible technology would be a perfect fit, and if those ... |
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| Topics: energy, nuclear power, oil (all these topics) |
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Dig deeper
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David Roberts |
16 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| CNBC dreams of abiotic oil: (via Hugg) |
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| Topics: energy, oil (all these topics) |
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Peak-a-who?
Some guy on CNBC |
David Roberts |
14 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| There's plenty of oil. We're swimming in it! What I don't get is, why does he think production-capacity limitations and geological limitations are mutually exclusive? (via Hugg) |
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| Topics: energy, oil, jackassery (all these topics) |
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The dots
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David Roberts |
11 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| An energy consultancy firm says that state ownership and resource nationalism are the big threats to global oil supply. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin this week obliquely compared U.S. foreign policy to that of the Third Reich. |
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| Topics: energy, international politics, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Peak coal, peak bees
Trends on an ever-shrinking planet |
Erik Hoffner |
08 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I was at Coop Power's excellent annual renewable energy summit in western Massachusetts recently. Richard Heinberg was there as a presenter. He discussed his well-regarded peak oil projections, and he then put that curve next to his peak uranium and peak coal projections. That visual drew gasps from the crowd -- especially the peak coal bit. Sure we've got lots of coal, but its quality ain't what it used to be, and won't go as far. Check his data. This got me thinki ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, coal, energy, oil, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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BP CEO resigns
All abruptly |
David Roberts |
02 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| John Browne, who's been head of oil giant BP for 41 years, abruptly resigned yesterday. Browne grew the lackluster company into the second largest oil company in the world; he also was among the first oil executives to proactively acknowledge the danger of climate change and encourage action. The resignation came after Browne lied to a British court. A UK tabloid was about to publish an account of a long-running homosexual relationship; he sued to stop it; in the cou ... |
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| Topics: business, oil (all these topics) |
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Or They Could Stop Waging War
Report says U.S. military needs to wean itself from oil |
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01 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Or They Could Stop Waging War Report says U.S. military needs to wean itself from oil A report commissioned by the Pentagon says the U.S. military needs to break its oil addiction. The country used an average of 16 gallons of fuel per soldier per day in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006, compared to four per soldier per day in the Persian Gulf War and one per soldier per day during World War II. The increase is attributed to cut ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, US Military (all these topics) |
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But By All Means, Keep Filling Your Tank
Gunmen attack Ethiopian oil field run by Chinese company |
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24 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| But By All Means, Keep Filling Your Tank Gunmen attack Ethiopian oil field run by Chinese company A story unfolding at press time gives a taste of that global energy-security issue everyone's worried about: according to news reports, gunmen attacked an oil field in eastern Ethiopia run by a Chinese company, killing 65 local workers and nine Chinese workers, and taking seven Chinese hostages. Xu Shuang, acting manager o ... |
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| Topics: China, energy, Ethiopia, news, oil (all these topics) |
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A man leaps off the top of a building ...
When people ask silly questions |
JMG |
05 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| 'If fossil fuels are the problem, wouldn't running out of them be good?' There's an old joke about economists and other Panglossians that bears on this question: A man leaps off the top of a skyscraper and, as he passes by each floor, true to his optimistic tendencies, he says, "Well, so far, so good." Running out of fossil fuels is like this man running out of floors. The critical thing is not to jump ... i.e., not to commit all that carbon to the atmosphere ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, energy, oil (all these topics) |
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One good Heinberg deserves another
The ubiquitous Richard Heinberg talks with Acres USA |
JMG |
05 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Interesting interview with Richard Heinberg about the effects of peak oil on U.S. agriculture, in Acres USA, "A voice for Eco Agriculture." |
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| Topics: energy, oil (all these topics) |
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As the World Burns
House hearing addresses missing oil and gas royalties |
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29 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| As the World Burns House hearing addresses missing oil and gas royalties The steamiest soap opera in D.C. continues this week with a House hearing on $1 billion in uncollected oil and gas royalties. A cast of star-crossed witnesses testified to the Natural Resources Committee about the forbidden love between the Minerals Management Service and Big Oil. Handsome leading man Bobby Maxwell, an auditor-turned-whistleblo ... |
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| Topics: Congress, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Evil ...
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David Roberts |
25 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| ... yet mesmerizing: (ht: reader SW) |
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| Topics: Big Oil, cars, energy, green living, oil (all these topics) |
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Why things are the way they are
Oil and gas lobbyist pleads guilty |
Adam Browning |
23 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Rotten at the core, corrupt at the top. |
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| Topics: energy, lobbying, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Not In My Back Yardarm
Biggest U.S. oil-tanker company slapped with $37 million in dumping fines |
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22 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Not In My Back Yardarm Biggest U.S. oil-tanker company slapped with $37 million in dumping fines They would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling pipe fitters: the nation's largest oil-tanker company, Overseas Shipholding Group, will pay $37 million for gooping up U.S. seas. For nearly five years, the company's ships dumped waste oil and sludge off the coasts of ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental justice, news, oil, renewable energy, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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One Word
On oil and plastic |
Umbra Fisk |
14 Mar 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, How much oil is used to make a pound (or some other comparable measure) of typical plastics? Melody Evans Paris, Ill. Dearest Melody, Ah, Paris. Is it as lovely in the springtime as they say? Yes, Ben, plastics ... Photo: The Graduate (1967)/MGM Your question is a good and tricky one. Let's start with a look at how plastic is made. Manufacturers take simple hydrocarbons from whatever source material they're using -- commonly crud ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, energy, green living, oil (all these topics) |
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Has the theory of peak oil peaked?
Doom and gloom gets it wrong again |
Jason D Scorse |
06 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Sure looks that way from the available evidence. It's comforting that, yet again, the doom and gloom crowd gets it wrong. Now, onto dealing with carbon emissions ... |
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| Topics: energy, oil (all these topics) |
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Canadian business: 'Please send Mexicans'
Skills shortage in Alberta |
John McGrath |
27 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| From the unfolding saga of 'how Canada can suck ever more oil from the ground' we get this little news item: Canada and Mexico should accelerate efforts to import temporary Mexican energy workers to alleviate the skills shortage in Alberta and other provinces as oil sands development ramps up, top North American CEOs will recommend today. It's mildly amusing that the most heavily Republican Conservative region of Canada is so desperate for workers that Mexicans are a ... |
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| Topics: oil, oil sands (all these topics) |
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I'm Rich, Beach
Oil lobbyist, former U.S. officials combat rumors of unethical real-estate deal |
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15 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| I'm Rich, Beach Oil lobbyist, former U.S. officials combat rumors of unethical real-estate deal We would never engage in idle speculation about the allegedly unethical relationship between a ConocoPhillips oil lobbyist, a former U.S. Interior top dog, and the Justice Department's freshly resigned lead eco-prosecutor. But the big boys would, and we consider it our duty to share. The big boy ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, Department of Justice, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Upward Mobility
ExxonMobil says it's taking climate change seriously -- seriously |
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29 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Upward Mobility ExxonMobil says it's taking climate change seriously -- seriously Guess who said this about climate change: "We know enough now -- or, society knows enough now -- that the risk is serious and action should be taken." No, not some dirty hippie, but an executive from oil behemoth ExxonMobil. (Ow, our jaw!) Greenhouse-gas reduction has become a theme of Exxon's advertising, and the company is p ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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What's Done is Done, Except When It's Not
Six months after oil spill, cleanup continues in Lebanon |
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23 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| What's Done is Done, Except When It's Not Six months after oil spill, cleanup continues in Lebanon Two weeks ago, the U.S. triumphantly proclaimed that a major oil-spill cleanup along Lebanon's coast was complete. Funny story, though: while the spill affected 93 miles of shoreline, the U.S.-led project gussied up a mere 68 of 'em. Described by Greenpeace as an "underwater nightmare," the slick stems from an Isra ... |
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| Topics: energy, Mediterranean, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Capsize Does Matter
Beached British cargo ship leaks oil, shipping containers, motorcycles |
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22 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Capsize Does Matter Beached British cargo ship leaks oil, shipping containers, motorcycles A damaged British cargo ship beached off the country's coast is leaking oil, losing containers full of toxic materials, and threatening a World Heritage Site. On a happier note, it's provided a beachcombing bonanza, with items including BMW motorcycles, exhaust system parts, and wine barrels washing ashore. Boggled bobbies ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, toxics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Terry Tamminen: Nuclear energy and China's development
China got troubles |
David Roberts |
14 Jan 2007 |
Gristmill |
| DR: Bush's token response to global warming is to argue for clean coal and nuclear power. To the extent he's involved in any international discussion, it's the Pacific pact, a trade deal with these emerging markets for old coal and nuclear technology. TT: Bush jumps in a long list of presidents of both parties who have not been able to deal with the [nuclear] waste issue in any meaningful fashion. And talk about a subsidized industry! Once upon a time we t ... |
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| Topics: books, business, interview, nuclear power, oil, politics, Terry Tamminen, United States (all these topics) |
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Terry Tamminen: Iraq and energy security
It's all about oil, baby |
David Roberts |
13 Jan 2007 |
Gristmill |
| DR: You say pretty openly that Iraq and a good chunk of our defense spending -- about half total federal expenditures now -- is about oil. Not very long ago that was written off as a hysterical lefty conspiracy theory. TT: Certainly with respect to Iraq, as the excuses get peeled away one by one, even people who wanted to give the president the benefit of the doubt have got to say, either the guy's an incompetent moron, which may be true, or he's been lying ... |
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| Topics: energy, interview, Iraq, oil, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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Knock Us Over With a Feather
Exxon spent millions fostering climate-change confusion, report says |
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04 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Knock Us Over With a Feather Exxon spent millions fostering climate-change confusion, report says Echoing recent claims made by Britain's top science group and others, the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists has issued a report slamming ExxonMobil for paying big bucks to mislead the public about climate change. OK, they're small bucks by mega-profitable Exxon's standards; still, ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, environmental non-government organizations, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Naughty and Nice
How the energy industry spent its holiday vacation |
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02 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Naughty and Nice How the energy industry spent its holiday vacation While you were whooping over your Wii, the energy industry exulted in a few holiday gifts of its own. Just before Christmas, a federal appeals court gave ExxonMobil a $2.5 billion break, slashing in half the $5 billion in damages that had been awarded to thousands of Alaskans affe ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, energy, environmental justice, news, oil, politics, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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