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Green Car Congress: Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:05:04 -0500

The REVA NXR. Click to enlarge.

Northern Lights Energy (NLE), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop [...]

The Oil Drum: Drumbeat: November 12, 2009

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:49:49 -0500

The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All Out of Good Songs

The decline in U.S. oil production* is explained by the Hubbert Peak Theory, which states that “the amount of oil under the ground in any region is finite, therefore the rate of discovery which [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Peak Oil: Caused by Geology, Politics or Infrastructure Issues?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:39:30 -0500

Larry Bellehumeur submits:

First, many thanks for the kind words that I received. It has been an awfully long time since my last article, due to opening up a new business.

I was reading the article on the “IEA Whistleblower” who claims that the IEA has been intentionally “underplaying” [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Shale gas transforms energy picture

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:29:00 -0500

... It may be hard to remember now, but it is less than five years since the Hirsch Report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, warned that previous optimism about gas supplies "turns out to have been misplaced" and "supply difficulties are almost certain for at least the remainder" [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Stephen Schork: More Upside in Oil

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:27:39 -0500

Hard Assets Investor submits:

Is oil entering a bubble? That was the question on everyone's mind at last week's "Inside Commodities" conference, where keynote speaker Nouriel Roubini argued in his speech that oil prices had risen too far, too fast, too soon.

But oil can still go much higher, [...]

Green Car Congress: Government of Canada to Invest Up to C$77.75M in Saskatchewan Ethanol Plant

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:12:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

The Government of Canada will invest up to C$77.75 million (US$74.5 million) over seven years in Terra Grain Fuels’s (TGF) wheat ethanol facility to support the production of ethanol in Saskatchewan, sustain job creation and help stimulate the economy.

The Terra Grain Fuels ethanol plant, near Belle Plaine, [...]

Green Car Congress: Prickly Pears and Tree Tobacco for Ethanol Production in Semi-Arid Regions

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:45:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

The TBF (Technology-based Firm) Almeria Albaida Recursos Naturales y Medioambiente, S.A. (Spain), and the Cajamar Foundation are testing the feasibility of two crops adapted to extreme environmental conditions—prickly-pears and tree tobacco—for the production of bio-ethanol in semiarid areas where there is no competition for the use of raw materials [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: The threat of nuclear meltdown

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:39:00 -0500

The government says nuclear power is safe, but others say an airplane hit or frontal assault would be big trouble.

BAY CITY, Texas (CNNMoney.com) -- At a nuclear power plant in Texas, two men dressed in combat gear are perched atop a steel-framed watchtower armed with assault rifles, firing on both [...]

Green Car Congress: Dana Battery Cooling Technology for Electric Vehicles Debuts on Tesla Roadster Sport

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:07:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Dana Holding Corporation has developed a Long heat exchanger designed to extend battery life in hybrid and electric vehicles. The technology recently made its debut on Tesla Motors’ 2010 all-electric Roadster Sport.

Lithium-ion battery life is dependent on maintaining optimum operating temperatures. Dana’s heat-exchange technology cools the Roadster’s battery by [...]

Peak Energy: We need to go cold turkey to kick our addiction to oil

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:58:00 -0500

New Statesman has an article by Mark Lynas on peak oil and reducing fossil fuel consumption - We need to go cold turkey to kick our addiction to oil.
Forget "green growth". Judging by the hard numbers, only two economic factors produce reliably good environmental outcomes: high energy prices [...]

The Oil Drum: Take a deep breath

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:27:46 -0500

The following is a brief guest commentary by an anonymous TheOilDrum reader on coping with general limits to growth anxiety.

If you have your own Campfire topics generally related to resource depletion, please email them to the editors.

I am an old man and have known a great many [...]

TerraBlog from TerraPass: New project: Crow Wing County landfill

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:13:35 -0500

Another project up for public comment

by Adam Stein

Crow Wing County landfill is in Brainerd, Minnesota, about two hours north of Minneapolis. Despite its small size, the landfill is an innovator that has achieved extraordinarily high recycling rates. One of their most recent initiatives is a landfill [...]

Green Car Congress: DPG and EPEC Biofuels Holdings LLC Form JV to Finance Sorghum Ethanol and Other Biofuels Projects; Up To $376M for Sorghum Ethanol Project Financing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

DPG Investments, LLC has entered into a joint venture with EPEC Biofuels Holdings, Inc., a sweet sorghum ethanol company, to form a platform finance company which will provide project financing for EPEC and select financing initiatives in the biofuels and renewable energy sectors.

According to the joint venture [...]

Peak Energy: Peak Rock And Roll

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:47:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
TreeHugger has a post on a much discussed article at "Overthinking It" on The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All Out of Good Songs - Did Rock Music Peak Right Before Oil Did?.
What's the correlation between good, quality rock music and worldwide oil supplies? [...]

Green Car Congress: NTT Group Retrofitting Fleet Vehicles with Stop-Start Device

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:15:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

The Nikkei reports that NTT Group companies have begun retrofitting their service vehicles with a stop-start device.

NTT will install the idling-stop devices in around 800 of its group firms’ vehicles by the end of the current fiscal year ending in March. It will also place the mechanism in more [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Obama in 11th-hour climate bid with China, India

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:14:00 -0500

With the clock ticking on the high-stakes Copenhagen climate summit, US President Barack Obama will try to salvage fading hopes for a deal as he meets this month with the leaders of China and India.

Obama on Sunday starts his closely watched debut trip to China. A week later, Prime Minister [...]

Peak Energy: Search on for geothermal sites in Queensland

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:08:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The ABC reports on initiatives in Queensland to map potential geothermal power sites - Search on for geothermal sites.
The State Government says it has started assessing sites along the Queensland coastline that are potential sources of geothermal energy.

Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Minister, Stephen Robertson, [...]

Peak Energy: Scientific American's Path to Sustainability: Let's Think about the Details

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
I liked kiashu's response to Gail The Actuary's recent critique of Scientific American's recent clean energy plan, so I'll quote the comment rather than the article itself - Scientific American's Path to Sustainability: Let's Think about the Details.

We will have no problem transporting people and' [...]

Green Car Congress: Axion Signs $957,000 Contract for Construction of Railroad Bridges Made from Recycled Plastic

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Axion International Holdings, Inc., a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high-load industrial products, has signed a $957,000 contract for the construction of two railroad bridges designed from nearly 100% recycled plastics.

The US Army has commissioned each of these bridges to be built at Fort Eustis, VA, [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: An Interesting Tidbit Regarding Oil Supply

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:28:18 -0500

Old Trader submits:

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.

The senior official claims the US has [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Did Rock Music Peak Right Before Oil Did?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:11:00 -0500

What's the correlation between good, quality rock music and worldwide oil supplies? They both peaked around the same time, according to Overthinking It, and they both illustrate what occurs when you're using something up from a limited pool--crude oil stores in one case, and musical ideas in the other. Have' [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Lynas: We need to go cold turkey to kick our addiction to oil

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:06:00 -0500

By Mark Lynas

Forget "green growth". Judging by the hard numbers, only two economic factors produce reliably good environmental outcomes: high energy prices and recession. During the era of soaring oil prices, which peaked at just over $140 a barrel in June 2008, people began to do all the things greens [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Awash in oil? Not if you ask the folks who pump it

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:02:00 -0500

The IEA is the energy policy adviser to the 28 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, among them Canada. The IEA produces a thumping annual report, called the World Energy Outlook (WEO), which is considered gospel among the many governments that use it to help formulate long-term [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Yuan's Appreciation Will Boost Solar Earnings

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:58:18 -0500

Kelvin Schulle submits:

Investors who favor emerging markets such as Chinese markets will become more confident as Beijing signaled on Wednesday that it will allow the Yuan to appreciate against the greenback (well actually against a basket of currencies). This is seen as a boost to exports of US and EU [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: National Oilwell Varco: Right Industry at the Right Time

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:56:30 -0500

Geoffrey Ching submits:

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) provides equipment and services for oil and gas exploration and production. This company is among the best stocks in a fundamentally sound industry.

The reason I like this industry is because it provides some [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Reaching for Yields with MLPs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:44:17 -0500

Over the past few months, I’ve written several articles explaining various aspects of the master limited partnership (MLP) industry and highlighting some favorite plays from my subscription-based newsletter MLP Profits.

These articles continue to generate significant e-mail traffic, comments and queries, so we’ll continue today with yet another look [...]

Peak Energy: How habitable is the Earth ?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:31:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Charlie Stross has a look at how little of the earth is habitable for humanity - and how is was often even less so as we go back in time - How habitable is the Earth?.
We H. Sapiens Sapiens appear to be an infestation on this planet. After [...]

Atomic Insights Blog: Nuclear Energy Bloggers and Other Interested People Will be Meeting In DC on November 17

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:29:00 -0500

Dan Yurman at Idaho Samizdat has led the charge in organizing a blogger meetup during the upcoming American Nuclear Society Winter meeting. The meetup will take place in the Capitol Room between 6:30-8:30 pm on November 17, 2009 at the OMNI Shoreham Hotel on Calvert St NW. Areva [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Oil Inventories and the Dollar: Hitting the Market Again

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:43:54 -0500

Andrew Horowitz submits:

At 10:30am yesterday, oil inventories were released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). This is the weekly update of the gas and distillate inventories the U.S produces worldwide. On Tuesdays, after hours, we get the American Petroleum Institute (API) numbers that cover [...]

Peak Energy: Tres Amigas: Superconductors to Wire a Smarter Grid

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:08:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Technology review reports a "superstation for connecting three independent grids could help solar and wind power" - Superconductors to Wire a Smarter Grid.
A proposed hub for connecting the three independent electricity grids that span the continental United States could make it easier to ramp up production of renewable [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Pakistan's energy sector and the great game

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:19:00 -0500

HARRIS: Whether or not you believe in Peak Oil, Pakistan will present attractive exploration opportunities, as you can see here with 125 delegates at this meeting. That means there's interest.

QADRI: But multinationals are not the only ones interested in Pakistan's energy sector. With its ever-growing population, Pakistan has struggled to [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: AmeriGas Partners, L.P. F4Q09 (Qtr End 30/09/2009) Earnings Call Transcript

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:05:49 -0500

AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (APU)

F4Q09 Earnings Call

November 11, 2009; 4:00 pm ET

Complete Story » [...]

This Week in Nuclear: Small Reactors May Reduce Combat Casualties

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:37 -0500

Because it’s Veteran’s Day, I thought it fitting for this show to focus on nuclear energy as it relates to potential uses in the military. At the Thorium Energy conference in October I had the pleasure to meet Col. Paul Roege from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He spoke [...]

Energy Priorities: Green Real Estate Survey Results: Energy Efficiency Retrofits Gain Ground in Recession

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:01:57 -0500

GREENBUILD 2009 -- NREI and USGBC announced the results of the 2009 Green Building Survey: "Doubling Down on Green: Why Sustainability Endures in the Face of a Recession." (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) November 12, 2009 [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Dollar trouble, oil's bubble could derail recovery

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:57:00 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The weakness in the U.S. dollar risks inflating a bubble in the oil market, which could threaten consumer spending and potentially cause a double dip recession.

The greenback's decline this year has been lauded as good for America as it benefits earnings, stimulates exports and helps rebalance [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Oil demand may not reach pre-crisis level: OPEC

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:51:00 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC has raised its forecast for world oil demand growth slightly but says fuel consumption may not return to levels seen before the global economic slowdown, even if growth recovers.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' monthly report on Wednesday raised its estimate for 2010 oil demand' [...]

Green Car Congress: SAE International Forms New Committee to Create Vehicle Battery Standards

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:43 -0500

Number of comments: 2

SAE International is creating a new Vehicle Battery Standards Committee which will serve as a center for standardization to support the ongoing development of new and advanced battery technologies.

The new SAE Vehicle Battery Standards Committee will initially focus on standardizing battery performance and safety and will assure harmonization with [...]

TerraBlog from TerraPass: New Project: Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:35 -0500

Another project up for public comment

by Tim Varga

Pagels Ponderosa Dairy is located in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, near Lake Michigan and Green Bay. The dairy has been family owned and operated for over 60 years, and is currently run by Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year award winner John Pagel. The Project [...]

Energy Priorities: Empire State Building to be a Replicable Model for Energy Efficiency Retrofits

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:48:25 -0500

GREENBUILD -- Retrofitting the 78-year-old Empire State Building is a major undertaking. Clay Nesler is part of a team of experts responsible for the project. What exactly does his team expect to achieve, and at what cost? (continued at http://energypriorities.com/) November 11, 2009 [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Oil Market Dithers as Funds Buy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:22:42 -0500

Hard Assets Investor submits:

By Brad Zigler

The U.S. Energy Department usually releases its weekly petroleum inventory report on Wednesday, but since it's Veterans Day, we won't see those numbers ‘til tomorrow.

Complete Story » ' [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Kjell Aleklett: Comments on Guardian article

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:18:00 -0500

I am not surprised that some within the International Energy Agency (IEA have leaked this news. Rather, it is astonishing that this has not become known earlier. (See the article in the Guardian: Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower.)

The article The Peak and Decline of World [...]

Barnett Shale: The Fort Worth City Council tightened its ...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:53:00 -0500

The Fort Worth City Council tightened its drilling ordinance last night, requiring a vote for any drillng permits and fracturing ponds in urban villages. This has been under discussion since October. Read below the jump for the latest story, and... [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Your Neighbor's Saving Energy; Why Aren't You?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:13:00 -0500

We all know carpooling is good for the Earth. So highway departments build high-occupancy vehicle lanes and companies offer prime parking spaces for employees who share rides.

But carpooling is unlikely to save the environment. It's too hard. [...]

Nebraska Corn Kernels: Decision unanimous to protect checkoff funds

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:04:00 -0500

The Nebraska legislature's Appropriations Committee today agreed to recommend that the Legislature not authorize a transfer of money from several state checkoff boards to help balance the state's budget.

Checkoffs that were on the list to have money transferred from their accounts to the general fund included corn, grain [...]

Nebraska Corn Kernels: Podcast: Farmers remain a trusted source of information

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

In this Podcast, Carl Sousek, a farmer from Prague and a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, talks about a survey that found broad public respect and trust for family farmers and broad support for corn as food, feed and fuel.

The [...]

Green Car Congress: Clean-up Begins at Toxco Recycling Facility in British Columbia After Lithium Fire

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:27:42 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Toxco, Inc., one of the most diverse battery recycling companies in operation, has begun clean-up operations following the 7 November explosions and fire at a lithium storage building near the town of Trail, about 600 kilometers east of Vancouver.

Five fire departments from surrounding communities responded to the fire, [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Jeff Rubin: What do we do for the next recession?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:05:00 -0500

Correctly diagnosing the nature of a disease is usually an essential first step to finding its cure. Similarly, knowing what caused this recession seems pretty pivotal to figuring out how to avoid falling into the next one.

Subprime mortgages may have blown up Wall Street, but it was triple-digit oil prices [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:52:07 -0500

Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (ULTR)

Q3 2009 Earnings Call

November 11, 2009 10:00 am ET

Complete Story » [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Tax Credits Could Help Boost U.S. Solar Industry

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:51:40 -0500

Greentech Media submits:

Several U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to provide a tax incentive to solar energy equipment manufacturers in a bid to create new jobs.

The Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act, introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., would give manufacturers access to a [...]

Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes: Nuclear fuel cycle and greenhouse gas emissions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Scientific American has some odd ideas about sustainable development and nuclear energy

Over at Brave New Climate Barry Brook and others have published reviews of an article published in the November issue of Scientific American magazine.

Brook writes that the November 2009 issue of Scientific [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Atmos Energy Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:43:07 -0500

Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)

F4Q09 Earnings Call

November 11, 2009 8:00 am ET

Complete Story » [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Malthus and Brunel stalk energy outlook

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:43:00 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - The alarmism and defeatism pervading previous editions of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) World Energy Outlook (WEO) have been partly replaced this year with an optimistic emphasis on new sources and technologies.

If previous editions owed their inspiration to Thomas Malthus ("we're all doomed"), this year's is an' [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Earnings Preview: Applied Materials

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:06:37 -0500

Applied Materials (AMAT) is expected to report Q4 earnings after the market close on Wednesday, November 11, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET.

Guidance

The consensus estimate is 3c for EPS and $1.32B for revenue, according to First Call. [...]

Green Car Congress: Ford and Ontario Bio-Car Initiative Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; First Application in 2010 Flex

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:41 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Wheat Straw Bio-Filled Polypropylene. Click to enlarge.

Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers in Canada and one of its suppliers, has developed a wheat straw-reinforced plastic; the natural fiber-based plastic contains 20% wheat straw bio-filler. First application is on the 2010 Ford Flex’s third-row [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Matthew Simmons: Global crude oil peaked in 2005

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:31:00 -0500

...Under the circumstances of Peak Oil this recession will be different compared with those of the past. Nevertheless, every time I watched CNN International during the last months there was always this trailer saying The Road to Recovery. Could you please explain why it is rather unlikely that such a [...]

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: The Global Oil Scam: 50 Times Bigger than Madoff

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:40 -0500

Phil Davis submits:

$2.5 Trillion - That’s the size of the global oil scam.

It’s a number so large that, to put it in perspective, we will now begin measuring the damage done to the global economy in "Madoff Units" ($50Bn rip-offs). That’s right [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Experts worry over peak soil

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:00 -0500

One conference speaker suggested availability of phosphate to make fertilisers was facing a similar crisis, another that the world could run out of usable soil within about 60 years.

The possibility of peak soil was raised by Professor John Crawford, of the University of Sydneys Institute of Sustainable Solutions, who said [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Lights return following widespread Brazilian blackout

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:38:00 -0500

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities and at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

Power went out for [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Russia Warns of Gas Crisis If Ukraine Misses Payment

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:36:00 -0500

(Bloomberg) -- Russia warned it may halt gas exports through Ukraine if the bailout-dependent former Soviet state cant keep up payments in what is becoming an annual dispute between the two countries.

If transit countries fulfill their obligations, there wont be any problems from our side, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told [...]

Green Car Congress: First Sino-Foreign Joint Refining and Petrochemical Venture Begins Full Operation; Triples Capacity of Existing Refinery

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:01:05 -0500

Number of comments: 1

China’s first integrated foreign joint venture refining and petrochemical facility has begun full commercial operation. Partners in the Fujian Integrated Refining and Ethylene Joint Venture Project are Sinopec (China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.), ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and the government of Fujian Province.

More than $4.5 billion was invested in the [...]

Nebraska Corn Kernels: Checkoff thoughts from Nebraska Cattlemen

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:52:00 -0500

Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of Nebraska Cattlemen, did a radio report late last week talking about checkoffs - and how those funds were setup by farmers to promote their products.

He noted that he believes it is inappropriate to use farmer checkoff funds in the state's general' [...]

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Richard Heinberg: Just Tell Us The Truth

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0500

Over a decade ago, when I began following the Peak Oil story, the main sources were a few highly-placed petroleum geologists with experience in oilfields around the globe. At that time, these brave scientists were saying that world oil production would peak sometime around 2010, and that the global economy [...]

The Real Deal: Not learning from history

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

RCP:

As an American, I am embarrassed that the U.S. House of Representatives has 220 members who actually believe the government can successfully centrally plan the medical and insurance industries.

I'm embarrassed that my representatives think that government can subsidize the consumption of medical' [...]

The Real Deal: Bad economics means a higher gold price

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
IBD:

Gold prices near $1,100 an ounce are a prelude to what is ahead if the Obama administration and Congress do not soon restore fiscal integrity.

Investors at the margin are slowly moving to purchase gold as well as oil. Concerns about an eventual U.S. sovereign debt [...]

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Green Car Congress: Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

The Oil Drum: Drumbeat: November 12, 2009

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Peak Oil: Caused by Geology, Politics or Infrastructure Issues?

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Shale gas transforms energy picture

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Stephen Schork: More Upside in Oil

Green Car Congress: Government of Canada to Invest Up to C$77.75M in Saskatchewan Ethanol Plant

Green Car Congress: Prickly Pears and Tree Tobacco for Ethanol Production in Semi-Arid Regions

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: The threat of nuclear meltdown

Green Car Congress: Dana Battery Cooling Technology for Electric Vehicles Debuts on Tesla Roadster Sport

Peak Energy: We need to go cold turkey to kick our addiction to oil

The Oil Drum: Take a deep breath

TerraBlog from TerraPass: New project: Crow Wing County landfill

Green Car Congress: DPG and EPEC Biofuels Holdings LLC Form JV to Finance Sorghum Ethanol and Other Biofuels Projects; Up To $376M for Sorghum Ethanol Project Financing

Peak Energy: Peak Rock And Roll

Green Car Congress: NTT Group Retrofitting Fleet Vehicles with Stop-Start Device

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Obama in 11th-hour climate bid with China, India

Peak Energy: Search on for geothermal sites in Queensland

Peak Energy: Scientific American's Path to Sustainability: Let's Think about the Details

Green Car Congress: Axion Signs $957,000 Contract for Construction of Railroad Bridges Made from Recycled Plastic

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: An Interesting Tidbit Regarding Oil Supply

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Did Rock Music Peak Right Before Oil Did?

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Lynas: We need to go cold turkey to kick our addiction to oil

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Awash in oil? Not if you ask the folks who pump it

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Yuan's Appreciation Will Boost Solar Earnings

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: National Oilwell Varco: Right Industry at the Right Time

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Reaching for Yields with MLPs

Peak Energy: How habitable is the Earth ?

Atomic Insights Blog: Nuclear Energy Bloggers and Other Interested People Will be Meeting In DC on November 17

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Oil Inventories and the Dollar: Hitting the Market Again

Peak Energy: Tres Amigas: Superconductors to Wire a Smarter Grid

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Pakistan's energy sector and the great game

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: AmeriGas Partners, L.P. F4Q09 (Qtr End 30/09/2009) Earnings Call Transcript

This Week in Nuclear: Small Reactors May Reduce Combat Casualties

Energy Priorities: Green Real Estate Survey Results: Energy Efficiency Retrofits Gain Ground in Recession

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Dollar trouble, oil's bubble could derail recovery

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Oil demand may not reach pre-crisis level: OPEC

Green Car Congress: SAE International Forms New Committee to Create Vehicle Battery Standards

TerraBlog from TerraPass: New Project: Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy

Energy Priorities: Empire State Building to be a Replicable Model for Energy Efficiency Retrofits

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Oil Market Dithers as Funds Buy

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Kjell Aleklett: Comments on Guardian article

Barnett Shale: The Fort Worth City Council tightened its ...

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Your Neighbor's Saving Energy; Why Aren't You?

Nebraska Corn Kernels: Decision unanimous to protect checkoff funds

Nebraska Corn Kernels: Podcast: Farmers remain a trusted source of information

Green Car Congress: Clean-up Begins at Toxco Recycling Facility in British Columbia After Lithium Fire

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Jeff Rubin: What do we do for the next recession?

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Tax Credits Could Help Boost U.S. Solar Industry

Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes: Nuclear fuel cycle and greenhouse gas emissions

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Atmos Energy Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Malthus and Brunel stalk energy outlook

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: Earnings Preview: Applied Materials

Green Car Congress: Ford and Ontario Bio-Car Initiative Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; First Application in 2010 Flex

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Matthew Simmons: Global crude oil peaked in 2005

SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks: The Global Oil Scam: 50 Times Bigger than Madoff

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Experts worry over peak soil

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Lights return following widespread Brazilian blackout

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Russia Warns of Gas Crisis If Ukraine Misses Payment

Green Car Congress: First Sino-Foreign Joint Refining and Petrochemical Venture Begins Full Operation; Triples Capacity of Existing Refinery

Nebraska Corn Kernels: Checkoff thoughts from Nebraska Cattlemen

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Richard Heinberg: Just Tell Us The Truth

The Real Deal: Not learning from history

The Real Deal: Bad economics means a higher gold price

Peak Oil News & Message Boards: Matthew Simmons: Global crude oil peaked in 2005