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Why the Economy Is Gloomier Than We Are |
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It’s hard to know when dealing with the
mainstream media at what point simple propaganda passes over into sheer
idiocy. Case in point: yesterday’s Washington Post. A piece by Neil
Irwin, “Why We’re Gloomier Than The Economy,” puzzles about the fact
that Americans’ collective attitude toward the economy is so
negative...click here for more |
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IEA warns of tightening oil supplies – Posted by Melissa Ahern, PhD –
July 2, 2008
By Carola Hoyos in Madrid and Javier Blas in London
Published: July 1 2008 13:16 | Last updated: July 1 2008 13:16 |
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The oil market will remain tight during
the next five years as production from non-Opec countries stalls and
demand growth remains relatively strong, the western countries’ energy
watchdog warned on Tuesday...click here for more |
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Countdown to $200 oil: International Energy Agency says current
prices justified... |
Posted by
Jerome a Paris on July 2, 2008 - 11:04am in
The Oil Drum:
Europe
Topic: Supply/Production
Tags:
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$200 oil,
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jeddah,
Khursaniyah,
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It is oddly fitting that we touched $100
oil on 31 December and got halfway from $100 to $200 oil on 30 June - so
we're on track to reach $200 oil by 31 December this year (in case
you're wondering: +42% and again +42% from that level = +100% from the
initial level)...click here for more |
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Oil Megaproject Update (July 2008) |
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This is an update on the Wikipedia Oil
Megaproject Database maintained by Oil Megaprojects task force (Ace,
Stuart Staniford, myself and many others). The database contains now
more than 425 separate entries and is growing everyday. Despite the
database growth, the outcome seems to become more pessimistic with time.
The derived net new capacity (i.e. once depletion from existing
production is included) is around 1 mbpd until 2010 with a jump at 2
mbpd in 2008 then depletion may dominates...click here for more |
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Green Businesses Get a New Boost |
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A local university professor, a business
executive and an environmental group leader are starting a non-profit
center to spur Pacific Northwest businesses into adapting to and helping
alleviate global climate change... |
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Spokane Climate Plan addresses twin threats of global warming and
peak oil |
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Spokane is the first city in the country
to combine its planning for climate change with efforts focused on
another threat: the concern about peak oil production... |
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World first: U.S. city fights climate change and global oil depletion
together |
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Many cities have plans in place to reduce
greenhouse gases, and a growing number are planning for declining global
oil production. But the northwestern U.S. city of Spokane (pop. 199,400)
has become the first to tackle climate change and global oil depletion
together, marking a new step in local government responses to these
increasingly urgent challenges... |
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