DrumBeat: December 1, 2007

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Lawmakers reach deal on auto fuel efficiency
Congressional Democrats reached a compromise late Friday to boost automobile fuel economy by 40 percent, clearing the way for a House vote probably next week on an energy bill that Democratic leaders would like to send to President Bush before Christmas.
The agreement came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reached […]


The Party’s Over and the Liberals will Soon be History

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To those not familiar with Australian politics: the Liberal Party is the classical liberal, individualistic, free-market-oriented, corporate (etc., etc.)


Re: U.S. Can Cut CO2 Emissions 28% and Save Money Too

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So true. I could prattle for hours on how housing construction could be improved with slight changes to construction techniques. Everything needed already


Re: Oil shale won’t impact fuel markets for decades

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Critical question: Why is there discussion like the following, with attendant uncertainties about the relative merit of our various energy “options?”–tr


Re: The Scientists Speak

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Please see these files on the Groups list:- bethesda07.pdf CO2NEWXX.doc It may well be that the World’s problem is not so much “global warming” as the


Living the diesel shortages in China

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Dave DuByne, Language Matters. Trucks are lining up in their hundreds at three stations in Chongqing, China, in the hopes of getting 40 litres of fuel. In this city of 10 million, only those three are still selling diesel. This may be an economics-induced dress rehearsal of the reality that will face the rest of […]


Surfing the ultimate peak

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David Strahan, Last Oil Shock. The image of a surfer chasing a tanker illustrates perfectly the oil-dependence of the sport as a whole. It is the definition of a free ride.


This Week in Petroleum 12-12-07

Posted on December 12, 2007 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment

Updated: You would think if last week’s large inventory drop was due to fog-induced delays, all of that crude would show up this week. Not so, as another drop in crude inventories was recorded:
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) dropped by 0.7 million barrels compared to the previous week. […]


DrumBeat: December 12, 2007

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Platts: The top 10 oil industry stories of 2007
We want your help. We want you to tell us what you think were the 10 biggest oil industry news stories
of 2007.
This was an eventful year in our business; really, what year isn’t? But certainly, it does seem like the industry was buffeted by change and crosscurrents […]


The Truth About Immigration

Posted on December 12, 2007 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=13&ItemID=14478 The Truth about Immigration by Mickey Z.; December 11, 2007 Everything negative you’veRead full story


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