[Peakoil] News items on peak oil 17 Marvh 2006

[Antony Barry]

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> Date: 17 March 2006 5:19:43 AM
> Subject: DEVONagent: 44 results (news)
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> New Film on Peak Oil - ASPO Ireland (Peak Oil)
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> A major documentary on Peak Oil is being produced by the Swiss  
> Company, Lava Productions, for early release see oil crash movie
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> <http://www.peakoil.ie/newsletters/703>
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> VHeadline.com - Why should Canadians meet the energy appetite of  
> 300 million Americans?
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> Falls-Church News-Press (Tom Whipple): Lurking just beyond public  
> perception is the 800-pound gorilla of peak oil issues ... who gets  
> to import how much after worldwide depletion sets in?
> Currently, distribution of the world's oil production is relatively  
> simple. Whoever wants oil, and has the money to pay for it, can buy  
> as much as they want. No questions. No limits.
> Historically there have been a few exceptions, such as during World  
> War II or the Arab Oil embargo, but in general if you have the  
> money, importing oil has not been a problem.
> Last month, the...
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> <http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=50730>
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> Preparing New York City for the Coming Energy Crisis - Global  
> Public Media
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> In Brief: President Bush's belated admission that we are addicted  
> to oil is correct in part, but does not go far enough. We will have  
> to break the addiction, not just to Middle Eastern oil, but to all  
> oil, and sooner than expected. If we deal with the other parts of  
> the energy dilemma he didn't address, we can make the transition  
> less difficult than it will be otherwise.
> President Bush's belated admission that we are addicted to oil is  
> correct in part, but does not go far enough. We will have to break  
> the addiction, not...
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> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/articles/672>
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> EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and  
> Alternative Fuel Vehicles
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> The Maryland conservative Republican is spearheading Peak Oil  
> Caucus in the U.S. Congress.
> CNN today profiled Republican Congressman Roscoe Bartlett in  
> preparation for an hour-long special on peak oil the weekend of  
> March 18, 2006 entitled: "We Were Warned."
> Representing western Maryland, Bartlett helped form, with  
> Congressman Tom Udall (D.NM)the Peak Oil Caucus to help raise  
> awareness of the reality of the peak oil, the point where world  
> demand for conventional crude oil exceeds supply.
> PHOTO CAPTION: Congressman Bartlett at ASPO USA Peak Oil conference  
> in Denver, Colorado, Nov. 2005. Photo credit: EV World.
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> <http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=article&storyid=994>
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> EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and  
> Alternative Fuel Vehicles
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> Imperial College to Host "Nuclear Power in Context of Peak Oil" Event
> There is increasing awareness that energy prices are not going to  
> get any cheaper. Britain is currently on the edge of a gas crisis,  
> threatening industry, while oil prices have settled above $60 a  
> barrel. Chief Executives at both Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell have  
> said the era of easy oil is over. The claims that we are imminently  
> approaching the global peak in oil production are gathering in  
> intensity and validity. At the same time, the race is on to change  
> our electricity generation to one that...
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> <http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=communique&newsid=11347&url=>
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> Bush Envisions an Era of American War.
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> Bush's real boogieman is 'peak oil'. We are now within the range of  
> the maximum extraction rate of the world's remaining, non- 
> replaceable oil supply. Beyond this peak extraction rate, there  
> will be a steady decline of reserves, making oil ever more valuable  
> and expensive. To further exacerbate this crisis, the demand for  
> oil from third world nations is increasing exponentially as they  
> industrialize, driving the price of oil up to new heights.
> A real terror in Bush's "war on terror" is the end of cheap oil  
> because it means the collapse of not only the U...
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> <http://www.opednews.com/articles/ 
> opedne_dan_meri_060315_bush_envisions_an_er.htm>
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> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Public Policy; Political and  
> Legal News >> EU admits having no plan for 'peak oil' crisis
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> In a response to a parliamentary question put by Green Party MEP  
> Caroline Lucas, he shrugs off the so-called 'Peak Oil' scenario as  
> 'no more than a theory'.
> "An increasing number of scientists and energy experts are warning  
> that declining oil production, public over-statements of oil  
> reserves and booming demand for oil and gas in China and India mean  
> that the point of 'Peak Oil' - when growing demand for oil  
> outstrips falling supply - will occur sooner than is openly suggested.
> Peak oil is no more a theory then gravity is a theory. If I were to  
> jump of...
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> <http://peakoil.com/article11866.html>
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> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Public Policy; Political and  
> Legal News >> Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria
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> Guest writes: Nine foreign oil workers have been seized by armed  
> militants from a barge in Nigeria's Niger Delta.
> Shell's Forcados export terminal was also set on fire, and oil  
> loading there has been suspended.
> The attacks come a day after a militant commander told the BBC his  
> group was declaring "total war" on all foreign oil interests in the  
> Delta.
> The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta gave oil  
> companies and their employees until midnight on Friday night to  
> leave the region.
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> <http://peakoil.com/article12099.html>
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> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Business News; Market Research  
> >> World oil and gas reserves still growing at healthy pace: BP
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> Re: World oil and gas reserves still growing at healthy pace: BP  
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> <blockquote>For example, Canadian oil sands 'under active  
> development' have been included in proved oil reserves. </ 
> blockquote><br /> <br /> Thoughts?
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> 10 Stocks That Are Winners With $60 Oil
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> And investing as if this was just another temporary hike in the  
> price of a barrel of oil isn't going to cut it over the next  
> decade. In this column, I'm going to give you my take on how $60  
> oil has changed the game for investors. And 10 stock picks for  
> winning this new game.
> Investors and traders are familiar with this kind of pattern and  
> the factors -- such as seasonal fluctuations in inventory and  
> market reaction to news -- that produce these moves. In the short  
> run, although the price swings may be more extreme, $60-a...
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> <http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/comment/investing/10272243.html? 
> cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA>
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> Culture Change - Where do we go from here - I'm in Oregon
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> On the positive side, the nation is now fully aware that Peak Oil  
> is upon us. On March 1, In its editorial "The End of Oil," the New  
> York Times said "America needs to break its petroleum habit soon  
> because the reserves that now fuel the world's economy may soon be  
> running out." However, at some point, the wake-up call comes too  
> late to save the motorized lemmings driving over the ecological  
> cliff. Yet, some of us are embarking on the adventure of finding  
> out just how interesting radical energy conservation can be.
> The Congressional Peak Oil Caucus...
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> <http://culturechange.org./cms/index.php? 
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