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• Where Is Oil Production Headed?: An Adverse Scenario - The Oil Drum 4mar2009
• Solar-Power Equipment Prices Drop - Wall Street Journal 18feb2009
• The Havoc and Misery Agrofuels: How to Avoid Ecocide at the Petrol Pump - Culture Change 13feb2009
• Does Google-Search Carbon Calculation Measure the Wrong Number? - Wall Street Journal 22jan2009

2008

• World Will Struggle to Meet Oil Demand: Declining faster than previously thought - Financial Times (UK) 29oct2008
  • Annual Rate of Output Decline is 9.1 Per Cent - Post Carbon Institute 29oct2008
• An Obvious Solution - William Kotke / Speaking Truth To Power 23sep2008
• Here Comes $500 Oil: If Matt Simmons is right, the recent drop in crude prices is an illusion - Fortune Magazine 22sep2008
• Checking In on Oil's Head-Fake - Of Two Minds 18sep2008
• Political Will, Political Won't - Speaking Truth to Power 3sep2008
• Russia May Cut Off Oil Flow to the West - The Telegraph (UK) 29aug2008
• Georgia Attacks Breakaway Region South Ossetia in Heavy Fighting - Agence France Presse 7aug2008
• 5 Years After Blackout, Power Grid Still in 'Dire Straits' - The Public Record 7aug2008
• Obama Says Shift on Drilling is Practical Step - Chicago Tribune 2aug2008
• Arctic's Oil Could Meet World Demand For Only 3 Years - Reuters 23jul2008
• Uprising Against the Ethanol Mandate - New York Times 23jul2008
• Oil Industry Behind White House Switch on Global Warming - Press Release / Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming / U.S. Congress 18jul2008
• Bush Acts on Drilling, Challenging Democrats - New York Times 15jun2008
• Oil Will Fall to Disastrous Levels in 30 Years: Pedro Prieto Interview-  Middle East Online 12jul2008
• Oil $145 per Barrel: Oil Prices Briefly Spiked to Record More Than $147 a Barrel - Al Jazeera (Doha) 12jul2008
• Mr. Frank's Wild River: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act vs an LNG Port - Editorial / Wall Street Journal 9jul2008

• Energy Self-Sufficiency, Not Military Escorts For Oil: The US Gas Garrison - Le Monde diplomatique (Paris) 5jul2008

• Oil $144 per Barrel: Oil Hits New Record Above $145 - AP 3jul2008

• IEA Warns of Five-Year Oil Supply Squeeze - The Australian Business 3jul2008

• Peak Oil: IEA Inches Toward the Pessimists’ Camp - Wall Street Journal 1jul2008

• IEA Warns of Tightening Oil Supplies - Financial Times (UK) 1jul2008

• The New Oil Order and The Reversal of Globalization - Ohmy News International Global Watch (Korea) 30jun2008

• Oil Slips From Record High, But Up 46% Year to Date: Production Concerns Grow - MarketWatch 30jun2008

• Final Warning - New Scientist 27jun2008

• Oil $142 per Barrel:  Oil Hits Record Near $143 on Rising Investor Flows - Reuters 27jun2008

• Biofuel Plants Go Bankrupt on Feedstock Costs - Reuters 27jun2008

• U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects - New York Times 27jun2008

• OPEC Chief Sees Oil at $150-170 in Coming Months - Reuters 26jun2008

• Oil Shock: Analyst Predicts $7 Gas, “Mass Exodus” of U.S. Cars - Wall Street Journal 26jun2008

• Oil $140 per Barrel: Market Drops 3 Percent on Profit Jitters - Reuters 26jun2008

• Obama Camp Closely Linked With Ethanol - New York Times 23jun2008

• Obama's Evolving Ethanol Rhetoric - Washington Post 23jun2008

• Is This The End Of Oil? - The Independent (UK) 12jun2008

• Spain: Factories Close, Supermarkets Empty and Jets Run Out of Fuel as Truckers' Strike Bites - The Guardian (UK) 12jun2008

• Refiners Face Obstacles to Processing Cheaper, Dirtier Crude Oil - Wall Street Journal 12jun2008

• An Ominous Warning: Rapid Rise in Oil Prices Has Only Just Begun (Includes speech by Gazprom CEO) - The Independent (UK) 11jun2008

• Bernanke Aggravates Trade Deficit Risks - Asia Times (Hong Kong) 12jun2008

• Fuel Protests Erupt in Asia As Oil Hits $139 a Barrel Two Protesters Die In Strikes in Europe - Washington Post 11jun2008

• Spanish Truckers Block Border Protesting Cost of Diesel Fuel - New York Times 10jun2008

• Gas Taxes Set to Rise in Some States - AP 8jun2008

• Crude Leaps Nearly $11, In Fresh Hit to Economy - Wall Street Journal 7jun2008

• Oil's Surge Greases a Dollar Fall - Wall Street Journal 7jun2008

• Cost of Living to Keep Rising as Oil and Food Hit Record Highs - The Telegraph (UK) 6jun2008

• Oil Spikes on Iran, Price Outlook: Could Go To $150 - Wall Street Journal 6jun2008

• Oil $138 per Barrel:  Oil Surges $11 to Record $138: Wall Street Report Predicting $150-a-Barrel Oil - CNNMoney.com 6jun2008

• European Central Bank's Draghi Says Oil Prices `Limit' Monetary Policy - Bloomberg 31may2008

• Oil Exporters Are Unable To Keep Up With Demand - Wall Street Journal 29may2008

• Crude Rally Falters, Down 2.5% - Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex 28may2008

• Gordon Brown: We Must All Act Together: The Oil Crisis - The Guardian (UK) 28may2008

• What the Hell is Happening With Oil Supplies Right Now?- Interviews of Thomas Mast and David Goodstein on Explorations in Science 27may2008

• Energy Watchdog Warns Of Oil-Production Crunch - Wall Street Journal 22may2008

• Oil to US$150 Driven by Speculators? -  New Zealand Herald 22may2008

• Oil's Surge Deepens Stocks' Dive - Wall Street Journal 21may2008

• Oil $133 per Barrel:  Oil Spikes Above 133 Dollars on Tighter US Supplies - Agence France-Presse 21may2008

• Synthetic Fuel: U.S. Military Launches Alternative-Fuel Push  - Wall Street Journal 21may2008

• Oil Rises Above $130 for First Time - AP 21may2008

• Oil $129 per Barrel:  Crude Oil Futures Pass $129 a Barrel for First Time, Likely Headed Past $130 - AP 20may2008

• Daisetta, Texas Sinkhole Puts Spotlight On Oil, Gas Drilling - Wall Street Journal 19may2008

• Wholesale Prices Rise Faster Than Expected: Food and Fuel - Los Angeles Times 16apr2008

• Oil $127 per Barrel: Record Near $128 a Barrel, as Retail Gas and Diesel Hit New Highs - AP 16may2008

• Bush Presses Saudi King Abdullah on Oil. Comes Back Empty-Handed - Reuters 16may2008

• Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Senate Wants Bush to Stop Filling Oil Reserve - New York Times 13may2008

• Wind ($23.37) v. Gas (25 Cents) - Editorial / Wall Street Journal 12may2008

• Democratic Senator Calls for GOP to Alter Energy Policy - AP 10may2008

• Oil $126 per Barrel: Oil Hits $126.25 - Gulf Daily News (Bahrain ) 10may2008

• Oil $124 per Barrel: Oil Trades Above $124 After Reaching Record on Supply Concerns - Bloomberg 9may2008

• Lake Peigneur Bill Going to Senate Would Restrict Expansion of Natural Gas Storage Caverns Beneath Lake Peigneur - Daily Iberian 7may2008

• Oil $123 per Barrel: World Oil Prices Strike Fresh Record at US$123.87 - Agence France Presse 7may2008

• Oil Prices Steady After Rising to Trading Record Near $123 a Barrel in Previous Session - AP 7may2008

• Oil: Goldman's Murti Says Oil 'Likely' to Reach $150-$200 - Bloomberg 6may2008

• Oil $120 per Barrel: Oil Surges Past $120 on Supply Concerns - AP 5may2008

• Corn Ethanol Loses More Support as GOP Senators Ask EPA to Backtrack As Food Prices Rise - Wall Street Journal 3may2008

• Airlines Slow Down Flights to Save Fuel - AP 1may2008

• Food Troubles Are Here To Stay - Haaretz  (Israel) 1may2008

• Consumer Spending Up on Higher Prices: Record Gasoline Prices, Deep Housing Slump and Rising Unemployment - AP 1may2008

• Halt Biofuel Use to Fight Hunger, Scientists Urge: Bush Disagrees - AP 29apr2008

• Bush Rhetoric on Energy Strays From The Facts - AP 29apr2008

• Bush: Peak Oil at Bush Press Conference - Energy Bulletin 29apr2008

  • Bush Press Conference / Rose Garden 29apr2008

• Opec Head Sees Oil Price Hitting $200 a Barrel - The Telegraph (UK) 29apr2008

• Amid High Oil Prices, Danger Signs in Production - New York Times 28apr2008

• Oil $119 per Barrel: British Refinery Strike Pushes Oil Price to Record High of $119.93 - AP 28apr2008

• Post Harvest Technology: Yet Another Reason There Are So Many People - Book Review and Commentary / Culture Change 23apr2008

• Oil Prices up on Word US Ship Fired on Boats in Persian Gulf: Attack in Nigeria - AP 25apr2008

• Oil Prices Rise on Supply Worries After Nigeria Pipeline Attack: Don't Bet on the US$ to pull you through  - AP 25apr2008

• Strategic Petroleum Reserve: High Oil Prices Put Focus on Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Christian Science Monitor 24apr2008

• Delta, Northwest Lose Combined $10.5B on High Fuel, Charges - AP 23apr2008

• Oil $118 per Barrel: New York's Main Oil Futures Contract, Light Sweet Crude Closed at 118.30 Dollars a Barrel - Agence France-Presse 23apr2008
• Oil $118 per Barrel: Oil Sets New Record Above $118 a Barrel on Supply Concerns - AP 22apr2008
• Saudi King Abdullah Drops Quiet Bombshell; U.S. Media Sleep Through It - ASPO-USA 21apr2008
• Oil $117.48 per Barrel: Gas Prices Jump to Record $3.50 a Gallon - AP 21apr2008
• Using Food to Make Fuel Is 'Criminal,' Venezuela Says - Bloomberg News 21apr2008
• Oil $117 per Barrel: Oil Conference in Italy Opens With Crude Oil at New High - AP 20apr2008
• Surge in Natural-Gas Price Stoked by New Global Trade - Wall Street Journal 18apr2008
• The Peak Oil Crisis: The Silly Season Is Upon Us - Falls Church News-Press 17apr2008
• Oil $115 per Barrel: Oil Futures Pass $115 on Supply Concerns as Investors Shrug Off Tepid Demand - AP 16apr2008
• Oil $114 per Barrel: Gas Prices Also Reach Record at the Pump - AP 15apr2008
• The Peak Oil Crisis: The First Shortages - Falls Church News-Press 10apr2008
• Oil $112 per Barrel: Gas and Oil Prices Hit New Records After Government Reports Supplies Fell Last Week - AP 9apr2008
• End Of The World As We Know It: American Empire is about to come crashing down - Arizona Republic 6apr2008
• Oil $112 per Barrel: Prices Jump After Government Says Fuel Inventories Were Lower Than Expected: Near $112 per Barrel - AP 26mar2008 
• Worried Yet? Saudis Prepare for "Sudden Nuclear Hazards" After Cheney Visit - Empire Burlesque 24mar2008
• New Limits to Growth Revive Malthusian Fears: Spread of Prosperity Brings Supply Woes - Wall Street Journal 24mar2008
• Saudi Shura Council to Discuss Plan for Sudden Radioactive Hazards - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Germany) 22mar2008

• Iran: Danger and Opportunity - Informed Comment 20mar2008

• Making the Most of a Global Depression - Hope Dance 19mar2008
• Push to Bar Oil Sands to US Military - Financial Times (UK) 18mar2008
• Exxon Freeze on Venezuelan Assets Reversed by British Judge - Reuters 18mar2008
• Oil $111 per Barrel as Dollar Slumps - Reuters 17mar2008
• Five Years In, Iraq’s Insurgency Runs on Stolen Oil Profits - New York Times 16mar2008
• A Short Critique of the Stern Review - Real-World Economics Review 15mar08
• Troubled Biodiesel Plants Find Market in Europe - DesMoines Register 14mar2008
• Oil $110 per Barrel: Record High Oil Prices Rocket Close to 110 Dollars a Barrel - Agence France-Presse 11mar2008
• Oil $106 per Barrel: Oil Prices End Lower After Hitting New Record Above $106 AP 7mar2008
• Oil $105 per Barrel: Oil Ends a Turbulent Session Higher As Dollar-Induced Buying Carries the Day - AP 6mar2008
• Oil $104 per Barrel: Prices Surge Higher After the Government Reported a Surprise Drop in Supplies - AP 5mar2008
• Oil Prices Near $104 a Barrel as Dollar Falls to Historic Low Against Euro - International Herald Tribune 4mar2008
• Oil Retreats After Topping $103: Probably Back Tomorrow: Diesel Hits New Record - AP 29feb2008
• Oil at $102 per Barrel: Oil Surges Above $102 As Dollar Weakens - AP 28feb2008
• Gas Prices Soar, Posing a Threat to Family Budget - New York Times 27feb2008
• Global Shortage of Metals Looming: In 10 years, today's prices may look like a bargain - Financial Post 25feb2008
• How Shipping Containers Shortened the Life Span of Petro-Civilization - Culture Change 23feb2008
• Oil at $101 per Barrel: Oil Rises Above $101 to Record on Increased Demand, Rate Cuts - Bloomberg 20feb2008
• Supply Fears Push Oil to Triple Digits - New York Times 20feb2008
• Oil Jumps Back Above $100 on a Texas Refinery Outage and Possible OPEC Production Cut - AP 19feb2008
• As Oil Prices Soar, Prospectors Return To Pennsylvania - Wall Street Journal 19feb2008
• Biodiesel Motorcycle: Up to 80 mpg - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 11feb2008
• Has Earth Entered a New Epoch? - Christian Science Monitor 7feb2008
  • Are We Now Living in the Anthropocene? - Zalasiewicz / GSA Today 1feb 2008
• In a World Short Of Oil, Provisions Must Be Made: No Faith in a 'Techno Fix'  - Wall Street Journal 26jan2008
• Collapse: WalMart and Waiting for the Shoe to Drop - Culture Change 20jan2008
• Oil Prices Rise on US Supply Concerns - AP 9jan2008
• Oil at $100 per Barrel: Oil Starts 2008 at Record Highs: $100 per Barrel - AFP 2jan2008