A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective

End use of fossil fuels in 20 years, UK warned
First council since Second World War set up to look at food security
EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears
Dirty coal power hit by Euro vote

Electric Utilities Unlikely to Spend
Coal Seam Gas Producers - The New Masters Of The Universe?
Energy's Future in Latin America

Marrying energy demand and supply
Back to the Dark Ages: National Grid raises the spectre of blackouts this winter
Europe faces the challenges ahead

Like the courtesan in the novel of 19th century French writer Balzac, atomic energy is a mélange of splendor and misery. It is at once a wellspring of great expectations about reducing reliance on fossil fuels and ridding nations of dependence on imported oil, and a hot bed of nightmares worthy of Dante’s infernal imagery about the land of eternal sorrows.

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective

Brown vows freedom from oil dictatorship
How food waste can power your home
When the wind doesn't blow
Environment Minister Sammy Wilson: climate change views are "hysterical psuedo-religion"

Statistical fluke prevents nuclear incident in Ohio
Debbie Cook: Abandon 19th century fuels and move toward 21st century reponses
Drilling boom revives hopes for natural gas
Schumer: “The drilling issue has peaked”
Big Coal’s Big-Time Lobby