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Peak Oil News Friday August 17th 2007



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(re: Thu, 16 Aug) The Queens-based non-profit Confluence Theatre Company will present the latest in eco-friendly theatre, The (re)CYCLE Plays , Sept. 15 in Socrates Sculpture Park, along the waterfront of Long Island City.


Ultra-deep drilling for oil is simply a red herring as prices militate against itUltra-deep drilling for oil is simply a red herring as prices militate against it
(The Scotsman: Business: Thu, 16 Aug) GEORGE Kerevan argued in this column on 8 August that there is no shortage of oil in the ocean if we drill in the ultra-deep. This is a red herring. There is a simple rule about oil and gas reserves.


Current Issue:Current Issue:
(California Aggie: Mon, 13 Aug) 7 p.m. Davis Library's Blanchard Room, 315 E. 14th St. Watch Oil, Smoke and Mirrors, part of the bi-monthly Make Peace and 9/11 film series. The film explores issues of Peak Oil and the War on Terror. Admission is free with donations are accepted.


No August vacation for the stock marketNo August vacation for the stock market
(Salon.com: Thu, 16 Aug) Asian markets are in free fall and Hank Paulson warns of an economic "penalty" -- and that was before the release of the latest bad housing data



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Charcoal - fuel or fertiliser?Charcoal - fuel or fertiliser?
(Trinidad Express: Mon, 13 Aug) I received an e-mail comment from a reader in Tasmania on my article, "Peak Oil - expensive food" (Express, July 30), pointing to the research on "agrichar" or "biochar". The reader was responding to my view that in T&T we have to seek an agricultural system that is less dependent on fossil fuels.


‘Green’ energy can be affordable‘Green’ energy can be affordable
(Otago Daily Times: Thu, 16 Aug) INVESTIGATIONS by three Otago Girls High School pupils in the United Kingdom have shown ‘‘climate friendly’’ power sources can be affordable, despite common misconceptions in New Zealand they are not.


Is Bourne the New Bond?Is Bourne the New Bond?
(Ohmynews: Thu, 16 Aug) But it seems even in 21st century, patriotism continues to be defined as the willingness to go to war without question. If that is true then patriotism is synonymous with being a moron...


Subprime menace endangers hobbits and James BondSubprime menace endangers hobbits and James Bond
(Salon.com: Wed, 15 Aug) Even the Terminator is powerless against the diabolical tentacles of subprime evil.


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