Staff, Energy Bulletin. Rome food crisis summit ducks crucial issues
Zoellick: Planning to solve the food crisis
Is famine inevitable?

Staff, Energy Bulletin. High cost, demand for fertilizer scares farmers
Diesel thieves wreak havoc on California farmers
Higher food costs with California drought
Corn surges to new record on rainy weather, dollar

Staff, Energy Bulletin. German parliament approves climate laws
As US climate bill dies, greens express hope
Melting Asia: China, India and climate change
UN decision puts brakes on ocean fertilization
Interview with Jamie Henn of 350org

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Life without airplanes: from London to New York in 3 days and 12 hours
Cars in Russia: Crisis? What oil crisis?
The end of the road for Hummers?

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Cairn says PO fears may have fuelled rally
Seas of plenty? (BBC documentary on Scotland oil shouldn't have aired)
South Africa's response to soaring oil prices
Peak oil debate will rage as long as doubts remain over Opec's reserves
Primer on "peak oil" v "speculators" debate
Peak oil aware journalist goes berserk
BBC Newsnight interviews David Strahan

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Water-starved California slows development
Governor declares drought in California
Southern California water agency urges residents to reduce consumption
Life, liberty, water

Staff, Energy Bulletin. United Arab Emirates: Oil sector faces seismic changes
Turkey fishes for offshore reserves
Brazilian oil finds may cost $240 billion to develop
BP, ConocoPhillips bid C$1.21 billion for Arctic drill rights
Australia gas plant blast hits resource, diesel industries
Oil sands output to nearly triple by 2017 - report
Newcastle resumes limited coal exports after storm (largest coal-export harbor)

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Goldman's Murti: Oil still going to $150-$200
WSJ: Is oil the next 'bubble' to pop?
UK Times: What price petrol?
UAE: How long can oil stay at these prices?

Staff, Energy Bulletin. ABC Science: The price of peak fuel
Rounding up the bad guys (oil price rises)
Kjell Aleklett: Coca-Cola and gasoline, the Coke index

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Witch hunt won't fix oil price
India: US may chase big punters, making farm goods cheaper
Investors' growing appetite for oil evades market limits

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Top energy ministers meet as oil rockets to record
Call for measures to stabilize oil market
U.S. energy chief Bodman: Flat production behind oil prices
Japan urges effort to combat `abnormal' oil prices
Chinese attributes surging price to speculation

Jerome a Paris, European Tribune. One of the more interesting things about yesterday's economic news was the very obvious connexion between the unemployment number and oil prices. What links the two is debt, the defining feature of what I have called the Anglo Disease.

Dmitry Orlov, ClubOrlov. Q: "Boy, you must be a real hit at cocktail parties! It's all doom and gloom, isn't it?"
Orlov: "Yes, there is that aspect to it, but my message is really quite hopeful. What I want people to walk away with is the realization that it is possible to live a rich, happy, fulfilling life even in the midst of collapse. All it takes is some preparation and a different attitude..." (self-interview by the author of Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects)

Tom Whipple, Falls Church News-Press. There will come a day in the not-too-distant future when it will become obvious that we have to save every last drop of motor fuel just to keep ourselves and our economy going. Even the most red-blooded American Congressman will swallow his love of freedom to go fast and vote to impose some sort of fuel-saving speed limit.

Sharon Astyk, Casaubon's Book. What I thought would probably take a year, has happened in a matter of about 6 months - the speed of events is accelerating.

Nate Hagens, The Oil Drum. The outcome of a political stalemate in Congress will determine if renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits will be extended or will expire at the end of this year. The vote on this bill will be as soon as tomorrow and as we are hearing, it actually is in danger of not passing.

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Oil prices skyrocket, taking biggest jump ever
Oil rises to record on weakening dollar, Morgan Stanley outlook
Oil's surges $11 day to record $138
Morgan Stanley sees $150 oil within a month
Some oil pundits see crude hitting $140+
Israel-Iran tension causing price surge, CNBC analyst says
BBC: Growing talk of Iran attack

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Could Zeppelin's airships soon be gracing our skies again?
Summer airfares double, triple, quadruple
Scooters grow in popularity
Transportation system dissolved in Amish country

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Leaders change the subject at food aid conference
Food is gold, so billions invested in farming
Raj Patel interview (Stuffed and Starved)
WSJ: The vegetable patch takes root
Home-grown vegetables grow in popularity

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Heinberg: How do you like the collapse so far?
10 times the price and 10 times crappier
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