Asian Metals Market Update for 2nd July, 2008
Geopolitical uncertainties have resurfaced with fears that Israel may attack Iran s nuclear installations before US president George Bush ...

Will Wartime Mobilisation Address Peak Oil?
I frequently hear it suggested that we need a wartime mobilisation to address the challenges we face. The most recent being in the synopsis...

Energy Transitions Past and Future
This is a guest post from Cutler Cleveland. It provides an excellent big picture overview of what variables we need to consider as we transi...

Utility Chief Executive Officer speaks in favor of nuclear growth
Thomas F. Farrell II, CEO of Dominion, appeared on CNBC plugging nuclear energy specifically, as part of the mix to alleviate our energy woe...

DrumBeat: July 1, 2008
Peak Oil: IEA Inches Toward the Pessimists CampBut the juiciest nugget? The conservative IEA appears to be inching ever-closer to the ...

A Primer on Nuclear Safety: 1.4 Complexity
1.4 ComplexityIf reactors are able to operate in unsafe conditions, there is an open invitation for an accident to happen. Light water re...

Crude continues rally as IEA forecasts increased demand
Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose $2.02 to trade at $142.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude f...

AngloGold sells Nufcor stake
AngloGold Ashanti sells out of uranium trading business Nufcor, as does South African banking group FirstRand. Constellation Energy is the n...

Energy Independence Is a Military, Not Economic, Concept
Forget everything you ve ever heard or thought of energy independence as an economic concept. As long as oil can be easily transported, wi...