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RT @MarcGunther: Fracking firm admits it caused earthquakes, via @triplepundit http://t.co/6NTUzRXu #gas #climate /Oops!

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Coal seam gas extraction is bad, really bad, how long before we realise it? http://bit.ly/bArCzD from @megcevans #gas #gasland #CSG
– Sam Sabey (samotage) http://twitter.com/samotage/status/3919161608634368

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This week a study on peak oil by a German military think tank was leaked on the Internet. The document shows that the German government is closely studying the issue of peak oil, and is aware of the potential for serious consequences as oil production declines. The study is reminiscent of the Hirsch Report, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy, that warned of the risks posed by peak oil.

The document warns of the potential for regional shortages, market failures, and a shift in political power toward those capable of exporting oil. This report describes potential outcomes that require planning and preparation. The scenarios outlined in the paper are exactly the kinds of drivers that lead me to advocate for greater regional energy self-sufficiency. The report clearly lays out just how vulnerable Europe will be because of its continuing dependence upon Russia for both oil and gas, and notes that Russia will be in a very strong political bargaining position as a result.

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Joe Barton - the Congressman who apologised to BP for how they were treated by the Obama Administration received $1.5m in contributions from oil & gas

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The CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with broken bottles and boiling them alive, says a former British ambassador to the central Asian country.

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The critical role of forests as massive "sinks" for absorbing greenhouse gases is "at risk of being lost entirely"

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The game Russia is playing with its gas is not just a European problem.

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In June 2007 Eirgrid published a paper on wind energy cost implications with very optimistic price projections for gas. In essence that paper seemed to me to suggest that wind wasn’t fully economical unless gas reached €0.80/therm and the projections suggested that might never happen or if it did it might be after 2020. Gas prices now are €0.20/therm higher than they were expected to be in 2026. Oops!

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