Good Articles 6-30-08

People ready to act on climate changeThe Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USABy Bob Doppelt A flurry of e-mails flashed across my computer last weekfrom people distressed about the lack of progress on global warming. ...<http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=118786&sid=5&fid=1>

Global Warming to Melt North Pole Ice Cover For First Time in ...DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USAWhile some remain critical that global warming is occurring at all, themelting of the North Pole represents a sharp indicator against voices ofdoubt. ...<http://www.dailytech.com/Global+Warming+to+Melt+North+Pole+Ice+Cover+For+First+Time+in+Recorded+History/article12218.htm>See

G8 urged over global warming actionThe Press Association -Spiralling oil prices should not distract G8 leaders from efforts to drawup a global deal to tackle climate change, a report has urged. ...<http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hytDg9h2kz1k6bmFI5zE2q4OymZQ>

Crdue Oil trades higher on speculative buyingCommodity Online - Kochi,Kerala,IndiaOil prices jumped to record high levels above $142 a barrel on Friday, asthe US currency weakened further and stock markets tumbled at the end of a...<http://www.commodityonline.com/futures-trading/technical/Crdue-Oil-trades-higher-on-speculative-buying-4967.html>

Oil at $150 ‘may be the tipping point’Business Day - Johannesburg,South AfricaMany analysts think oil prices will hit at least $150 a barrel before theycome down sharply. “We believe the factors driving oil prices higher are...<http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A793098>

Oil price paradoxThanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,VietnamSome people might think that the surge in oil prices will bring big profitsto oil producing and exporting countries and that the surge is a golden ...<http://www.thanhniennews.com/commentaries/?catid=11&newsid=39784>

Oily SpeculationsNew Yorker - United StatesSo, with Americans furious about soaring oil prices, Congress has gone insearch of someone to blame. There are a number of usual suspects to choosefrom, ...<http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2008/07/07/080707ta_talk_surowiecki>

Moving beyond oilLawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USATim Hjersted, of Lawrence, formed a local group, the Lawrence Peak OilAction Committee, to urge the city to take action to stem the potentialeconomic ...<http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/jun/30/moving_beyond_oil/?city_local>

Crude today is dirt cheap: Matthew SimmonsEconomic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,IndiaPeak oil was one of the main reasons. How much has it played out? Oilproduction is almost certainly past peak output. We are also in earlystages of a ...<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Interview/Matthew_Simmons_Chairman_and_CEO_of_Simmons_and_Co/articleshow/3178465.cms>

The energy crisis needs a clear head and nerves of steelThe Age - Melbourne,Victoria,AustraliaOil is a finite resource. Globally, we are either at or close to the peakoil tipping point where new discoveries can't keep pace with growingdemand. ...<http://business.theage.com.au/the-energy-crisis-needs-a-clear-head-and-nerves-of-steel-20080629-2yuk.html>

EU cap-and-trade aims to cut aviation emissions by three per centBusiness Green - London,England,UK"Money should be used to tackle climate change and not disappear somewherein the general budget," he said. "It is not a tax but an environmentalinstrument ...<http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2220304/eu-cap-aims-cut-aviation>

McCain and Obama's green dreamCNNMoney.com - USAPoliticians like cap and trade - vs. a straight-forward levy on gasoline,coal, and other carbon fuels - because it is essentially an invisible taxand ...<http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/27/news/economy/election_green.fortune/?postversion=2008063005>

California reveals cap-and-trade planCarbon Positive - Hague,NetherlandsThe ‘cap and trade’ design would cover all six greenhouse gases and setcaps on the emissions of the biggest emitters, but is only one of a raft ofmeasures ...<http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=1140>