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Is Truth Enough? – The Bush Administration’s Lies and the Anti-War Movement’s Truths

March 21, 2004

A transcription of a talk given to the “Truth and Consequences” Anti-War Forum at the University of Maine, Augusta, Maine, on March 20, 2004.

Shortening the path from farm to you

Jon Bonné, MSNBC

March 3, 2004

Fresh and local food … and not just at weekend markets anymore.

THE COMING COPPER CRUNCH

Doug Casey, Kitco

March 2, 2004

“…With the current growth rate in demand for copper running at over 400,000 tons annually, even assuming all capacity is brought on line, within 3 to 4 years available supply will not be able to meet world demand. Why the looming imbalance? As is so often the case these days, look to China and India, where the rush to build the infrastructure necessary to sustain economic growth is soaking up commodities on a global scale. It is a very good time to start paying attention to copper…”

Forecast Of Rising Oil Demand Challenges Tired Saudi Fields

Jeff Gerth, New York Times

February 24, 2004

Energy forecasts call for Saudi Arabia to almost double its output in the next decade and after. Oil executives and government officials in the United States and Saudi Arabia, however, say capacity will probably stall near current levels, potentially creating a significant gap in the global energy supply.

Former Iraqi oil minister calls for Iraq production cap, reservoir repairs

Sam Fletcher, Oil & Gas Journal

February 15, 2004

Doubts cast on the wisdom of the US/Iraqi administration going for maximum production from Iraqs degraded oil fields.

The Virtual US Recovery is in Trouble

William Engdahl, Current Concerns

January 31, 2004

The period after November is pre-programmed to be one of the most dramatic in US economic history. The Federal Reserve will then try to print dollars like crazy to control the collapse. The impact of the new US economic decline will be worldwide. It will hit just as the first alarming signs of oil peak production impact the world.

Oil: The illusion of plenty

Alfred Cavallo, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

January 29, 2004

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists takes notice of the peak oil problem.

Don’t Bet on Fuel Cells, Manufacturer Says

Lucas van Grinsven, The Aluminium Association

January 25, 2004

The producer of fuel cells that can recharge mobile phones and portable music players told industrialists and policymakers last week not to count on the power packs to solve the energy crisis.

UK: Growing concern over gas imports

Will Smale, BBC

January 20, 2004

Today gas has never been more vital to the UK’s energy needs, and never more of a possible future strategic and political concern.

US: UW scientists want to mine moon energy

Associated Press, Post=Cresent

January 20, 2004

MADISON — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists believe moon rocks contain all the energy the United States needs for the next millennium.

US: Governor Pushes for ‘Hydrogen Highways’

Miguel Bustillo, LA Times

January 19, 2004

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to speed California drivers to a future in which the most common element in the universe — hydrogen — will power their cars instead of petroleum.

US-Mideast oil ties undergo rapid change

Youssef M. Ibrahim, the Daily Star