Wednesday, June 9, 2010

News Roundup: Wed, June 9, 2010

Gulf Disaster
U.S. Lawmakers Say BP Should Suspend Dividends, Ads
Democrats renew push for removal of oil liability cap
BP given 72 hours to provide backup plans for oil recovery
Oil flow could be curtailed soon
BP plays down government claim on oil plumes
"We haven’t found any large concentrations of oil under the sea. To my knowledge, no one has," BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said on NBC's TODAY show
Global Economy
How much will Europe debt crisis affect Americans?
Athens rejects default, euro rumours as 'comical'
Asian Stocks Decline for Third Time in Four Days on Europe, Yen

Economy, USA
David Frum: U.S. the next Greece? We'd be so lucky.
$85 billion not enough to bail out AIG
Sheldon Filger: Double Dip Recession Is on the Global Economic Menu

Oil
BP report shows global oil consumption falls but demand in China and India grows
Oil Sands 'Like the Gulf Disaster in Slow Motion'
Peak Oil and Apocalypse Then
The Economist: Energy in, energy out
Will disaster in Gulf change our attitudes about fossil fuels?
Jeff Rubin: The Real Disaster Comes When We Quit Deepwater And Tap The Alberta Tar Sands
The end of cheap oil approaches
The oil spill and credit crunch were bad. An oil crunch would be worse

Water
Dry Run: Bostonians Learn to Appreciate Clean Water

General Energy
Energy Accounting: Can we use “embodied energy” to evaluate solar, wind and other alternative resources?

Agriculture/Gardening
Food in Dry Times
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