A weekly update including:
- Prices continue to fall
- The OPEC meetings

The Transition Town movement has attracted a great deal of attention from within the Peak Oil community. Is it the wave of the sustainable future, or an experiment still waiting for results to come in?

The 30 greatest conspiracy theories: #20 The peak oil conspiracy
Kunstler and Darley view a post-oil future
Objectivity of the International Energy Agency
The perils of cheap oil
Byron King: Unsustainable energy trends

You never know exactly what will happen as a result of a severe economic crisis. Few people discuss it since it is quite taboo to speculate on any scenario that doesn't include growth and consumption... But I'll take a crack at a few broad predictions that are predicated on the economic crisis getting worse over the next 9-12 months, which I think it will...

The last few months have seen a significant stalling in plans and proposals to build new wind-based power generation. These delays and cancellations have significant implications for two important components of American energy.

Poverty an asset; assets a burden
The Guardian's sustainability vision
New York City streets: Utilitarian corridors or livable public space (YouTube)
NY City: On the street - clear sailing (slideshow with audio)
'One planet' pledge for Wales

IEA WEO 2008 - Fuzzy Focus on Saudi Arabia
Robert Hirsch suggests 'keeping relatively quiet' in near-term about peak oil
Pirates seize oil tanker off East Africa coast (security issues)

With U.S. and EU participation, a vital meeting in the Hungarian capital next January will seal commitments for the long-contemplated Turkey-Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria (Nabucco) gas pipeline. Opposition from Russia’s mighty Gazprom, uncertainty surrounding relations with Iran, and the roiling world economic turmoil cast doubt on the project’s future.

Dash for oil highlights fears of Italy's regions
Interior Dept sets rules for oil shale program
Oil Shale Pushed as Domestic Oil Source, but Many Doubts Remain

At Exxon, Making the Case for Oil
NYT suckered by ExxonMobil in puff piece titled 'Green is for Sissies'
Somali pirates seize tanker carrying oil worth $100m