Geoengineering: you’re probably already doing it
Opec: $75 – $80 oil is okay, says Naimi
Shell confirms shake-up; vague on job cuts
Elsewhere:
Resources: Navigating the natural resources curse Why a big oil find can be bad for poor countries (Freakonomics/NY Times)
Emissions: Stern breaks the east-west deadlock on who’s responsible for CO2 George Monbiot gets an interesting answer from Nicholas Stern on emissions importing (Guardian)
Ethanol I: If the ethanol lobby really believes in biofuels, why aren’t there more E85 pumps in corn-growing states? And other criticisms of corn ethanol (BusinessWeek)
Ethanol II: Big oil embracing biofuels? As they scale back investment in other renewables (NY Times)
China: China’s Yuan: The next reserve currency? The evidence is mounting (BusinessWeek)
Efficiency: Jevons paradox does apply to cars Fuel efficiency will increase use. Just look at the Tata Nano (Bit Tooth Energy)
