Asia South and East News

Food crisis - Apr 9
Staff, Energy Bulletin
Food price rises threaten global security - UN
Paul Krugman: Grains gone wild
Riots in Haiti and Africa as food prices skyrocket
Fear of rice riots in Far East
Food prices rise beyond means of poorest in Africa
first published April 9, 2008.

Geopolitics - Apr 8
Staff, Energy Bulletin
New book from Michael Klare: Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet
China's shopping spree for resources
Battle for Basra timeline: footsteps to US war in Iran?
first published April 8, 2008.

Oil prices - Apr 1
Staff, Energy Bulletin
Indonesia feels pinch as oil, commodity prices surge
Truckers to protest fuel costs
China diesel rationed, despite government pledges
first published April 1, 2008.

Peak Oil Review -- March 31st, 2008
Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
- Production and Prices
- Basra
- China
- Food Shortages
- Energy Briefs
first published March 31, 2008.

Righteous protests or religious fanatics?
Amanda Kovattana, Energy Bulletin
Everywhere in the world, grassroots movements are solidifying a response to the impact of globalization, but this trend is going unreported or misinterpreted. The Santi Asoke Buddhist group, a network of eco-villages in Thailand, is misunderstood by the media and even by many Thais themselves.
first published March 31, 2008.

Urban design - Mar 26
Staff, Energy Bulletin
Transition Towns movement hits "The Archers", UK cultural intitution
Urban jungle: growing fruit and vegetables in UK town-centres
China's green building movement
Kunstler on zoning and "starchitects"
first published March 26, 2008.

Geopolitics - Mar 26
Staff, Energy Bulletin
Bangladesh fighting back against climate domination by rich nations
Swiss-Iran energy deal angers U.S.
Iraq oil animation from populist Hightower
first published March 26, 2008.

A recipe for disaster
Dave Cohen, ASPO-USA / Energy Bulletin
Signs of an economic meltdown are springing up all around us. The U.S. is almost certainly in a recession now, but the worst is yet to come. Over the next year we're going to learn a lot about global oil demand and prices.
first published March 26, 2008.

China - Mar 25
Staff, Energy Bulletin
China building a multi-ethnic empire in the west
Chinese fuel shortages spreading to big cities
first published March 25, 2008.

Deep thought - Mar 24
Staff, Energy Bulletin
Despoiled Nauru - poster child for "The Party's Over"
What does climate change do to our heads?
first published March 24, 2008.

Geopolitical - Mar 23
Staff, Energy Bulletin
China, not Tibet, comes first for Asian states
China unveils renewable energy development plan
Water will be source of war unless world acts now, warns UK minister
first published March 23, 2008.

Climate - Mar 23
Staff, Energy Bulletin
Scientists warn of soot effect on climate - more damage than previously thought
World's worst environmental black spots
Poor are sidelined on climate change solutions
Indonesia warned of looming water crisis
first published March 23, 2008.