Oil scarcity has ‘snuck up on us’, expert says
ABC News, January 2008
The idea that the world's supplies of oil have either peaked or will soon start declining has suddenly gained new respectability.
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Jan 31
Jan 31
Tax benefits fuel company car use, says ACF
AAP, 29 January 2008
TAX benefits on company cars is encouraging environmentally-damaging car use, an environmental group says. Treasury tax expenditure figures have projected that by 2009-10 more than $2 billion per year will be spent subsidising the use of company cars.
Jan 31
ACCC courts rival to petrol big four
Perth Nows, 29 January 2008
AUSTRALIA'S competition watchdog says it is courting a new independent player to help drive down prices in Australia's petrol market, having grown tired of excuses from the four big oil firms.
Jan 29
US Govt report on petrol price elasticity of demand
US Congressional Budget Office, January 2008
"Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets" http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/88xx/doc8893/01-14-GasolinePrices.pdf
Jan 29
API study on Distribution of Ownership of U.S. Oil and Gas Companies
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, 19 September 2007
http://www.energytomorrow.org/media_center/API_blogger_call_20070919_transcript.pdf
"Eighty percent of production and 90 percent of reserves are held by state-owned companies. Exxon, which is our biggest, ranks number 14 in the world
Jan 29
Total sees more pressure on oil price
Reuters, 28 January 2008
French oil major Total sees continued pressure on oil prices and will increasingly look for oil in less accessible areas to boost production, its head of exploration told the Le Figaro newspaper.
Jan 29
Platform for change
The Age, 29 January 2008
Melbourne's population is growing by 1000 a week. In two years, the number of people catching trains has risen by 20%. But as the business and school year begins, nagging doubts remain about Melbourne's transport strategy – or lack of it.
Jan 29
Iemma’s Iron Cove ‘folly’ adds to transport mess
Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January 2008
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a second bridge across Iron Cove looks set to join the Iemma Government's long list of troubled transport initiatives as construction costs blow out by $100 million – all for a 50-second saving on the time motorists wait in traffic.
Jan 29
Ethanol fuel is not so green
Courier Mail, 25 January 2008
It is not green, it is not economically viable, and any move to mandate its inclusion in fuel would have enormous repercussions for other sectors of Australian industry. It is something of a relief, therefore, to read a just-released parliamentary research paper on the economic effects of an ethanol mandate.
Jan 28
China to build 97 new airports by 2020
ABC News, 26 January 2008
China has announced plans to build nearly 100 new airports by 2020 to cater for soaring demand. The proposals will mean eight out of every 10 residents will live within 100 kilometres of an airport within 12 years, the General Administration of Civil Aviation said.
