<p>The following is the text of an address by Richard Heinberg to the Moana Nui Conference in Honolulu, November 12, 2011.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-The Middle East in transition<br />
-Turmoil in Europe<br />
-The IEA's World Energy Outlook 2011

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/home_food_green_school_qu1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="75" /></span>As next June’s Rio+20 summit on sustainable development approaches, discussions about how to effectively establish a green economy are surging.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-The IEA's November Oil Market Report<br />
-The IAEA's report on Iran

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil events, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-The EU debt crisis<br />
-Iran's nuclear program<br />
-China<br />
-Quote of the week<br />
-Briefs</p>

<p>In two previous articles, I detailed seven of 10 ethical challenges Canada faces given the way it is exploiting the oil sands...I wrap up here with the final three.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-11-03/china-and-two-more-ethical-challenges-oil-sands">read more</a></p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A midweekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Developments this week<br />
-Nuclear troubles</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/non-electric-quote.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="75" /></span>"Actually, it takes more time to develop low-tech than it does to develop high-tech although we tend to think of advanced scientific technology when we say ‘technology,’ while we take

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-The EU debt crisis<br />
-Shortages in China<br />
-Cold fusion test<br />
-Quote of the week

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A midweekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Developments this week</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-The EU debt crisis<br />
-US oil consumption<br />
-Fracking for gas<br />
-Quote of the week

<p>A new report from Greenpeace calls for the complete closure of all Japanese nuclear power plants by 2012. The report was released at the same time as the new Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, was making his first policy speech to parliament calling for the restart of all reactors that are currently offline due to routine safety checks and maintenance.</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-The Middle East<br />
-China<br />
-The Oil Market Report<br />
-Quote of the week<br />
-Briefs</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/china_wall-street-01.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="75" /></span>- #Occupy summarized in one chart<br />
- WaPo Opinion: A timely call for justice<br />
- Michael Bloomberg: Wall Street Protesters Can Stay Indefinitely

<p><img src="/image/uploads/37068/levine-cov.jpg" width="70" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5"> The private investment firm of Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and one of the most powerful diplomats in the George W. Bush Administration, is upset that a client has lost an oil deal in the country.