Energetics Cliff Notes - Tuesday Edition

• Tree Hugger has some fascinating things to say about "Peak Everything," noting the looming shortages in gold, asphalt and olive oil.
• Carol Browner seems to have reversed the Administration's position on trade protection, voicing support from the President for carbon tariffs.
• John Yemma, from Christian Science Monitor, breaks down the problems with carbon offsets.
• The Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank that deals in climate skepticism, is basically controlled by high-level players in the fossil fuel industry.
• A Grist discussion on the SEC's January decision to urge businesses to disclose the carbon intensity of their activity.
• Where will the revenue from offshore royalties accrue most heavily? Three Senators weigh in.
• Perhaps marking an astounding new precedent in international law, the Federated States of Micronesia are suing Prunéřov - the Czech Republic's biggest polluter - on the grounds of transboundary harm (more on this over at Slate).
• A reaction to the UNFCCC and against the Copenhagen Accord, the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth convenes this week (pdf).
• Sheila McNulty over at FT thinks replacing all coal-fired plants with natural gas in the US is entirely feasible.
• EnviroKnow responds to Maggie Fox's op-ed on climate politics pessimism.