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May 21, 2013
Energy
Half of oil burnable in 2000-2050 to keep us within 2 degrees warming has been used up as we hit 400 ppm
We have a race between peak oil and global warming. Symptoms of these complex processes pop up every now and then.
TODAY
Earth Trek: The Journey Home
Lurking behind the cover story of terrorism and modern unease is an even more troubling development: the endgame of fossil-fueled civilization, and hence, …
May 21, 2013
Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21
•At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria •Fracking envy •Radioactive fracking debris triggers worries at dump sites …
May 21, 2013
Warrior Writers
How can reporting on energy, presented as opportunity or catastrophic risk, compete against grumpy cat memes and economic woes? Is there a secret to …
May 20, 2013
So Much Wasted Energy - Rethinking food waste
Regardless of terminology, one point is writ clear: the most technologically and economically advanced cultures in the world have the highest rates of food …
May 20, 2013
Peak oil review - May 20
A weekly update. Including: -Oil and the global economy -Middle East -China at a turning point? -Quote of the week -Briefs
May 19, 2013
Will the International Energy Agency's oil forecast be wrong again?
The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, "Predictions are very difficult, especially about the future." And so, as the world considers yet another rosy oil supply …
May 17, 2013
Peak oil - May 17
•Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global markets •The IEA Says Peak Oil Is Dead. That’s Bad News for Climate Policy …
May 17, 2013
Unburnable: Risky Fossil Fuel Investments & Climate Crisis
Two new reports say climate change could cause the next financial crisis. From London, Bob Ward, LSE lead author of "Unburnable: Carbon 2013: …
May 16, 2013
Peak oil notes - May 16
A mid-week update. While oil prices are little changed this week, there has been considerable news concerning the energy markets. Bad economic reports from Europe, the US, and China have helped …
May 16, 2013
Counting the Calories and calories
As soon as we step out of our homes in pursuit of food, we cross an energy threshold that is worth considering.
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