Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The September 5th announcement by Chevron and Devon and Statoil of the huge Gulf of Mexico discovery should be clarified. The announcement claims that the discovery could increase US proven reserves of oil by as much as 50%. However, the total amounts are highly speculative.
I have very little time for the survivalist response to peak oil, and on the back of a new article about it, Preparing for a Crash: Nuts and Bolts by Zachary Nowak, perhaps it is time to deconstruct the whole survivalist argument, which is still a strong theme in the peak oil movement.
How rising fuel prices in the year 2000 sparked the protest of British citizens and brought the entire nation to a halt by stopping the flow of petroleum products for nine days.
Richard Heinberg’s new book offers a plan to stand down from oil-war brinksmanship.
The world of oil has turned out very different from what the experts at EIA, IEA, CERA, BP, EXXON and others all thought.
US Army journal says ethnic cleansing works
Chavez’s whistle-stop world tour
Pakistan to develop coal as gas pipelines stall
Bangladesh cans UK firms coal mine plans
China to make olefins from coal
Coal keeps US economy burning
Rail seeks ways to haul more Wyoming coal
Texas’ coal-burning question
Another El Nino looking likely
Ozone-layer fix adds to global warming
CO2 makes seas sick
Scientists ‘surprised’ on climate change
Alarm sounds on US population boom
Canary Islands alarmed by refugees
Population explosion threatens to trap Africa in cycle of poverty
City of Portland, Oregan, going 100% renewable
Offsets no easy fix for climate change
Californian Governor signs emissions commitment
Climate forces strange bedfellows
Thriving in the Age of Collapse
CEO of Sharp says fossil fuels ‘totally out’ by 2030
Conveniently, we’re seeing the hard truth
The End of the Oil Era Looms
I would describe myself as a recovering engineer. Technology has been an integral part of my life. At one time I had viewed advancing technology as the answer to all of our problems and the only tool necessary in improving our relationship with the natural world. The last several years have changed that.
