Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
An overview of US and international energy policy, including the prospects for an economy based on renewable energy, the security problems likely to result from tightening oil supplies, and a possible basis for making the transition to alternatives.
The current world energy situation poses a national threat unparalleled in 225 years… Concurrent with rising demand [for oil] are indications that world production may soon peak, followed by permanent decline and shortage. Moreover, most of the remaining oil is concentrated in distant, politically hostile locations, inviting interdiction by enemies.
Simmons:
What a difference 20 years make in crude oil prices (“What peak oil really means”) /
Natural gas demand destruction /
December the peak? /
ASPO-USA response to ExxonMobil peak oil advertising /
Dr. Robert L. Hirsch joins ASPO-USA advisory board /
Everybody’s an expert: putting predictions to the test
We want to alert you to a 3,000 word article, The End of Oil, by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Robert B. Semple, Jr. of the New Times Editorial
Board.
The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 90% of the world’s ice, has lost significant mass in the past few years.
Seven Kentucky colleges and universities, along with 13 state and community organizations, have organized a conference that speaks to the severe and imminent threats to sustainability that face our nation.
Japan: The slow life – Tune in, drop out, grow rice /
18 months in a retro-Amish-Mennonite community (Eric Brende interview) /
Oops, we helped ruin the planet:
Guide owners join to discourage ‘casual flying’ /
All the organic broccoli in the world won’t be enough to save the planet /
I’m lovin’ it: Falling sales force closure of 25 UK McDonald’s branches
Renewable energies to transform farmers into ‘energy moguls’ /
Russia challenged by nuclear woes /
U.S. eyes Alberta oilsands as key part of supply /
ExxonMobil drilled dry North Sea well off Norway /
Tough talk about oil (“Children of the Sun” book review)
Immediate action required to save model for post-peak sustainability in cities. “The relevant question is not whether this urban farm should be preserved… The question is, rather, how can we best help multiply urban farms like this one throughout Los Angeles and cities of the Americas and the world.”
Intrepid columnist explores the abiotic oil theory.
Venezuela cautions U.S. it may curtail oil exports /
Americans are cautiously open to gas tax rise, poll shows /
Abqaiq’s warning: attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil facility is ominous /
There are good reasons Venezuelans like Chavez /
Putin: the big three for the G8 /
Nigerian oil crisis spreads from Shell to Chevron
Why peak oil is probably about now /
Exxon ad is skeptical: “Peak oil?” /
The Oil Drum meets Philly regional planning /
OilCrash: a 90-minute PO documentary from Switzerland /
Challenger for Maine governer runs on energy platform /
PowerSwitch: Game over for fossil fuel addiction /
Preparing NYC for the coming energy crisis
