Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
This summer, students from Norwegian University of Science and Technology analyzed data from 600 wells drilled on the Norwegian Shelf of the North Sea. They calculated that there are 3000 billion tons of coal off the Norwegian coast.
A fleet of new ships built for BG and other companies to meet Britain’s growing energy needs by bringing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) from abroad has been hit by leaks and safety scares.
One example of the backlash against “the new catastrophist cult” is examined for relevance to reality.
Technology and Petroleum Exhaustion: Evidence from Two Mega-Oilfields / For peat’s sake – A solution to Ontario’s energy crisis? / Coal reversal / Caution urged with green energy economics / Aramco to expand by 61per cent
An evening with Dr. Colin Campbell and Graham Strouts, Schull, West Cork, Dec. 2005
“..One of the first things a community can do, then, is to educate itself about energy- try to achieve a basic level of energy literacy: how many of us have much idea about how much energy we actually use in the running of our homes?”
Global appetite to boost oil prices / Blair faces organised rebellion on nuclear issue / US Congress blamed for addiction / Watch the price of gas explode / Proposed Long Beach LNG port called “one of the worst possible sites imaginable” / North Slope oil decline leaves Alaskans somber / Heathrow experiences fuel shortages
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman has asked THE question. Will we have enough oil and natural gas to keep our economy going?
We are faced with an impending shortage of the source of energy which is hardest to replace – liquid fossil fuels. And we are faced with the environmental consequences of the fossil fuel burning which has permitted us to be standing here now. The structure, the complexity, the diversity of our lives, everything we know, everything that we have taken for granted, that looked solid and non-negotiable, suddenly looks contingent.
Esteemed political figure, Edward Schreyer, comes out of retirement with the hopes of addressing Peak Oil in Canada’s Parliament.
Interview with Doug Reynolds, University of Alaska professor and energy consultant to the state of Alaska.
“We see about 2007 as the peak date for North American natural gas production. One of the interesting things with natural gas, though, is that the technology is so good that reserves are being depleted much faster. This means the peak may hold out a little longer, maybe even until 2008, then it will be followed by an even sharper fall.”
Iraqi Oil – the $250bn gift to Saudi Arabia and Russia /
Roger Ebert picks Syriana as #2 movie for 2005 /
The [environmental] price of oil /
Venezuela gives Exxon ultimatum /
Senate rejects Arctic drilling /
Calpine opts for Chapter 11 /
Analysis: Costly commodities spark global change /
Is there enough oil? Or is there just enough oil to keep the Bush regime going? /
Dubai: Oil prices ‘may hit new heights’ /
Churches pray for heating bill salvation
A risk of total collapse /
Melting of permafrost threatens homes and roads, scientists warn /
Gas emissions reached high in U.S. in ’04 /
Bill McKibben: Montreal climate summit was too painful to watch /
Eco-tours in Kentucky /
