UN predicts rapid nuclear growth
The International Atomic Energy Agency has forecast that the use of nuclear energy will increase rapidly in the coming years.
Toshiba Claims Smallest Fuel Cell Yet
Toshiba announced on Friday that it has built what it claims is the smallest-ever direct methanol fuel cell.
When oil production falters and then falls
Vast quantities of present-day paper wealth, held in the form of inflated stock equities, will never be converted into lasting wealth. For most, this
imaginary wealth will die along with the prevailing market mania [not long after oil peaks.]
Reflection on Colin Campbell’s 1999 predictions
A contributor to the www.PeakOil.com forums, reviews some of Colin Campbell‘s 1999 country by country predictions of oil peak.
US: Natural gas prices set to skyrocket in the fall
The bargain-basement wholesale prices of the 1990s are gone, and probably for good.
Oil won’t last; our ingenuity to live with less of it is our test now
It’s impossible to overstate how oil has impacted our lives. Cheap and plentiful oil, combined with human ingenuity, has created a world unimaginable to those who lived only a few generations ago.
Time for an energy revolution
It is now possible to save more oil through energy efficiency than the US could possibly find in the ground, and to do so at a per-barrel cost well below the average market price for oil.
UK: Nuclear cancer study is scrapped
A major study into the rates of cancer near a former nuclear power station has been called off, BBC News Online can exclusively reveal.
We Have Always Spent Iraqi Money on That: Conquer and Plunder Follows “Shock and Awe”
The cost of Iraq’s reconstruction and the practice of awarding large contracts to big corporations with close ties to the administration, such as Halliburton, have been repeatedly criticized over the past year. Recent news reports, however, indicate the truth is even worse.
‘Oil’ author will speak tonight
The 100-year reign of the world’s oil-based economy is nearing its zenith, according to Paul Roberts.
China: Railway System Near Collapse: Cars and Railway Tracks in Short Supply
China’s railway system is near collapse and the Chinese economy seems to have entered a vicious cycle.
Worst case scenario of methane hydrate release
A worst-case scenario of climate change from the possible future release of submerged methane hydrates predicts catastrophic warming in the atmosphere and rising sea level similar to conditions that preceded the last ice age
