Light Posting 8th to 22nd October
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
Due to editorial holiday, there will be light posting from 8th to 22nd October. Regular posting will resume on the 23rd.
Distributed Renewable Generation
By Sheila Bowers, Bill Powers, Post Carbon Institute/Foundation for Deep Ecology
Industrial-scale wind and solar power projects can produce significant quantities of renewable energy,but distributed renewable energy generation--particularly rooftop photovoltaic installations--can achieve the same objective much faster without the environmental harm and at lower cost.
$80 Oil, Here We Come!!!
By Bill Powers, Financial Sense Online
In this issue, I will examine several of the reasons why the price of oil will not significantly pull back from today’s levels and is likely to reach the $80 mark within the next 24 months.
Indonesia and Oman
By Bill Powers, Financial Sense
While much of the world is concerned about whether Saudi Arabia can deliver on its promise to produce an extra 1 million barrels of oil a day, far more attention should be given to OPEC and non-OPEC member countries whose production continues to fall.
Indonesia and Oman – their declines will outweigh Saudi increase
By Bill Powers, Financial Sense Online
The declining oil production of Indonesia and Oman are greater than Saudi Arabias promised increases. Patterns of accelerated decline do not bode well for other old, aggressively worked, fields.
Get Ready for $50US Oil!!
By Bill Powers, HoweStreet.com
Many geologists believe we are in for a period of significantly higher oil prices, while nearly all economists and the analyst community predict oil prices will fall. Who do you believe?