Peak oil – May 24
Peak oil attacked from the right (Free Market News) / Peak oil attacked from the left (Greg Palast) / Bill Moyers speaks to graduates about peak oil, catastrophes and confusion
Year: 2006
Why bother? Nothing’s wrong
Why bother? There’s nothing wrong with the environment, right? The late Julian Simon has suggested that we have “the technology to feed, clothe, and supply energy to an ever-growing population for the next 7 billion years.”
Feeling the heat
One of the best pieces of journalism so far on the confluence of global warming, peak oil and urban planning.
Commodity deflation? Not likely.
If the dollar collapses who knows what that will do to commodities? Could commodity markets be created in other currencies? Yes, but these markets will be regional markets, not global ones.
Politics & economics – May 24
Hilary Clinton lays out energy plan / IEA:
Russia ‘fails to meet gas need’ / The great Iraq oil grab
Other energy – May 24
London mayor opposes Thames salt water plant (fix leaks first) /
Squeezing oil out of stones in the Rockies (oil shale) /
A skeptic’s view of nuclear energy (what are we arguing about?) / Still bullish on oil
Environment – May 24
Global warming predictions are underestimated say scientists / Feedback loops point to a very hot 21st century / Greenhouse gases: Who produces most in the UK? /
Peak Water?
Tide turns on global warming
Skeptic Greg Easterbrook switches sides / Michael Shermer flips from skepticism to activism / NY Times reviewer Kakutani gives a thumbs up / Guardian: In praise of … Al Gore / Go see Al Gore’s new documentary—and then pay attention to who attacks it. / Cato scholar loses bet on climate change / David Attenborough: ‘I’m no longer skeptical’
King Coal again raises his sooty scepter
With high gas prices and the coming of Peak Oil, coal is making a big comeback these days. The industry says that it’s not a question of whether we’ll use coal – we’ll need the energy – but how we’ll use coal. Environmentalists disagree. They say that coal is the dirtiest energy source, emitting far more greenhouse gases than natural gas or even oil.
Former McDonald’s cook confesses
McDonald’s got me to college. I don’t just mean that I saved money by consuming tons of their cheap hamburgers and fries and gallons of milkshakes, which I did. I also worked there for three years, beginning at about $1 an hour.
Peak oil – May 23
ODAC newsletter now online / Kunstler: Summer fun / Energy futures (promised solutions too slow) / Oil & Gas Journal uses Hubbert Linearization to estimate peak production
A post-peak vision for local planning
Planner Richard Gilbert’s vision for Hamilton, Ontario. Part one looks at the implications of peak oil and peak natural gas for Hamilton’s growth strategy. Part two discusses transportation, goods movement, and building energy use in more detail, focusing on Hamilton’s opportunities in energy production and conservation.
