North Sea Oil Production and its Relationship to Global Oil Production
Roger Blanchard has a good track record predicting U.K. and Norwegian oil peaks. Now he reiterates his prediction of global oil peak in 2010.
Roger Blanchard
Environment – June 19
Global warming could burn insurers /
Thawing permafrost could unleash tons of carbon / The Sahel: climate foresight for the poorest /
Author Tim Flannery predicts ‘new dark age’ if global warming not addressed / Canada ‘lagging’ in global warming war / Iraq’s disastrous ‘black oil’ swamps
Biofuels, cars, highways – June 19
Researchers look beyond biofuels as substitutes for fossil fuels / Ethanol’s water demands a concern / A car guy who wants you to drive less / The interstate highway system at 50 / Bush administration quietly plans NAFTA super highway
Solutions: activism – June 19
The importance of social capital / Why sustainability is important to you / New green/labor alliance brings Sierra Club and Steelworkers together / Le Monde profile of Jerome a Paris / Bryant Terry, food-justice activist
Solutions & sustainability – June 19
BBC: Finding green in the concrete jungle / California: The Vampire Slayer (Act of 2006) /
Norway launches global seed bank /
Some farmers trade tractors for animals
Peak oil – June 19
Peak Oil passnotes: the oil wave ripples / A Megaproject list from the “Oil and Gas Journal” / The most powerful force on earth (population & inflation) / Foreign oil woes drive trend toward deepwater drilling / Swiss television journalist Basil Gelpke on his new 90-minute PO documentary
Seeds for a Geo-Green party
What might a Geo-Green third party platform look like? Its centerpiece would be a $1 a gallon gasoline tax, called “The Patriot Tax,” which would be phased in over a year.
Other energy – June 18
Iran grants Lukoil rights on oilfield exploitation / Looming energy crisis requires new ‘Manhattan Project’: US scientists / Popular Science: 10 steps to end America’s fossil-fuel addiction / “Oil shale development imminent” (skepticism) / Heads of Shell, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron on Meet The Press
Energize America #5: how you can help
Final part of the Energize America presentation at the recent YearlyKos conference. This grassroots campaign for a progressive energy policy was initiated by members of the Daily Kos website.
National Energy Symposium: online resources
Leaders from government, business and the media from throughout the nation participated in the National Energy Symposium June 15 at the University of Southern California. Faculty and panels included some of the nation’s leading experts, who discussed America’s and California’s energy future. (Many resources are available online.)
Politics & economics – June 17
Klare: The tripolar chessboard – putting Iran in great power context / In oil-rich Angola, Cholera preys upon poorest / Saudi Arabia’s growing list of new friends / Quebec unveils carbon tax
Our Future(s)
Peak Oil and Climate Change are unprecedented global challenges. Four energy transition scenarios are presented to help guide dialogue and decision making: Lean Economy, Collapse, Techno-Markets, Burnout.
