Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
George Monbiot 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 /
La Crosse newspaper starts series on Peak Oil /
WSJ: Five who laid groundwork for spike in oil market /
The unintended consequences of oil and taxation /
Peak Oil on BBC Newsnight
Jeremy Leggett’s recent book—called “Empty Tank” by its US publisher and “Half Gone” in the UK–builds on his former work as the Chief Scientist at Greenpeace UK and a decade as an international climate campaigner… The book is perhaps the most thorough exploration yet of the relationship of oil descent and global warming, which he calls “hot air.”
I am writing to you with a heavy heart. As Santa Claus it is my duty, come late December, to spread the loving cheer of “Spirit” around the globe.
Industry’s Fuel Efficiency Gets Worse as Ocean Stocks Get Thinner / In Exurbs, Life Framed by Hours Spent in the Car / Body of Evidence: Contaminated Californians / Climate Change Expert’s New Book on Oil Depletion / Gas Drilling Raises Dust Clouds Throughout the West / Why America finally woke up to climate change threat / Can’t resist urge to shop? Blame it on brain chemistry
Comedian Richard Pryor, who passed away last week, was famous for saying, “Who you gonna believe? Me or your lying eyes?” In a way, those who believe that a peak in world oil production is not far away (or possibly already here) are asking the American public the same question.
Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraw and the Future of the Dollar / World Watch: The Peaks and Valleys Of Oil Dependence / What’s wrong with the EIA Forecast / UK: Peak Oil and Aviation White Paper Disaster / North Slope oil decline leaves Alaskans somber / North Sea gas drying up faster than hoped / US: A winter fuel crisis could darken homes and factories / Italy: possible electricity blackouts due to gas shortage / UK: Gas-guzzling firms ask for cut-off compensation
On December 15, the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) inaugurated an oil pipeline running from Kazakhstan to northwest China. The pipeline will undercut the geopolitical significance of the Washington-backed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)oil pipeline which opened this past summer amid big fanfare and support from Washington.
