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Adam Porter A widely reported briefing by US investment house Goldman Sachs alerted markets to the possibility of an oil price superspike – a spike as high as $105 per barrel.Yet the full report, obtained by Aljazeera.net, paints a more complex and volatile picture.
What would a society look like without fossil fuels?
Japan lived almost exclusively on solar energy during the 265-year Edo period.
A permaculture response to Peak Oil. There’s hope for the suburbs yet!
As fuel costs skyrocket, many businesses are struggling
Congress begins work Tuesday on a bill to boost production and conservation.
A bad program with serious design flaws is threatening to crash the whole energy system. Do we choose to fix it or not?
During the debate about the 5c-a-litre rise in petrol excise, politicians and commentators have suggested deferring the increase until oil prices stabilise at lower levels. No one, however, has been able to offer a valid reason why prices should come down.
Green groups warn against moving methane hydrates from beneath seabed
Our world is so dominated by machines and motors (fifty in a typical home) that it’s easy to forget that most of human history has been powered by muscle.
The price of regular gasoline has passed the $1 mark in a large Canadian city, apparently for the first time.
Andres Oppenheimer argues that the US should follow Brazil’s example in starting a massive biodiesel and fuel ethanol industry.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has come to the conclusion that the world economy is facing a serious threat of acute oil shortage.
