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Staff UK energy security
Canada TOD Round-Up
The world at $100 a barrel – peak oil?
Council on Foreign Relations: Reading oil’s tea leaves
Science: Even oil optimists expect energy demand to outstrip supply
Canada energy round-up
Falling dollar puts pressure on Opec
Ed Koch:
Is there a viable solution to our OPEC dilemma?
Russia and France play the energy game
If Iran provokes an energy crisis: modeling the problem in a war game
Ozone hampering plants’ absorption of CO2
Meat production ‘beefs up emissions’
Reviews: Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
Interactive site: is your neighborhood walkable?
How London car curbs inspired U.S. cities
Transport policy needs to go off-road (Australia)
Cable theft cost C&WJ $40m last year
Farmers must fight metal theft locally
Sharp practice of melting coins
Dominican Forces Aid Metal Theft
For Thieves, Copper Is Gold in the Gutter
British energy policy a dangerous farce
Peak Oil and Dentistry – the Final Taboo
BP profits fall on declining production
Slope production drops faster than estimated
TOD Round-Up: July 24th
Has the IEA been converted to the peak oil position? The answer is yes and no.
The report was balanced, well written, and informative… The NPC has confirmed that by 2030, oil demand will only equal oil supply if there is substantial demand destruction. Furthermore, accumulating above ground risks could disrupt oil supplies at any time between now and 2030.
I could be absolutely off base, but it seems like the combination of peak oil, financial instability and climate change is going to strike us hard, and soon. There’s good reason to hedge your bets, invest a few resources and a little energy into preparation.
BHP hit by cost of own iron
Rising food prices curb aid to global poor
Wall St smarties do it again: man-made monster escapes
Money is Also Destroyed
In reality, the “Hard Truths” report [by the National Petroleum Council] is a piece of political theater carefully constructed to deflect responsibility from the administration for failing to publicly acknowledge and start preparing the nation for the consequences of oil depletion.
Two UK dentists respond to questions regarding dentistry and Peak Oil.
