Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Staff US Army War College: Access to Saudi Arabian oil /
Iran threatens to use ‘oil weapon’ in nuclear standoff /
Kunstler: Heating Up, Melting Down /
Fuel shortages in Lebanon a grave threat to people’s health /
Karbuz: Israel Lebanon War and BTC Pipeline /
Chomsky: Apocalypse near
Will computer manufacturing survive during energy descent?
Frankenstein fuels / Sugar, oil prices decouple as biofuel stocks grow / Sweden 2020
It is obvious that ASPO, the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas, is a problem for CERA, or maybe a business opportunity, as Daniel Yergin in the overview of the report announce a forthcoming report, “Myths and Legends Concerning Peak Oil”.
But I thought oil prevented rust / British Petroleum’s ‘Smart Pig’: The Brilliantly Profitable Timing of the Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown /
Did BP Purposefully Allow its Alaska Pipeline? / An oil leak rattles a state and its workers / BP was told of pipeline worries in ’04
Oil supply can outpace future demand, CERA says / Daniel Yergin, the “Energy Pope,” deconstructed / Peak oil panic – phase 1 /
Is a wall of oil heading for the market? /
Saudi oil: far from twilight (Michael Lynch)
Investing a portion of today’s relatively abundant energy resources into technologies that will yield energy later on, when fossil fuels are scarce, will make it a good deal easier to provide that little when it’s most needed, and cushion at least some of the impacts of the Deindustrial Revolution.
Gas prices alter habits of many in US, but far from all / Baltimore Sun: Old thinking on energy / Federal officials look outside their own bureaucracies for alternatives to oil dependence / Dept. of Defense series on “Our National Addiction” – Sept 18 “Outlook for nuclear” / Mexico’s energy problems hurt U.S.
New ASPO-Ireland Newsletter / Chicago Tribune: Oil’s twilight / Malaysia oil fears prompt Petronas to buy into Russian producer /
CERA: oil supply still plentiful
School district 2/3 the size of Rhode Island deals with soaring gas prices / Airlines may be nearing ceiling on fares / Give up cheap flights, holidaymakers told / Oil prices could short-circuit recovery of commercial aircraft industry / Defense Dept. and industry seek alternatives for air fuel
Oil prices fall as Alaskan oil replaced /
Prudhoe Bay raises questions about aging oil fields / For BP, a pair of repairs / With Alaskan oil crimped, Californians look for options /
Alaskans speak up /
Leak is latest of Alaska’s pipeline woes /
Prudhoe oil may still flow / That’s some smart pig in the pipeline / NY Times: Lessons From Prudhoe Bay
Impact of oil on economy limited so far: Bodman /
The Threat From Oil /
‘Dead Zone’ Threat to US Suburban Dream /
US: Housing glut worst in 40 years /
The odds of economic meltdown
