Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
staffer Craig R. Smith co-author of WND Books’ “Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil,” will go head-to-head with author Matthew R. Simmons in a debate entitled “Deep Oil vs. Peak Oil” on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern. [updated – mp3 and transcript now available]
Gulf oil and gas production damage worse than reported? / Nuclear irony finds French power company ads in Nevada / US to transfer nuclear reactor tech to China / France in nuclear sell-off U-turn / Appalachian crude makes comeback
Survey of the US situation after Katrina and Rita, rightly questioning the received wisdom on demand destruction and actual supply.
Important synthesis of two fields of great relevance to those concerned about oil depletion and what to do about it.
Brazil to reach oil self-sufficiency next year / US Deepwater Reserves in decline / GE stops supply of LNG compressors to Iran / Efficient energy at sea: The new age of sail / US Air Force nation’s leading ‘green power’ user / Upscale French wine turned into ethanol
EU Troops Stage Exercise To Protect ‘Oil-Rich Country’ / Syrians queue for fuel as subsidies cuts are announced / Jump in US layoffs / Republicans ask oil industry for help with fuel prices / Oil Co’s shy on profits, stepping up advertising / Automobile apartheid — another lesson from Katrina / Venezuelan nuclear technology is a long shot
Peak Oil Map / Problems with our oil from Iraq / Energy Minister: Russian oil peak by 2010 / Report on “End of Oil” conference in London, Oct 11 / United Oil Awareness Meetup Day Nov 9th, Groups in 23 cities to participate / The coming petro collapse
Dmitry Podborits, a climate change agnostic, finds the logic of some global warming deniers cause for concern, and sets about dissecting it.
In my humble opinion, we should now have reached ‘Peak Oil’. So, it is high time to close this critical chapter in the history of international oil industry and bid the mighty ‘Peak’ farewell.
…doubts about Saudi Arabia’s assurances of how much it can expand capacity – and for how long – have been raised in a secret intelligence report and in a separate analysis by a leading government oil adviser, according to a federal government official and the oil expert.
A proposal within the context of what is politically possible in California.
Pio Manzù & co. ‘Soul of the Empire’ conference, Rimini, Italy to discuss Rimini Protocol / Community Solutions Workshop for Community Leaders, Illinois, US / Heinberg in Nevada City / Esquire – The Five-Minute Guide: Oil / ‘End of an era’ for cheap oil
