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Gail Tverberg US natural gas production has been flat for a number of years. We keep hearing that US production is expected to begin declining sometime in the next few years, but it doesn’t seem to happen. While it is not obvious from most published data, the reason production remains level is because unconventional gas production has been rising.
It is a supreme irony that a wealthy Bedouin should be playing the role of a tough-love drug counselor to the world’s oil-addicted consumers even as he continues to be the globe’s biggest pusher
A crucial role in shaping the future will be played by cultural conservers – individuals who choose to take on the task of learning and preserving some part of the cultural legacy of the past, and passing it on to the future.
Queensland Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara
Andy Welti (Minnesota House)
Connecticut State Rep. Terry Backer
Obesity contributes to global warming
Why puberty at an ever-younger ages?
Environmental results of the Gold Rush
Not as green as they claim to be
Saudis rebuff Bush, politely, on pumping more
No oil for you
US says it will help Saudis protect oil
US-Saudi oil axis faces day of truth
Saudis: Will boost oil output in June
High steel prices: A preview of peak oil
Peak Oil doomsters debunked, end of civilization called off
Peak oil: alive and well at Sprott
Peak oil Australia
UK BERR projects oil at $70 in 2020
Some see oil bubble; others see trouble
Refiners see profits sink as consumption falls
LA Times: Keep stockpiling oil
As “The Long Emergency” begins to unfold, it’s becoming evident that we’re going to need to relearn to use our hands to do immediately useful work, become more self-reliant and less dependent on the marketplace to sort things out.
It is a good time for an increasing number of people to return to the multiple benefits and pleasures of growing at least part of their own food by gardening and farming. In addition to satisfying the need to eat and drink, farming can also help deal with depression, passivity, and other forms of psychological suffering. It can help treat both the body and the soul.
As founder of the earthen building movement in Thailand, Jo Jandai has contributed much to the concept of living sustainably. … We later stopped at a mountain community that had formed in the wake of a ten-year protest. I had been intrigued by this band of villagers that had set up camp on the lawn of the elegant parliament building in Bangkok. The villagers had lost their homes due to a large dam project (funded by the World Bank) flooding their land.
I asked Lisa Wright why Rep. Bartlett’s office thinks the peak oil issue has gotten so little traction in the media and with politicians. “Hard truths are hard to talk about as well as hard to absorb,” she said. But, she added, “It’s a chicken and egg conundrum. To the extent that voters become informed and aware through media, you’ll find that candidates will follow.”
