Peak oil review – May 24
By Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the global economy -Deepwater horizon -Repercussions -Sanctions on Iran -Quote of the Week -Briefs
Tag: Arctic oil
Throwing our energy at impossible dreams…
By P. F. Henshaw, The People's Voice
"as mankind proceeded to get bigger and bigger we silently crossed a threshold"
Peak Oil: The Eventual End of the Oil Age
By Jonah Ralston, Washington University in St. Louis
We cannot be lulled into a false sense of security: though oil prices have declined from their historic highs, there is little doubt that peak oil is real. A 2008 research project completed at Washington University in St. Louis found strong evidence in support of the theory. Please feel free to circulate this academic document as a primer on peak oil.
Resources and anthropocentrism
By Guy McPherson, Nature Bats Last
Evolution demands short-term thinking focused on individual survival. Most attempts to overcome our evolutionarily hardwired absorption with self are selected against. The Overman is dead, killed by a high-fat diet and unwillingness to exercise. Reflexively, we follow him into the grave.
Geopolitics – May 15
By Staff, Energy Bulletin
Report: Climate change will bring big problems for small number of countriesMoscow warns of future energy warsKing Abdullah of Jordan's ultimatum: peace now or it’s war next yearPipelineistan goes Af-Pak
Review: Not One Drop by Riki Ott
By Frank Kaminski, Seattle Peak Oil Awareness (SPOA)
Riki Ott’s book Not One Drop is a history of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, told from the perspective of those most affected by it. Cutting through the cloak of willful deception, public relations campaigns and skewed, corporate-sponsored science, it finally exposes the truth about Exxon Valdez's devastating effects on the city of Cordova, Alaska, the fishing community where the spill struck.
United States – Nov 20
By Staff, Energy Bulletin
Dingell loses early test in bid to retain chairmanship of energy committeePresident for 60 more days, Bush tearing apart protection for America's wildernessObama brings US in from the cold
United States & Canada – Oct 6
By Staff, Energy Bulletin
NYT's Friedman discusses solutions to world's climate, energy, and population problems (video & transcript)Politics of drilling, financial bailout heading into elections (video & transcript)Fukuyama: The Fall of America, Inc.Ok, Now What?Atlanta Q&A: Why gasoline supplies went south
Geopolitics – Sept 22
By Staff, Energy Bulletin
Melting Ice Brings Competition for ResourcesRussia's ties with Venezuela worryingPakistan stares into the abyss
Geopolitics – Sept 18
By Staff, Energy Bulletin
U.S. pushing through dozens of foreign weapons dealsChina paper urges new currency order after "tsunami"Low Crude Prices - Cold War Flashback?Medvedev: Russia needs to mark its Arctic territory
United States – September 2
By Staff, Energy Bulletin
Pollster Zogby: Americans ahead of their leaders?Palin: Big Oil's new championDouglas administration's energy plan is too timid
The road to extinction
By Sarah Meyer, Index Research
Compilation of articles not only about global warming but also about species that have become extinct or are an endangered species. Massive.