ODAC Newsletter – 17 Apr
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Coal
Prices & supplies – Apr 8
Forecasting Coal Production Until 2100
In search of Lithium
The Future of Oil Prices
The Green Power Illusion
America is finally showing leadership on climate change. But unfortunately the Obama Administration and the majority of US climate change activists haven’t learned very important lessons from the peak oil debate and look to be leading the world down an illusory path.
United States – March 30
Cities deal with a surge in shantytowns
Decrying AIG, top officials ask strong new control
California’s jobless rate forecast to pass 12%
NYT repeats coal talking points, try to sabotage Obama’s green energy plans
Review: Future Scenarios by David Holmgren
Future Scenarios serves as a good introduction to the concept of future energy descent/climate change scenarios.
Energy limits to growth: integrating energy sources – part III
This content is no longer available. It was a pre-publication draft of a section of “Energy Limits to Growth,” a report that will be published in expanded form by Post Carbon Institute and International Forum on globalization in May.
Peak oil and coal – March 14
How much coal remains?
Science Magazine on peak coal
The Oil Drum demographic/opinion survey results
Australia radio interview with Dmitry Orlov
ODAC Newsletter – 13 Mar
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Peak oil and supplies – March 12
Argonne National Laboratory report: Water issues associated with heavy oil production
Shell exec on coal, NCOs and peak oil
A risk Big Oil companies can afford to share
WSJ: A new peak for oil, and curbing nuclear exuberance
Peak oil – March 8
Jim Kingsdale: When will the oil price pop?
The role of peak fossil fuels in climate change scenarios
Peak oil, peak coal and a peek at the future
ODAC Newsletter – 6 Mar
Weekly round up from a UK perspective.
How much coal is out there?
For setting energy policy, the U.S. needs to have a detailed, mine-by-mine analysis of resources and reserves based on current data using all of the available geological and mathematical tools for modeling. In the end, we should not be surprised to learn that only a small fraction of previously estimated coal reserves will ever be economically recoverable.
