ODAC Newsletter – Oct 9
“A peak of conventional oil production before 2030 appears likely” and “there is a significant risk of a peak in conventional oil production before 2020…”
Consumption & Demand
Peak oil, prices, and supplies – Oct 8
-Peak oil before 2020 a ‘significant risk’, say experts
-Era of cheap, easy oil is over, warns study
-UKERC Report Exposes Bankruptcy of Government’s Position on Peak Oil
-Peak Oil: The End Of the Oil Age is Near, Deutsche Bank Says
The Metastasis of Money
The ubiquity of money is very nearly as much a defining feature of today’s industrial economies as the ubiquity of fossil fuel energy — and more than happenstance connects these two features. The third installment in a series.
Peak oil notes – Oct 8
A weekly round-up including:
– Production and prices
– Replace the dollar
– The Peak Oil Market
Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester Brown
Lester Brown released a new book this week called Plan B 4.0, Mobilization to Save Civilization. The book is for sale, but it can also be downloaded free as a PDF.
I participated in a conference call with Lester Brown, in which he talked about the book, and several of us asked questions. In this post, I will give you at least a brief introduction to the book.
Nations & resources – Oct 7
-UN sees rise in ‘land grab’ for food security
-The Coalfield Uprising
-Jumpin’ Jack Verdi, It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas
UK & Europe – Oct 7
-Pity the lost generation
-London’s new drinking fountains a challenge to bottled water industry
-UK£10 Million for Low Carbon Community Projects
-Nuclear Poker Heats Up in Berlin
Climate & environment – Oct 6
-Arctic seas turn to acid, putting vital food chain at risk
-New Analysis Brings Dire Forecast Of 6.3-Degree Temperature Increase
-Imagining Climate Solutions
-Rich countries ‘must slash living standards’ to fight climate change
-Tipping towards the unknown
-No rainforest, no monsoon: get ready for a warmer world
The Challenging Incongruity of Cheap Oil
Expecting or wanting oil prices to be “low or moderate” is at best incongruous, and at worst naive in the current economic, financial and political context.
Peak oil review – Oct 5
A weekly review including:
– Production and prices
– Oil and recession
– Iran
– China expands overseas
– Quote of the Week
– Briefs
Renewables and Efficiency – Oct 5
-Oil and Solar Do Mix
-Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity
-Americans Are Still Buying Gas-Guzzlers, But Here Are 7 Signs That the Market for Green Transport Is Exploding
-Passive Solar Design Overview – Part 5: Distribution, Ventilation, and Cooling
-Google working on “smart” plug-in hybrid charging
-10p to create a solar power sector in UK
-Saving BIG on electricity costs: chest refrigerators
Peak oil, prices, and supplies – Oct 5
-Why You Should Still Be Worried about Peak Oil
-Comments by Jean Laherrère on “Squeezing More Oil From The Ground”, Scientific American
-North Sea Petroleum Reserves
