Deep thought – June 8
Apocalypse now
Peak Oil, Sustainability and the Problem of Freedom
Coal, Oil and the Human Difficulty of Grasping Long Duration Problems
War, what is it good for? It made us less selfish
Consumption & Demand
Geopolitics – June 8
Krieg um Öl: Ein Erdölimperium als deutsches Kriegsziel 1938-1943
The Geopolitics of Global Energy
Developed countries responsible for climate change: Chinese expert
Peru: Police, Indigenous Indians Clash in Protests Over Resources
Peak Oil Review – June 8
A mid-week review, including:
-Prices and production
-Airlines under pressure
-Update on China
-Briefs
ODAC Newsletter – Jun 5
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Look on the Bright Side
Recently I’ve begun compiling a list of things to be cheerful about. Here are some items that should bring a smile to any environmentalist’s lips:
Renewables & efficiency – June 2
Jeff Vail: The Renewables Hump 3: The Target
Electricity figures show energy efficiency isn’t working
‘Clean-tech’ start-ups are pushing the green button
Reinventing the informal economy
The single most significant project of the next few decades will not be dealing with “peak oil” or “climate change” or “financial crisis” – or rather, it will be all of them. Instead, it will be rebuilding the informal economies.
ODAC Newsletter – May 29
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Review of RAND study, Imported Oil and US National Security (May, 2009)
RAND Corporation has brought its considerable expertise to bear on the national security implications of US oil import dependence…While this study examines this issue solely from an American perspective, many of its observations are applicable to other import-dependent nations. Although there is much of value in this report, I wish to challenge its central recommendation on how government should deal with price spikes and physical shortages.
Peak oil notes – May 28
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Warnings
– Detroit
Freezing…and why not to
Freezers are vulnerable to either localized (and by localized this can be as local as “my husband accidentally kicked the cord out and we didn’t notice until it was too late) or widespread power outages. The reality is that if you keep food in your freezer, sooner or later, you will probably have an extended power outage.
IEA report to the G8 – May 26
The impact of the financial and economic crisis on global energy investment
IEA’s dire warning on green stimulus and renewables
Global electricity use forecast to fall
