Peak oil notes – Feb 26
A mid-week review, including:
– Prices and production
– The Automakers
Consumption & Demand
Deep thought – Feb 26
Monbiot: Cutting consumption is more important than limiting population
Interview with William Halal and Dmitry Orlov
World Made by Hand and post-apocalyptic fiction: a prepper’s perspective
Washing Dishes at EntropyPawsed
At EntropyPawsed, we have a hand pump well. This reminds us at least daily of our water usage. This daily reminder encouraged us to develop our current system of dish washing in which we use about one gallon of water to wash the dishes.
Cheap oil and geopolitics – Feb 23
China Changes Calculus for Petro-Rulers
China prepares to buy up foreign oil companies
China, Venezuela bolster ‘strategic fund’ for development
Peak textiles – Feb 24
Sustainable fashion: will government help bin throwaway culture?
Is there a viable eco alternative to leather?
Relocalizing clothing in North Carolina
The conservation imperative: energy limits to growth and the path to sustainability – part II
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 & supplies – Feb 23
Peak Oil: why $40 per barrel is no cause for complacency
The great oil output race
Energy secretary predicts higher demand for oil
Oil companies spend millions to protect the primary source of the world’s energy
Peak Oil Review – Feb 23
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil issues – including:
– Production and Prices
– The March OPEC meeting
– Nigeria
– China goes shopping
– Briefs
Dysfunction & bad ideas – Feb 21
Warning! Eating books could seriously damage your health
Will the Obama administration track your driving?
The Onion takes on high-tech consumerism
Water & environment – Feb 20
CERA and WEF: Water Resources a Growing Challenge for Energy
Los Angeles nears water rationing
A World Without Water
Australian householders to be charged for each flush of toilet
ODAC Newsletter – 20 Feb
A weekly round-up from a UK perspective.
Prices & supplies – Feb 20
Total sticks to oil investment strategy
Oil demand may begin to peak soon: report
Beijing lends Russia $25bn for 20 years of oil supplies
