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Michigan conference on peak oil and climate starts May 30

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The coming crisis in the oil supply is one of three key topics to be covered at a conference bringing together national experts on “peak oil”, climate change and an environmentally friendly and sustainable economy. The conference is scheduled for May 30 – June 1 in Grand Rapids.

The disconnect between oil reserves and production

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Looking at published oil reserves, it is easy to get the idea that huge amounts of oil are left to be extracted, and that peak oil should not be a concern. Examining the situation more closely, we discover that published oil reserves aren’t that helpful in predicting future production. Evidence suggests that oil shortages may not be many years away.

Revisiting “The End of Cheap Oil”

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Prior to writing the article “The End of Cheap Oil” for the March 1998 issue of Scientific American magazine, Colin Campbell and I wrote four important oil and gas studies totaling about 1350 pages. After publication, our article was chosen as one out of 25 stories in the book Censored 1998, published by Sonoma State University.

The cult of continuity

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History is chock full of wars, the rise and fall of empires and of whole civilizations, ravaging plagues, breathtaking discoveries, vast migrations, world-changing inventions and cultural evolution. So, it is a puzzle why so much emphasis is now put on the supposed inevitable continuity of modern industrial life.