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Prices and Production over a complete Hubbert Cycle: the Case of the American Whale Fisheries in 19th Century

December 15, 2020November 24, 2004 by Ugo Bardi

Grasping the reality of Hubberts peak is difficult for many, possibly because crude oil may be the first nonrenewable resource to pass through such a peak. But a resource does not need to be a nonrenewable to show a Hubbert curve. A biological resource which is exploited much faster than it is replaced may also follow a bell-curve, and the whaling industry of the 19th Century a good example.

First U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions

December 15, 2020November 23, 2004 by Staff

Summary of talks at the conference, emphasizing “the magnitude of the coming change and the realization that it is unwise to rely on high tech solutions.” Slides and other material can be downloaded from the original article.

An energy college in Memphis? Private group sees 8,000 students

December 15, 2020November 21, 2004 by Scott Shepard

A secretive group in Middle Tennessee wants to build from scratch one of the biggest colleges in the Southeast, and the only college in the nation to be completely dedicated to energy.

The End of Oil and the Inevitable Road to Sustainability

December 15, 2020November 20, 2004 by Bob Banner

Hopedance devotes its Nov/Dec issue to peak oil. In his Introduction, publisher Bob Banner writes: “Oil depletion takes everything to a different level….”

Interviews about Peak Oil and Solutions

December 15, 2020November 20, 2004 by Bob Banner

Interviews with Richard Heinberg (The Party’s Over), Jan Lundberg (CultureChange) and William L. Seavey (Power Your Car WITHOUT Gasoline!!) and activist Sandi Brockway.

Heinberg discusses ‘peak oil’ crisis

December 15, 2020November 17, 2004 by Diane Chiddister

The world is facing “an approaching storm” fueled by an impending energy crisis, and Americans need to drastically change their lifestyles to survive. That was the message delivered by Richard Heinberg in his keynote speech for the “First U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions”…

Crude: The Story of Oil

December 15, 2020November 16, 2004 by Sonia Shah

My book tells a story of oil from its birth hundreds of millions of years ago through to its maturation into deep underground, as well as the modern tale of crudes abrupt exhumation, the battle to control its riches and its effect on the environment out of which it came

Energy: Meeting soaring demand

December 15, 2020November 10, 2004 by Alex Kirby

The first problem with energy is that we are running short of traditional sources of supply.

Hoping to lead Americans to more sustainable future

December 15, 2020November 10, 2004 by Diane Chiddister

Community Services, Inc., is a small organization with a big agenda. Concerned with what it perceives as an impending energy crisis, the Yellow Springs group wants to help lead the country toward sustainable living. (Coverage of First U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions).

New Flash Animation on Peak Oil

December 15, 2020November 5, 2004 by Powerswitch

PowerSwitch.org.uk has just released a Flash presentation introducing oil depletion.

Why you may soon pay $10 a gallon for gas

December 15, 2020October 29, 2004 by Allan Drury

Nobody disagrees that production eventually will peak, because the amount of oil in the Earth is finite. It also is clear that population increases and rapid economic growth, particularly in the United States, the world’s wealthiest nation, and China, the world’s most-populus nation, will continue to drive up demand.

Emergy Simulator: new free emergy modelling software released

December 15, 2020September 28, 2004 by EB Editorial / Raphaël Valyi

Raphaël Valyi, a student at the french engineering school Ecole Centrale Lyon has just released new open-source software for modeling eMergy flows called Emergy Simulator.