Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Introduces actuaries to the fact that the world is finite and we are reaching limits in several areas-oil, natural gas, fresh water, and indirectly climate change. These changes affect projections for the future, as made by actuaries. Actuaries should begin to question economic theory as well as their own models.
Interactive depletion atlas
Matthew Simmons speaks to students
Jeff Vail: Efficiency policy, Jevon’s Paradox
Fuelling projects at a high price
Video review: It’s a Crude Awakening
Industry caught in carbon ‘smokescreen’ (investigation of carbon credits)
’08 hopefuls tout climate-change plans
Climate change bites (health blowback)
Wolfowitz deputy under fire over climate
Swedes would lower living standard to help climate
The highest level investigation of global warming in the history of the U.S. Congress began Wednesday morning when Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the brand-spanking new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, banged down the gavel. [Excerpts]
Homer-Dixon: Terror in the weather forecast
China speeds towards ‘biggest greenhouse gas producer’ title
China delays climate change plan indefinitely
An island made by global warming
Frontline documentary that examines the politics behind the U.S. government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. Viewable online.
We are really going to have to hurt badly before a consensus will form around decisive action that will upset the status quo.
How do you get your older Midwest relatives to swallow the Red Pill and understand why you’re obsessed with peak oil? A DVD for when End of Suburbia just won’t do.
NY Times coverage of PO – “A very bad idea”
Global warming and the coming peaks in oil, gas and coal production
Oil depletion in English as a Second Language (ESL) format
Chris Vernon Responds to George Monbiot
A world without oil, in a game
Peaking of global oil production may have a large effect on future atmospheric CO2 amount and climate change, depending upon choices made for subsequent energy sources.
We suggest that, if estimates of oil and gas reserves by the Energy Information Administration are realistic, it is feasible to keep atmospheric CO2 from exceeding approximately 450 ppm, provided that future exploitation of the vast reservoirs of coal and unconventional fossil fuels incorporates carbon capture and sequestration. [Excerpts]
Norway aims for zero-carbon status by 2050
China says warming threatens development
Six steps to hell: new book on climate futures
Australian beach protest
WorldChanging Earth Day special
Local TV station WCCO does year-long series on energy
