Electrification of transportation as a response to peaking of world oil production
Electrification of transportation ought to be the leading economic and policy response to the advent of “Peak Oil.”
Energy Policy
Peak oil – Apr 1
Peak Sugar! /
Peabody Energy, largest coal company, thinks ‘coal is the future’ /
Deffeyes visits Alaska /
Peak opportunity! Earth liberation and the oil endgame
Bush reportedly regrets global warming, energy policy decisions
“Platts Inside Energy Extra” daily newsletter reports the president as regretting his early policy decisions on global warming and energy.
Other energy – Mar 31 pm
Iranian commander warns against threats to Iran nuclear sites /
Exxon’s new CEO: the new face of an oil giant /
Can we afford to go nuclear? (UK) /
Companies going green with energy alternatives /
Senate Foreign Relations Cmte: “The hidden cost of oil”
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 30
Toll for driving in downtown San Francisco? /
The Meatrix II /
Delaware Valley officially plans for post-peak /
The American Prospect special issue on “Green economy: after oil”
Environment – Mar 29
Biodiversity meets the bottom line /
Brides shun Orissa’s beach boys /
Science fact or science fiction? /
BuzzFlash interview: Elizabeth Kolbert /
Global warming: Your chance to change the climate
Carbon: too much, not too little
Suppose that availabilty of oil is going to decline to levels far below those of today. The question is, so what? The US has enough easily accessible coal to supply hundreds of years of consumption at current rates, and the same is true of the rest of the world.
Low consumption, non-nuclear energy strategy a “moral imperative,” say church leaders
UK church leaders have backed a new report, entitled Faith and Power, that urges an energy strategy informed by Christian principles of wise stewardship, peacemaking, justice, love for neighbours and moderation in consumption.
Beyond petroleum?
In Bush’s state of the union address we all heard him say the words “addicted to oil”. I was elated for the rest of the week. I know, I know. This doesn’t mean he’ll actually do anything about it, but at least we can now hear the problem addressed from all fronts.
NYT: Bush’s $28 billion giveaway to oil companies
Recent executive decisions, and smart use by oil companies in lawsuits of ambiguous wording of the applicable laws, threaten to leave up to two thirds of Gulf of Mexico gas production paying no taxes, at a loss to taxpayers of $28 billion, according to the New York Times.
Smoke & Monetary Policy
On Tuesday I had a conversation with a few Senior Executives in the Department of the Interior about how to solve the Peak Oil problem–and we all came to the same conclusion: there is a structural block to the solution to this problem…
The Department of Defense meets peak oil
If the peak oil crisis comes upon us quickly, the Department of Defense could turn out to be the one organization with the appropriate project management skills and contracting expertise to tackle the consequences of peak oil on a timely basis.
