Peak Oil Review – April 27
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Natural gas
-Carbon
-Briefs
Fossil Fuels
Some Economic Implications of Peak Oil
World oil production probably peaked in 2008. Liquid fuel production, including oil, is indicated by the OPEC data to have reached a peak in July 2008 at about 86 million barrels per day, with its price peaking at about the same time. ASPO International agrees, as indicated on the chart page of their recent newsletters.
United Kingdom – April 26
A Government still addicted to petrol
UK police caught on tape trying to recruit protester as spy
Politicising the policing of public expression in an era of economic change
United States – April 26
California’s low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxious
Obama’s secret weapon: the web
Congress seeks “kill switch” for Internet
Congress, EPA, EDF ignoring energy curtailment and clean-coal oxymoron
ODAC Guest Commentary – How green are electric cars?
I have been reading and watching with some bemusement a number of stories appearing in the British press and on television this past week on the subject of electric cars. The media interest is largely a reaction to the UK government’s recent announcement of plans to provide cash incentives to buyers of plug-in vehicles, designed to stimulate the market for highly efficient vehicles. A number of articles, some of which have hot-links from the ODAC website, have ‘experts’ variously dismissing the environmental benefits of electric cars as fiction, claiming their mass adoption will cause blackouts, or accusing the government of a cheap gimmick.
ODAC Newsletter – 24 Apr
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Oil & the economy – Apr 24
Exxon Profits, Everyone Else…Not So Much
Blame oil, not banks, for recession
Further Evidence of the Influence of Energy on the U.S. Economy – Part 2
Coal – Apr 24
U.K. Says No New Coal Plants Without Carbon Capture
Monbiot: Miliband’s coal decision is cynical and meaningless
A ‘Propaganda War’ Over ‘Clean Coal’
The ‘Clean Coal’ Lobbying Blitz
Soros invests in carbon capture
Energy alarm sounding for the EU
The global halving of investments in renewable energy is so serious that the world’s governments – and not least the governments within the EU – should gather immediately to decide on measures to combat it. In reality, there is no alternative to doing this.
United States – Apr 23
U.S. Congress begins drive for climate change bill
U.S. May Never Need More Nuclear, Coal Plants, FERC Head Says
US Natural Gas Prices: “The Fix is Underway”
Peak oil notes – Apr 23
A mid-week review of peak oil news, including:
-Prices and production
-General Motors
The peak oil crisis: capping carbon
What will be the impact of these U.S. efforts to limit emissions on the peak oil crisis?
