Deep thought – Dec 29
Sharon Astyk: The pleasures of the obsolete
The ugly truth behind the markets: Not even the experts have a clue (Homer-Dixon)
Worldwatch: ‘On the verge of an energy revolution’
A road to revolution? (Greek demonstrations)
Fossil Fuels
Peak oil, prices & supplies – Dec 29
Gazprom warns W. Europe could be hit by gas shortages
UK Times: Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq
Pengrowth acknowledge peak oil
Deutsche Bank: Demand for oil will fall by largest margin in 25 years
A recent history of oil prices
The Oil Drum’s year-end report
Forecast for 2009
The big theme for 2009 economically will be contraction. The end of the cheap energy era will announce itself as the end of conventional “growth” and the shrinking back of activity, wealth, and populations. … My hope for the year, at least for my own society, is that we will transition away from being a nation of complacent, distracted, over-fed clowns, to become a purposeful and responsible people willing to put their shoulders to the wheel to get some things done. My motto for the new year: “no more crybabies!”
Peak oil review – Dec 29
A weekly review including:
– Prices and production
– Russia
– Electric Cars
– Briefs
Drill baby drill — a reality check
How realistic is it to believe that opening all of America to oil exploration and development will cause a surge in production?
Food & agriculture – Dec 27
A food agenda for Obama
It was a gas (Haber-Bosch process for fertilizers)
Fresh eggs, finances and fun: families flock to keep hens
Energy industry – Dec 26
Groups soliciting funds to buy BLM leases (student disrupts auction)
Coal front group sets up dirty ‘blogger brigade’
Korea oil bunker
The peak oil crisis: Confusion in the markets
If you don’t understand what is going on with the price of gasoline and demand for the world’s oil supply, then join the club.
Aviation fuels and peak oil (thesis)
Future aviation fuel supply is compared to future aviation fuel demand. … This scenario envisages a substantial lack of jet fuel by the year 2026. The aviation industry will have a hard time replacing this with fuel from other sources even if air traffic remains at today’s level. (Thesis advisor: Kjell Aleklett of ASPO).
Food & agriculture – Dec 24
Small Farm Biochar Kiln awarded funding
Wildman forages for food in Central Park
A national renewable ammonia architecture (“Fully half of all human protein comes from man-made ammonia”)
Peak oil – Dec 23
Energy Investment, Energy Return (Jim Hansen and Charlie Hall)
The American Muslim: The end of the world as we know it?
The Coming Oil Train Wreck
Prices & supplies – Dec 23
Russia warns Europe it could face gas shortages
Japan Oil Imports Fall 17% as Recession Damps Demand
Mexico Looks To Buck Global Oil Trend By Raising 09 Spending
Pemex Oil Production Drops 6.5% on Cantarell Field
Lower gas prices won’t last forever, economists warn
