Peak oil – July 22
Why the oil crunch may grow worse (LA Times on peak oil)
Australian oil production has peaked: report
Petition to UK government to reassess energy supplies, in light of peak oil
Fossil Fuels
Coal – July 22
Coal carves a place in the future of global energy
Coal’s fundamentals ‘may be stronger than oil’s’
How coal shortages in China will spark more foreign takeovers of U.S. assets
The impact of peak oil on international development (UK report)
Big changes will be required in the international development community if it is to cope with the emerging energy crisis. RESET and Practical Action with whom this report has been produced, spelt out how training in truly sustainable, non-fossil fuel dependent energy generation, construction and farming methods will be essential if communities are to become resilient to energy price rises. (Report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil – British House of Commons)
California must wake up to looming fuel crisis
Most Californians are prepared for the next big earthquake, but what about the other “big one”–peak oil? This article examines post-oil food security in the Golden State. (A shorter version of this article appeared in the SF Chronicle).
Two Years of Peak Oil Blues…
We recently reached the 2 year anniversary of peakoilblues.com. To mark this milestone I invited back our earliest contributors to give us an update of how their lives have changed since they first wrote us two years ago.
Peak Oil Review — July 21st, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– China’s Energy Shortages
– British Petroleum in Russia
– Energy Briefs
Prices & supplies – July 21
There may be oil offshore, but…
Off-Shore drilling pluses and minuses (podcast)- interview with Robert Kaufman
Offshore drilling safer, but small spills routine
Searching the “Panacea Pantry” for a quick fix
Last week a Colorado senator published an article that offered a nuanced take on the prospects for oil shale development. He concluded: “To the boosters who think they have found the answer to our energy crisis, I say: We welcome you to our quest to develop oil shale on a commercial scale. But first let’s put the horse back in front of the cart and all start pulling in the same direction. A reckless approach that heightens the risk of an oil shale bust would only set us back.”
Deep thought – July 20
Imagine what comes after green
Oil shock
The Apocalypse makes us dumb
Monthly Review: The political economy and ecology of biofuels
United States & Canada – July 20
Mark Morford: Here’s oil in your eye
The Southwest desert’s real estate boom (land needed for solar)
Los Angeles is home to new rush of oil drilling
Former officials call for an Earth systems science agency
Carbon capture can break the old energy equation
Both candidates talk the talk on green issues but who can deliver?
Peak oil & prices – July 20
Even oilmen believe our planet is burning up, says Full Monty writer behind terrifying TV drama
California must wake up to looming fuel crisis (new)
The coming black plague? Oil and agriculture (new)
Paul Krugman: Oil outlook
Green ink: Oil in free fall
A boondoggle to end all boondoggles?
Al Gore’s recent speech on energy was not bad as such speeches go. It says all the right things about the problems we face – things quite a few of us already know – and it makes us feel good to hear them said well and to a large audience. Whether that audience is capable of absorbing the message is another matter.
