Peak oil – July 9
Ian Dunlop of ASPO-Australia on “Insight”
ASPO’s Bell says world must adjust to higher oil prices – video
A critical review of IEA’s oil demand forecast for China
Fossil Fuels
Prices & supplies – July 9
Are We in the peak of an oil bubble?
Are big bets by speculators driving up oil?
Oil majors: Oil price hike due to fundamentals, not speculation
Analyzing the analysts (Part 1 of 2)
Oil: the new reality
United States & Canada – July 9
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens wants to supplant oil with wind
Is it safe now to admit Jimmy Carter was right?
Oilsands image fight targets U.S. politicians
Labour’s plan for dealing with high energy prices
Ex-EPA aide tells of White House censorship
In energy, there are no easy answers
Trucking protests – July 9
Protesting truckers bring chaos to New Zealand city streets
German truckers plan to join world fuel-price protests
Truckies threaten two-week strike
Geopolitics – July 9
India left hits out at government
The Iraqi Oil Ministry’s new fave five
Iran to “hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships” if attacked
China’s renewable energy plans: shaken, not stirred
The May 12th earthquake in western China’s Sichuan Province will have effects reaching further outside China than Beijing is letting on. Sichuan Province holds the key to China’s hydroelectric power generation plans in its renewable power targets and the area is also a hub for worldwide outsourced wind turbine equipment. Both were badly damaged.
Is oil independence an illusion?
Robert Bryce’s new book, Gusher of Lies, provides a refreshing counterpoint to many simplistic, political discussions about energy, but in the end, his blithe optimism about fossil fuel availability, U.S. financial resources, and global warming’s consequences leaves his arguments as dangerously deluded as those he criticizes.
Oil industry – July 8
Pemex Cantarell output drops most since 1995 on spending limits
Chinese and Japanese best-placed for oil contracts in Iraq
Genesis of a giant
Housing & urban design – July 8
With gas over $4, cities explore whether it’s smart to be dense
Will gas prices drive homebuyers away from suburbs?
Suburbia’s not dead yet
What to do? – July 8
Richard Heinberg: Want Cheap Oil? Reduce Demand!
Cooling a fevered planet; Economics, policy, and vision for fighting global warming
Daniel Ellsberg: Learning from past disasters, preventing future ones
Peak oil & prices – July 7
Shell’s future scenarios – Staring into energy’s black hole
Allianz predicts oil price of $200 a barrel in next 2 years
School’s out: let the summer begin (latest Simmons talk)
Announcing a peak oil media guide
A new online document addresses the important questions that regularly come up about peak oil. We encourage those who engage with the media to distribute the guide. Input from knowledgeable experts is welcome.
