Peak oil – Feb 29
Rep. Bartlett delivers his 38th special order speech on peak oil (video)
Bartlett: Declining oil supply means war is ‘fairly probable’
BMW: peak oil in 2025, solution = hydrogen
Fossil Fuels
Peak oil in Shell’s National Dialogue on Energy Security
In a report on its outreach program, Shell reaffirms its adherence to the “undulating plateau” view of peak oil. A Shell poll found that 2/3 of Americans believed that peak oil would come within 20 years.
Oil prices – Feb 29
Oil climbs above $102 to a record as dollar falls against Euro
Oil hits inflation-adjusted record high
Option plays suggest oil may fall to $80 by June (story withdrawn)
Peak oil – Feb 28
TOD: Olduvai revisited 2008
Abu Dhabi energy summit: ‘urgent race to find solutions to the coming energy crisis.’
Oil could reach $300, says Simmons in Mideast
Shell report mentions PO:
A National Dialogue on Energy Security
The peak oil crisis: Catenaries and pantographs
In its day, the internal combustion engine was a wonderful device that served us well for over a century. That day, however, will soon be over. It is time to start thinking about and planning for alternatives.
Oil and geopolitics – Feb 27
Mexico’s oil output falls
Pemex in death throes amid political squabbling
The oil factor in Kosovo independence
U.S. energy
Democrats seek to boost taxes on oil companies
Won’t be easy to bollect $31B oil royalties
FutureGen CEO interview
Amid election, coal takes the offensive
WaPo editorial: The problem with biofuels
Peak oil – Feb 27
Deutsche Bank jumps into peak-oil debate
Oil hits a high; some see $4 gas by spring
Things not as bad in Gulf as Simmons claimed
N. American NG production and EROI decline
This week in petroleum
Peak oil in a car review
National – Feb 26
Oil prices take a toll on Gulf’s middle class
South America natural gas crisis
A credible European energy strategy
At the movies – Feb 26
There Will Be Blood– dramatization of peak oil?
Renewal (religious environmental activism)
The Gleaners and I (extreme recycling)
Peak oil – Feb 26
U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) interview
Stuart Staniford: Whither the bumpy plateau?
Matt Simmons interview and slides
Global shortage of metals looming
Peak oil – Feb 25
ESPN: The ultimate race- global warming vs PO
Peak oil in Halifax, Nova Scotia
TOD: Oilwatch monthly
Headed over a cliff our leaders want to ignore
Simmons addresses Dubai business leaders
Brattleboro (VT) task force submits PO report
