Looking back 10 years – Campbell’s “The End of Cheap Oil”
The article “The End of Cheap Oil,” published in Scientific American marked a turning point in the discourse about peak oil. Co-author Campbell reflects on the article 10 years later.
Fossil Fuels
Peak Oil Review – February 25th, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Crude
– Gasoline and Diesel Prices
– Geopolitics
– Prudhoe Bay
– Energy Briefs
Coal & uranium – Feb 25
US governors: include coal in energy debate
Alarm over new oil-from-coal plans in China
Experts discuss clean coal technology
Uranium and the nuclear renaissance
Oil producers – Feb 25
Brazil dances with OPEC
Iran warns will hit back at UN sanctions
Russia’s oil taxation to be reformed
National policy – Feb 25
Australia and the Export Land Model
Ireland’s oil security review
Iceland’s heated debate
Can Turkish economy survive high energy prices?
U.S. policy – Feb 25
Matt Simmons: U.S. needs to show world the way on energy
10 things the nation must do
Drop ideas of oil independence
ODAC newsletter (Feb 22-28)
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Peak oil science curriculum
A peak oil science curriculum suitable for introductory college science classes, advanced high school classes, and adult seminars. (Parts 1 and 2 combined).
ODAC Guest Commentary – Response to Peter Odell
The fundamental reasons that Professor Odell can write a piece like this are four-fold:
1. Data access
Perhaps the main reason for the current ‘oil peak debate’ is the difficulty of getting access to reliable data on how much oil the world has discovered…
ODAC Guest Commentary – Consensus About Conventional Oil Depletion?
The CERAWEEK 2008 energy conference was held in Houston last week. CERA also published a full eight pages of commentary in a Special Advertising Section of the U.S. Wall Street Journal on February 12 and 13 titled “Focus On Energy: CERAWEEK 2008”….
Nations look up – Feb 22
Brunei energy minister: Days of cheap and easy oil are over
China: Adapt to dearer oil
Resources minister: Australia’s got a huge challenge
ODAC Newsletter – Feb 22
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
