Peak oil – Dec 3
Oil decline pressing Vermonters now
Connecticut legislator in a bind: PO vs LNG
IBM engineer on peak oil
Peak oil, class struggle, and the thermodynamics of production
$100 oil fades fast
Fossil Fuels
Oil producers – Dec 2
The high-stakes U.S. courtship of Turkmenistan
Venezuela threatens to cut oil exports to U.S
The 10 oil producers most likely to shock the world
OPEC countries will rival China in 08 oil demand growth
Oil industry – Dec 2
Fire shuts key Canada-U.S. pipeline
Big Gav on shale oil
Massive Canadian oilfield could be exploited using new system (THAI)
Our medical system: it’s time to face peak oil
Medical executives center their attention on “cost, quality and coverage” while considering rising energy prices, especially oil, a minor concern. This is a colossal misjudgment of medicine’s dependence on fossil fuels and the fact that the “hydrocarbon era” is entering its final stages.
What should members of the peak oil movement call themselves?
If we don’t label ourselves, someone will do it for us.
Surfing the ultimate peak
The image of a surfer chasing a tanker illustrates perfectly the oil-dependence of the sport as a whole. It is the definition of a free ride.
Living the diesel shortages in China
Trucks are lining up in their hundreds at three stations in Chongqing, China, in the hopes of getting 40 litres of fuel. In this city of 10 million, only those three are still selling diesel. This may be an economics-induced dress rehearsal of the reality that will face the rest of the world in the post-peak oil universe.
Hey Bubba, where you going with that oil?
Will military action against Iran work to secure oil for US interests? In order to answer this question, it must be put into the context of peak oil.
Climate policy – Nov 29
James Hansen on peak oil, coal and climate
Cities brace for global warming
Bernie Sanders: Global warming is reversible
10 years to fix climate: UN
World Bank should account for climate
Pew’s Diringer on upcoming talks in Bali
Peak oil – Nov 29
UK Mirror: Don’t be fuelled…
Analyst Petrie sees oil prices between $75, $85
Peak oil
campaigner kicked out of council meeting
al-Huseini transcript now available
Handy hints for post-petroleum
The dollar – Nov 29
Economist: Gulf countries rethink currency pact with the dollar
Jerome a Paris: Concern-trolling the euro
Ecuador’s Correa pushing OPEC to switch to stronger currency
Facing up to the falling dollar
The peak oil crisis: revolt of the teapots
Oil shortages in China may be only weeks or months away from becoming shortages in other places— perhaps even at your favorite gas station.
