Coal – June 28
Peak coal: Depletion reflected in prices
TOD on coal supply
Congress wants U.S. coal industry destroyed: exec
Peak coal: Depletion reflected in prices
TOD on coal supply
Congress wants U.S. coal industry destroyed: exec
Except for those in extreme denial about our oil problems, even casual observers looking at the facts and trends listed below should see that we’re on the front edge of an enormously challenging energy transition.
US firms reject Venezuelan deal
Oil rises, Canada’s take doesn’t
US demand for Canadian oil seen doubling in 8 yrs
In a world of looming fuel shortage, Britain and the US formalised their energy fears with a war.
The federal government must immediately and rigorously assess the looming impact of peak oil, former White House consultant Roger Bezdek says.
Contemporary peak oil discourse overlooks the “own demand” of substitution. It takes a lot of oil to substitute for oil.
Gail the Actuary: Peak oil made simple
Nejistý plamen: Peak oil book in Czech
ODAC News
KnowledgeNews: Running out of oil?
Tapis, world’s most expensive oil, may keep gains against Brent
First coal-to-oil mass converter to start operation in China
South Korea finds gas hydrate offshore
Shell shelves oil-shale
Argentina maintains NG supply cuts to industry
GAO on nuclear wastes
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
British scientists recently released a report warning that world oil supplies could run out faster than expected. The scientists seem to have been commissioned by the White House to come up with a forecast that justifies U.S. aggressive policies toward oil-exporting countries. However, Russians have no reasons to panic even if the prediction proves correct since Russia is going to rid itself of the dependence on oil by reforming [its] economy.
Energy will be one of the two or three defining issues we’ll face over the next decade. Since post-1999, we’ve essentially been in a crisis mode.
Anglicans: The peak oil society
Grassroots peak oil in Albany
The coal question and climate change
Future Energy: How the New Oil Industry Will Change People, Politics and Portfolios
Peak oil is snake oil!