Peak oil in America
The peak in U.S. oil production has already produced some very profound changes in our world.
Fossil Fuels
Peak Oil Review – May 21, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
Peak coal: sooner than you think
We now have two authoritative studies reaching largely consistent conclusions with devastating implications for the global economy.
Oil and gas prices – May 21
Gas prices: Worse than ’81 oil shock
Senate hearings on oil and gas: We may have a problem
Asphalt prices pave way for higher costs
Detroit News: Raise gas tax by $1 to reduce oil appetite
Peak oil – May 21
Letter to Science: When the oil supply runs out
Variety reviews The 11th Hour
Interview with maker of Crude – the incredible journey of oil
New PO newsletter from NL: Oilwatch Monthly
ODAC News
Author Greg Pahl: Peak oil will force changes
Global warming exaggerated, insufficient oil, natural gas and coal
We do not have to discuss or doubt the established historic rise in temperature, but we have to discuss and doubt the future temperature increases that the IPCC scenarios project and the fossil resources that IPCC assumes in its prognoses.
Australia & U.S. energy – May 21
The only way to change Australia is to change the USA
Australian coal industry:
Tough decisions to ensure a low-carbon world
Arnie terminates BHP project
Energy producers – May 18
Robert Baer: Who is stealing Iraq’s oil?
Saboteurs have upper hand in an endless war, says Iraq’s oil minister
Ahmadinejad’s answer to Iran’s petrol consumption
Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil
Peak oil – May 18
What Stern got wrong (ignoring peak oil)
Tool for understanding gas prices: This Week in Petroleum
Exxon’s risk-averse stock-buyback strategy is the new profit model
Peak oil now? New data leads to speculation
Anatomy of an oil discovery
Using a correct interpretation of PetroChina’s reserves numbers, Sandrea’s production model provides ballpark estimates that moderate the hyperbole accompanying the Jidong discovery. Think of it this way: suppose you are doing your laundry and you find a $20 bill in your pants pocket. Even if you are thousands of dollars in debt, how would this lucky find make you feel? At that moment, you would feel good!
The peak oil crisis: Alarms are sounding
When respected analysts say our gasoline situation is beyond the tipping point and that at least some of us are likely to be sitting in gas lines before Labor Day, we should heed the warning.
Peak oil – May 16
EconBrowser: “If Saudi production is permanently on the way down, we have just entered a new phase of history.”
Swiss researcher: Ecological footprint, energy consumption, and the looming collapse
Australian peak oil news and more
ODAC News – May 16
