A peak by any other name is still a peak
The debate over the exact timing of peak oil really comes down to this: How much running room do we have before we go off a cliff?
Fossil Fuels
U.S. energy policy – Apr 9
Pelosi, Clinton, Obama favor nuclear plants
Forces dig in for California LNG battle
Conservatives warm to climate: nuclear, dams, thinning forests
Peak oil – Apr 8
Simmons interview on the GAO report
Gas crunch likely as Mideast races to meet local needs
Life after oil – A children’s book review
Peak oil – Apr 5
Hirsch responds to Swedish PhD thesis on PO
Pickens on peak oil
When the oil runs out … in Sacramento
Cato Institute: Energy alarmism
Anarkismo: Politics & reality of the PO scare
Oil producers – Apr 5
“Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil”
Mexico tries to save a big, fading oil field
Indonesia’s oil output below target
Vietnam’s crude oil export down in Q1
Peak coal by 2025 say researchers
“Global coal reserve data are of poor quality, but seem to be biased towards the high side. Production profile projections suggest the global peak of coal production to occur around 2025 at 30 percent above current production in the best case. There should be a wide discussion on this subject leading to better data in order to provide a reliable and transparent basis for long term decisions regarding the future structure of our energy system.” (Excerpts)
Peak oil – Apr 4
Peak oil at conference of American Assn of Petroleum Geologists
Heinberg interviewed on Iran and on peak coal
ASPO-USA site to be reinvigorated
The GAO report
The report is clearly a milestone on our journey through the oil age for it is the first time the staff of a major government agency has looked at the issue and concluded that peak oil is real and, if it occurs soon, could cause a world-wide recession.
Peak oilers on the GAO report
Responses from Robert Rapier, Andrew Leonard (Salon), Lou Grinzo and James Kunstler.
Coal – March 31
Peak Coal – coming soon?
Simmons: Coal’s role in a peak oil world
Heinberg: Burning the furniture
What are our alternatives, if fossil fuels are a problem?
Answers questions like “I love my SUV. Why can’t we continue to use oil and gas as in the past?” and “Won’t ethanol cover our fossil fuel shortfall?”. Good educational material.
Peak oil – March 31
Swedish PhD thesis: World oil production close to peak
Helicopter industry watching peak oil
Congressman Bartlett Warns Of A Energy Crisis
