Peak oil thriller hits German best-seller list
Popular German novelist Andreas Eschbach has written a 750-page novel that covers many of the themes discussed in the peak oil community.
Fossil Fuels
Peak oil coverage from Canada
Good video clip on peak oil from the CBC.
Energy policy – March 23
CERA’s Yergin: Energy supply faces “growth challenge”
US experts seek India, China entry in global energy system
Results from 20 opinion polls on energy
Energy plan from John Edwards
Giant oil fields and their importance for future oil production
PhD thesis develops a model to forecast future production from giant fields, which is then used to predict future oil production. In all scenarios, peak oil occurs at about the same time as the giant fields peak. Worst case: 2008. Best case: 2018.
Transport – Mar 22
The Auto Empire Rolls On
Probe launched after thousands trapped on Sydney trains
EU Open skies pact to worsen climate change
Parking plan is ‘discriminatory’
Faith schools fight to keep free transport
Climate – March 22
Gore warns Congress of ‘planetary emergency’
Next big thing in environmental law: climate change
A technology competition to save the planet
Coal – March 22
Global boom in coal power – and emissions
Germany plans coal power plants
The precarious future of coal
The elasticity of oil production and consumption
Classical economists still insist higher prices will bring out increased production sufficient to give us the oil we humans need. What’s the hitch?
Peak oil – March 22
Ariz. professor thinks oil crisis is imminent
Does the Hubbert Linearization ever work?
Schlesinger on the energy crisis
Transcription of Simmons interview
Brisbane City Council report on Climate Change and Energy
Consultants report to Brisbane City Council advising on preparing the city for climate change and peak oil.
Solar: Payback analysis and Internal Rate of Return
One way to sidestep the gloomy verdicts of payback analysis is to do what most companies do when contemplating a long-term investment like solar energy — calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) on the invested capital.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Situations To Watch
Evidence is mounting that oil prices will soon climb to new, perhaps unaffordable for many, highs. Some think “soon” is three, four, or five years away. Others think “soon” may be as close as three, four, five, or six months. It is this latter scenario that we look at today.
