Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Awareness of Peak Oil or Climate Change will not compel us to change our “way of life.” We need a sense of extreme urgency and we need it now. With The Lottery, America’s oil addiction would become a life or death issue in the mind of John Q. Public.
Nearly 50 years ago, Admiral Rickover (“father of the nuclear submarine”) delivered a talk that covered almost all the themes of peak oil, energy and sustainabilty. Reading it is a spine-chilling experience, to see how prophetic Rickover was, and to realize how we’ve erred by ignoring his warnings.
Gazprom City – the new Ozymandias?
Reflections on “The Prize”
TOD’s Nate Hagens interviewed
Peak oil to peak gas is a short ride
Peak Oil passnotes: We were on the money
UK oil production continues decline
Australia: King coal under siege
Coal or happiness: you can’t have both
Can we lock greenhouse gases away in rocks?
The Southern Appalachians – victims of coal
The US DOE/EIA doesn’t perform realistic analyses for the future production capabilities of countries. Their objective appears to be to provide happy projections that fit their assessment of future global consumption. (Several case studies provided.)
Natural gas imports possible for Iran
Surprise: oil woes In Iran
China nearing deal to develop huge Iran field
Ireland ‘sleep walking’ to oil crisis
The black hole at the heart of the UK’s energy supply
Lovelock predicts Britain will triumph over global warming
Conclusions of the report: “Barring unforeseen circumstances, availability concerns are not a decision driver in the reduction of DoD fossil-fuel use at present. However, the need to improve logistics requirements and military capabilities, and, secondarily, the need to reduce fuel costs, as well as providing a prudent hedge against a foggy future, especially in the Middle East and South America, argue for a reduction in fuel use, in general.”
Firms crimping oil supplies
The history of oil propaganda
No public disclosure of Kuwait oil reserves
Iraq’s oil industry in grip of despair
Alberta must invest in oil sands: board
NYT on EROEI and the Limits of Growth
What is energy worth?
Global warming & energy policy on collision course
Clueless in America: feeding the tape worms of desire
While up on Capitol Hill discussing the prospects for the peak oil message in the new Congress, I was brought up short by a question from a hill staffer. “Can’t you guys sharpen the time frame when oil production is going to peak?”
Dr James Hansen NASA’s lead climate scientist spoke recently to a packed lecture theatre at Bristol University. Chris Vernon gives a detailed account of the presentation and asks Hansen about peak oil.
