Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
A battle for oil could set the world aflame /
Interview with co-author of Army Corps of Engineers report /
John Howe on “The End of Fossil Energy” /
Peak Oil for Saudi Arabia? /
Heading Out (The Oil Drum) and James Hamilton (Econbrowser) on the radio /
Kunstler: The end of the banquet /
ASPO-Portugal event May 8
Natural gas economy is losing steam /
Hydrogen fuel far from ready for prime time /
Solar surprise: fed support for renewables R&D /
Oil companies won’t fish /
NYT: Ethanol’s promise
If the “Peak Oil” theorists are right, vast patterns of social behavior may be about to change. [Peak oil writer Tom Whipple is interviewed – audio and transcript onlline]
I have in mind the recent war of words between Europe, led by Tony Blair, and Russia about natural gas. Recent news suggest that this new kind of cold war has now expanded to include the Bush administration on the side of Blair and Iran on the side of Russia.
Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma conference (Apr 27-29 NYC) /
Morning and Afternoon Wrapup /
Thursday morning /
Thursday afternoon /
Ruppert’s speech: ” The State of the Peak Oil Movement at the Cusp of Collapse” /
Addicted to Oil (audio from Intl Oil Summit) /
Fox News discovers Peak Oil
Hirsch and Bartlett peak oil presentation (audio) /
BBC Newsnight mentions peak oil /
Shock at oil prices: the more things change, the more they stay the same /
Julian Darley & Michael Lynch debate peak oil on Democracy Now
SF peak oil resolution – interviews /
Peak oil series by Joe Duarte /
Do Oil Reserves Tell Us Anything? /
Peak oil panic (libertarian view)
The leaders of both political parties are not only headed in the wrong direction with respect to gas prices, but also fundamentally misunderstand the factors behind the current situation at gasoline stations around the US. Governments should be focused on helping us cure our “addiction to oil.” The answer does not lie in lowering gas prices, which will only encourage people to drive more and further waste our valuable resources.
Gas prices: we’re to blame /
A socialist response to the massive rise in fuel prices /
Scientific American blog: An overdose of pessimism /
It ain’t just the oil you use, it’s the way that you use it /
WSJ Iran article supports theory of declining net export capability
Driving down the New Jersey Turnpike last Sunday, I encountered an unmistakable sign that gasoline problems are close. Every service plaza we passed from New York to Delaware had 100 or more cars waiting in line for gas.
Monbiot: ‘This is embarrassing – I’ve become a fossil fuel supporter’ /
Call by Swiss minister at Doha to invest in renewables /
Your cars are an incredible luxury /
Bush seeks to curb oil tax breaks /
The truth about sugar /
Petroleum Inst economist on oil supply, prices /
Bold idea for energy woes: global cooperation
“[The price of oil] is causing concern in every county because everyone is on the receiving end of the same phenomenon, which is oil price is very high because probably we’re not too far short from peak production if we’re not already there.” (audio)
