ODAC Newsletter – August 8
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Geopolitics & Military
Geopolitics – August 8
It’s official: The Caspian is a terrorist target
Peak oil and energy imperialism
Analysis: energy pipeline that supplies West threatened by war Georgia conflict
Geopolitics – August 6
Russia takes control of Turkmen (world?) gas
Chavez calls for Russia alliance
Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
Per capita US military energy consumption
We all know that energy consumption per capita in the U.S. is amongst the highest in the world. How much is the per capita consumption in the Department of Defense? 25 per cent more than the U.S. average.
Coal & Climate
Recent reports on global coal reserves, surveyed in previous chapters, generally point to the likelihood of supply limits appearing relatively soon—within the next two decades (a contrary view is represented solely by the BGR report [“Lignite and Hard Coal: Energy Suppliers for World Needs until the Year 2100 – An Outlook,” 2007]).
These two trends are surely destined to interact, and the uncertain result will shape climate and energy policy in the years to come.
Peak oil review – August 4
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Iran
– Nigeria
– China
– In the Congress
– Energy Briefs
ODAC Newsletter – August 1
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Peak Oil Notes – July 31
A mid-week update on peak oil, including:
-Production and prices
-The bombs of Nigeria
Review: Plan C by Pat Murphy and Small is Possible by Lyle Estill
Pat Murphy’s Plan C is a rich treasury of practical suggestions for reducing fossil fuel consumption and fostering community cooperation—while Lyle Estill’s Small is Possible is an engrossing portrait of a small Southern town that is already taking these steps
United States – July 25
Expert: Power rates to double over next 5 years
Coal shortages in China to spark foreign takeovers of U.S. assets
Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars
A difficult road for energy conservation
The Pentagon and oil
“Oil” and “the Pentagon” seldom make the news together. Researcher Sohbet Karbuz has been following the subject since 1999. From him we learn that the U.S. military is the single largest consumer of energy in the world.
Post-peak politics
Peak oil is rapidly becoming the elephant in the living room of modern American politics. Can we begin a reasoned national discussion of the end of the petroleum, or is Weimar America headed for a disastrous repetition of the politics of scapegoating and avoidance?
