By Richard Heinberg, Resilience.org
With Oil, Power and War, Matthieu Auzanneau has produced what I believe is the new definitive work on oil and its historic significance, supplanting even Daniel Yergin's renowned The Prize, for reasons I'll describe below.
By Frank Kaminski, Mud City Press
In Oil, Power, and War, French journalist Matthieu Auzanneau presents a comprehensive, provocative history of humankind's relationship with oil.
By Roger Blanchard, Resilience.org
Earth scientists have been making the case for years that the present level of human activity is not sustainable. We’re rapidly depleting resources, degrading ecosystems, altering the atmosphere, etc. What earth scientists are saying is generally not covered by the mainstream media, or is sugar coated, because the mainstream media is an outlet for the corporate perspective on the world.
By Kjell Aleklett, Aleklett's Energy Mix
On 16 November 2016 the International Energy Agency (IEA) presented its annual ”World Energy Outlook” report (WEO-2016).
By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights
The Saudis have not finished the job they set out to do ... not merely to lower the production of oil from U.S. shale deposits--a goal which they've already achieved--but also to cripple funding for new projects.
By Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak
After a delay of several months the US Energy Information Administration has published the latest international energy statistics for October 2015
By Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak
This recent forum was about how to transition away from fossil fuels, after the UN conference on climate change in Paris in November 2015.
By Michael Klare, TomDispatch
All evidence, however, points to a continuing depression in oil prices in 2016 -- one that may, in fact, stretch into the 2020s and beyond.
By Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
Geologist Arthur Berman explains why today's low oil prices are not here to stay, something investors and consumers alike should be very aware of.
By Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Quote of the Week -Oil and the Global Economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Russia/Ukraine -The Briefs
By Chris Martenson, Kurt Cobb, Peak Prosperity
Author Kurt Cobb writes frequently on energy and the environment and warns that our current economic policy suffers from a fatal degree of magical thinking: sufficient new resources will emerge if the price is high enough.
By Chris Martenson, Jeffrey J. Brown, Peak Prosperity
Over the past ten years, it has taken us trillions of dollars, basically, to keep us on an undulating plateau in actual crude oil production. What happens going forward?