Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The NPC Study [on oil supplies] is woefully inadequate, leaving the Secretary of Energy and the American public with inadequate warning of the huge economic and social risks that many experts believe are just around the corner.
OPEC sees modest 2008 demand, more oil from rivals
U.S. oil may hit $95 if OPEC does not hike output: Goldman
Energy industry’s manpower peak?
Wall Street Journal on NPC’s report
Oil industry admits it cannot save us
ASPO-USA special on NPC report
Robert Rapier: Peak Lite revisited
Kunstler: Psychotic break
Energy price could bust the boom
Big Oil’s impact on research is debated
World’s largest solar energy farm
Solar power wins enthusiasts but not money
Turbine shortage to leave some Scottish communities in the dark
Saudi Arabia invests in renewables
Former UK Times Editor: Are these the last days of the Oil Age?
China booms- we pay the price
Kenneth S. Deffeyes: Sunset
Australian senator: Blood for oil
If you’re in a hole, merge. But is it too late for BP and Shell?
Chris Skrewbowski on the dramatic shortage of new LNG mega projects
In the last few days, two important reports on the prospects for world oil production were “released.” Each of them is likely to make a contribution to the debate over just when the economic troubles occasioned by the peaking of world oil production will occur. [IEA and NPC reports]
“Even if you agree with a given forecast, you have to worry about the real possibility of significant divergence from it,” writes Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. How might he apply this to the peak oil issue?
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
The uncertain quest to clean up coal (audio)
CO2 capture and storage: the energy costs
Jeff Goodell: Big Coal’s dirty secrets (audio)
Coal and energy policy (audio)
The true cost of oil: $65 trillion a year?
Shell chairman Ollila works to recast company
Oil majors have bit more life in them yet
Schwarzenegger’s actions work against his tough talk
Al Gore:
Moving beyond Kyoto
Exxon Mobil: A proud oil giant comes to the climate change policy table
The American Petroleum Institute have funded a survey that reportedly shows a “fundamental lack of knowledge regarding energy demand and supplies”. Closer inspection suggests a distinct agenda behind the obvious flaws in the APIs twenty questions.
