The Fight of Our Time: Bill McKibben’s Thought Bubble
The fossil fuel industry is quickly destroying the planet, and making the fight to protect our future increasingly challenging as industry lobbying, and unabated growth continues…
Natural Gas
Shale gas – Aug 9
-Study links Texas earthquakes to drilling disposal wells
-Fracking poses risk to water systems, research suggests: U.S. study
-China Drills Into Shale Gas, Targeting Huge Reserves Amid Challenges
-Shale Gas And The Overhyping Of Its CO2 Reductions
-A ‘War on Shale Gas’?
Profiteers of Climate Change in the Arctic
Seventy percent of the Arctic’s natural gas reserves are thought to be on Russian territory. It’s no wonder then that Russia is particularly active in the Arctic at the moment. Last year a deal was announced between Rosneft, Russia’s largest state petroleum company, and ExxonMobil to extract petroleum and gas in the Arctic. Billions are to be invested in these projects over the coming years. Jonas Grätz is convinced: “Russia is one of the major winners from the situation in the Arctic.” Grätz is a scientist at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich and has just published an analysis of the conflict potential in the region.
Peak oil review – August 6
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the global economy
-The Middle East
-India’s power grid
-Kurdistan
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
ODAC Newsletter – Aug 3
US oil and gas reserves grew faster than at any time in the past 35 years according to figures released this week by the EIA. The numbers are for 2010 with the increase credited to fracking technology and high oil prices leading to more exploration and development. While the report will be used to provide further confirmation of a new era of energy abundance, there is growing evidence that the realities when it comes to actual production are not as rosy…
Shale oil and gas – Aug 2
-Analyst: Calif. shale oil field results disappoint
-Drought strains U.S. oil production
-Gas liquids bloodbath brings shale pain to oil market
Shale gas – Aug 1
-Big Oil and Gas industry writing down billions in U.S. shale gas assets
-EPA finds remaining water safe in famous fracking town
-Shale gas drilling depths argue against Pennsylvania’s Marcellus
-The Real Story Behind the Fracking Debate
Peak oil review – July 30
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the global economy
-Middle East
-The Eurozone
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
A mountain-top take on the “flood of oil supply”
If Montana is a microcosm of the world, one message to glean is that we are not in the midst of a decades-long flood of oil supply in the United States, as many suggest. Instead, the red lights are blinking across the exuberant U.S. oil patch.
ODAC Newsletter – July 27
Lower oil and US gas prices saw Q2 profits down at most of the oil majors, though Exxon recorded another record quarterly profit of $15.9 billion due to asset sales…
Shale gas – July 25
-Frackers Fund University Research That Proves Their Case
-Doing Some Math on Fracking Propaganda
-Industry money and questionable ethics contaminate UT Austin fracking study
-Nationwide Mutual Declines to Cover Fracking
-U.S. calls New York anti-drilling lawsuit premature
Peak oil review – July 23
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the global economy
-Middle East in turmoil
-The drought worsens
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
