US military must stop using oil in 30 years, defense think tank says
US military must stop using oil in 30 years, a defense think tank says. But their path for achieving this is unbelievable.
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Energy Security: an annotated military/security bibliography (2010 update)
The following is a selected list of studies of various aspects of energy security (including peak oil) which have either been conducted by members of the military/security research community, or which raise issues with direct military/security relevance.
What happened when the oil ran out
Transition was no longer a local initiative or a movement — it had become a way of life. The world had become much smaller again, as globalization abruptly ended and society once again began to revolve around local communities. We had prepared. We lived in a paradise. We were small enough to be agile. We had an exceptional citizenry, with extraordinary talents, knowledge and creativity. And we had each other.
The next oil price shock — an update
Having done some analysis, I’ve decided to postpone my projection for the next oil price shock. I have moved the date from 2012 ± 1 year to 2013 ± 1 year. The change reflects my view that there will not be a price spike in 2011.
ASPO-USA conference Oct. 7 – 9: agenda now available
ASPO-USA’s 6th Annual Peak Oil Conference will honor its traditional core focus with a full agenda and world-class speakers who understand the global peak oil energy crisis and its complex socioeconomic and geopolitical impacts. (Registration is still open.)
A great future is in store for us when we take the power
Richard Heinberg came to Kalamazoo recently and his talk was the first peak oil discussion I’ve heard that didn’t discourage and depress me. Actually, I felt both inspired and energized to help create the next major era in our world’s history.
Could peak oil save the human species?
When Guy McPherson discovered peak oil, it became a cause for optimism, not pessimism.
Peak oil & coal – Sept 26
– Canada helps create an oil sands world (Brace for a global ‘age of tough oil.’)
– South Africa is nearing peak coal, say scientists
– Peak oil interview with Robert Rapier
– Chicken Little updated for the Age of Peak Oil and Climate Change (criticism of Charles Maxwell)
Oil dependence and Cuba
We [in Cuba] have indeed implemented a mass campaign to conserve energy, but I don’t believe that there exists a deep change in our policies or mentality in this same sense.
ODAC Newsletter – Sep 24
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has given the strongest indication yet that the coalition government is actually considering the possible impacts of peak oil. “We will have a world where there may be lots of shocks, we may well have oil price rises which are similar to the ones that we had in the 1970s, a doubling”, he told a fringe meeting of the Lib Dem conference…
Peak oil notes – Sept 23
A midweek roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Developments this week
Book review: Peak of the Devil
Chip Haynes, longtime online peak oil writer, has taken the unusual step of creating a beginner’s guide, broken down into 101 chapters of between 400 and 500 words. With at least one cheesy gag in each chapter.
