Land, art, and signals from the edge
We know that emerging issues are emerging because they have a social form. Art gives us clues about the changing meanings of the future.
Oil
A ‘watershed month for the truth about peak oil’
Recent weeks have seen an explosion of information on peak oil – everywhere it seems except in the mainstream media. It may be in the business sections, but not the news pages.
When the U.S. energy secretary spoke of “peak oil” …
… He was referring to the arguments of ASPO that we have already reached peak oil.
Pentagon alert from … 2008: “Towards a “severe energy crisis”
Two years ago the Defense Department announced a major oil shock for 2015, and nobody noticed.
Peak oil review – Mar 19
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Prices and production
-Isolating Iran
-Defense turns pessimistic
-Energy stat of the week
-Briefs
Commentary: Debunking Peak Demand
The notion of ‘peak demand’ is often invoked to suggest that the US or global economy is somehow less in need of affordable oil today or that Americans are simply finding car ownership passé. But is this really the case? Are we weaning ourselves from dependence on oil? The statistics paint a more nuanced story.
Natural Gas Boom Gets Put On Hold
I’m sure many of you are aware that there’s been an enormous amount of hype accompanying the coming Shale Gas Revolution.
Deep thought – Apr 18
– Joe [Bageant], why did you crap out on us?
– The global war on tribes
– Guy McPherson: Surveying the field and charting a course
– “Space, Oil and Capital” (book)
– The index of life
Forever and a day
Talk with many green technology advocates and you might get the impression that we have forever and a day to make the transition from an unsustainable society to a sustainable one. But the most critical question is how much time we have to make the transition. A fully equipped hospital with on-duty surgeons and staff may be the ideal technology for a critically injured patient. But they mean little to such a patient if we are in the position of having to build the hospital and train the surgeons and staff before administering treatment.
The future of capitalism – profits and growth
Growth is only possible when energy flow is increasing. It is pretty simple really. When energy flow is increasing in each subsequent time period it is possible to increase the amount of work devoted to increasing the asset base of society. Alternatively, if the energy flow is decreasing…
ODAC Newsletter – Apr 16
“By 2012, surplus oil production capacity could entirely disappear, and as early as 2015, the shortfall in output could reach nearly 10 MBD.” Such is the summary not of ODAC, ITPOES or ASPO, but of the United States Joint Forces Command…
Peak oil news – Apr 15
A midweek roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Prices and production
-International Energy Agency
