Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Oil and gas production data are unreliable and the UN should oblige every country to publish true, updated and complete data on energy. This is especially important for fossils fuels, which are a gift to humanity, alas, sadly soon to be reduced because of energy supply constraints.
The derailment and explosion of a shale oil train in Canada highlights desperate attempts by refineries along the US/Canada East coast to offset the conventional oil peak of Atlantic basin producers who traditionally supplied them with Brent type crude.
•Study raises new concern about earthquakes and fracking fluids •OPEC Output Drops 1.2 Percent on Libya-Led Disruptions, IEA Says •Emerging nations to drive oil demand to a high, says IEA •The Issue is Trust, Not Pipelines vs. Railways •Unnatural Gas: How Government Made Fracking Profitable (and Left Renewables Behind) •Colorado joins in suit to knock down Longmont fracking ban •The shale gas revolution: is it already over? •A clear decision: Sydney water catchment fracking ruled out for now •The trend is against bribes—except in the US
No matter who is ruling Egypt and for how long, this country faces a crippling energy crunch…
•Peak oil’s death has been greatly exaggerated •A place where the peak oil crowd gathered is no more •Bible holds lessons for future of energy
•40 still missing in deadly Canada oil train crash •Quebec Disaster Spurs Rail-Versus-Pipelines Debate on Oil •Canadian train explosion rekindles oil pipeline versus train debate •Oil shipments by rail have increased 28,000 per cent since 2009 •Deadly Quebec Oil Train Disaster and Athabasca River Spill On Same Day as Tar Sands Healing Walk
Interview with Fred Pearce as detailed in his recent book: The Land Grabbers, followed by Gregor Macdonald about the global energy trends
This spring, I spent three weeks traveling around China and needless to say I, along with every other visitor, was impressed by the economic progress the Chinese have made.
•Big Oil’s Big Lies About Alternative •Peak Oil and the New Carbon Boom •Did Global Oil Consumption Slow in 2012? •Elephant in the room: How OPEC sets oil prices and limits carbon emissions
•Shale gas won’t stop peak oil, but could create an economic crisis •Oil giants could feel major pain should world get serious about reducing global temperatures •Why you should be cautious about the next oil boom forecast that you hear •Catastrophic Oil Spill Threat to Canadian River Basin •Climate experts weigh in on flood in the heart of oil country
The best place to start is with the development of the railroad industry, where misguided progressivism, corruption and statist mentalities almost totally destroyed what should be considered a crown jewel of the American free enterprise system.
Russia is at its 2nd and last oil peak. The easy oil is gone. The FSU export peak comes ahead of the production peak.
