Peak oil notes – July 9
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Reining in Speculation
Oil
Peak oil, prices, and supplies – July 8
The Fed and peak oil
Swings in Price of Oil Hobble Forecasting
The Wealthy World at its ‘oil break point’
MuseLetter 206 – June 2009 (French translation)
Ce mois-ci, la Museletter réunit deux articles qui partagent un thème commun : l’Humanité est-elle capable de réaliser les changements nécessaires au sauvetage de la planète et par la même occasion à son propre sauvetage ?
United States – July 8
In Mother Russia, She’s 1st Lady of Gardening
Why Jimmy Carter’s Malaise Speech Is More Relevant than Ever
The Film Big Coal Does Not Want You to See
Solutions & sustainability – July 7
California’s green dream
Reframing Recession Fears to Conscious Consumerism
Costa Rica is World’s Greenest, Happiest Country
Web & media – July 7
Chat with a peak oil screenwriter
Two pop thinkers and their fight about zero
Former oil analyst Lundberg on Exxon’s continuing to fund climate skeptics
Economics – July 7
Russia, India Question Dollar Reliance Before Summit
“Free” vs. Peak Oil
The Elusive Green Economy
Peak oil review – July 6
A weekly review including:
– Production and Prices
– The Iraqi auction – success or failure?
– Briefs
Peak oil & prices & supplies – July 6
Another perspective on peak oil: Oil patch merger specialist Adam Waterous
Book Review: Blackout by Richard Heinberg
Peak oil v home-made jam
Flashing Lights on the Console: Albert Bates and Heinberg podcast
Conflict – July 6
Thirty contestants, only one winner in the Iraqi oil licence gameshow
Eager to Tap Iraq’s Vast Oil Reserves, Industry Execs Suggested Invasion
The unemployment timebomb is quietly ticking
Interview: Hungary—“Where we went wrong”
Peak Oil Day
We are now approaching the first-year anniversary of Peak Oil Day. Where are we now? The global economy is in tatters, yet oil prices have recovered somewhat (they’re now about half what they were in July 2008). World energy consumption is down, world trade is down, the airline industry is shrinking, and most of the world’s automakers are on life support.
Grains and how we get them – July 12
This post talks about a seldom-mentioned aspect of local sustainable food production: how do we get our carbs? Local and urban fruit and veg production is all very well and needs to be encouraged, but as East Anglia Food Link Coordinator Tully Wakeman says, “…fruit and veg supplies only about 10% of our calories”. How and where our grains are grown, and how they can be sustainably transported and processed form the crux of this issue.
