Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
What does a modern, productive food system without fossil fuels look like and how might we get there? In this episode of The Reality Report, host Jason Bradford speaks with Michael Bomford of Kentucky State University. Mike discusses his research on the energy and labor inputs of different farming methods…
We need a stable oil price – but we’re at the mercy of Opec
Peak coal, global warming policy and exponential math
Rising oil prices will buy off democracy
How much oil is in the arctic?
A weekly roundup of Peak oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-China
-US imports
-Briefs
Australia’s new Energy White Paper will be crucial in dealing prudently and effectively with the immense challenges facing Australia as the era of cheap energy and the economic system based upon it comes to an end. We are now in the early stages of an unprecedented economic failure – the terminal decline and probable collapse of global Capitalism.
Aleklett in Australia
Unconventional sources promise rich natural gas harvest
Is it time to buy oil?
Rally in oil prices may be running on empty, but oh, what a ride!
‘We are fighting for our lives and our dignity’
Heinberg on resource conflicts and the Peru oil standoff
Fighting over oil and water (oil shale)
The coming U.S.-Saudi fight over “energy independence”
Magnificent! From belugas in the Arctic to skyscrapers in Dubai. From glaciers in Himalayas to devastated Easter Island. The images of the Earth captured from above are breathtaking.
If you are familiar with author and ecopsychologist Carolyn Baker’s previous work, you know she makes no apologies for the doomer stance she developed since becoming aware of “the invasion and occupation of Iraq, Peak Oil, a fraudulent 2004 election, global warming, and at this writing, what appears to be full-blown economic meltdown.”
BPs annual Statistical Review of World Energy for 2009, its 58th, was published this week, a collection of valuable statistics accompanied by press briefings and the regular anodyne platitude.
A weekly update from a UK perspective, including Guest Commentary.
Klare: It’s Official — The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over
BP: The centre of gravity in the global energy market has changed and we need to wake up
Oil Heading to $40; Natural Gas Better Bet: Analyst
Jason Bradford: A Message to the Nearly Converted
Profiting from Scarcity
A Review of Neil Jackson’s Photo Essay “Conflict”
