Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
A coming world that’s ‘a whole lot smaller’ (Jeff Rubin’s new book)
Raymond James: Don’t ‘underestimate’ oil’s coming 1980s-style down cycle
Why oil shortages may cause price decreases, rather than increases
The race to harness hydrates
Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age
Byron King: Buckle your seat belts — investment earthquake in the energy sector ahead
A maverick’s message on oil (Jeff Rubin)
Plateau theory drives Total to oil sands
Brain power can meet the energy crisis
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Nigeria
-IEA lowers demand
-A changing LGN story
-Briefs
At the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston two weeks ago, the top issues revolved around policy questions more than technology, such as drilling the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and climate change legislation. I saw little in the way of progress, however.
“Swesif”, Sweden’s Forum for Sustainable Investment, had invited me to a symposium on “Tar sands – an ethical pitfall?” The reason for the discussion on tar sands is that Norway’s Statoil is going to invest huge amounts into the tar sands and Swedish pension funds are investors in Statoil. My task was to describe the role of Canada’s tar sands in the global energy system and to discuss the significance of tar sands for global energy supply.
Book review: On Borrowed Time? Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion
Letter in Science on Hubbert linearization
Kjell to speak on peak oil in Sydney
Are we moving towards a new oil crisis?
The slavery of oil
Barack Obama’s key climate bill hit by $45m PR campaign
Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More
Deb Doncaster at CPFO talks about Ontario’s Green Energy and Economy Act (audio)
Report: Climate change will bring big problems for small number of countries
Moscow warns of future energy wars
King Abdullah of Jordan’s ultimatum: peace now or it’s war next year
Pipelineistan goes Af-Pak
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Peak Oil or Climate Change: Which Is Most Urgent?
On American Sustainability – Anatomy of Societal Collapse
Global Citizenship- Opportunities for Change
The ‘Process’ of Rebuilding a Local Food Economy
Michael Pollan Dishes out Advice on Healthful Eating
How should we eat to ensure a sustainable future?
There is No Box: Big Ideas About Urban Agriculture and Local Food Systems
Working hard to live simply
K-5 curriculum for the post-carbon era
Local Living Economies – Protecting What We Love
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