Peak oil and supplies – March 7
Jeffrey Brown and the net oil exports crisis
OPEC: World will pay for low oil prices by 2013
The price of oil: if it’s broken, why not fix it?
Oil
ODAC Newsletter – 6 Mar
Weekly round up from a UK perspective.
United States – March 6
US Treasury secretary attacks oil, gas tax breaks
Limbaugh vs. the Front Porch
I’m Captain Asphalt
Climate & environment – March 6
Global warming is a global emergency
Copenhagen And Beyond: Climate Change Is An Emergency
Industry leaders denying climate change, says UK science minister
Deep thought – March 5
Lessons from the Collapse of the USSR (Orlov video)
British historian Mark Jones on the world crisis
The Free Nature Movement
Nate Hagens – On Credit, Depletion, Energy Nationalization – Radio Interview
Peak Oil Notes – March 5
A mid-week update, including:
-Prices and production
The Peak Oil Crisis: Oil in the Great Recession
It appears there are least two possible scenarios that could play out in the months ahead. Either demand holds up to a level at which OPEC can control the situation and we have higher prices, or the Great Recession causes demand for oil to simply melt due to lack of economic activity and declining incomes.
The 2008 oil price spike and the airline industry
In July 2008, the price of crude oil reached an historical high level of US$147 per barrel. However, as a consequence of falling demand over the following six months, the price declined by well over 60%. This article examines the causes behind the oil price spike, which has become a serious commercial threat to many airlines.
Peak oil & prices – March 5
TOD: Saudi Arabia’s Crude Oil Production Peaked in 2005
IEA says oil capacity crunch looms at end of 2013
Where Is Oil Production Headed?: An Adverse Scenario
Oil producers running out of storage space
Number of Rigs Drilling for Natural Gas in U.S. Drops to 5-Year Low
Deep thought – March 3
Towards a Scale-Free Energy Policy
Bright Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Gray: The New Environmental Spectrum
The World of Tomorrow 1 The Old Future
Rethinking Energy: conservation, curtailment, efficiency and appropriate technology
Energy is first and foremost a demand issue- how much do we need and for what ?- and yet the majority of public debate on the issue is to do with finding new sources of supply so as to allow industrial growth to continue.
Peak Oil Review – Mar 2
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
– Production and prices
– Obama’s budget
– Briefs
