Peak oil & prices – Oct 9
Say Goodbye to Peak Oil
Meeting the Energy Challenge-Heinberg & Darley (video and audio)
Oil Prices in 2009 – two views
US oil production at lowest level since 1946-gov’t
Oil
United Kingdom & Europe- Oct 9
Next 20 years will see rapid changes – Ireland’s Sargent
Scottish councils urged to get into peak oil practice
New deal offers an alternative to global fatalism
Energy industry – Oct 8
Electric Utilities Unlikely to Spend
Coal Seam Gas Producers – The New Masters Of The Universe?
Energy’s Future in Latin America
United Kingdom & Europe – Oct 8
End use of fossil fuels in 20 years, UK warned
First council since Second World War set up to look at food security
EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears
Dirty coal power hit by Euro vote
Transport – Oct 8
This green subsidy for car makers is just a disguised corporate bail-out
Saving gas, beyond the car
Carrying Copenhagen: the wonders of the cargo bike
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 8
The futureproofers
Rural communities best equipped to cope with climate change: UN report
World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience – Growing the Wealth of the Poor
Natural healing
Palin’s folly
Like the other petrostates of the world, Alaska has no Plan B to fall back on when its endowment of fossil fuels is no longer sufficient to support a state government in the style to which it is accustomed.
Peak Oil – Oct 6
“Heading Out” on ASPO-USA Sacramento
The Oil Drum honored at ASPO-USA Sacramento
Peak oil and retirement
United States & Canada – Oct 6
NYT’s Friedman discusses solutions to world’s climate, energy, and population problems (video & transcript)
Politics of drilling, financial bailout heading into elections (video & transcript)
Fukuyama: The Fall of America, Inc.
Ok, Now What?
Atlanta Q&A: Why gasoline supplies went south
Transport – Oct 6
How Can We Cut Our Energy Use for Commuting?
How Low-Carbon Can You Go: The Transportation Ranking
As international airfares soar, Americans stay in USA
United Kingdom & Europe- Oct 6
Marrying energy demand and supply
Back to the Dark Ages: National Grid raises the spectre of blackouts this winter
Europe faces the challenges ahead
Peak oil, bailout bunk, and the coming recession
If, as seems likely, the omnibus financial bailout does little good and the world goes into a prolonged recession, then we probably are on the peak/plateau of world oil production right now. Demand will drop, production will be slowed, and new multi-billion dollar oil projects that are not already well underway will be delayed or cancelled due to lack of demand or capital to pay for them.
