Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The oil crisis is upon us. I hope to convince you that sharply curtailing our oil demand is the only and best way for Americans to negotiate the coming decade (2008-2018). To that end, I will construct three scenarios for you to consider in contemplating your future energy consumption.
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Many people, deep in their hearts, think that ecological disasters apply mostly to other people. But, of course, as Midwesterners are finding out right now, that’s not true.
Profit from the Peak – ‘every crisis contains the blueprint for its own solution’
Allianz interviews Robert Hirsch
Hirsch’s long view vs. Saudi’s short view
Oil, oil everywhere? Dr. Richard Pike
Dr Pike: on proved reserves, PO and carbon dioxide
Peak oil and the media – Vancouver conference July 12
Fox News: High petroleum prices = peak oil?
CNBC primer: peak oil
Saudis offer slight rise in production
Comments ahead of the oil summit
Former shepherd boy with power to pour oil on the world’s troubles
UK PM tries to persuade Opec to invest ‘oil shock’ trillions in West’s green energy revolution
Barrons: Price of oil may be peaking
NYT: Why is oil so high? Pick a view
OPEC and the soaring cost of oil
Chevron exec: What’s behind the energy crisis
Tiger in our tanks: Australia and oil price
Sustainable Energy – without the hot air (online book)
Heavyweight physics prof weighs into climate/energy scrap
Energy use turning point? (Economist editor)
Powering the Planet: CNBC special report
Air cargo: Maybe we just need more strict speculator controls
Oil summit to take on speculators
Former Saudi oil minister says world reaching third oil crisis
For years, our slowly sinking energy story has begged for a balanced, science-based energy policy. If drilling our brains out offshore – aka burning the furniture – is really part of the plan, for my kids’ sakes I would like to know what the hell we plan to do after that.
In this environment of high oil and natural gas prices, those who have a vested interest in drilling will naturally lobby for the right to do so. This really shouldn’t strike anyone as strange. What we should not do is base our energy policy on the outlandish pronouncements of industry players about the success they expect.
There is a growing recognition that the oil crisis is not going away anytime soon. You wouldn’t know that from listening to the Saudis. Here’s my general advice to all people, including the “experts” waiting for the results of the Jeddah summit: tune the Saudis out. We won’t be fooled again, but will you?
China shocks with 18 percent fuel price rise
Oil tumbles as China lifts subsidies
Q&A with Guy Caruso of EIA
Dearth of ships delays drilling of offshore oil
Energy sector has turned into a ‘bubble’
