Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Kunstler has provided us with an incredibly well-written depiction of the demise of civilization and what that has already begun to mean and will mean for all of us and for future generations.
The obvious way to deal with the oncoming impact of peak oil is to find a way to produce more energy. as with so many obvious solutions, though, this one has a sting in its tail.
Oil hits $108 on pipeline blast
Seeking supply: Al Husseini interview
Hofmeister on Charlie Rose – ugly mood about energy prices?
ASPO hopes for a PO caucus in Mass.
Peak oil “Civil Defense Manual” for BC
Peak oil? Consider it solved
Mich. PO conference spkr deadline Mar 31
Signs of an economic meltdown are springing up all around us. The U.S. is almost certainly in a recession now, but the worst is yet to come.
Over the next year we’re going to learn a lot about global oil demand and prices.
We live in a finite world, and we are reaching limits in many ways – easy to extract oil is being exhausted, fresh water is in increasingly short supply, and climate change caused by human activity is becoming more of an issue. Because of these constraints, it is likely that economic growth will stagnate and eventually decline. [Transcript of a talk]
Ice shrink in Arctic sea may attract oil firms
Antarctic ice shelf collapses
Land deal could open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil
Bangladesh fighting back against climate domination by rich nations
Swiss-Iran energy deal angers U.S.
Iraq oil animation from populist Hightower
China building a multi-ethnic empire in the west
Chinese fuel shortages spreading to big cities
White House sets long view on oil
Make oil a public utility
Into the economic abyss
Truckers ‘going broke’ and threatening to strike
‘You’re working for gas now’
Oil firms ‘in liquidation,’ says Simmons
Yergin and Hubbert on same side in ’79
Jamais Cascio: Peak oil vs. global warming
Krassimir Petrov talk: Fundamentals of PO
The slide in Mexico continues
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– A Week to Remember
– Decoupling
– Diesel
– Energy Briefs
