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Oil industry – Dec 2

December 15, 2020December 2, 2007 by Staff

Fire shuts key Canada-U.S. pipeline
Big Gav on shale oil
Massive Canadian oilfield could be exploited using new system (THAI)

Our medical system: it’s time to face peak oil

December 15, 2020December 2, 2007 by Dan Bednarz

Medical executives center their attention on “cost, quality and coverage” while considering rising energy prices, especially oil, a minor concern. This is a colossal misjudgment of medicine’s dependence on fossil fuels and the fact that the “hydrocarbon era” is entering its final stages.

Surfing the ultimate peak

December 15, 2020December 1, 2007 by David Strahan

The image of a surfer chasing a tanker illustrates perfectly the oil-dependence of the sport as a whole. It is the definition of a free ride.

Living the diesel shortages in China

December 15, 2020December 1, 2007 by Dave DuByne

Trucks are lining up in their hundreds at three stations in Chongqing, China, in the hopes of getting 40 litres of fuel. In this city of 10 million, only those three are still selling diesel. This may be an economics-induced dress rehearsal of the reality that will face the rest of the world in the post-peak oil universe.

Hey Bubba, where you going with that oil?

December 15, 2020November 30, 2007 by Kelpie Wilson

Will military action against Iran work to secure oil for US interests? In order to answer this question, it must be put into the context of peak oil.

The peak oil crisis: revolt of the teapots

December 15, 2020November 29, 2007 by Tom Whipple

Oil shortages in China may be only weeks or months away from becoming shortages in other places— perhaps even at your favorite gas station.

Lifeboat time

December 15, 2020November 29, 2007 by John Michael Greer

Recent news stories point to the real possibility that a wave of crises of the kind predicted by the theory of catabolic collapse may be imminent. Can we afford to wait until the window of opportunity for constructive action closes?