The peak oil crisis: Virginia’s energy plan
From the peak oil perspective, the major flaw in Virginia’s new energy plan is the timing which speaks of goals in decades when the real problems may be months away.
Oil
Geopolitics – Sept 20
Big oil’s waiting game over Iraq’s reserves
After Iraq, no one should bank on cheap oil
Greenspan: Euro gains as reserve choice
Interview with Chris Cook, inventor of the Iran oil bourse
Peak oil – Sept 20
Senior oilman Gareth Roberts on peak oil
T. Boone Pickens declines to predict oil prices
Kurt Cobb: The trouble with predictions
NPC presents “Hard Truth” study to California Energy Commission
Energy and nation – Sept 20
Interview: Top Iraq oilman Thamir Ghadhban
The vision of Venezuela’s National Oil Company
Energy CEOs call for Canadian national policy
Coal industry asks Washington for handouts
The fuel merchants of Zimbabwe (smuggling)
Living on the edge: OPEC spare capacity
These high prices are exactly what you would expect if the world is closing in on the peak of world oil production. Consumers would be well-advised to change their behavior before events do it for them.
Peak oil – Sept 19
World Energy Council predicts oil peak in 10-20 years
Transcript of James Schlesinger interview
ASPO conference – 2nd morning, 1st afternoon
Economic impact of peak oil (1): a flashback
New Queensland Sustainability Minister on the future with less oil
Solving Fermi’s Paradox
In the context of current debates about how to maintain the onward march of technological progress, it may be worth revisiting a logical paradox half a century old that casts doubt on whether unlimited technological progress is possible at all.
Peak oil – Sept 18
Irish energy minister says oil rationing “common sense”
Oil to reach $100 a barrel ‘next year’
ASPO conference – first morning
Australian journalist on politics & PO
Elite learn about energy realities
Movie review: Energy Crossroads
Peak Oil Review – September 17th, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Recession
– Mexico
– In the Congress
– Energy Briefs
Peak oil – Sept 17
Interview at ASPO with James Schlesinger: “We are all peakists now”
An unlikely Paul Revere (Lee Raymond of Exxon)
Feb. Hirsch report on recent PO forecasts
Peak energy discussion panel
Peak oil on Hong Kong radio
Stanford prof:
The truth about reservoirs, drilling and cheap oil
Tar sands, oil shale – Sept 17
Experts debate oil shale’s future
Water for oil shale could complicate things
How Canada went from 21st to 2nd in world’s oil reserves
Tar sands: the oil junkie’s last fix
Alberta: The Saudi-Arabia of the North?
“The 11th Hour” and Generation Z
Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary The 11th Hour is a valuable film and everyone who can get to a theater should go and see it. A more personal treatment of the same ground can be found in What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire.
