Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Peak oil spells the end of civilization. Runaway greenhouse spells the end of humanity. This is my latest attempt at standup tragedy, to steal a line from Derrick Jensen.
(Talk by a conservation biologist to an August 17 conference of students of public health.)
How to get a pipeline built (tutorial)
Running out of roughnecks
Big Oil sees Gulf of Mexico as pricey but accessible
Carnegie Mellon researchers question investing in LNG
New method of extracting heavy oil: Toe to heel air injection (THAI)
Peak oil theater: Flamingo/Winnebago
News from TOD Canada
ODAC News
Destination Earth – delightful 1956 oil propaganda cartoon
Archdruid: Uncharted Waters
The end of traffic jams?
Trinidad: Peak oil- less government revenue
ODAC News
Petroleum Symposium at University of Chicago
Peak oil war game
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– China’s Economy
– Russian Exports
– Energy Briefs
Facing the Hard Truths About Energy is perplexing, even schizophrenic. In maddening fashion, it blends numerous cautions about the “accumulating risks” to global oil and gas production with repeated, rosy reassurances that we “aren’t running out,” as if anyone said we were.
UN warns fuel price hikes could worsen Myanmar’s economic situation
Zimbabwe economy in free fall
The gasoline crisis in Iran
If you think the government’s response to Katrina was inept, brace yourself for peak oil.
Tar sands: The oil junkie’s last fix
Factoring sustainability into Alberta’s tar sands project
Current global challenges and alternative energy futures for South Africa
Energy grades and historic economic growth
Energy news round-up from Canada
A tipping point in Saudi Arabia
In Iran, living in the moment
Why Iraqis oppose U.S.-backed oil law
Iraq oil minister says gunmen kidnap his deputy
UAE to cut oil production for rig maintenance
