Oil sands and shale – Dec 21
The cautious U.S. boom in oil shale
Oil sands key target for global energy players
Toxic waste left in wake of oil sands extraction
Oil
Autos – Dec 21
The Highwaymen – privatization of the roads
U.S. Interstate: A golden opportunity missed
Detroit: Misguided assault on autos won’t solve energy crisis
Ford’s new Super Duty trucks
The auto efficiency wedge
New Zealand’s response to Peak Oil
The New Zealand Sustainable Energy Forum has proposed a plan of action to help New Zealand respond to Peak Oil.
Peak Oil – Dec 18
Running on fumes
Legislation introduced to prepare SF for oil shortage
OPEC bulletin covers peak oil
Angolan oil output to peak in 2011 – bank
[Video] Portland peak oil task force interview
Peak blogs
TOD: Peak Oil Update – December 2006
Peak oil at the movies: Oil Crash & Crude Impact
Reviews of two recently released documentaries.
Exxon’s energy outlook – Dec 13
“By 2030, energy demand will increase by about 60% compared to 2000. …The global energy mix will look very similar 25 years from now. Oil, gas and coal will be predominant. Resources are adequate to support global demand growth.”
Oil and Iraq – Dec 13
PSAs and Iraqi oil
ISG report: Has the Empire really failed?
The Baker Boys: stay half the course
Russia – Dec 13
Russia gets tough on energy sales to Europe
U.S. senator urges use of NATO defense clause for energy
The KGB’S great power-grab
$20bn gas project seized by Russia
Peak oil – Dec 13
Coming soon – Escape from Suburbia!
Review – New Peak Oil Film “Crude Impact”
Interview with James Howard Kunstler
Elephants and quagmires: PO & the Bush denial
The foundations of peak-oil doomerism
The peak oil crisis: EIA — The greatest failure of them all?
By refusing to think, write, or warn about the realities facing this country’s energy supplies, they are doing a major disservice to the nation.
Peak Oil to Peak Gas is a short ride
While Peak Oil is grudgingly accepted, at least to the extent that ‘After Oil’ is a buzzword in corporate planning and political policymaking circles; Peak Gas is an almost entirely unheard of and unwelcome spectre.
Risks of exploiting low-quality sources of oil
Soaring oil prices and demands for energy security are boosting the attractiveness of low-quality sources of petroleum, such as tar sands and coal, at the risk of causing significant environmental damage and increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a new study.
