Al Gore: we’re at or near peak oil
“We almost certainly are at or near what they call peak oil, defined as having recovered a majority of the oil reserves at a certain price, affordability range.”
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Has oil peaked?: Yes
The Texas oil industry knows all about peak oil, because we’ve already gone through it.
Implications of Fossil Fuel Dependence for the Food System
Our current industrialized food system is not sustainable due to it’s over dependence on non-renewable fossil fuel energy and it’s degradation of the natural systems on which it depends for its existence.
Canadaās oil sands will not prevent Peak Oil
Even in a very optimistic scenario Canadaās oil sands will not prevent Peak Oil. If a crash program were immediately implemented it may only barely offset the combined declining conventional crude oil production in Canada and the North Sea. (Study from Uppsala University, Sweden)
The G forces of energy insecurity
The foundation for a possible āPerfect Stormā is a combination of factors that have coalesced to achieve a paradigm shift from the pre- and post-Cold War period of energy security to a new long-term era of 21st century energy insecurity. These factors are “the G Forces of Energy Insecurity”: Growth, Geology, Geopolitics, Guerrillas, Global Warming & Green Energy.
Peak Oil – Jun 9
June ASPO newsletter available /
New book: Eating Fossil Fuels by Dale Allen Pfeiffer /
Mother Earth News: Declare energy independence /
Kunstler in Canada /
(Audio) Roger Blanchard on the Future of Global Oil Production /
Oil Geologist: Peak Oil is here /
Special Screenings of OilCrash documentary in Newport, NY and LA
Other Energy – Jun 9
South Africa’s bright future will have to be candle-lit /
Dutch giants told gas has run out /
Energy appetite remains hearty /
Greenspan: Oil prices starting to hurt economy /
U.S. survey shows support for renewables over nuclear /
Oil exploration, production spending rising-report
(Video) Megan Quinn: Peak Oil as opportunity
This is a short video interview of Megan Quinn, Outreach Director of The Community Solution. (Quicktime – 4MB)
Columbia, the gem of the oil patch
Andrew Carnegie profited handsomely from the Pennsylvania oil boom. It was, in many respects, the oil boom of Titusville that gave Carnegie his first real fortune, which he then leveraged into even greater wealth. (The Saga of Oil)
What can we learn from the oil field size distribution?
Applying the Parabolic Fractal Law to the UK field-by-field data set, we find that bringing smaller oilfields online will not make a significant difference in the amount of oil that will ultimately be pumped from the ground.
Total sees peak oil output around 2020
France’s Total estimates global oil production will peak around 2020 if output growth continues at current levels and has advised governments to cool demand to avoid a supply crunch, its chief executive said.
Is Our Collective Oil Dependence an Addiction? Your Thoughts Pleaseā¦
What we can learn from innovative approaches to addiction that might prove to be useful tools for weaning communities off oil?
