Australia: McNamara predicts $2 a litre petrol for Christmas
Queensland MP Andrew McNamara predicts an oil price driven recession, in a story appearing in Queensland’s largest circulation newspaper, The Sunday Mail.
Oil
Peak oil – May 2
A battle for oil could set the world aflame /
Interview with co-author of Army Corps of Engineers report /
John Howe on “The End of Fossil Energy” /
Peak Oil for Saudi Arabia? /
Heading Out (The Oil Drum) and James Hamilton (Econbrowser) on the radio /
Kunstler: The end of the banquet /
ASPO-Portugal event May 8
Other energy – May 2
Natural gas economy is losing steam /
Hydrogen fuel far from ready for prime time /
Solar surprise: fed support for renewables R&D /
Oil companies won’t fish /
NYT: Ethanol’s promise
Voice of America on peak oil
If the “Peak Oil” theorists are right, vast patterns of social behavior may be about to change. [Peak oil writer Tom Whipple is interviewed – audio and transcript onlline]
Peak oil – Apr 30
Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma conference (Apr 27-29 NYC) /
Morning and Afternoon Wrapup /
Thursday morning /
Thursday afternoon /
Ruppert’s speech: ” The State of the Peak Oil Movement at the Cusp of Collapse” /
Addicted to Oil (audio from Intl Oil Summit) /
Fox News discovers Peak Oil
Peak oil – Apr 29
Hirsch and Bartlett peak oil presentation (audio) /
BBC Newsnight mentions peak oil /
Shock at oil prices: the more things change, the more they stay the same /
Julian Darley & Michael Lynch debate peak oil on Democracy Now
Peak oil – Apr 28
SF peak oil resolution – interviews /
Peak oil series by Joe Duarte /
Do Oil Reserves Tell Us Anything? /
Peak oil panic (libertarian view)
The politics of oil: the discourse must change
The leaders of both political parties are not only headed in the wrong direction with respect to gas prices, but also fundamentally misunderstand the factors behind the current situation at gasoline stations around the US. Governments should be focused on helping us cure our “addiction to oil.” The answer does not lie in lowering gas prices, which will only encourage people to drive more and further waste our valuable resources.
Peak oil – Apr 27
Gas prices: we’re to blame /
A socialist response to the massive rise in fuel prices /
Scientific American blog: An overdose of pessimism /
It ain’t just the oil you use, it’s the way that you use it /
WSJ Iran article supports theory of declining net export capability
Shortages Ahead?
Driving down the New Jersey Turnpike last Sunday, I encountered an unmistakable sign that gasoline problems are close. Every service plaza we passed from New York to Delaware had 100 or more cars waiting in line for gas.
New Zealand prime minister on peak oil
“[The price of oil] is causing concern in every county because everyone is on the receiving end of the same phenomenon, which is oil price is very high because probably we’re not too far short from peak production if we’re not already there.” (audio)
Peak oil – Apr 26
Candidate for governor of Maine runs on peak oil platform /
Kunstler: we’re past denial, now we’re bargaining /
Peak oil and peak gold /
The Oil Drum vs The Economist /
Updating oil price graphs
