Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraw and the Future of the Dollar / World Watch: The Peaks and Valleys Of Oil Dependence / What’s wrong with the EIA Forecast / UK: Peak Oil and Aviation White Paper Disaster / North Slope oil decline leaves Alaskans somber / North Sea gas drying up faster than hoped / US: A winter fuel crisis could darken homes and factories / Italy: possible electricity blackouts due to gas shortage / UK: Gas-guzzling firms ask for cut-off compensation
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Arjun Murti, who roiled oil markets in March by saying crude may reach $105 a barrel, now says that may be conservative if the “peak oil” theory is right and world supplies are running out.
Thinking about both climate change and peak oil requires new thinking and new mechanisms. David Fleming’s “Energy and the Common Purpose” is an excellent example of new thinking in response to a new problem.
Buried underground in western Colorado
are a trillion tons of oil shale. For a century, men have tried and
tried again to unlock this energy source. But the rocks have proved
stubborn, promising much, delivering little.
Saudi Aramco plans to more than double the number of oil wells in the kingdom next year.
The Swedish Prime Minister, Göran Persson, has founded a non-political committee with the intent of making Sweden fossil fuel independent by 2020.
Why does the International Energy Agency ignore Peak Oil, and refuse to favour renewables? Swiss MP Rudolf Rechsteiner asks the hard questions.
In the wake of the continuing fuel shortage in South Africa, Minister of Minerals and Energy Lindiwe Hendricks has called for fuel companies operating in South Africa to reimburse motorists for the payments they receive for storing extra stocks of petrol and diesel, meaning the industry could face a collective payment of about R60-million.
Powering down in response to Peak Oil and Global Warming: Dr. Colin Campbell writes on the dawning of the Second Age of Oil / Torbjörn Lahti on The Natural Step / Richard Douthwaite on Peak Oil and Irish economics / Dr David Fleming warns that Peak Oil may be delayed / Nutrition and personal energy / More…
In the era of cheap and abundant oil GM and Ford dominated the top industries in both the US and the world. There are various reasons why these two companies are now in crisis, but here I will focus on how difficult it will be for them to recover.
Legislative Achievement or Management Fiasco?
Mr Cooke makes short work of the efforts of Congress before arguing for a dedicated institution to push conservation, efficiency, R&D, regulatory change, etc.
A study by Richard Douthwaite of FEASTA and Phoebe Bright of VividLogic recently looked at how peak oil would affect Ireland through the examination of four scenarios, Business as Usual, Enlightened Transition, Localisation and Fair Shares.
