Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Chief UK scientist backs nuclear power revival /
Feuding over the origins of fossil fuels /
Bio-fuel hopes for palm oil are overstated /
Outgoing German environment minister: consign atomic energy to the past /
Expert lambastes Canada’s massive oil sands play /
Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source /
Governor Schweitzer, I have a few questions for you about coal /
Why oil intensity changed in the US economy
Sudan war ends, conflict over oil continues /
Iran ‘has proof’ of British role in bombings /
Reenergize America – a Democratic blueprint for energy /
Daily Kos a hotbed of peak-think /
Despite big profits, oil seeks special help /
Violence, politics muddy Iraq’s oil future /
Chavez and Chirac affirm ‘common vision’ /
Imperial candor on US and oilfields /
The new US ‘oil imperialism’ /
Arctic map vanishes, and oil area expands /
Oil-drilling blues for the coasts
Tompkins County Relocalization Project / The End of Cheap Oil / Exxon Sell-Off Underlines Oil Market Muddle / Peak oil and sustainability at SF Green Festival Nov 5-6 / Does peak oil signal the end?
North Sea oil production has ‘peaked’ and is now declining. The same will happen soon to global supplies. John Vidal and Ian Sample examine the potential consequences of a worldwide shortage of fossil fuels.
Second part of The Ecologist series on Peak Oil detailing the impacts on food production in the UK. Note that this version is published on the American International Automobile Dealers Assoc. website!!
Citizen groups urge U.S. Congress to address PO / The new energy mercantilism / Residents bracing for an oil crisis / Roscoe Bartlett leads Republican faction in US Congress / Henry Groppe discusses peak oil, share price / ‘Dangerous’ Matt Simmons’ terrifying world of peak politics
Energy, ethanol and greenhouse / Brazil’s gas consumption to triple by 2010 / Nothing green about Blair’s nuclear dream / Wood stoves back in vogue ahead of costly winter / Benefits of coal touted at Montana energy conference / India’s fast breeder nuclear reactor is 20 years old / A 30 000 MW Wind Farm in Canada?
Gripping update on the invaluable Megaprojects listing by the Petroleum Review: “…The world has now reached the point where the volumes lost to depletion are much larger than the levels of likely new demand. This means total increments required (new demand plus depletion) are running at around 7%/y, while the largest supply increments in 2006 and 2007 are contributing 3.6% and 3.5%”.(pdf)
Australia capable of building ‘energy freeway’ to China / China may Emerge as World Top Wind Power / PR co. interviews Ford’s director of sustainable business strategies / TOD’s Staniford listens to Montana’s Gov. Schweitzer / Montana Energy Conference / Canada – a fuels paradise / Californians get vote on energy policy / US Gas Bill will raise profits not lower prices / Remembering 18.9-cent gas / Is America’s Oil Age Already Waning?
USA TODAY – Has oil peaked? / Canada – The plan is… there is no plan / Financial planner promoting powerdown? / Kunstler – The NY Times and suburbia / Fossil fuels are here to stay, says expert
We will begin the transition to the next major sources of energy, perhaps before midcentury, as production from conventional oil reservoirs, according to central-tendency scenarios of the U.S. Department of Energy, is projected to peak. … Nonetheless, the transition will take time. We, and the rest of the world, doubtless will have to live with the geopolitical and other uncertainties of the oil markets for some time to come.
Waiting for the lights to go out /
“When Technology Fails” (self-reliance and planetary survival) /
South Africa & the oil price crisis /
Rep. Bartlett to speak Monday /
Why oil prices are high and why we don’t care /
The house of cards /
Heinberg interview on KBOO
