Stabbing the beast
The two civilisation destroying situations we face are peak oil and climate change.
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7 things everyone knows about energy that just ain’t so (2013 Edition)
Mark Twain once said, "It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so." And, there are many, many things that the public and policymakers know for sure about energy that just ain’t so.
Former BP geologist: peak oil is here and it will ‘break economies’
Industry expert warns of grim future of ‘recession’ driven ‘resource wars’ at University College London lecture.
Peak oil review – December 23
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, The EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Apocalypse 2012: The one-year anniversary of Nothing Happened Day
The modern world has made us more susceptible to superstition in other ways; when we spend most of our time staring at glowing rectangles rather than living in the real world…
Richard Heinberg: Puerto Rico in a world in transition
Richard Heinberg presenting at Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) Puerto Rico.
6 ways to become more miserable about climate change and peak oil!
There’s plenty of reason for anyone to be depressed these days. Yet, somehow, some people still manage to keep calm and carry on.
The future of oil supply
This special edition from the Royal Society provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective on the ‘peak oil’ debate and reflects a range of views. Ultimately, it reminds us that the wolf did eventually appear – and that it would be wise to prepare.
Peak oil review – Nov 25
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
What Happened to the Future?
Improbably, the global economy has returned to growth over the past four years despite the ravages of a deflationary debt collapse, a punishing oil shock, ongoing constraint from debt and deleveraging, and stagnant global wages.
Peak Oil Review – 18 November 2013
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, Middle East and North Africa, China reforms, World Energy Outlook, The Briefs
The Peak Oil Crisis: So, Why is Gasoline So Cheap?
There are many zigs and zags, twists and turns, and unintended consequences along the path to higher priced and scarce oil.
