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Sweden reneges on oil independency invests in "green" vehicle technology research
Posted by stevehinton, July 21, 2006, 10:40 amTeaser: Once again Sweden, the first nation to proclaim its intention to become oil independent, acts disappointingly in a way far removed from what many believed were its true intentions. As repo... (read more)
ASPO-5 LIVE - Blog to Cover International Peak Oil and Gas Conference in Pisa, Italy
Posted by Christina, July 18, 2006, 10:51 amTeaser: For those who can’t make the trip to Pisa for this year’s international Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO), the next best thing could be a visit to ASPO-5 ... (read more)
Important words from the centre of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline debate
Posted by laurabird, July 10, 2006, 4:45 pmTeaser: Words from Justice Berger himself on his return to the Mackenzie Valley, and the looking back on the Berger Inquiry, featured on The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. (read more)
Big Oil on Trial
Posted by tara, July 6, 2006, 10:06 amBody: This article asks "What role did Talisman Energy play in the Sudan slaughter?" Click here for full story. (read more)
Citizen's Toolkit
Posted by ellenb, July 5, 2006, 4:55 pmBody: The Powerdown Project is working on a Citizen's Toolkit, a step-by-step manual, with best practice examples, on how to effectively navigate municipal government in relationship to shortages i... (read more)
Ten U.S. Cities Best Prepared for an Oil Crisis
Posted by tara, June 26, 2006, 1:18 pmBody: SustainLane has ranked the largest 50 U.S. cities based on recent city commute practices, metro area public transportation, sprawl, traffic congestion, local food and wireless network access... (read more)
Is the bridge to energy independence paved in black?
Posted by laurabird, June 23, 2006, 11:05 amTeaser: The New York Times printed an article today (Our Black Future) on how the coal industry intends to address the global energy and climate change predicament through turning coal into liquid... (read more)
Do you know where your candidates stand on climate change?
Posted by laurabonenfant, June 23, 2006, 10:18 amTeaser: In the Grist Magazine, Ross Gelbspan discusses climate change and the response in the US congress. (read more)
Program cultivates a new crop of gardeners.
Posted by Frances Oommen, June 23, 2006, 10:15 amAuthor, Affiliation, Date: Laura Jean Grant, Cape Breton Post, Sydney NS 19 June 2006 Teaser: Children grow their own vegetables as part of Green Thumb Kids program. (read more)
Megaproject analysis explained by Chris Skrebowski
Posted by laurabird, June 21, 2006, 11:35 amTeaser: Chris Skrebowski is the editor of the UK Petroleum Review. Most famously he tracks oil production capacity growth from large projects scheduled to come online in the near future, and compar... (read more)
Quebec unveils carbon tax
Posted by tara, June 16, 2006, 5:34 pmAuthor, Affiliation, Date: Globe and Mail Teaser: Quebec plans to adopt tough vehicle emissions standards and will become the first province to levy a "carbon tax" on oil and gas co... (read more)
World's Largest Laundromat runs on solar power
Posted by tara, June 12, 2006, 11:31 amBody: Clean and Green Laundry! Click here for the soapy details... (read more)
World's Largest Laundromat runs on solar power
Posted by tara, June 12, 2006, 11:24 amBody: Green laundry! Click here for full story. Url: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1548&ncid=1548&e=7&u=/afp/20060606/lf_afp/afplifestyleus_060606144252 (read more)
New Edition of ‘The Oil Age’ Poster Released
Posted by Christina, June 9, 2006, 5:01 pmTeaser: Updated chart features latest peak oil projections, new data on coal and natural gas; “it’s superb” says leading petroleum expert. (read more)
Saudi Oil declining
Posted by laurabird, June 9, 2006, 10:45 amBody: Saudi oil is often cited as the great potential source in meeting growing global demand, but experts increasingly warn that Saudi Arabia may not even be able to maintain current production. ... (read more)
June edition of InMotion; Eugene's pro-bike/alternative transport newsletter
Posted by Sundog, June 6, 2006, 11:44 pmTeaser: another way of showing that Eugene is a world-class biking city! (read more)
Interesting News Stories:
Posted by laurabonenfant, June 5, 2006, 10:09 amTeaser: More news for first week of June (read more)
Top Headlines: First week of June
Posted by laurabonenfant, June 5, 2006, 9:59 amTeaser: check out these news links: Top Stories for the First Week of June (read more)
Post-oil era cargo delivery in Canadian coastal community
Posted by Christina, June 2, 2006, 10:52 amTeaser: Tom Forthington is perhaps the first local business who is prepared to cater to an oil-free Clayoquot Sound. The Tofino resident recently launched the Kyoto Rangers, a kayak courier servi... (read more)
Bush Energy Plan Whacks Conservation
Posted by laurabird, June 1, 2006, 9:59 amTeaser: Re-printed by EnergyBulletin, this article offers perspective on how cutting funding for energy efficiency programs certainly costs governments more money, and costs everyone in other ways... (read more)
Wind Power and Municipal Action
Posted by laurabonenfant, May 31, 2006, 12:55 pmBody: The briefing from World Watch Renewables 2005: Global Status Report is interesting, it explains why the UK lags behind Germany and Denmark in the use of wind-power. Also, click here ... (read more)
Julian Darley and Richard Heinberg heard by leaders in California
Posted by laurabird, May 30, 2006, 4:25 pmTeaser: An unprecedented regional "Energy Vulnerability Summit" organized exclusively for local elected and appointed officials from San Francisco's North Bay was held on May 19th at the Community... (read more)
Alberta vows to introduce stiff emissions regulations
Posted by laurabird, May 28, 2006, 1:04 pmBody: Province won't meet its Kyoto targets, but says new laws will be toughest yetPATRICK BRETHOUR Globe and Mail May 27, 2005With a report from Canadian PressCALGARY -- Alberta says it will shor... (read more)
Toronto Star: Tory ethonol plan a waste of money - and energy
Posted by laurabird, May 24, 2006, 9:58 amBody: Tory ethanol plan waste of money — and energyToronto StarMay 24, 2006. 07:03 AMDAVID OLIVEWas Stephen Harper a corn farmer in a past life? You'd have to think so, given the t... (read more)
A post-peak vision of local planning in Hamilton, Ontario
Posted by laurabird, May 23, 2006, 9:55 amBody: Dr. Richard Gilbert was commissioned by the city of Hamilton to report on the potential impacts of peak oil on Hamilton and its development strategy. His report was delivered April 28th this... (read more)
How to pass a peak oil resolution
Posted by laurabird, May 19, 2006, 9:36 amBody: Peak oil resolutions have been popping up in a number of leading-edge municipalities in recent months. San Francisco passed a peak oil resolution in April this year, Portland in May, and more... (read more)
Climate Change Accelerating: Scientists note stunning loss of Arctic ice, snow
Posted by laurabird, May 19, 2006, 8:43 amTeaser: Climatologists studying satellite weather maps say they're amazed and alarmed by how quickly spring is coming to the Arctic this year. (read more)
Harvard Med School Report: Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimentions
Posted by laurabird, May 17, 2006, 10:01 amBody: Financed by insurance company Swiss Re, the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard Medical School released its report, Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Econ... (read more)
Kinsale, Ireland, releases "Kinsale 2021: Energy Decent Action Plan"
Posted by laurabird, May 17, 2006, 9:48 amBody: This plan was produced at Kinsale Further Education College by Rob Hopkins and the college’s second year students, and was, as far as we know, the first attempt by a community to design... (read more)
Pembina Institute's report: Climate Change, Kyoto and the New Federal Government: Concerns and Expectations
Posted by laurabird, May 16, 2006, 9:39 amBody: April 2006.Climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities is among the world’s most pressing global issues – and has been recognized as such by nati... (read more)
Nuclear Power vs Carbon Dioxide
Posted by laurabird, May 15, 2006, 11:16 amBody: In the paper "Nuclear Power : the energy balance" by J.W. Storm and P. Smith (2005) download here, the authors calculate that with high quality ores, the CO2 produced by the full nu... (read more)
Institute of Science in Society releases 'Which Energy?' report (2006)
Posted by laurabird, May 15, 2006, 9:30 amBody: The Institute of Science in Society has released a new report entitled, 'Which Energy?'. The report uses life cycle analysis to compare nuclear energy, biofuels, wind, solar, wastes, food &am... (read more)
The oil sands sweepstakes
Posted by laurabird, May 13, 2006, 4:43 pmTeaser: To understand the latest surge in the oil sands boom, break out your favourite Three Stooges flick. (read more)
'Beyond Peak' Announces Peak Oil Scenario Winners
Posted by laurabonenfant, May 12, 2006, 10:39 amTeaser: BeyondPeak.com,a guide to living sustainably with Peak Oil and economic collapse, announces the winners of its First Annual "WhoKnows? Things Might Get Better" Peak Oil Scenario Competition... (read more)
Ottawa wants Kyoto Softened
Posted by laurabird, May 12, 2006, 9:56 amTeaser: OTTAWA -- In its first official statement to the world on climate change, the Conservative government has signalled it is willing to keep Canada in the Kyoto Protocol after 2012, but only i... (read more)
Biofuels sector firing on all cylinders as oil soars
Posted by tara, May 11, 2006, 4:47 pmBody: INTEREST in the biofuels sector due to rising fuel prices is continuing to rise...click here for more. (read more)
Hurricane season to hit early this year, predicted to be active
Posted by laurabird, May 11, 2006, 11:03 amBody: Hurricane season is almost upon us and there are a few important points to note about the coming season. Forecasters are predicting the hurricane season to begin early this year, debatab... (read more)
Community survival during the coming energy decline
Posted by laurabird, May 10, 2006, 2:18 pmTeaser: See Julian Darley, Richard Heinberg and others featured in Communities Magazine's coverage of community survival during the coming energy decline. (read more)
Welcome to our new site!
Posted by laurabonenfant, May 4, 2006, 10:16 amBody: Post Carbon Institute would like to thank everyone for being so patient while we worked to upgrade our main site. Much thanks to our tech team Zoe Neill-St. Clair and Mack Hardy for your tire... (read more)
Bush tries to head off panic over petrol prices
Posted by Christina, May 3, 2006, 5:32 pmTeaser: President George Bush, facing a summer of revolt from a nation that believes fiercely in its right to affordable petrol, yesterday unveiled plans to try to stop a rapid rise in prices at t... (read more)
Can We Use Fear as a Motivator for Change?
Posted by seandeau, March 30, 2006, 6:40 pmBy Rob Hopkins I gave a talk in Kingsbridge in Devon on Sunday, the sequel to a screening of The End of Suburbia that my friend Naresh presented last week. I began my talk by asking how many people th... (read more)
Sermon: “Living At The Peak
Posted by seandeau, March 30, 2006, 6:37 pmRev. Lisa Friedman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato February 26, 2006 Readings from Beyond the Peak by Richard Heinberg (read more)
My Saudi Arabian Breakfast
Posted by seandeau, March 28, 2006, 9:22 pmBy Chad Heeter Please join me for breakfast. It's time to fuel up again. (read more)
Manure Power and Sustainability
Posted by seandeau, March 27, 2006, 12:23 pmBy James T. Caldwell Ph.D. (read more)
"Oil Crash: The End of the World As We Know It" - WORLD PREMIERE AT SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
Posted by seandeau, March 3, 2006, 4:46 pmA film millions of years in the making, directed by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack (read more)
LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO THE ENERGY DILEMMA: International Experts to Set Out Local Responses at NYC Conference– April 27–29, 2006
Posted by seandeau, March 3, 2006, 11:40 amOver 30 leading experts in energy, agriculture, economics, engineering, geology, politics, and sustainability will gather during the final week of April to address the local impact of what is viewed t... (read more)
Beyond Peak Announces Peak Oil Scenario Competition
Posted by seandeau, February 24, 2006, 4:37 pmBeyondPeak.com, a guide to living sustainably with Peak Oil and economic collapse, announces its First Annual "Who Knows? Things Might Get Better" Peak Oil Scenario Competition. (read more)
National Academies' Advisory: Trends in Oil Supply and Demand
Posted by seandeau, February 22, 2006, 11:27 amThe National Academies' National Research Council held a workshop in October 2005 in Washington, D.C. to discuss trends in oil supply and demand, the potential for global production of conventional oi... (read more)
Regional Localization Networking Conference - April 7-9, 2006
Posted by seandeau, February 15, 2006, 2:34 pmImproving and coordinating the efforts of groups working towards sustainable, localized economies is the focus of a conference to be held in Willits, CA from April 7-9, 2006. (read more)
The Permanent Energy Crisis
Posted by seandeau, February 12, 2006, 12:41 pmBy Michael T. Klare February 10, 2006 President Bush's State of the Union comment that the United States is "addicted to oil" can be read as pure political opportunism... (read more)
ENERGY: Bush Didn't Mean It Literally
Posted by seandeau, February 7, 2006, 4:22 pmFrom the American Progress Action Fund, Progress Report dated February 2, 2006: President Bush's admission this week that America is "addicted to oil" has received much attention, and for good reason.... (read more)
Most Greek land becoming arid
Posted by ahazelwood, February 6, 2006, 4:53 pmAuthor, Affiliation, Date: eKatherimini, 4 February 2006 Teaser: An overwhelming 84 percent of Greece’s land is at risk of desertification and another 8 percent is already arid but is being... (read more)
Local Energy - Local Currency - Local Power
Posted by seandeau, February 1, 2006, 10:26 amBy Rob Hopkins 26 January 2006 ...As the 'Hands' part of the Head, Heart and Hands approach I am developing towards the response to peak oil, I am exploring structures and mechanisms that we can devel... (read more)
Public Health in a Post-Petroleum World
Posted by seandeau, January 27, 2006, 5:07 pmBy G. Daniel Bednarz, PhD The world is near the point where half of all its readily usable petroleum has been consumed. Beyond this plateau looms a bellcurve-shaped decline into the middle decades of ... (read more)
Two Myths that Keep the World Poor
Posted by seandeau, January 13, 2006, 1:27 pmBy Vandana Shiva Ode Magazine Global poverty is a hot topic right now. But anyone serious about ending it needs to understand the true causes, argues Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva. (read more)
Energy Security and the Future of Canada
Posted by seandeau, January 10, 2006, 8:02 pmBy Jeff Berg Here we Canadians are in the middle of a national election and yet not one of our political parties is speaking word one to us about energy security. (read more)
Peak Oil And The Politics Of Global Solutions
Posted by seandeau, January 9, 2006, 3:14 pmBy Gareth Doutch 7 January 2006 As people become aware of sustainability issues (and especially with peak oil) they almost immediately begin to look at reducing the fossil fuel dependence in their liv... (read more)
The Four Horsemen of Industrial Society: War, Over-Population, Climate Change & Peak Oil by Shephard Bliss
Posted by seandeau, January 5, 2006, 5:42 pmGiven my firm belief in free will and choice, I think that we can influence history, even individually, so I do not subscribe to a deterministic or apocalyptic view. We are not doomed, unless we remai... (read more)
Flood Causes $150,000 in Damages to the Solar Living Institute
Posted by seandeau, January 5, 2006, 12:07 pmAs you may already know, the Solar Living Center in Hopland, California, was hit by the worst flood in the area in over 50 years on Dec. 31. While fortunately, our interns were able to be boat-rescue... (read more)
Starving for Change: The Necessity of a New Agricultural System
Posted by seandeau, December 20, 2005, 4:12 pmBy Trent Rhode, Currents of Awareness, Dec 18 2005 Most of our modern cities are patch-works of pavement strewn together haphazardly in accordance with the manufactured necessities of commuters to com... (read more)
One Man’s Notes on the ASPO-USA First World Oil Conference By Chris Nelder
Posted by seandeau, December 20, 2005, 3:24 pmASPO-USA First World Oil Conference Nov 10-11, 2005 Denver, Colorado (read more)
Energy: The End of Cheap Oil
Posted by seandeau, December 19, 2005, 4:53 pmBy Daniel Leeming Ontario Planning Journal The issue of energy has been looming like a storm cloud on the horizon for over 30 years. North American society's understanding of energy supply and demand ... (read more)
Open Letter to Worldwatch
Posted by seandeau, December 19, 2005, 4:39 pmI'm sure you've seen World Watch's Jan/Feb. magazine. http://worldwatch.org/ We took exceptional exception to this article... So, I wrote this Letter to the Editor. (read more)
Zen and the Art of Happiness
Posted by seandeau, December 19, 2005, 4:32 pmBy Stephan Herrera Ode Magazine The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan pursues happiness as a political goal. Ode pays a visit to the place that may turn everything we know about economic development on ... (read more)
The Global Housing Boom: In come the waves
Posted by seandeau, December 15, 2005, 11:07 amThe Economist June 16, 2005 The worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble in history. Prepare for the economic pain when it pops (read more)
Climate Change Expert’s New Book on Oil Depletion By Shepherd Bliss
Posted by seandeau, December 12, 2005, 12:08 pmBritish geologist Jeremy Leggett’s first book “The Carbon War (read more)
“If It Looks Like a Peak Oil Cartoon and It Smells Like a Peak Oil Cartoon...
Posted by seandeau, December 5, 2005, 11:44 amA Cartoon by Tom Tomorrow (read more)
Free Market Would Never Pick Sprawl
Posted by seandeau, December 5, 2005, 11:14 amBy Jay Bookman The Atlanta Journal-Constitution There are two kinds of people: Us and them. And where the line falls between the two depends entirely on context. (read more)
ASPO-USA Denver Conference Report (Friday)
Posted by seandeau, December 2, 2005, 10:53 amBy Stuart Staniford "Here's my report on the second day of the ASPO-USA conference, which was absolutely superb - even better than the first day." (read more)
The Greenhouse Diet
Posted by seandeau, December 2, 2005, 10:37 amBy David Seaborg Earth Island Journal You may be familiar with the dangers of climate disruption as a result of human-induced increases of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosp... (read more)
Youth Declaration from the Montreal Youth Summit
Posted by seandeau, November 29, 2005, 2:30 pmOur Climate, Our Challenge, Our Future – International Youth Declaration, Montréal 2005 (read more)
From 'Peak Oil' to 'Transition One'
Posted by seandeau, November 28, 2005, 6:20 pmBy A. M. Samsam Bakhtiari In my humble opinion, we should now have reached 'Peak Oil'. So, it is high time to close this critical chapter in the history of international oil industry and bid the might... (read more)
From Nuclear Arms Race to the Race to Build Ecocities
Posted by seandeau, November 28, 2005, 6:10 pmby Doctress Neutopia In the article, “British to Help China build Eco-cities, (read more)
Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan
Posted by seandeau, November 28, 2005, 5:15 pmNow you can download your own copy of the audio for free! (read more)
Can the Environmental Movement Regain its Moxie?
Posted by seandeau, November 28, 2005, 11:39 amToday only 30% of Americans say they support the goals of environmentalists. Most people rate jobs and the economy as far more important than protecting nature. Is there a way to bridge the gap, to pr... (read more)
The Obsolescent Village Reborn
Posted by ahazelwood, November 17, 2005, 2:55 pmAFTER A GREAT DEAL of study and travel, I have become convinced that the villages of the world may be one of the last lines of resistance in preserving our planet. There are more than two million vill... (read more)
Taking Up Catastrophic Climate Change
Posted by seandeau, November 14, 2005, 12:25 pmBy Ted Glick How do activists become activists? How do they choose what issue or issues to work on? And how do they decide to change focus and work on a new one, perhaps continuing with the old issue(... (read more)
2005 Accomplishments
Posted by mackh, November 9, 2005, 12:19 pmPost Carbon: Plan for Peak (read more)
"No Exit" - Cartoon by Andy Singer
Posted by seandeau, November 9, 2005, 11:34 amLink to Original (read more)
The Natural Gas Cliff
Posted by seandeau, November 9, 2005, 11:34 amDale Allen Pfeiffer Dale Pfeiffer's Blog October 26, 2005 The situation for natural gas differs from the situation for oil, but it is not any brighter... (read more)
Raise the Hammer: Suburbia Project
Posted by seandeau, November 2, 2005, 1:15 pmSix articles from Raise the Hammer regarding the future of the suburbs. (read more)
Money Should Work for Us, Not the Other Way Around by Jurriaan Kamp
Posted by seandeau, November 1, 2005, 1:55 pmWhat is money? Do we need more of it to solve some of the world’s problems? Or is money the cause of them? Ex-banker Bernard Lietaer thinks the latter is the case. And he has the solution: a new kin... (read more)
The Industry: Gastronomics
Posted by seandeau, November 1, 2005, 12:48 pmBy Matt Lee and Ted Lee The New York Times 30 October 2005 The rise of fuel prices over the last year seems to have had little effect on how much we pay for food. That pint of raspberries imported on ... (read more)
A Way Out of Iraq: Relocalize Economic Life
Posted by seandeau, November 1, 2005, 12:17 pmAny lingering delusions about the nobility of the Iraq War were shattered in late October with former State Dept. Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson's admission that the Bush team had seriously conside... (read more)
Powering Down America: Local Government's Role in the Transition to a Post-Petroleum World
Posted by seandeau, October 25, 2005, 1:37 pm- By Jennifer Bresee and David Room, Global Public Media Global Public Media is conducting a series of interviews with political leaders worldwide who are concerned about peak oil and who advocate imm... (read more)
Wilma, Katrina, and Rita are Three of the Top Six Largest Hurricanes of All Time
Posted by seandeau, October 25, 2005, 12:18 pmStuart Staniford from The Oil Drum provides a handy one-paragraph-long roundup of evidence on global warming... (read more)
Agriculture facing its own Katrina
Posted by ahazelwood, October 23, 2005, 10:19 amJimmy Westerfeld, Texas Agriculture, 21 October 2005 Agriculture today is facing a major catastrophe not experienced since the Dust Bowl days of the Great Depression. Based on expert economic projecti... (read more)
International Energy Agency Confronts "Peak Oil": Part 1
Posted by seandeau, October 19, 2005, 10:11 amAdam Porter, Resource Investor, 3 October 2005 The International Energy Agency (IEA) report, “Resources to Reserves: Oil & Gas Technologies for the Energy Markets of the Future, (read more)
Six Republican House Members Urge Immediate U.S. Response to a Looming Energy Crisis: Global Peak Oil
Posted by seandeau, October 18, 2005, 5:31 pmPress Release, 18 October 2005 Washington, D.C. - On October 17, 2005, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett led a group of six Republican colleagues, including the Chairmen of the Intelligence and Science Comm... (read more)
Issue #8: October 2005
Posted by julian darley, October 17, 2005, 5:52 pmBody: Having trouble receiving our e-mail? Try adding us (members@postcarbon.org) to your Address Book. You can also see this and previous newsletters in the Newsletter Archive, at http://www.pos... (read more)
Renewable Energy: Too Little, Too Late
Posted by seandeau, October 14, 2005, 3:30 pmMichael Kane, Guerilla News Network, 12 October 2005 Big Renewables cannot replace Big Oil. In fact, Big Renewables IS Big Oil (read more)
Water and Wind as Dance Partners and the Warming Globe
Posted by Shepherd Bliss, October 14, 2005, 2:09 pmWith increased competition for both oil and water looming, it would be wise to gather a few friends in one's neighborhood and figure out how to live more simply and conserve our diminishing resources ... (read more)
Peak Oil discussions at Bioneers Conference 2005
Posted by seandeau, October 5, 2005, 3:38 pmA group of Peak Oil activists will be at Bioneers this weekend in Marin. We have organized two lunch- time discussions at which all are welcome, at The Gathering Tent outside the main rooms. On Sat.... (read more)
Around the world are have-cars, have-nots. In China, villagers fight back, attack autos
Posted by ahazelwood, October 3, 2005, 8:20 amPhilip J. Cunningham, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 October 2005 Beijing -- The world is quickly being split into two hostile camps: those with cars, and those without. Nowhere is this division more appa... (read more)
Chard on the Green? S.F. in a post-oil future. Imagine shelves bare because of gas prices
Posted by ahazelwood, October 3, 2005, 8:17 amTim Holt, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 October 2005 Acres of chard and lettuce in Golden Gate Park? The Marina Green with community gardens? Wind turbines on top of the Bank of America Building? Welcome... (read more)
Rita ravages oil production in the Gulf
Posted by ahazelwood, October 1, 2005, 9:48 amSteve Quinn, Associated Press, 29 September 2005 Oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico suffered a devasting blow from Hurricane Rita, potentially worse than damage from Katrina. (read more)
The Peak Oil Crisis: Congressman Bartlett's Conference
Posted by ahazelwood, October 1, 2005, 9:35 amTom Whipple, 29 September 2005 Of the 535 members of Congress, it seems that only one, Roscoe Bartlett of western Maryland, fully appreciates the nature and seriousness of the impending peak oil crisi... (read more)
Ticket Prices Slashed for Peak Oil Conference in NYC (Press Release)
Posted by ahazelwood, September 30, 2005, 6:15 pmPress Release, 29 September 2005 In the interest of accommodating as many interested people as possible, ticket prices for the Peak Oil conference, "Petrocollapse," to take place in New York City, hav... (read more)
Ritawatch: Tracking the impact of Hurricane Rita on Oil and Gas
Posted by dahveed, September 30, 2005, 8:26 am(read more)
Rita may have damaged more oil rigs than Katrina
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 9:57 amSteve Qunn, Associated Press, 28 September 2005 DALLAS - Hurricane Rita may have caused more damage to rigs and platforms than any Gulf of Mexico storm - even its formidable predecessor Katrina, oil a... (read more)
Oil reserves are double previous estimates, says Saudi
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 9:31 amSaeed Shah, The Independent UK, 28 September 2005 Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer, and Exxon Mobil, the largest oil company, yesterday declared that the world had decades' worth of oil to come,... (read more)
Rita damages Chevron platform, several rigs missing
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 9:28 amDeepa Babington, Reuters, 26 September 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Rita severely damaged a major offshore oil production platform and left several drilling rigs missing or aground off the Loui... (read more)
Hi-tech DIY to solve local problems
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 9:20 amClark Boyd, BBC, 27 September 2005 Of all the cool, futuristic machines featured on the television series Star Trek, the "replicator" was certainly one of the most useful. A character simply asked f... (read more)
Hurricane: Cover-up, Corruption Revealed in Major Media Articles
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 9:07 amFred Burks, WantToKnow.info, 27 September 2005 The media has done an admirable job of reporting on cover-up and corruption related to Hurricane Katrina and Rita. Below is a compilation of key excerpt... (read more)
Rita causes record damage to oil rigs
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 9:01 amCarola Hoyos, Sheila McNulty and Thomas Catan, Financial Tmes, 27 September 2005 Hurricane Rita has caused more damage to oil rigs than any other storm in history and will force companies to delay dri... (read more)
Oil shock may turn Sydney's home market into a shocker
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 8:40 amAlan Kohler, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 2005 It looks like the median Sydney house price has now fallen 10 per cent, which is starting to qualify as a hard landing, not soft. Up to the end o... (read more)
What to do in a failing civilization by David Delaney
Posted by ahazelwood, September 29, 2005, 8:14 amCan global civilization adapt successfully to degradation of the biosphere and depletion of fossil fuels? I argue that it cannot. Important elements of all constituent societies would have to be refo... (read more)
First Peak Oil Conference in New York City
Posted by ahazelwood, September 26, 2005, 10:14 amNew York (PRWEB), 23 September 2005 First Peak Oil Conference in New York City www.petrocollapse.org. James Howard Kunstler, (The Long Emergency,) Jan Lundberg (Culturechange.org,) Mike Ruppert (Fromt... (read more)
Arctic Folly
Posted by ahazelwood, September 24, 2005, 9:41 amJimmy Carter, Washington Post, 13 September 2005 Congress is about to make one of those big decisions that marks an era. Unless wiser heads prevail, it may do it badly -- making the wrong decision in ... (read more)
Natural gas at all-time high; oil atop $67: Fresh fears of Gulf disruptions overshadow OPEC
Posted by ahazelwood, September 19, 2005, 9:25 amMyra P. Saefong, MarketWatch, 19 September 2005 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural-gas futures closed at their highest level ever and crude-oil prices topped $67 a barrel Monday as weather forecas... (read more)
The new American experiment: No heart
Posted by ahazelwood, September 17, 2005, 7:55 pmNick Coleman, Star Tribune, 9 September 2005 Everyone is playing the blame game on Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, and we at the top end of the Mississippi River can join the fun by pointing finger... (read more)
When will oil start running out? Experts argue: now or 30 years away
Posted by ahazelwood, September 17, 2005, 7:52 pmGeorge Jahn, Associated Press, 17 September 2005 VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Fact: World oil production will peak someday, and supplies will start running out. But when will the tipping point come - in yea... (read more)
Global warming 'past the point of no return'
Posted by ahazelwood, September 17, 2005, 12:40 pmSteve Connor, The Independent, 16 September 2005 A record loss of sea ice in the Arctic this summer has convinced scientists that the northern hemisphere may have crossed a critical threshold beyond w... (read more)
Katrina oil spills may be among worst on record
Posted by ahazelwood, September 16, 2005, 2:34 pmJulian Borger in Washington and John Vidal, The Guardian, 16 September 2005 The oil pollution in the wake of Hurricane Katrina could be among the worst recorded in North America, officials trying to ... (read more)
Severe Hurricanes Increasing, Study Finds
Posted by ahazelwood, September 16, 2005, 2:30 pmJuliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 16 September 2005 A new study concludes that rising sea temperatures have been accompanied by a significant global increase in the most destructive hurricanes, adding... (read more)
Katrina + Oil Plateau = Crisis
Posted by ahazelwood, September 16, 2005, 12:03 pmHurricane Katrina's impact on U.S. oil production may be worse than initial reports. Refineries damaged, electricity offline, production shortages... is this leading to a national gas crisis? (read more)
Did global warming power Katrina?
Posted by ahazelwood, September 16, 2005, 10:40 amSpecial to World Science, 15 September 2005 A study to be published tomorrow provides striking new evidence linking giant hurricanes such as Katrina—which devastated the Gulf of Mexico last month—... (read more)
Petrotheism
Posted by ahazelwood, September 15, 2005, 3:37 pmPetrotheism by Mark Fiore (read more)
Energy experts skeptical about China's ambitious natural gas plans
Posted by ahazelwood, September 14, 2005, 9:33 amErik Dahl, Interfax China, 13 September 2005 With the international price of natural gas rising and the market tightening, energy industry insiders are skeptical about China's ability to dramatically ... (read more)
Full Committee Hearing - Global Oil Demand/ Gasoline Prices
Posted by ahazelwood, September 14, 2005, 9:27 amSenate Testimony, 6 September 2005 "The primary reason that we find ourselves with such limited spare capacity is because the record investment by the energy industry aimed at expanding oil production... (read more)
Report Highlights U.S. Vulnerability to Oil Shocks
Posted by ahazelwood, September 13, 2005, 9:13 amAmid high global oil and U.S. gasoline prices, a report released today by Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) and the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) demonstrates that the United State... (read more)
Seven Questions: The Future of Oil
Posted by ahazelwood, September 13, 2005, 6:56 amForeign Policy, September 2005 High gasoline prices have returned oil to the forefront of the national debate. Matthew Simmons, an energy industry investment banker, is a leading voice warning of “p... (read more)
Saudi oil shock ahead: Simmons pokes holes in image of unlimited Middle East oil; prepare for worst
Posted by ahazelwood, September 12, 2005, 9:23 amRose Ragsdale, Petroleum News, 11 September 2005 As Congress turns to legislation that could open a new era of Alaska Arctic oil production, one highly regarded energy analyst says he’s convinced th... (read more)
The waters are receding but Katrina might still unleash a nasty surprise
Posted by ahazelwood, September 12, 2005, 9:07 amNiall Ferguson, Telegraph UK, 12 September 2005 Like the irresistibly foul South Park, the spoof news magazine The Onion confirms that American humour is alive and, well, sick. "God Outdoes Terrorists... (read more)
NEW: Petroleum Man T-Shirt
Posted by ahazelwood, September 11, 2005, 1:44 pmWe have evolved into a new species. We are Petroleum Man. It is the blood of our modern world, so it is no coincidence that real blood would be spilled to control it. The new Petroleum Man T-Shirt co... (read more)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett One Hour Special Order Speech: Hurricane Katrina, Relief, Gas Prices and Peak Oil
Posted by ahazelwood, September 9, 2005, 1:13 pmRep. Roscoe Bartlett, 7 September 2005 I have been privileged to observe nearly 8 decades of life and I will tell you that this is the only time that I can remember that I was looking at television, c... (read more)
How to Survive - not depending on FEMA
Posted by ahazelwood, September 9, 2005, 8:07 amPam Stegner knows a lot about preparing for an emergency. After all, Mrs. Stegner, a former emergency medical technician in Collins, Mo., has been stockpiling for years now. To take care of her fami... (read more)
Robert Atack: New Zealand's OilCrash Man
Posted by ahazelwood, September 5, 2005, 12:03 pm"I started looking into peak oil about 6 years ago, after about 3 months of reading articles by geologists and X oil company employees, I emailed Jeanette Fitzsimons as the leader of the Green party t... (read more)
On Why High IQ Fails Us, The Freakonomics of Peak Oil, and Horse Breeding, Manhattan Style.
Posted by ahazelwood, September 5, 2005, 10:06 amI find myself in a very strange situation. Everywhere I look I see very smart people expressing confident opinions about some future developments of various large and small-scale financial and economi... (read more)
The Petrocollapse Conference NYC, October 5 2005
Posted by ahazelwood, August 29, 2005, 2:05 pmAs oil prices rise and crude oil supplies and refined products strain to keep up with demand, the public remains in the dark about the vast array of consequences of the looming crisis known as Peak O... (read more)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Peak Oil Energy Conference in Frederick, Maryland
Posted by ahazelwood, August 27, 2005, 10:19 amThis is a first for a US Congresman. Please give your support by attending or calling the Congressman's office at 202-225-2721 to voice your support. The conference's purpose is to promote awareness o... (read more)
Beyond Oil II - 2 CD Set now available
Posted by ahazelwood, August 26, 2005, 6:19 pm$23 Speakers: Richard Heinberg & Joanna Macy Producer : Sue Supriano, California. Celebrated authors, Joanna Macy and Richard Heinberg, headline an evening presented by the East Bay Post Carb... (read more)
The Hundred-Mile Diet Goes North
Posted by ahazelwood, August 25, 2005, 6:38 pmAlisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon write about their attempt to eat well on the Hundred-Mile Diet. For one year they will only buy food and drink for home consumption that was produced within 100 miles of... (read more)
BBC Poll: Has oil production peaked?
Posted by ahazelwood, August 25, 2005, 10:30 amAdd your comments on the BBC Talking Point form. OPEC Secretary General Dr Shihab-Eldin may answer your question in Talking Point, broadcast on the BBC at 1406GMT on Sunday 28 August. Feel free to men... (read more)
How to Find and Finance a Farm
Posted by ahazelwood, August 23, 2005, 1:25 pmAlthough locating a suitable homestead and obtaining reasonable purchase arrangements may seem difficult, it definitely is possible for almost anyone with a little cash and a steady income to buy a fa... (read more)
Colin Campbell presentation, Edinburgh Peak Oil Conference, April 2005
Posted by ahazelwood, August 23, 2005, 12:50 pmWatch, listen and learn from Colin Campbell's presentation at the Edinburgh Peak Oil conference from April 2005. This is a 45minute long, 7mb flashmedia file mixing the powerpoint slides with the aud... (read more)
The Breaking Point
Posted by ahazelwood, August 22, 2005, 10:14 amPeter Maass, New York Times, 21 August 2005 In the past several years, the gap between demand and supply, once considerable, has steadily narrowed, and today is almost negligible. The consequences of ... (read more)
Post Carbon Oil Age Poster Now Available
Posted by ahazelwood, August 17, 2005, 7:56 amDetail from the Oil Age poster. Click for 800x635, 120k. Rob Bracken and Dave Menninger of San Francisco Post Carbon have developed a full color poster that traces the history of the Oil Age from its... (read more)
Ecological Collapse, Trauma Theory and Permaculture
Posted by ahazelwood, August 16, 2005, 1:51 pmBoth permaculture design and research into the nature of psychological trauma were born out of a need to heal. A comparison of the two fields demonstrates an intrinsic similarity between the principle... (read more)
Path To Freedom Peak Oil Survey
Posted by ahazelwood, August 11, 2005, 2:24 pmWhat are your thoughts on peak oil, will man and technology find a way around this looming crisis? Path to Freedom would like to know what your opinions are on this vital topic. They will be conducti... (read more)
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Mid-Summer Review
Posted by Milton Ariail, July 28, 2005, 10:41 pmhttp://www.fcnp.com/521/peakoil.htm Tom Whipple, Fall Church News-Press, 28 July 2005 The world has never been to peak oil before so we may not immediately recognize what we are seeing. A few months b... (read more)
ODOT'S PEAK AT THE FUTURE: State report forecasts the end of cheap oil - and it could be soon.
Posted by Milton Ariail, July 28, 2005, 9:48 pmhttp://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6550 Adrian Chen, Willamette Week, 27 July 2005 In theory, there are few things less terrifying than an Oregon Department of Transportation report detailing a pilo... (read more)
New documentary: PEAK OIL - imposed by Nature
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 9:35 pmBody: Please go to www.troposdoc.com to order this DVD. Production Company: TROPOS DOKUMENTAR, Oslo, NorwayProducer / Director / Cameraman:Amund Prestegard, 52, Norwegian. Experienced in all as... (read more)
Chevron C.E.O. Announces "the era of easy oil is over"
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 9:33 pm& Launches a Media Campaign & Website to Address Peak Oil Download PDF of Full Statement By Chevron C.E.O. David J. O'Reilly The Chevron Corporation is preparing to truly push the debate abou... (read more)
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Discusses Peak Oil with President Bush at the White House
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 9:32 pmRead Press Release Congressman Roscoe Bartlett met with President George W. Bush at the White House on June 29 for an extensive discussion about peak oil--the end of cheap oil. Congressman Bartlett de... (read more)
Site of the Week
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 9:31 pmSurviving Peak Oil Grassroots Ideas To Survive From The Wilderness Science Editor Dale Alan Pfeiffer created this site to solicite advice from experts and from anyone who might have suggestions as to ... (read more)
Quote of the Week
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 9:29 pm"Energy will be one of the defining issues of this century. One thing is clear; the era of easy oil is over...We can wait until a crisis forces us to do something. Or we can commit to working together... (read more)
San Francisco ranked top on sustainability in study
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 9:24 pmSee Results In November 2004, SustainLane began to take a look at 25 US cities across 12 major categories, to measure their relative levels of sustainability, and in the process create the most compre... (read more)
Arkansas' Real Welfare Queen
Posted by Milton Ariail, July 28, 2005, 6:36 pmhttp://www.alternet.org/story/23688/ Doug Monroe, Creative Loafing, 26 July 2005 In Georgia, there are already 93 Wal-Mart Supercenters and 19 regular-sized Wal-Marts. So why do the boys in Bentonvill... (read more)
Peak Oil Principal Savages Oil Majors' "Profits from Scarcity"
Posted by dahveed, July 28, 2005, 6:00 pmhttp://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=11575 Adam Porter, Resource Investor, 25 July 2005 Dr. Colin Campbell, founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO), has criticis... (read more)
Norwegian Production Tumbles Against IEA Predictions
Posted by dahveed, July 27, 2005, 9:54 pmhttp://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=11506 Adam Porter, Resource Investor, 21 July 2005 North Sea production could show its largest fall ever this year as Norwegian production has tumbled... (read more)
Could a Chinese Peak Derail the Global Economy?
Posted by dahveed, July 27, 2005, 9:52 pmhttp://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=11426 Adam Porter, Resource Investor, 18 July 2005 OPEC’s latest monthly report underlines bearish trading sentiments surrounding China. In what has... (read more)
Go with the slow
Posted by Milton Ariail, July 24, 2005, 11:26 pmhttp://www.odemagazine.com/article.php?aID=3919 Marco Visscher, Ode, July 2005 Life doesn’t always have to be about rush, rush, rush. Many people are discovering slow as the answer to the superficia... (read more)
Indonesia and the U.K. have gone from net oil exporters to net oil importers.
Posted by Milton Ariail, July 21, 2005, 6:30 pmNorway is showing a huge year over year decline of 20%, which is a mix of natural depletion and shutdowns due to maintenance of offshore fields. Mexico is showing a 1% year over year decline, principa... (read more)
