Peak oil & prices – Oct 9
Say Goodbye to Peak Oil
Meeting the Energy Challenge-Heinberg & Darley (video and audio)
Oil Prices in 2009 – two views
US oil production at lowest level since 1946-gov’t
Energy Infrastructure
Energy industry – Oct 8
Electric Utilities Unlikely to Spend
Coal Seam Gas Producers – The New Masters Of The Universe?
Energy’s Future in Latin America
United Kingdom & Europe – Oct 8
End use of fossil fuels in 20 years, UK warned
First council since Second World War set up to look at food security
EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears
Dirty coal power hit by Euro vote
Peak Oil Notes – Oct 2
Mid-week update including:
– Waiting for Congress
– Shortages
ASPO VII in Barcelona
The program for the upcoming VII Annual International ASPO Conference is now available.
ODAC Newsletter – Sept 26
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
Solutions & sustainability – Sept 23
New system could help avert collapse of fisheries
Peak climate (audio) Part 1 is Dr. Peter Ward on past extinctions & violent climate change, Part 2 is Julian Darley, founder of the Post Carbon Institute, on how to live past the energy crisis
Isle of plenty
Peak Oil Review – September 22
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Oil and the financial crisis
– Gasoline shortages
– War in Nigeria
– Briefs
America’s Achilles Heel: A Tale of Two Gulfs
Americans may have a vulnerable Achilles heel made up of two gulfs: the Gulf of Mexico and the Persian Gulf .
This paper will look at how hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico, and a selection of other world events in the Persian Gulf, could turn off the oil spigot and bring the USA to a critical standstill, highlighting the urgency for the development of a different civilization, free of addiction to massive doses of oil.
Urban design & energy use – Sept 18
An engineer examines a town’s energy future
The carbon footprint of research at Caltech
Visit low-carbon Honolulu, only 2,500 miles away!
Physicists: Energy efficiency crucial
Eliminating wasted energy from automobiles, homes and businesses is equivalent to tapping a hidden energy reserve that will help the United States improve its energy security and reduce global warming, an American Physical Society (APS) study panel concluded in a major report released today.
Peak Oil Notes – September 11
A mid week update including:
– Hurricanes, OPEC and prices
– IEA’s Monthly Oil Report