Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
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.
Industry expert warns of grim future of ‘recession’ driven ‘resource wars’ at University College London lecture.
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.
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 presenting at Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) Puerto Rico.
There’s plenty of reason for anyone to be depressed these days. Yet, somehow, some people still manage to keep calm and carry on.
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.
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
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.
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, Middle East and North Africa, China reforms, World Energy Outlook, The Briefs
There are many zigs and zags, twists and turns, and unintended consequences along the path to higher priced and scarce oil.
•Light tight oil does not diminish the importance of Middle East supply, IEA says in latest World Energy Outlook •IEA warns of future oil supply crunch •Oil crumps: Libya, Iraq ‘pay the price for chaotic Western intervention’ •North Dakota’s Salty Fracked Wells Drink More Water to Keep Oil Flowing •Alabama Oil-Train Derailment Raises Questions About Crude Shipment Safety
