Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
I have had 37 years in the oil industry. I was CEO of a large company for the last 16 years and I have just retired. … I would make the following observations: there are virtually no unexplored basins in the world. The ones that there are might be in the Arctic, and that illustrates the point quite neatly because it is obviously really difficult to get that.
Cycling enthusiasts turn their hobby into a vocation by training as bike mechanics
Is the world’s cheapest car on the road to ruin?
Cars were a bubble” – General Motors
UK road traffic rises 25% in 15 years
‘Miracle’ saved Balkans from blackout during gas crisis
Climate causes Switzerland and Italy to redraw border
Swiss direct democracy protects against modern world “change bias”
In Hard Times, Public Places are More Important Than Ever
Kunstler on South Africa
Robert Rapier’s Year Without a Car
$8 billion could help revive travel by train
Start-ups are racing to get electric motorbikes to market
New book: “Pedaling Revolution”
Electric Cars and Peak Lithium
Powerdown Toolkit # 5: Getting Around- Transport and Mobility
Heathrow’s third runway: planning for aviation boom times is no way to deal with economic bust
Slow movement picks up speed in the Bay Area
New documentary Heather and Goliath (woman takes on the Corps of Engineers over Los Angeles River)
You, Me, and the Bourgeoisie
The idea is to get to the Copenhagen climate talks this year without using any fossil fuels (that is going to be mainly cycling and sailing, but could include other methods such as sea kayaking too, as long as no fossil fuels are involved) to demand “a Zero Carbon World.”
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Can natural gas break our oil habit?
Anatomy of a natural gas price spike
CNQ needs higher gas prices to drill
The coming liquid fuels crisis: the natural gas (partial) solution
Natural Gas Vehicles—how much can they reduce oil imports?
In July 2008, the price of crude oil reached an historical high level of US$147 per barrel. However, as a consequence of falling demand over the following six months, the price declined by well over 60%. This article examines the causes behind the oil price spike, which has become a serious commercial threat to many airlines.
Submissions to the Australian Government’s National Aviation Policy (NAP) Green paper have just closed. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, there is no mention of peak oil nor its impacts in the Green Paper.
The number of vehicles worldwide is expected to reach two billion in the next two decades. Surprisingly, China – where the demand for cars has been skyrocketing – just may offer the best hope of creating a new, greener transportation model.
