Re: Ted Trainer on Carbon emission mitigation possibilities and cost
Posted on July 4, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
… Did you read the paper? Trainer’s paper attacks the Stern report which advocates government action for GW mitigation as doomed. Go ahead abandon affluence,Read full story
Re: Carrying capacity
Posted on July 4, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
Sent the following before I was finished with my message. Will complete it in another post. Tom Robertson, Moderator, EnergyResources Group (39°53′N 76°Read full story
The Fantasy World of the UK Government
Posted on July 4, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
This BERR report (small pdf) published in May 2008 provides 4 alternative price scenarios for oil, natural gas and coal. The high scenario is shown below.
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BERR are inviting comments and suggestions.
emissionsprojections@berr.gsi.gov.uk
Upstreamonline is a good source of oil and natural gas prices.
On 3rd July:
Brent is trading at $144 per barrel
Tapis is trading at $153 per barrel
UK […]
Saudis seen trimming crude prices to Asia
Posted on July 3, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
SINGAPORE: Lifters also expected a cut in lighter Saudi grades after the gas oil crack came off recent peaks last month. But Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister AliRead full story
High food prices make oil sheikhs turn to farming
Posted on July 3, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
STANBUL: You cannot eat petrodollars, which is an inconvenient truth for people in the oil-rich Gulf Arab monarchies these days. Though state coffers bulge inRead full story
Oil Megaproject Update (July 2008)
Posted on July 3, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
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This is an update on the Wikipedia Oil Megaproject Database
maintained by Oil
Megaprojects task force (Ace, Stuart Staniford,
myself and many others). The database contains now more than 425 separate entries and is growing everyday. Despite the database growth, the outcome seems to become more pessimistic with time. The derived net new capacity (i.e. […]
Countdown to $200 oil: International Energy Agency says current prices justified…
Posted on July 3, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
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It is oddly fitting that we touched $100 oil on 31 December and got halfway from $100 to $200 oil on 30 June - so we’re on track to reach $200 oil by 31 December this year (in case you’re wondering: +42% and again +42% from that level = +100% from the initial […]
Re: Meltdown: how long does the Arctic have?
Posted on July 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
Eric, You’ve clearly been ‘played’ by scientific imposters of the Church of Climate Change Denial(CCCD). … Fg’s new expert, Richard Courtney is probably aRead full story
Will Wartime Mobilisation Address Peak Oil?
Posted on July 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
I frequently hear it suggested that we need a wartime mobilisation to address the challenges we face. The most recent being in the synopsis for Lester R. Brown’s new book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization:
The world faces many environmental trends of disruption and decline. The scale and complexity of issues facing our […]
Energy Transitions Past and Future
Posted on July 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
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This is a guest post from Cutler Cleveland. It provides an excellent big picture overview of what variables we need to consider as we transition away from fossil fuels. Professor Cleveland previously wrote “Energy From Wind - A Discussion of the EROI Research”, and “Ten Fundamental Principles of Net Energy” posted on […]
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