Not the end of the world
Posted on May 1, 2008 | Filed Under Peak oil | Leave a Comment
John Michael Greer, The Archdruid Report. It’s a good sign that things are heating up when both sides of a controversy declare victory at the same time. Proclamations that the peak oil problem has been solved by recent oil discoveries and announcements that a “fast crash” is already overtaking industrial society have crossed paths […]
Oil & gas industries - Apr 30
Posted on May 1, 2008 | Filed Under Peak oil | Leave a Comment
Staff, Energy Bulletin. Iran dumps U.S. dollars in oil transactions
ExxonMobil row masks true green dilemma
Oil majors rapped over secrecy, corruption
Australia and natural gas - the future of fuel?
Nielsen: The Oil Drum is the #4 Sustainability Site on the Web
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
The Oil Drum was recently ranked by Nielsen as the #4 sustainability site on the web (behind TreeHugger, WorldChanging, and Biopact). Biopact has a nice article on the report, which can be found here and from which the graphic below is duly appropriated.
The takeaway message: we have far to go with regard to […]
Book Review: World Made by Hand
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
When I read James Howard Kunstler’s (JHK) book The Long Emergency, it had a profound impact on me. I had been aware for many years that “running out of oil” was a serious matter. After all, I took on the challenge of peak oil in my graduate thesis in 1995. But my focus was more […]
The real climate Martians: Solomon
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
In contrast to the high-handed treatment that greet global warming skeptics, those who support the orthodoxy are puffed up and protected from criticism, theirRead full story
Iran Presses Ahead With Proposed Natural Gas Cartel
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Our Future | Leave a Comment
By Patrick Goodenough CNSNews.com International Editor May 01, 2008 (CNSNews.com) - Iran has presented representatives of natural gas-exporting countries withRead full story
Nielsen: The Oil Drum is the #4 Sustainability Site on the Web
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under | Leave a Comment
The Oil Drum was recently ranked by Nielsen as the #4 sustainability site on the web (behind TreeHugger, WorldChanging, and Biopact). Biopact has a nice article on the report, which can be found here and from which the graphic below is duly appropriated.
The takeaway message: we have far to go with regard to […]
Book Review: World Made by Hand
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under | Leave a Comment
When I read James Howard Kunstler’s (JHK) book The Long Emergency, it had a profound impact on me. I had been aware for many years that “running out of oil” was a serious matter. After all, I took on the challenge of peak oil in my graduate thesis in 1995. But my focus was more […]
The Coal Crunch is Materializing
Posted on May 2, 2008 | Filed Under | Leave a Comment
In recent days a series of media articles surfaced pointing to a concerning situation in China. The New Scientist reported:
At the end of a cold and stormy winter, the country has just 12 days of coal reserves at most power stations. Some provinces, including Hebei, bordering Beijing, have less than a week’s coal left. This […]
DrumBeat: May 1, 2008
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Gold isn’t buying as much oil as it used to
A talking head on television this weekend was discussing the worldwide price of rice, and noted that its relationship to gold had changed little. Over the past several months, she said, the amount of rice that an ounce of gold would buy had not changed significantly.
This, […]
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