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November 16, 2008

Abdicating the "A" Word, Frantically Fighting for the Familiar

Abdicating the "A" Word, Frantically Fighting for the Familiar By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power Negative experiences can lead to joy and understanding. Life is untidy. When we reject this messiness - and in so doing reject life - we risk perceiving the world through the lens...

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August 3, 2008

Oil Price Falls! Peak Oil a Non-Problem!

Oil Price Falls! Peak Oil a Non-Problem! By Richard Heinberg. Originally published at Post Carbon Institute Two weeks ago, oil was soaring toward $150 a barrel; now it's nosediving to $120 and may even see $100 again. Peak Oil? Humbug! Problem solved. The market works after all....

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June 19, 2008

Disaster Capitalism on a Grand Scale

Disaster Capitalism on a Grand Scale As the cost of food and fuel spirals out of control, and the mortgage and credit crises all strike at a global level, one has to ask if this is a "perfect storm" or a manufactured opportunity - or both....

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June 14, 2008

World rice shortage

World rice shortage By Marina Johnson "They're taking no chances with this year's harvest on the farms in Supamburri. Alongside the heavy machinery, there's a new feature: shotguns. The message is clear: Hand off my rice." ITV News Correspondent, Inigo Gilmore ("Rising Food...

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June 2, 2008

Location, Location, Re-location

Location, Location, Re-location By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power For approximately ten days last month I traveled across the United States from my former home in New Mexico to my new home in Vermont. My journey has been the culmination of...

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May 27, 2008

API: Greenwashing Again or Pure Propaganda?

API: Greenwashing Again or Pure Propaganda? The American Petroleum Institute (API) is unleashing a new advertising campaign to soothe the American public. I am sure it has nothing to do with Oil execs grilled on fuel prices by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations....

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May 4, 2008

We Can Survive, but Can We Communicate?

We Can Survive, but Can We Communicate? By Carolyn Baker and Sally Erickson of Speaking Truth To Power [As promised in my last article "Peak Civilization And The Winter Of Our Disconnect", my colleague and friend, Sally Erickson and I are offering what we believe are vitally...

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April 24, 2008

Peak Civilization and the Winter of Our Disconnect

Peak Civilization and the Winter of Our Disconnect By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana~ The appearance of springtime in North America may be...

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April 23, 2008

Recipe for Catastrophe: Climate, Fuel, and Food

Recipe for Catastrophe: Climate, Fuel, and Food Food riots turn deadly in Haiti. Food riots fear after rice price hits a high. And so it starts. Globally there has been roughly a 25% increase in food prices. In some areas - such as Haiti - food...

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March 26, 2008

World Made By Hand: Not Just Another Book Review

World Made By Hand: Not Just Another Book Review By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power A review of the 2008 novel by James Howard Kunstler (Atlantic Monthly Press) "The world has become such a wicked place," she said quietly, just a statement of fact "There's goodness here...

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March 6, 2008

Personal Survival in a World Gone Mad

Personal Survival in a World Gone Mad Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power Reviews "Path Through Infinity's Rainbow: Your Guide To Personal Survival and Spiritual Transformation In A World Gone Mad" by Mike Byron. We must leave the old left/right, liberal/conservative paradigm behind us. Smaller government...

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February 28, 2008

Eugene Oregon: Community and Personal Collapse Preparation. Part 2

Eugene Oregon: Community and Personal Collapse Preparation. Part 2 By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power CB: Thank you Dan for that fascinating and comprehensive analysis. Now bringing all of this closer to home, what kinds of preparations have you personally been making in recent years for Peak...

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February 3, 2008

Who Wins, Oil or Arctic?

Who Wins, Oil or Arctic? Whether to open the Chukchi Sea to exploratory oil drilling now rests in the hands Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. He plans on opening 20 million acres of the Chukchi Sea for leasing on February 6, 2008. The Chukchi...

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January 30, 2008

Population and Intensive Crop Culture Are Unsustainable

Population and Intensive Crop Culture Are Unsustainable By Peter Salonius. Originally published on The Relocalization Network A growing number of media commentators, such as Allen Greer in The Australian, John Gray in the Guardian's Observer and Alan Weisman in his book 'The World Without Us', have begun...

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January 21, 2008

The Shell Game: The End of Oil, The Next 9/11, and The End Of Civilization

The Shell Game: The End of Oil, The Next 9/11, and The End Of Civilization A review of the new book by Steve Alten by Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power With a doctorate in Sports Administration from Temple University, unhappy in his job, and struggling to support a family, Steve Alten wanted to...

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January 12, 2008

The Year of the Bear: Reflections on the Daunting Challenges of 2008

The Year of the Bear: Reflections on the Daunting Challenges of 2008 By Carla Royal republished from Speaking Truth to Power On New Year's Eve I went to a friend's house. A few of us gathered in the middle of the afternoon to bring in the New Year with quiet contemplation, ritual,...

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January 5, 2008

Oil Increases Hit More than Gasoline Prices

Oil Increases Hit More than Gasoline Prices Once again, oil prices are "surging," and once again the primary discussion focuses on the cost of gasoline. While the price of gasoline is the most direct visible aspect for individuals, it is certainly not the only one. Increasing fuel...

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December 6, 2007

Automotive Alternative

Automotive Alternative Here is a new development that is worthy of note. The video discusses a four cylinder engine that runs on air. http://youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4...

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November 30, 2007

A Diary of the Onset of the Greater Depression

A Diary of the Onset of the Greater Depression By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power Carolyn Baker Reviews Danny Schechter's e-book SQUEEZED (Click on link to Download) For more years than I can count I've heard Danny Schechter's name bandied about in progressive circles, but for all...

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November 21, 2007

Black Friday:Why this one is especially dark

Black Friday:Why this one is especially dark By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power A few moments ago I posted on my site the MSNBC version of "The Coming Consumer Crunch" which forecasts severe and painful belt-tightening for American families in 2008. Then when I checked...

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November 19, 2007

Middle Class Angst: The Politics of Lemmings

Middle Class Angst: The Politics of Lemmings By Stan Goff writing for Speaking Truth to Power Suburbia is also a spiritual wasteland, a place where the wonder of nature is desecrated ubiquitously with corporate logos and all the artifacts of late technological society. There is a common...

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September 30, 2007

The Crash is a Good Thing?

The Crash is a Good Thing? By Dale Allen Pfeiffer of The Mountain Sentinel Since Bernanke cut interest rates last Tuesday (Sept. 25th), the already weak dollar has gone into a tail spin. Bernanke's banker friends complained that they did not have enough money to cover...

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September 16, 2007

Very Bloody Oil

Very Bloody Oil Many people have been saying that the invasion (and occupation) of Iraq is about oil. I believe that there is more than oil involved, but certainly oil was a driving motivator. Now we can add Alan Greenspan to the list...

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September 8, 2007

The Joyride That Was The American Empire

The Joyride That Was The American Empire By: Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth To Power A review of Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future From Four Impending Catastrophes, By Michael J. Panzner Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences. --Robert Louis Stevenson-- A few...

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August 30, 2007

Greensumption

Greensumption The International Forum on Globalization has released a short video on the false solution of going "green" while maintaining or increasing consumption. It does an excellent job of addressing a number of myths. At YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ft5SSIfmeKU...

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August 13, 2007

The Social Effects of Peak Oil

The Social Effects of Peak Oil Last summer I was interviewed by Janaia Donaldson of Peak Moment TV. Peak Moment is a weekly community television program which explores the issues and solutions of a "changing energy future." Janaia and Robyn took a tour last year to...

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August 7, 2007

When Collapse is No Longer Science Fiction: Choosing Hospice Work Instead of Hope

When Collapse is No Longer Science Fiction: Choosing Hospice Work Instead of Hope By: Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power By owning the truth and all of its distressing emotions, we empower ourselves beyond our wildest dreams. Within the past month, America has witnessed two dramatic events which have illumined the devastating...

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August 3, 2007

Review: Escape from Suburbia

Review: Escape from Suburbia By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power The 2004 documentary, "End Of Suburbia", produced and edited by Barry Silverthorn and written and directed by Greg Greene, was a stunning and chilling cinematic landmark which placed the issue of Peak...

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July 29, 2007

Building Circles of Community: "Lone Rangers" Cannot Survive Collapse

Building Circles of Community: "Lone Rangers" Cannot Survive Collapse By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth To Power The inexorable reality is that any community that does not process feelings and build trust by doing so...is NOT, I repeat, NOT sustainable....

Link to Building Circles of Community: "Lone Rangers" Cannot Survive Collapse | July 29, 2007 7:49 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 11, 2007

What to Do? Taking Action In The Face Of Collapse

What to Do? Taking Action In The Face Of Collapse By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power Every time I write an article on collapse such as my most recent one "Happy Independence Day; You Have No Government", I am bombarded with emails asking me "what should I do?"...

Link to What to Do? Taking Action In The Face Of Collapse | July 11, 2007 6:42 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 6, 2007

Gas Prices Could Go Up - Way Up

Gas Prices Could Go Up - Way Up Hold onto your hats folks. Gas prices could skyrocket shortly due to cyclone Gonu which is hitting Oman and heading into Gulf of Oman. This could have a significant effect on oil fields, production facilities and shipping. There is an...

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May 5, 2007

Of Surges and Purges

Of Surges and Purges I share with many of you a growing sense of anger and frustration at the constantly worsening situation in Iraq. Now, the "surge" is in place, and "gated communities" are being delineated over the objections of both Shia and Sunni...

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May 1, 2007

Energy Depletion and Immigration

Energy Depletion and Immigration Our Congress has produced a draconian new immigration bill that would attempt to close US borders and severely oppress immigrants—particularly illegal immigrants—within this country. These efforts have resulted in a new civil rights movement, which has grown virtually overnight to...

Link to Energy Depletion and Immigration | May 1, 2007 6:53 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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April 27, 2007

Eating Fossil Fuels

Eating Fossil Fuels Republished from my article at Mountain Sentinel Introduction Human beings (like all other animals) draw their energy from the food they eat. Until the last century all of the food energy available on this planet was derived from the sun...

Link to Eating Fossil Fuels | April 27, 2007 7:04 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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April 24, 2007

Politicians Making Fools of Us All - Ethanol

Politicians Making Fools of Us All - Ethanol By: John Chuckman Ethanol has always been a poor choice as a fuel, but the scientific and economic considerations behind that statement don't stop politicians from claiming otherwise....

Link to Politicians Making Fools of Us All - Ethanol | April 24, 2007 1:08 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 15, 2007

Energy Outlooks: The Decline & Fall of Practically Everything

Energy Outlooks: The Decline & Fall of Practically Everything In this short paper, we will attempt an overview of our energy outlook, globally, and in particular with regard to North America. We will concentrate on major reserve energy sources - that is, energy sources of which the Earth has...

Link to Energy Outlooks: The Decline & Fall of Practically Everything | April 15, 2007 9:16 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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April 13, 2007

Conspiracy: If you are not in one, you need to start one

Conspiracy: If you are not in one, you need to start one BY: Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power This past weekend I received a call from two friends who with their three children are facing foreclosure on their home. For the past three years I have been warning them about...

Link to Conspiracy: If you are not in one, you need to start one | April 13, 2007 11:12 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 4, 2007

Preparing for Collapse: Three Things You Can Do, A Book Review

Preparing for Collapse: Three Things You Can Do, A Book Review Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power Mick Winter, host of DryDipstick.com and BeyondPeak.com, has written an extremely practical guide entitled Peak Oil Prep: Three Things You Can Do To Prepare For Peak Oil, Climate Change, and Economic Collapse. Before...

Link to Preparing for Collapse: Three Things You Can Do, A Book Review | April 4, 2007 9:32 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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March 31, 2007

Connecting the Dots between Energy Depletion and the War on Terror

Connecting the Dots between Energy Depletion and the War on Terror In the first months after 9-11, I said the terrorist attacks were being used as an excuse to stage an oil coup and establish an oil empire. I stated this in December of 2001, in the article The Background is...

Link to Connecting the Dots between Energy Depletion and the War on Terror | March 31, 2007 11:47 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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March 24, 2007

Hydrocarbon Law for Dummies

Hydrocarbon Law for Dummies By Anwaar Hussain of Truth Spring Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who was in Japan last week for a four-day official visit, says U.S.-led coalition forces should be able to withdraw from his country in a year and half at...

Link to Hydrocarbon Law for Dummies | March 24, 2007 6:34 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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March 19, 2007

Are Labor Unions Terrorists?

Are Labor Unions Terrorists? By Dale Allen Pfeiffer of Mountain Sentinel Two recent news stories, taken together, could signal an ominous turn in the invasion of Iraq. The first story appeared on the Time website on February 28th.1 It discusses Iraqi opposition to government...

Link to Are Labor Unions Terrorists? | March 19, 2007 7:33 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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March 11, 2007

Yuba Gals and Peak Moment TV

Yuba Gals and Peak Moment TV I just received a progress report from Janaia of the Yuba Gals. She is one of the producers of Peak Moment Television. The Yuba Gals produce an independent TV series on peak energy and positive response to it. You can...

Link to Yuba Gals and Peak Moment TV | March 11, 2007 8:20 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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February 25, 2007

Of Blood Oil and Lies

Of Blood Oil and Lies The idea is that, although Bush was wrong to get us into this war, we are there and we cannot simply pull our troops out. If we do so, then Iraq will collapse into civil war and Iran could very...

Link to Of Blood Oil and Lies | February 25, 2007 4:32 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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January 21, 2007

Draft of Portland Peak Oil Recommendations Released for Public Comment

Draft of Portland Peak Oil Recommendations Released for Public Comment After months of research and work, the Portland Peak Oil Task Force has released the draft of its findings and recommendations for public review and comment....

Link to Draft of Portland Peak Oil Recommendations Released for Public Comment | January 21, 2007 10:26 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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January 9, 2007

Troop Surges and Bloody Oil

Troop Surges and Bloody Oil I doubt that anyone will be surprised this week if Bush announces that 20,30, or 40,000 more troops will be in Iraq. The "surge" will likely come from extending the tours of those already in Iraq, possible redeployment and extension...

Link to Troop Surges and Bloody Oil | January 9, 2007 8:24 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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December 5, 2006

Stop Exapanded Offshore Drilling Now

Stop Exapanded Offshore Drilling Now The Republicans are trying to get through their laundry list before the exit stage right. Tonight the House is voting to expand offshore drilling. Please contact your Congressperson immediately. Below is the email I received from the Natural Resources Defense...

Link to Stop Exapanded Offshore Drilling Now | December 5, 2006 1:48 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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November 17, 2006

Beyond Oil Conference - Portland

Beyond Oil Conference - Portland For those in the Portland, OR area ... On Saturday Nov. 18, 2006, there is a Beyond Oil Conference and Reception being held at Smith Memorial Union at PSU. (Multicultural Center room 228) from 9am-4:30pm. Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility...

Link to Beyond Oil Conference - Portland | November 17, 2006 8:01 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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November 10, 2006

And Gas Prices Start To Rise

And Gas Prices Start To Rise Isn't it just a coincidence that gas prices started jumping up all the sudden? On Tuesday, my regular gas station had unleaded for $2.22 a gallon. By Thursday morning it had jumped to $2.38 a gallon. That is a sixteen...

Link to And Gas Prices Start To Rise | November 10, 2006 7:05 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 31, 2006

Peak Oil, Global Warming, Oh My!

Peak Oil, Global Warming, Oh My! Peak oil and global warming - the Janus catastrophes of our times. Entwined and interrelated, they are equally symptoms of systemic collapse. We face the collapse of natural systems, caused by the insanity of social systems, and leading to the...

Link to Peak Oil, Global Warming, Oh My! | October 31, 2006 7:29 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 29, 2006

Shell's Portland Oregon "Town Hall Meeting"

Shell's Portland Oregon "Town Hall Meeting" I attended one of Shell's "National Dialogue on Energy Security" on October 27th. This is part of a 91 city tour by Shell President John Hofmeister and a few staff to have "discussions" across the nation. Portland, Oregon is one...

Link to Shell's Portland Oregon "Town Hall Meeting" | October 29, 2006 6:49 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 17, 2006

Energy Depletion & the US Descent into Fascism

Energy Depletion & the US Descent into Fascism By: Dale Allen Pfeiffer A pdf version of this article, suitable for printing, is available on the website Mountain Sentinel. Please disseminate this article as widely as possible. First Warnings 16/10/06 www.mountainsentinel.com In October of 2001, a little over a...

Link to Energy Depletion & the US Descent into Fascism | October 17, 2006 6:19 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Dale | Category: Peak Oil

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October 15, 2006

Finally An Acknowledgement of Oil's Role in Darfur

Finally An Acknowledgement of Oil's Role in Darfur The International Crisis group has released its report on ending the Darfur crisis. Central in those findings is sanctioning the oil industry....

Link to Finally An Acknowledgement of Oil's Role in Darfur | October 15, 2006 7:59 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 19, 2006

Darfur Hypocrisy

Darfur Hypocrisy Around the world millions have rallied or expressed their demand that the humanitarian disaster continuing in Darfur stop (Council on Foreign Relations, 9/19/06). President Bush is supposedly concerned about the situation in Darfur, and urged the UN to take action....

Link to Darfur Hypocrisy | September 19, 2006 5:42 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 15, 2006

Big Oil Find Not So Big

Big Oil Find Not So Big The trumpeted big oil find in the Gulf of Mexico is not what it is cracked up to be. Two very good articles are available. One is by Tom Whipple, "The peak oil crisis: Hyping Jack No. 2." The other...

Link to Big Oil Find Not So Big | September 15, 2006 8:39 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 24, 2006

Peak Moment Television

Peak Moment Television I had the great experience of being interviewed by the Yuba Gals - producers of Peak Moment Television. Peak Moment is a project of the for Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy (APPLE) out of Nevada City, California. They are...

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August 17, 2006

Peak Oil and Petro Terrorism

Peak Oil and Petro Terrorism On February 24, 2006, CNN aired a clip called Oil and Terror. In it the talk about the attempted attack on a Saudi refinery, and about the ongoing conflict in Nigeria (with Shell). The commentator (Ali Velshi) notes that oil...

Link to Peak Oil and Petro Terrorism | August 17, 2006 7:43 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 1, 2006

Along with Peak Oil, Peak Grain and Peak Water the world enters crisis overload

Along with Peak Oil, Peak Grain and Peak Water the world enters crisis overload By: Mathew Maavak A deadly combination of heat and drought is slowly wreaking a trail of devastation across much of the globe, and the full extend of this scourge will only be felt as winter nears....

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July 30, 2006

Nuclear Power Is Not A Solution

Nuclear Power Is Not A Solution As the price of hydrocarbons goes up, and the supply of oil goes down, many are promoting a nuclear future. The problems with storage of radioactive for millions of years aside, nuclear power won't work. There are two major problems...

Link to Nuclear Power Is Not A Solution | July 30, 2006 8:14 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 19, 2006

Greenland and Peak Oil

Greenland and Peak Oil While the article never comes out and says "peak oil," the reality is threaded throughout "Big oil targets Greenland."...

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July 17, 2006

Globocops of energy security

Globocops of energy security Some of those oil-related doomsday scenarios will meet at a confluence this week. It includes an armed aggression against a sovereign state, terrorism, missile launches, weapons of massive destruction, and disturbing consumer, financial and trade data worldwide. If that isn't...

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July 14, 2006

Conflict Up. Oil Prices Up.

Conflict Up. Oil Prices Up. The conflict between Israel, and Palestine and Lebanon continues to escalate, but thus far has drawn in Syria and Iran. That is with no thanks to President Bush who issued a statement yesterday saying that Iran and Syria were intimately...

Link to Conflict Up. Oil Prices Up. | July 14, 2006 9:32 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 17, 2006

Ecuador

Ecuador I am in the process of researching oil and conflict in Ecuador, and I have come across some streaming videos that people may find of interest. Amazon watch Ecuador´s Black Plague it's the 9th video down on the page. A...

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June 13, 2006

Resource Wars? U,S, And China

Resource Wars? U,S, And China The headlines are too blatant to just ignore. One has to wonder if the U.S. (and U.K.) press isn't trying to distract the public. Take this for example: China arms sales 'fuel conflicts'. Now why highlight China, and leave the...

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June 10, 2006

Slow Growth, Inflation? Raise Interest Rates

Slow Growth, Inflation? Raise Interest Rates According to the NY Times, the Fed Makes It Clear That Rates Will Rise Again: "SIGNS of slower economic growth, paradoxically, would normally have been welcome news this week, bolstering the idea that the Federal Reserve would stop tightening the...

Link to Slow Growth, Inflation? Raise Interest Rates | June 10, 2006 10:21 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 9, 2006

Biofuelwatch

Biofuelwatch I was recently contacted by the owner - Almuth Ernsting - of the biofuelwatch.org. I had been unfamiliar with that site and so went to check it out. The site is aimed at the EU audience, but also has a...

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June 4, 2006

Oil Lust And Climate Collapse

Oil Lust And Climate Collapse As Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" gets both rave reviews from most, and the cold shoulder from others, climate change is real and we all know it. The tension level in hurricane areas seems to be pretty high, and insurance...

Link to Oil Lust And Climate Collapse | June 4, 2006 9:08 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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May 28, 2006

Habits kill - kill your habits

Habits kill - kill your habits To paraphrase Machiavelli, we could say that 'men forgive and forget much quicker the death of their fathers that the loss of their habits' So when we read from the New York Times that nearly 38 million people will travel...

Link to Habits kill - kill your habits | May 28, 2006 2:17 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Silvio | Category: Peak Oil

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May 21, 2006

What Are The Costs Of Biofuels?

What Are The Costs Of Biofuels? With the most recent increases in fuel costs in the United States, there is increasing talk of biofuels - ethanol in particular. The popular belief is that ethanol will save us, and Brazil comes up frequently with its use of...

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May 10, 2006

The Oil Boil

The Oil Boil BY: Anwaar Hussain As America's naval armadas continue to surf the Persian Gulf, hovering just off the Iranian waters, the supreme commander of the US armed forces recently said that threats from Mr Ahmadinejad, particularly towards Israel, had to be...

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May 9, 2006

The rich also cry - and this time for real

The rich also cry - and this time for real It is quite heartwarming to know that even the biggest oil producers in the world are not happy with the current surge in energy prices - at least this is what Mandil said: "The current prices aren't sustainable," IEA Executive...

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The New Threat To Corporations

The New Threat To Corporations There is a rising threat to the power of the oil companies - nations. In particular, oil producing nations. From western hemisphere to eastern, nations are flexing their muscles. Russia's move to capitalist control of energy resources have largely been...

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May 8, 2006

The Second Cold War

The Second Cold War Did you notice that the U.S. just declared a new war? Yeah, they must have thought that the ones they were already fighting weren't enough: and so that great and moderate politician that's usually sitting right behind Bush - yes,...

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May 7, 2006

The Mountain Sentinel

The Mountain Sentinel Hi all, I would like to recommend Dale Allen Pfeiffer's The Mountain Sentinel. The magazine is in its second volume. The current volume (available for $2.50 pdf or $7.50 print and bound) covers issues from the laws of thermodynamics to...

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May 4, 2006

The King is naked

The King is naked Running an empire is a quite complicated task. You have to keep happy your subjects, aligned your allies, submitted your enemies and, in empires who live on the religion of Perpetual Growth like ours, you need to constantly find new...

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April 29, 2006

Oil Prices Oil Lies

Oil Prices Oil Lies Gasoline prices continue to rise even though the cost of crude oil has dropped. While crude futures were rising, it was consistently linked to the gasoline price increase. So why don't prices drop when the price of oil per barrel...

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April 26, 2006

The future is here?

The future is here? One of the strongest pillars of the (current) Western dominance of the globe is its easy and relatively cheap access to resources, primarily to fossil fuels whose energy has been used to boost a technological, military, social and economical growth...

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April 21, 2006

Peak Oil And The Politics Of Terrorism

Peak Oil And The Politics Of Terrorism Crude oil has breached the $70 psychological barrier again. This time, however, it will not be a one-day seduction by the stormy Katrina. The causative culprits are aplenty. Terrorists have taken out 25 per cent of Nigeria's sweet crude since...

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April 14, 2006

What Is Up With Fuel Price Predictions?

What Is Up With Fuel Price Predictions? In listening to the news yesterday, I was getting very confused. I listened to ABC, CBS, NBC, and some cable news. Each of them seemed to have a slightly different take on where gasoline prices were going. They were all,...

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April 13, 2006

Peaking around the world

Peaking around the world It looks like news about oil production are coming from all around the world: it's funny you don't read about them in the major newspapers, no?...

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April 11, 2006

OPEaCk #2

OPEaCk #2 According to Platts: OPEC's eleven members, including Iraq, pumped an average 29.76 million b/d of crude in March, down 160,000 b/d from February's 29.92 million b/d [...] Excluding Iraq, production from the ten members with quotas fell by 190,000 b/d...

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April 10, 2006

Total Peak

Total Peak Do you know who Christophe de Margerie is? Well, he's probably one of th e most important - and informed - men in the oil business: he is the head of the Exploration-Production area of Total S.A., one of the...

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April 6, 2006

The Promise of Replacement Fuel Is Questionable

The Promise of Replacement Fuel Is Questionable As people catch onto the idea that oil is not an endless resources, most feel there is not problem. We'll just switch to some other fuel - ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, fuel cells, etc. Anyone who has done any research...

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April 5, 2006

Sand castles

Sand castles Hey, did you know that Canada is the third country in oil global reserves rankings? At least, this is what the prestigious World Street Journal a couple of weeks ago wrote: and it sounds true, since in the Athabasca Tar...

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March 31, 2006

Ready for the next cartel?

Ready for the next cartel? We all know what a cartel is: a group of companies or states that get together and decide a series of actions aimed to fix (high) prices, reduce competition or reduce supply. One of the most known and powerful cartel...

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March 30, 2006

Mileage Requirements Are A Joke

Mileage Requirements Are A Joke Bush announced that he is requiring a fuel efficiency increase for light trucks and SUVs by 2011. The increase is optimistically expected to save roughly 10% consumption. Why is this not a big deal? Well, because instead of improving efficiency...

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March 26, 2006

Peak Mexico

Peak Mexico Great news came from Mexico last week! From RIGZONE:Mexican President Vicente Fox announced the discovery of a potentially world-class oil discovery in the deep waters about 60 miles off the coast of Veracruz. ... This new field, Deep Coatzacoalcos, has...

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March 25, 2006

Africa, here we come (again...)

Africa, here we come (again...) Reading from Reuters:Oil producing countries not aligned to OPEC are set to add more than five million barrels a day to world supply by 2010, although this may rise if prices remain high, a leading industry analyst said. Much of...

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March 21, 2006

Try with bikes, Rummy...

Try with bikes, Rummy... Reading from the CNN: Tens of thousands of U.S. military vehicles, ships and aircraft are guzzling fuel every day around the world and with the bill rising the Pentagon is trying harder to conserve. ... The biggest gas guzzlers are...

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March 17, 2006

What Peak Oil Looks Like

What Peak Oil Looks Like In a March 16, 2006 article called North Sea oil and gas - The long goodbye, there is a telling chart (below). What is clearly portrayed in the chart is that despite significant increases in both exploration and the cost...

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March 12, 2006

Oil Sniffing Dog

Oil Sniffing Dog This caricature is from the artist mariali....

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March 11, 2006

At Leask Two Alaskan Oil Spills

At Leask Two Alaskan Oil Spills On March 6th, a 267,000 gallon oil spill was discovered at Prudhoe Bay. A second leak (or unknown size) was discovered on Friday 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle. On the heels of this news, The Senate Budget Committee...

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March 10, 2006

Game Theory...The Ball is rolling (Part 3)

Game Theory...The Ball is rolling (Part 3) Rice Extends Good Will to Latin Leftists Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the United States has no quarrel with leftist leaders in Latin America and wants good relations with Bolivia under its new president, a coca growers union...

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March 9, 2006

Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling….Part 2

Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling….Part 2 "The United States has the power to cause harm and pain," said Ali Asghar Soltanieh, a senior Iranian delegate to the IAEA. "But the United States is also susceptible to harm and pain. So if that is the path that...

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Fill your SUV with biodiesel - and just keep on riding!

Fill your SUV with biodiesel - and just keep on riding! In this age of rising oil prices and impending Peak Oil the countries that are most "addicted to oil" (USA and European Union) have strong plans to go down the road of biofuels - and especially biodiesel for replacing diesel...

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March 8, 2006

Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling....

Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling....

With the recent publication of my piece The Brinkmanship of Energy Geopolitics, I wasn't surprised to read how fast things were moving in the global media.

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Creative Math

Creative Math A bit of arithmetics. This article on RIGZONE states that: Pemex's Pit 1 field in the eastern Campeche area is producing 2,200 barrels of heavy crude a day initially, while the Ichalkil-1 field is producing 1,800b/d of light crude,...

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March 2, 2006

The Brinksmanship of Energy Geopolitics

The Brinksmanship of Energy Geopolitics "It is thus probably no overstatement to say that the Russian campaign has been won in the space of two weeks." - German Chief of General Staff Franz Halder, July 3, 1941 "The whole situation makes it increasingly plain that...

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February 28, 2006

How Do You Know When Peak Oil Is Close?

How Do You Know When Peak Oil Is Close? How do you know when peak oil is close? Well a clue might be when DuPont starts looking to displace fossil fuels as the building blocks of chemicals (or here). DuPont is at the head of the wave of "industrial...

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February 26, 2006

Republican Oil Man after Venezuela's Citgo

Republican Oil Man after Venezuela's Citgo As mentioned in the article below, Rep. Joe Barton, Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, has launched a massive investigation of Citgo. This is obviously yet another tactic by the neocons and the oil industry to destabilize the...

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February 25, 2006

Civil War or Genocide In Iraq?

Civil War or Genocide In Iraq? All hell has broken loose in Iraq. The bombing of the Askariya shrine in Samarra on February 22, 2005. The shrine is one of the holiest of Shi'ite sites. In the ensuing days, riots, peace marches, and further attacks on...

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February 16, 2006

Is Peak Oil History?

Is Peak Oil History? This article is by Kenneth Deffeyes and republished from the From the Wilderness site. (In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included...

Link to Is Peak Oil History? | February 16, 2006 9:29 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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February 12, 2006

South America Flexes Its Muscles

South America Flexes Its Muscles There is an interesting sea change that is occurring in South America. One by one, countries are swinging left and reclaiming resources in the name of the people. They are also attempting to set their own terms with the United...

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February 9, 2006

The People Rise Up

The People Rise Up The people of the planet are rising up to fight the forces of corporatization that is stripping the resources from under their feet. In India, water has become the rallying point. India's people have launched a campaign against water privatization....

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February 7, 2006

Beware The Ides of March

Beware The Ides of March Soothsayer's warning before Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44BC. If Julius - regarded as one of the greatest Caesars - couldn't take note, the leader of the current superpower should. This March, his actions may spark off a conflict from...

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February 6, 2006

The March To War ... With Iran?

The March To War ... With Iran? If you haven't gotten nervous yet about the next neoconservative Bush administration target, then you might want to perk your ears. I know that common sense says that the US is over-committed as it stands; that the push is to...

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Oil Phaseout - Bush "Didn't Mean It Literally"

Oil Phaseout - Bush "Didn't Mean It Literally"

I swear to god...:

One day after President Bush vowed to reduce America's dependence on Middle East oil by cutting imports from there 75 percent by 2025, his energy secretary and national economic adviser said Wednesday that the president didn't mean it literally.

How does something like "reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 75%" not get said with the intention of literal interpretation? What, is it a metaphor?

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February 5, 2006

Upcoming Debate - Fuelling The Future

Upcoming Debate - Fuelling The Future On February 11, 2006, BBC is hosting The World Debate: Fuelling The Future. You can see when it is showing in your area from the provided link. On the US West Cost, it is showing at 4:10 am, and 12:10pm....

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February 2, 2006

ExxonMobile: the Shame, the Ideal & the Practical

ExxonMobile: the Shame, the Ideal & the Practical The Shame ExxonMobile is boasting the highest yearly profits ever generated by a corporation. This in a year when oil prices reached a record high due to war, infrastructure problems, natural catastrophes, depletion, and - most of all - speculation....

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February 1, 2006

Al Bartlett's Lecture On Peak Oil

Al Bartlett's Lecture On Peak Oil Some of you may not be familiar with Albert Bartlett's presentation on the exponential function - "The Essential Exponential! For the Future of Our Planet" . It is an engaging presentation of exponential growth and peak oil. There are several...

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January 31, 2006

Liberty Lost - Chaos Reigns

Liberty Lost - Chaos Reigns A lot of things have changed since George W. Bush went into office in 2001. Maybe my bias shows in saying that I can't think of one of those changes that have been positive. But a series of changes are...

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January 28, 2006

New Peak Oil Streaming Video

New Peak Oil Streaming Video The is a new video Real Oil Crisis at Catalyst from ABC.net Australia. The video is well done, and runs slightly over 12 minutes. It is avaialble in Windows Media and Real Player formats. The transcript of the video is...

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January 24, 2006

Imminent Peril, Part 1

Imminent Peril, Part 1 This article originally went out through several different sources in spring & summer of 2003. However, the collection of scientific statements referred to in this report are possibly the most important announcements of our lifetime, and still have not received...

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January 23, 2006

Oil Prices Up - What Is The Threat Now?

Oil Prices Up - What Is The Threat Now? Ron Scherer of the Christian Science Monitor reports that oil prices are almost back to [re-Katrina levels. He also notes that this is the time of year when oil prices historically start down rather than up. So what has changed...

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January 19, 2006

Costly Alternatives To Oil

Costly Alternatives To Oil As oil prices increase and the discussion of peak oil starts making headline news, the "alternatives" compete for public attention. Consistently, those "alternatives: offer false hope, if not outright deception, to the people. This article discusses some of the issues...

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January 18, 2006

China Flexes Its Muscles

China Flexes Its Muscles If there was any doubt that China is a global competitor, then those thoughts should be put to rest with recent news. After a couple of revisions, China's growth rate for 2004 was 10.1%; 2003, 10%. In fact China came...

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January 15, 2006

A World Lit By Energy Warfare

A World Lit By Energy Warfare BY MATHEW MAAVAK & ROWAN WOLF President George W. Bush justifies the continued occupation of Iraq on the ridiculous premise that it might become a haven for Al Qaeda terrorists. Iraq is already a magnet for terrorist outfits and not...

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January 8, 2006

Iraq Short Of Oil?

Iraq Short Of Oil? There is an interesting phenomena occurring in Iraq. People are really ticked off. No, it's not about the "insurgency," or even about U.S. presence in Iraq (at least not directly). It is because of the dramatic increase in the cost...

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January 4, 2006

The Myth of the Hydrogen Economy

The Myth of the Hydrogen Economy BY: DALE ALLEN PFEIFFER also see his blog There is a lot of talk about the hydrogen economy. It is at best naïve, and at worst it is dishonest. A hydrogen economy would be a pitiful, impoverished thing indeed. There...

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January 3, 2006

The Long Recovery - Gulf Coast Oil and Gas

The Long Recovery - Gulf Coast Oil and Gas According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a significant portion of oil and gas are still shut in (or offline) from the 2005 hurricanes. A December 6, 2005 report from Platts, states that about 36% of oil and 27% of...

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Oil, Gas, and Politics

Oil, Gas, and Politics The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine highlights the differences between oil and gas, and energy as a political whip. Russia's row with the Ukraine has everything to do with politics. Namely, punishing the Ukraine for turning to the west....

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December 31, 2005

More Bad News Ahead

More Bad News Ahead How far do greenhouse gas emissions need to drop in order to change the global warming path we are on? According to Guy Brasseur, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology 80 to90%. Well that level of emissions decrease would mean stopping...

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December 30, 2005

The Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan Pipeline

The Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan Pipeline Picture from Global Guerrillas The Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan Pipeline project is expected to cost $4 billion. The politics of conflict and enmeshment follow the course of the pipeline and spread beyond it. Other pipelines (existing and planned) will connect to...

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December 28, 2005

Conflict Between Russia and the Ukraine Is Escalating

Conflict Between Russia and the Ukraine Is Escalating There is escalating conflict between Russia and the Ukraine over gas supplies and costs. The issue started with the pipeline deal between Germany and Russia. The deal left both Poland and the Ukraine with major concerns about the amount and...

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December 27, 2005

China's Oil Appetite

China's Oil Appetite It is not news that China is making deals with virtually everyone to meet their growing oil needs. Therefore, the amicable agreement between China and North Korea on oil exploration in the Yellow Sea is not too surprising. There is...

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December 24, 2005

Alaska's Peak Gas

Alaska's Peak Gas You know it just figures. We fight to stop further drilling in Alaska, and the "Powers that Be" are already planning routes for the pipeline. But, let's add insult to injury shall we? According to Alaska's consultant on energy, Douglas...

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December 22, 2005

ANWR Gets A Reprieve

ANWR Gets A Reprieve The Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has gotten a brief reprieve after senators were successful in having it removed from the Defense Appropriations package. However, Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska has vowed to fight on to open ANWR to drilling....

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December 21, 2005

Ukraine Justified In Russian Gas Concerns

Ukraine Justified In Russian Gas Concerns The headline reads "Russia to Cut Off Gas Supplies to Ukraine." The Ukraine and Poland were concerned that the pipeline agreement between Germany and Russia (Gazprom) would result in a dramatic price increase for them. They were right. Russia has...

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December 19, 2005

Dirty Budget Tricks - ANWR

Dirty Budget Tricks - ANWR The House has approved the 2006 Budget (see also Bloomberg, AP). The whole deal is dirty as far as I can tell. In a convoluted arrangement, drilling in ANWR was passed....

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December 12, 2005

Congress Acknowledges Peak Oil

Congress Acknowledges Peak Oil On December 7, 2005, the first in Congressional hearing on Peak Oil Was held. Global Public Media has the transcripts of that meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett presented the...

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December 11, 2005

Gas and Politics - Germany and Russia

Gas and Politics - Germany and Russia Back in April 2005, Germany signed a huge contract with Gazprom of Russia to construct a gas pipeline. The agreement marks the first time that a foreign nation has been allowed to share in the development of a Russian oil...

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December 4, 2005

Tired of Hearing About Dependence On Foreign Oil

Tired of Hearing About Dependence On Foreign Oil I don't know about you, but I am darned tired of hearing the catch phrase "End (reduce) our dependence on foreign oil." Let's get real. As long as we are dependent on oil, we are going to be dependent on...

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Energy Information Administration November 2005 Report On US Oil Production

Energy Information Administration November 2005 Report On US Oil Production I am posting this article from the EIA (original) Country Analysis Briefs. It is from November 2005, and gives an incredible amount of current information on the oil situation in the United States. Oil U.S. oil production has been declining...

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November 30, 2005

Peak Oil: a Non-Event?

Peak Oil: a Non-Event? By: Dale Allen Pfeiffer first published at http://www.lulu.com/allenadale I have been hinting for some time now that the peak of world oil production, in itself, could be a non-event. While 'Peak Oil' has become the common term whereby we refer...

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November 28, 2005

Oil Costs Hit Middle Class

Oil Costs Hit Middle Class The cost of heating oil and natural gas are starting to hit the middle class. According to an article in the NY Times - Middle Class Gets in Line for Help With Rising Heating Bills, people who have never showed...

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November 27, 2005

Peak Oil and the Redelineation of Global Power

Peak Oil and the Redelineation of Global Power Please comment, and make suggestions. I am working on this as part of a research proposal. Thanks, Mathew INTRODUCTION: This research will analyze the ramifications of the growing energy crisis, and the possible restructuring of the present geopolitical and economic...

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November 24, 2005

Oil Wars - Iraq Oil Deals

Oil Wars - Iraq Oil Deals A report has been released by the New Economics Foundation titled Crude Designs. Articles on the report appeared on November 22, 2005 in the Independent - Iraq's oil: The spoils of war - and on Al Jazeera.net -Report: Iraqis losing...

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November 15, 2005

Oil Deals And Disinformation

Oil Deals And Disinformation I couldn't help my reaction when I read the headline Pentagon's Fuel Deal Is Lesson in Risks of Graft-Prone Regions. "I have to read this" I said to myself. True to it's title, it was focusing on the "graft" and...

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November 12, 2005

Dialogue On Oil Prices

Dialogue On Oil Prices I have been having an interesting conversation with Saturn V over at the Sydney Peak Oil Forum. I have consistently been impressed by the quality of the discussion of this group and highly recommend the forum and the Sydney Peak...

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November 10, 2005

ANWR Safe ... For Now

ANWR Safe ... For Now Thanks to all of you and many more who pressured our legislators to pull drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge from the 2006 Budget Reconciliation Act. While the Senate refused to do so and passed the budget, the House...

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November 8, 2005

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal President Bush finished his tour of Latin America with a stop in Panama. One might wonder what stories Papa Bush told him of the invasion he had ordered for Panama's "regime change" - the ousting of Manuel Norriega. Regardless, the...

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November 5, 2005

Oil, Economy, and Deception

Oil, Economy, and Deception Back at the end of October I posted an article called Oil Conundrums, that asked the question of why gasoline prices were going down in the United States. Since that time, I have contacted a variety of sites and experts...

Link to Oil, Economy, and Deception | November 5, 2005 10:44 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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November 1, 2005

ANWR Urgent Alert

ANWR Urgent Alert I received urgent alerts from the NRDC and The Wilderness Society that a final vote on allowing drilling in ANWR will likely occur early next week. We are three votes away from blocking passage. The NRDC is raising money for...

Link to ANWR Urgent Alert | November 1, 2005 7:04 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 28, 2005

Oil Conundrums

Oil Conundrums As I read the news, a number of conundrums arise, and they seem to be centered around oil and economies. The U.S. was hit by two hurricanes that severely damaged oil production in the Gulf of Mexico. Gas prices soared,...

Link to Oil Conundrums | October 28, 2005 7:39 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 25, 2005

Saving Energy

Saving Energy The UNplanning Journal has a nice piece on strategies that renter can use to save energy. Renters do not have some of the options that home owners have in updating appliances or doing certain modifications to their home, that would...

Link to Saving Energy | October 25, 2005 7:40 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 23, 2005

The Costs That Don't Count - Energy and Food

The Costs That Don't Count - Energy and Food There is an interesting article in the October 23rd NY Times - If You Don't Eat or Drive, Inflation's No Problem. Daniel Gross points out that energy costs and food are not in the calculation for the "Core" inflation rate...

Link to The Costs That Don't Count - Energy and Food | October 23, 2005 3:59 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 18, 2005

Another Way to Say Peak Oil

Another Way to Say Peak Oil For those who simply cannot get the message of peak oil, they can now turn to Alan Greenspan: "Even before the devastating hurricanes of August and September 2005, world oil markets had been subject to a degree of strain not...

Link to Another Way to Say Peak Oil | October 18, 2005 9:39 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 16, 2005

Oil Crisis: Natural or Manufactured

Oil Crisis: Natural or Manufactured As the word of decreasing petroleum supplies is making the news more and more, so are the arguments that something else is going on. First is that the oil crisis doesn't exist. We have plenty of oil into the foreseeable...

Link to Oil Crisis: Natural or Manufactured | October 16, 2005 9:33 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 8, 2005

The Bogus Energy Bill

The Bogus Energy Bill H.R. 3893 - Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 provides "security" for the energy industry, but not for us. The bill passed the House on 10/07/05 after the voting period was extended from five minutes to 40 so reluctant...

Link to The Bogus Energy Bill | October 8, 2005 7:45 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 4, 2005

High Oil Prices Are Global

High Oil Prices Are Global Sitting here in the U.S. it is easy to accept the idea that we are the only ones experiencing increases in gas prices. This is definitely not the case, as we see in the article High Oil Prices Met With...

Link to High Oil Prices Are Global | October 4, 2005 6:23 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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October 3, 2005

Oil and Conflict

Oil and Conflict As price goes up the potential for conflict increases. Such is the case at this time in Indonesia. Indonesia was once a major exporter of oil. They passed peak production and now import much of it (similar to the situation...

Link to Oil and Conflict | October 3, 2005 6:18 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 27, 2005

Rigs and Refineries Post Rita

Rigs and Refineries Post Rita Well the reports are starting to come in about the oil and gas rigs and refineries status after Hurricane Rita. Many of the rigs impacted by Katrina are still not back. While Rita hit the Louisiana/Texas coast as a cat...

Link to Rigs and Refineries Post Rita | September 27, 2005 10:36 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 22, 2005

Of Hurricanes, Petroleum, and Us

Of Hurricanes, Petroleum, and Us I had a bad feeling about Katrina which surpassed even my glum prognostications. I have an even worse feeling about Rita. This goes beyond concerns that gas may go above $5 a gallon. Yesterday's Rigzone proclaimed Hurricane Rita Takes Aim...

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September 21, 2005

Rita Energy Update

Rita Energy Update Watching CNN, Rita is headed straight for the major oil and gas platforms in the Gulf. According to an energy consultant they had on, Katrina had only hit a "glancing" blow on the platforms, but it took out over 100...

Link to Rita Energy Update | September 21, 2005 11:38 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 20, 2005

Hold Onto Your Hats Rita Is Revving Up

Hold Onto Your Hats Rita Is Revving Up Well before we are through one emergency I hear they are predicting that Rita will rev up to a cat 3 or 4 (or 5?) and it seems to be heading for Galveston and Houston. The Oil rigs and transport...

Link to Hold Onto Your Hats Rita Is Revving Up | September 20, 2005 7:21 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 14, 2005

Peak Oil Fallout

Peak Oil Fallout While the destruction of Hurricane Katrina has disrupted oil and gas supplies in the U.S. sending prices skyrocketing, it also seems to be exacerbating global oil supplies. Fuel price increases are sparking protests across the globe. Nigerians are marching; Indonesia...

Link to Peak Oil Fallout | September 14, 2005 9:52 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 8, 2005

Natural Gas Prices To Spike

Natural Gas Prices To Spike If you have been stunned by gasoline cost spikes, then hang onto your hat as natural gas prices could jump 71% this winter. This is bad news for anyone using natural gas for heating, and for gas-fired electric generation. Natural...

Link to Natural Gas Prices To Spike | September 8, 2005 7:03 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 6, 2005

Gulf Oil Fields Damage and Effects

Gulf Oil Fields Damage and Effects According to RigZone, the damage to Gulf operations is worse than with Hurricane Ivan. In fact, it could be "three times as bad." "Eugene Kim, senior energy analyst at WoodMac's Houston office said efforts to inspect damage to offshore installations...

Link to Gulf Oil Fields Damage and Effects | September 6, 2005 7:54 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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Peak Oil and the Working Class

Peak Oil and the Working Class By: Dale Allen Pfeiffer Let us be clear about this from the start. Government, as we know it, is the tool of the privileged class through which they control the masses and provide a favorable environment for their own businesses....

Link to Peak Oil and the Working Class | September 6, 2005 7:17 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 4, 2005

News Flash - Gulf Operations Out for 4 to 6 Months

News Flash - Gulf Operations Out for 4 to 6 Months I just watched Wolf Blitzer interviewing Robert Reich. When asked how long he thought it would take for oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico to get back on line, Reich gave an estimate of 4 to 6 months. He...

Link to News Flash - Gulf Operations Out for 4 to 6 Months | September 4, 2005 11:13 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 3, 2005

Katrina and An Oil-Based Global Economy

Katrina and An Oil-Based Global Economy President Bush is releasing crude oil to refineries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Now, the International Energy Agency (a 26 nation member group which includes the U.S.) has decided to release oil from their reserves to the United States (Wa....

Link to Katrina and An Oil-Based Global Economy | September 3, 2005 10:31 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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September 1, 2005

Hang Onto Your Hat - Aftereffects of Katrina

Hang Onto Your Hat - Aftereffects of Katrina Like a boulder dropped into a lake, the ripples from Katrina will expand for a long time. No matter which approach I take for looking at this disaster, the effects radiate outwards and grow as they proceed. I have seen...

Link to Hang Onto Your Hat - Aftereffects of Katrina | September 1, 2005 9:42 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 30, 2005

Katrina and Gulf Oil Operations

Katrina and Gulf Oil Operations Hog On Ice has an excellent discussion of the oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The piece has some great pieces of information to put a frame on the potential impacts of Katrina. The author notes that 1/4 of...

Link to Katrina and Gulf Oil Operations | August 30, 2005 6:25 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 28, 2005

Katrina Looks Like Bad News

Katrina Looks Like Bad News Katrina is now a Category 5 hurricane and is heading directly for New Orleans. Even if we are lucky enough to have it drop to a 4, it will cause significant damage. It may have already caused significant damage. Look...

Link to Katrina Looks Like Bad News | August 28, 2005 8:03 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 26, 2005

Pumping Past the Peak

Pumping Past the Peak Continuing to pump past the peak will be very expensive and increasingly less efficient. I tried tracking down how many refineries are capable of "cracking" heavy crude. While I could not find the answer to that, what I did find...

Link to Pumping Past the Peak | August 26, 2005 7:51 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 24, 2005

Sweet Crude and the Peak

Sweet Crude and the Peak I have discussed several times that the global oil competition that is driving up oil prices is "sweet" crude. James Hamilton of Econobrowser, has an excellent explanation of the differences between sweet and sour crude oil. He notes that sour...

Link to Sweet Crude and the Peak | August 24, 2005 10:23 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 23, 2005

Who Does Pat Robertson Work For?

Who Does Pat Robertson Work For? What is a renowned Christian evangelist doing calling for the assassination of the President of Venezuela? Pat Robertson has called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez on his Monday morning "700 Club." "We don't need another $200 billion war to...

Link to Who Does Pat Robertson Work For? | August 23, 2005 9:52 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 21, 2005

Peak Oil Hits Corporate Media

Peak Oil Hits Corporate Media Well peak oil is finally hitting the corporate media - though national television hasn't said much of substance yet. In my Sunday local paper (The Oregonian), in the commentary section, is After the oil runs out by Tim Holt. The...

Link to Peak Oil Hits Corporate Media | August 21, 2005 10:08 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 18, 2005

Oil Prices and The U.S. Economy

Oil Prices and The U.S. Economy Are you confused about the crowing remarks on the "strength" and "robustness" of the U.S. economy in the face of constantly surging fuel prices? I think that is the intention - to keep people confused, or at least to avert...

Link to Oil Prices and The U.S. Economy | August 18, 2005 7:18 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 15, 2005

Town Prepares for Peak

Town Prepares for Peak The town of Willits, California is taking peak oil seriously. Metro Active has an expose on what is happening in Willits titled Past the Peak: How the small town of Willits plans to beat the coming energy crisis. Int all...

Link to Town Prepares for Peak | August 15, 2005 8:07 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 14, 2005

My Take On What's Coming

My Take On What's Coming I guess I'm feeling pretty grim these days. In the last week, I have seen numerous "news" reports on the increasing gasoline prices. Even when they discuss supply and demand, they make it sound like a temporary problem. I guess...

Link to My Take On What's Coming | August 14, 2005 3:43 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 12, 2005

AP-AOL Poll on Gasoline Prices

AP-AOL Poll on Gasoline Prices The Associated Press - AOL did a poll on gas prices, and found that 64% of those polled felt that gas increases would cause them financial hardship. The poll asked what was to blame for the increase (no, peak oil...

Link to AP-AOL Poll on Gasoline Prices | August 12, 2005 7:54 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 7, 2005

Follow-up for TVSet Viewers

Follow-up for TVSet Viewers Welcome to those of you who have arrived here from watching TVSet on Portland Community Media Access. I am honored that the show stimulated your interest in peak oil and related issues. Please feel free to look around, and to...

Link to Follow-up for TVSet Viewers | August 7, 2005 10:08 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 5, 2005

Community is Necessary to Survival

Community is Necessary to Survival Authored collectively by the readers of the Uncommon Thought Journal, editor: S. Rowan Wolf first published at Surviving Peak Oil in August 2004 Synopsis: It is our belief that individuals are unlikely to survive environmental destruction or the end of...

Link to Community is Necessary to Survival | August 5, 2005 8:20 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 3, 2005

Oil Is In the News But Little About Peak Oil

Oil Is In the News But Little About Peak Oil Well oil is in the news from the price of oil ($62.47 a gallon), to India's new $5.8 billion oil refinery plans, to who controls the world's oil, but peak oil news slim....

Link to Oil Is In the News But Little About Peak Oil | August 3, 2005 8:00 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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August 2, 2005

What Is Peak Oil?

What Is Peak Oil? Whenever I mention the term "peak oil," there are quizical looks, and then lots of questions. Here is my attempt at some answers....

Link to What Is Peak Oil? | August 2, 2005 7:54 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 31, 2005

Local Rags to Big Mags - They're Talking About Peak Oil

Local Rags to Big Mags - They're Talking About Peak Oil While the Bush administration is apparently censoring the Department of Energy commissioned report on peak oil, the news is getting out. From an article in one of my local independent news mags (Willamette Week) to National Geographic's "Future Power -...

Link to Local Rags to Big Mags - They're Talking About Peak Oil | July 31, 2005 9:49 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 30, 2005

The Energy Bill - One Good Thing and Many Bad

The Energy Bill - One Good Thing and Many Bad The Senate has passed the "Energy Bill," and it certainly raises a number of concerns. However, drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge was removed from the bill. My guess is that fighting against drilling in ANWR is going to...

Link to The Energy Bill - One Good Thing and Many Bad | July 30, 2005 8:57 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 26, 2005

Soaring Oil Prices, Fluctuating Economies, and Uncertain Times

Soaring Oil Prices, Fluctuating Economies, and Uncertain Times According to a Reuters report, "High energy costs and the possibility of more negative earnings may curb investors' appetite for stocks this week, while the (US) government is likely to report the economy slowed in the second quarter. Even companies...

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July 17, 2005

Oiligarchy

Oiligarchy The oiligarchy is narrowing down to the biggest consumer and the fastest growing competitor - The United States and China. I have been watching China boom and sneak into the news, it is clear that China has entered a head...

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July 13, 2005

Thunder Horse Pulls Up Lame

Thunder Horse Pulls Up Lame Have you heard of Thunder Horse? It is the latest/greatest deep water oil drilling platform under construction by British Petroleum (75%) and ExxonMobil (25%), to the current costs of $5 Billion. Thunder Horse is located in the Gulf of Mexico...

Link to Thunder Horse Pulls Up Lame | July 13, 2005 12:06 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 10, 2005

Peak oil in two parts

Peak oil in two parts Hi, I'm Emily, a former student of Rowan's. I live in Portland and just graduated a month ago with a major in Sociology. This entry is cross-posted over at my blog, Strangechord. Part I: President Bush has been briefed on...

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Trivia Questions

Trivia Questions Do you ever have those questions you can't find answers to? I do, so I thought I would share some of the questions and where I found the answers. Q. How many gallons of gasoline are in a barrel of...

Link to Trivia Questions | July 10, 2005 1:28 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 8, 2005

Washington D.C. Leaks Caused by Gas, or Equipment?

Washington D.C. Leaks Caused by Gas, or Equipment? In one of those "off the front pages" stories, is a report on the high number of natural gas leaks experienced in the Washington, D.C. area (Imported Gas Cited In Rash Of Leaks. The claim by the Utility Washington Gas,...

Link to Washington D.C. Leaks Caused by Gas, or Equipment? | July 8, 2005 7:30 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 5, 2005

Peak Oil Two Approaches, One Answer

Peak Oil Two Approaches, One Answer

There are two distinct ways to think about and present the phenomenon of peak oil. It's easy to describe what peak oil actually is, it's the global peak in extraction rate of petroleum. The difficulty of course is determining the date and associated extraction rate of peak oil. This is where I see the two camps.

Here the geologists method of Hubbert and Campbell is compared to the analysis's method of Chris Skrebowski with uncanny agreement.

Link to Peak Oil Two Approaches, One Answer | July 5, 2005 8:46 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 3, 2005

Crash May Be Sooner Than We Think

Crash May Be Sooner Than We Think The "oil crisis" may be much closer than most thought. It may be less than six months away. Matt Simmons, CEO of Simmons & Company International (an investment banking consultant firm to the energy industry) recently stated that Oil 'will...

Link to Crash May Be Sooner Than We Think | July 3, 2005 3:24 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 2, 2005

Oil and Politics - Africa and the World

Oil and Politics - Africa and the World On July 1, I posed the question regarding whether the quality of Middle Eastern OPEC oil was declining and signaling that they were past peak. The issue is that the oil now being pumped out of most of OPEC is...

Link to Oil and Politics - Africa and the World | July 2, 2005 7:08 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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July 1, 2005

Middle East Oil?

Middle East Oil? This is a request for information. Does anyone know what the historical grade of Middle Eastern OPEC oil has been? The reason I ask is because of some interesting comments in an AAP article - Venezuela Says No Need for...

Link to Middle East Oil? | July 1, 2005 10:04 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 30, 2005

Peak Oil or Peaked Oil?

Peak Oil or Peaked Oil? Well if the fact that pump prices are rising again after never really having returned to "normal" doesn't give you a clue that we are at or past the peak, then read Global Corp. by Michael Ruppert. He starts on...

Link to Peak Oil or Peaked Oil? | June 30, 2005 6:15 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 28, 2005

Oil Crash Would Crash The U.S.

Oil Crash Would Crash The U.S. According to the outcome of an excersise called Oil Shockwave, the U.S. economy is completely vulnerable to "catastrophic disruption of oil markets." The simulation is reported by John Mintz of the Washington Post. The "game" involved a number of high...

Link to Oil Crash Would Crash The U.S. | June 28, 2005 7:49 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 24, 2005

China Makes Move To Take Over Unocal

China Makes Move To Take Over Unocal The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made its bid to take over Unocal. The move is seen as symbolic of China's exploding economy and influence, but it is also a more direct statement of a larger competition between...

Link to China Makes Move To Take Over Unocal | June 24, 2005 10:38 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 21, 2005

Fragile Systems - The Electric Grid

Fragile Systems - The Electric Grid The title says it all "A Flicker Away From a Blackout." Doug Struck's June 21st article about the power failure of Hydro One in Ontario states that we were 20 seconds away from a repeat of the massive August 2003...

Link to Fragile Systems - The Electric Grid | June 21, 2005 10:34 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 20, 2005

Oil Up - Pain At The Pump

Oil Up - Pain At The Pump Oil prices are going back up, and the Guardian says "more pain at the pumps." But is the underlying reason strong demand (Wa. Post), or Nigerian violence (BBC)? It depends on how you want to spin the story....

Link to Oil Up - Pain At The Pump | June 20, 2005 7:55 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 17, 2005

OPEC To Increase Supply

OPEC To Increase Supply OPEC has promised to increase oil production by 500,000 barrels per day while it continues to argue that "it's the refineries stupid". Of course, I believe that argument is to distract for the dwindling capacity of Middle East oil reserves....

Link to OPEC To Increase Supply | June 17, 2005 5:25 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 14, 2005

Oil Costs Are Not A Refinery Issue

Oil Costs Are Not A Refinery Issue In most of the U.S. oil prices have sunk back down a bit, and therefore off the front pages of the papers. There is a sense that the price surge was a fluke, not a signal of things to come....

Link to Oil Costs Are Not A Refinery Issue | June 14, 2005 8:38 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 7, 2005

The End of Suburbia

The End of Suburbia There is a new video out that deserves watching (with a caution discussed below) called The End of Suburbia. It focuses on the issue of the creation and ongoing promotion of suburbia in the US and how it both helped...

Link to The End of Suburbia | June 7, 2005 5:41 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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June 5, 2005

Oil Storm on FX

Oil Storm on FX

The FX Network is showing right now, and again tomorrow, a movie called "Oil Storm." It's a fake documentary set in the future about when the oil ran out. Watch it.

UPDATE: Eh, watch it if you want. Pretty disappointing, and in the end people were still driving SUVs. Alterative fuels were only mentioned like once the entire time. Poor.

Link to Oil Storm on FX | June 5, 2005 8:33 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: | Category: Peak Oil

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Online Peak Oil Video Resources

Online Peak Oil Video Resources There are some excellent video presentations available on the web on Peak Oil. The following links are from a collaborative peak oil concept map. Peak Oil Presentation to the U.S. Congress - good explanation of what peak oil is. A...

Link to Online Peak Oil Video Resources | June 5, 2005 5:24 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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May 26, 2005

"Pipe-istan" Becomes A Reality

"Pipe-istan" Becomes A Reality Some were suspicious about the invasion of Afghanistan to capture bin Laden, smash al Qaeda, and overthrow the Taliban. Why? Because the U.S. and U.S. "interests" have a long history of "interest" in Afghanistan. Of particular interest was access to...

Link to "Pipe-istan" Becomes A Reality | May 26, 2005 5:15 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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May 18, 2005

Peak oil in a nutshell

Peak oil in a nutshell The broader economy is predicated on growth. The broader economy is built on the assumption of cheap energy. The world will not run out of oil for a while, the problem is oil can not be pumped out any faster...

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May 16, 2005

Oil Or The Environment - Expansion of Alaskan Drilling

Oil Or The Environment - Expansion of Alaskan Drilling The Bush energy bill approved drilling in ANWR, but that is hardly the end of the story. Now they are looking at two more areas - Teshekpuk Lake and the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. Both are significant natural areas,...

Link to Oil Or The Environment - Expansion of Alaskan Drilling | May 16, 2005 7:56 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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May 9, 2005

Let's Think About Plastic

Let's Think About Plastic When we think of peak oil or an oil shortage, we immediately think of transportation. On occasion, our minds wander to the use of hydrocarbons in fertilizers or other products. Rarely do we ever look at the use of oil...

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Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's Third Talk

Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's Third Talk

Maryland Representative Roscoe Bartlett has been giving talks on Peak Oil to the Congress. Here is the transcript of the third one, his most recent.

Link to Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's Third Talk | May 9, 2005 12:08 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: | Category: Peak Oil

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May 7, 2005

Forget The Distractions - It's About Oil

Forget The Distractions - It's About Oil GM and Ford are having a "rough time" resulting in their stocks being downgraded to junk bonds. Listening to the news, you would think that somehow the problem is the fickle consumer. You know that consumer that has been "demanding"...

Link to Forget The Distractions - It's About Oil | May 7, 2005 11:09 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 28, 2005

Well We Knew There Would Be A Part 2 To the "Energy" Plan

Well We Knew There Would Be A Part 2 To the "Energy" Plan People are upset about the high cost of gas. The administration pushes an energy bill that will do virtually nothing about the fact that oil is a diminishing resource or about immediate price relief. So Bush and Cheney make a...

Link to Well We Knew There Would Be A Part 2 To the "Energy" Plan | April 28, 2005 4:47 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 23, 2005

The Big Energy Plan

The Big Energy Plan "It's a step in the right direction," said Peter Beutel, Cameron Hanover analyst, based in Connecticut.Reuters 4/21/05 Is it really preferable to have an energy plan that does nothing about the energy problems than to have no "energy plan"...

Link to The Big Energy Plan | April 23, 2005 4:46 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 19, 2005

Video of Rep. Bartlett on E&E; TV

Video of Rep. Bartlett on E&E; TV

Read the transcript here:

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has discussed global peak oil in a one-half hour taped program, E&E; TV.s .On Point,. that will be distributed via the Internet in flash video format on Monday, April 18 after 12:00 noon. Host Colin Sullivan, Editor of Environment and Energy Daily, moderated the discussion with Congressman Bartlett and Mr. Roger Diwan, Managing Director, Markets and Countries Group, PFC Energy. It can be downloaded from E&E; TV.s website www.eande.tv/main/.

Link to Video of Rep. Bartlett on E&E; TV | April 19, 2005 2:38 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: | Category: Peak Oil

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April 16, 2005

Warning Signs And Denial

Warning Signs And Denial I was having dinner the other night with my partner's mother who recently turned 90. We were talking about the hot news - the end of oil. She was stunned by the discussion. Here was a woman who had grown...

Link to Warning Signs And Denial | April 16, 2005 5:46 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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Ode To The Remaining Wilderness

Ode To The Remaining Wilderness By: Dale Pfeiffer and re-published here with his permission This was originally intended as a eulogy for the remaining wilderness of North America, especially for the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. However, the wilderness had not yet been entirely erased from...

Link to Ode To The Remaining Wilderness | April 16, 2005 5:28 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 8, 2005

Rolling On The Oil Crisis

Rolling On The Oil Crisis By: Emily and cross posted at Strangechord Rolling Stone's "The Long Emergency" by James Howard Kunstler is the single clearest, most accessible article I've found recently on the crisis that is known as "peak oil." If you don't know what...

Link to Rolling On The Oil Crisis | April 8, 2005 6:14 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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April 6, 2005

Oil. What's Up?

Oil. What's Up?

"Super spikes," promises of higher production, and global depression. Will prices go up or down? I vote for up.

Link to Oil. What's Up? | April 6, 2005 8:16 PM || TrackBack | Author: By: Rowan Wolf | Category: Peak Oil

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Rep. Bartlett's Peak Oil Presentation

Rep. Bartlett's Peak Oil Presentation

Earlier post by me here. US Congressman Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland, Chairman of the Projection Forces Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee, gave a talk to the rest of Congress about 'peak oil.' It's good to see a Congressman actively taking part in this situation.

Link to Rep. Bartlett's Peak Oil Presentation | April 6, 2005 4:49 AM || TrackBack | Author: By: | Category: Peak Oil

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