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Peak Oil, Peak Debt, and the Concentration of Power

September 18, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 8 Comments

This is a truly wonderful post from The Oil Drum by Goddard College’s Charles Eisenstein (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 U.S. License). Giving more depth to peak oil than the good infographic on that presented yesterday, but also delving deeply into the problems of our economy and how they are linked to our energy and environmental crisis, this is my recommended reading of the month, or more.

I was just listening to this great cover of a great Rolling Stones song while reading this and thought it was actually a good match for this piece, so let’s start off with that:

Oil & Peak Oil Infographic

September 17, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 10 Comments

I received this great infographic on Monday when I was in London for a CNBC/Harvard Business Review “Energy Opportunities” interview. So, after catching up on things over the past few days, I’m just now getting it up. It is really a great one, laying out where oil comes from, who’s using it, what we’re using it for, and the ever-important topic of… peak oil. Check it out:

Oil Prices Will Continue to Rise, IEA Reports

May 8, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 8 Comments

The International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in the wake of the 1973-74 oil crisis to ensure the uninterupted supply of oil to industrialized nations. This autonomous agency now predicts oil prices will rise an additional 30% over the next three years.

Top 30 Cleantech News & Commentary Stories (April 6)

April 6, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

Top cleantech news and commentary of the last day or two. Check it out (top of the top is bold, source key is at the bottom)

WikiLeaks: Saudi’s Oil Reserves Overstated by Nearly 40%

February 9, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 10 Comments

Well, this should really come as absolutely no surprise, Saudi Arabia’s got a lot less oil than its been saying. And what that means, of course, is that prices will keep on rising (perhaps more and more steeply) and we need to get moving towards some sort of alternative… hmm, … [continued]

Bacteria Can Build Better Roads for Our Peak Oil Years

October 31, 201015 years ago susan 8 Comments

Local jurisdictions in Red state America, increasingly unable to agree to taxes to jointly afford repaving at peak oil prices are simply letting roads decline – in the same way as after the fall of the Roman Empire, in the dark ages there, many roads in Europe returned to mud … [continued]

Peak Oil: Misconceptions, False Solutions, and Real Opportunities

October 21, 201015 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

Robert Rapier, Chief Technology Officer for Merica International, a bioenergy holding company, was recently interviewed as a follow-up to his presentation on Peak Oil at the Global Footprint Conference in Siena, Italy. He does a great job of addressing some of the misconceptions/myths about Peak Oil as well as potential … [continued]

U.S. Military to Get Off Oil by 2040?

October 11, 201015 years ago Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

I’ve been writing about Peak Oil a bit lately, a lot more than I used to. It seems that it’s becoming a more and more discussed topic. And while you might associate Peak Oil with fringe, far-left liberals, some of the most hard-hitting reports are actually coming from military think … [continued]

Are Technological Solutions to Peak Oil Possible?

October 8, 201015 years ago Zachary Shahan 13 Comments

Honda hosted a truly excellent “thought leadership series” this week, “Race Against Time,” on the topic of our diminishing oil supply (especially relative to global demand) and how we can try to deal with this critical topic. Honda representatives asked me to respond if I had more to add to this … [continued]

Slower-Paced Compost Pickups Increases Composting Rates

October 2, 201015 years ago susan 2 Comments

When we first switched from horses to horsepower at the turn of the 20th century, the move was hailed as one of modernity, cleanliness and efficiency. After a century during which we’ve discovered that the “auto mobile” brought with it a far more dangerous environmental assault than horse droppings, now … [continued]