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A Graph of Gas Prices Since 1919
This will make your Hummer look even dumber..."Remember those really, really high gas prices of the late 1970s and early 1980s? Well, we're past that and still climbing. From the U.S. Energy Information Administration:To quote Stein's Law, "If something cannot go on forever,...
Peak Oil Mania
Wow. That didn’t take long. Back in December when everyone was compiling lists about what the best gadgets of the year were or other nonsense, Jim Kunstler was predicting that 2008 would be the year of... Transition Towns
What started out as school project a few years ago has grown into an international effort of creativity, forward thinking, and co-operation among individuals and groups with a view to the future. ... Green Wine for Ireland
In our globalised economy and lifestyle many things have changed here in Ireland. The increase in discretionary income has allowed for more frequent travel, a larger variety of exotic food and... British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirms peak oil is here
Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, meets oil industry bosses and learns that demand for oil is outstripping supply and will continue to in the long term"" How to explain peak oil to everybody (even Paris Hilton)
Whether or not we have reached 'Peak Oil" is debateable. And is a function of many things including if we open up previously excluded exploration areas. But one thing is certain, we will reach it sooner than most people would like to think. If you don't like... Getting prepared: The rise of the new survivalists
""Convinced the planet's oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some people around the country are moving onto homesteads, learning to live off their land, conserving fuel and, in... Trough Oil?
Forget peak oil for a little while. Are oil prices set to drop in the mid term?"The difficulty with the bubble moniker is determining exactly how much of the price is being driven by purely speculative factors. With Crude, a variety of forces are driving prices: A...Oil could hit $200 in 'super-spike'
Oil prices threaten to hit $200 a barrel in a final "super-spike" over coming months as producers fail to keep pace with blistering demand from China and the Middle EastKunstler: Market meltdown just the beginning
James Kunstler warns us that this week's market reprieve will be shortlived. He contends that the real threat to the American economy and the suburban lifestyle it has promoted and mass marketed is peak oil."It's too bad the current presidential candidates have been...Are the suburbs anti-green?
The predictions of Jim Kunstler are now being echoed (albeit in subtler tones) about the impending impact of peak oil. Earlier this year Shell Oil predicted that we will hit peak oil in 7 years. According...Shell: Peak oil in 7 years
Shell is calling peak oil will begin in 2015. Will the days of cheap, easy motoring be over so soon or will we just go nuclear? Neither scenario bodes well for a world that seems unable to stop...Jim Kunstler in Vancouver tonight
Jim Kunstler, creator of clusterfucknation and prophet of peak oil driven doom is at SFU tonight. If you can, you should give him a listen. Here is a sampling of his latest blog entry:"George W. Bush, tried to appease the beast by offering each American adult the... What to expect in 2008 - by Jim Kunstler
Jim Kunstler is not for the faint of heart. Here's something to think about while you sip champagne this evening:
"For the tiny fraction of people who actually pay attention to real events -- those, for... Big Melt Meets Big Empty - Rethinking the Implications of Climate Change and ...
An excellent overview on matters related to managing climate change. MuseLetter #187 / November 2007 by Richard Heinberg Environmental and development NGOs are now fixated on climate change to the exclusion of nearly every other topic. Discussions in and among these...
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