Energy futurist Chris Nelder explores the common ground between the Occupy movement and the Tea Party: declining energy leading to declining economic surplus. Beneath the complex narratives of the Occupy Continue Reading
There’s a new “Peak Oil” prediction out, and this one is worth taking seriously if for no other reason than its source. Peak Oil, you may recall, refers to a Continue Reading
OPEC is hedging its bets regarding peak oil demand, and has included a scenario in its plans that account for it arriving in just over a decade, should the Paris Continue Reading
If “peak oil” conjures up thoughts of when oil output will reach its maximum then you’re way behind the times. Now it’s all about demand. And rather than a debate Continue Reading
The Peak Oil argument refuses to die. Today it has morphed into the Peak Conventional Oil argument. There are parts of the argument I agree with such as any finite Continue Reading
Investors and oil market watchers are constantly wondering just how much oil is in the ground. Just how large are each country’s oil reserves? The market seems to cycle between Continue Reading
For more than two years the oil industry has suffered through its worst down cycle since the 1980s, and relief may not come until the middle of 2017 at the Continue Reading
When reading this article you must ask yourself are these people goal seeking? They are presenting an argument with a constant and that is the economy and a growth based Continue Reading
In a recent article on the Huffington Post, Stan Sorscher reports the graph above and asks the question of what could have happened in the early 1970s that changed everything. Continue Reading
One of the most compelling charts I have ever seen is the “Growing Gap” chart that used to appear on the front page of every ASPO Newsletter. This is the Continue Reading
