Peak Oil: Where To Begin?
The unpleasant truth now and soon is that the ready supply of oil and gas which we almost always take for granted [the occasional price spike notwithstanding] is on its Continue Reading
Crude soothsayers should recall cautionary tale of ‘Peak Oil’
This week at the annual conference in Montreal of the CFA Institute, a professional body for investors, there were some grand narratives about the future of oil. They should be Continue Reading
The real oil limits story; what other researchers missed
For a long time, a common assumption has been that the world will eventually “run out” of oil and other non-renewable resources. Instead, we seem to be running into surpluses Continue Reading
Don’t let the low prices fool you: peak oil will be upon us soon
The end of the oil era has been predicted for so long that it has ceased to attract much interest. Critics rightly say it’s now difficult to know who to Continue Reading
What Does ‘Keep It In the Ground’ Really Mean? Read This.
In 2010, Molly Eagen gave herself a challenge: For 100 days the Minneapolis resident would try to live without oil . Eagen, an architecture student at the time, took the Continue Reading
How many people can the Earth actually hold?
Earth may only be a tiny blip on the map relative to the entire universe, but for our purposes, it’s pretty darn big. Of course, the vast majority of earth Continue Reading
Human Extinction Isn’t That Unlikely
Nuclear war. Climate change. Pandemics that kill tens of millions. These are the most viable threats to globally organized civilization. They’re the stuff of nightmares and blockbusters—but unlike sea monsters Continue Reading
The Coming World of “Peak Oil Demand,” Not “Peak Oil”
In a Greater Middle East in which one country after another has been plunged into chaos and possible failed statehood , two rival nations, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have been Continue Reading
Peak Oil: Are We Not Better Than This? Pt 5
[T]he West’s energy security is assured to a degree that has not existed in the past. That’s good news for the American people and for the world, even if it Continue Reading
We Could Be Witnessing the Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry—Will It Take the Rest of the Economy Down With It?
Oil rig at sunset image via shutterstock . Reproduced on Resilience.org with permission. It’s not looking good for the global fossil fuel industry. Although the world remains heavily dependent on Continue Reading