Apr 5, 2011 | Energy Depletion, Feature Articles
Shell says we’re entering a ‘zone of uncertainty’ over oil supply – a frank admission it hasn’t a clue what’s going to happen. But within the industry there remains the same kind of blithe confidence in its ability to continue as before, propping up our economy and lifestyles, that governments just a few years ago placed in the banking system.
Mar 17, 2011 | Energy Depletion
The existential crisis for the world’s nuclear industry could hardly have come at a worse moment. The epicentre of the world’s oil supply is disturbingly close to its own systemic crisis as the Gulf erupts in conflict. Even if the world navigates today’s crisis without an energy shock, a more intractable long-term crisis is brewing.
Mar 13, 2011 | Energy Depletion
The tragedy of Fukushima is a tragedy for all mankind. We do not yet see it, but this event will be remembered as a turning point in the development of humanity. From this point forward, if nothing else, Fukushima will give pause to every politician, or technocrat in the future who holds up the torch of “nuclear power” as the great hope for our energy-starved planet.
Mar 3, 2011 | Energy Depletion
In other words, if one traces a reasonable trajectory from current developments in the Middle East, the handwriting is already on the wall. Since no other area is capable of replacing the Middle East as the world’s premier oil exporter, the oil economy will shrivel — and with it, the global economy as a whole.
Feb 7, 2011 | Energy Depletion
ORIGINAL ARTICLE If I bake a batch of cookies and the recipe calls for two cups of flour but I have only one, it is pretty clear that I can’t bake a full batch of cookies. All I can make is half a batch. I will end up with half of the sugar, and half of the eggs, and...
Jan 28, 2011 | Energy Depletion
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Several years ago National Geographic magazine published an article on oil that included a stunning photo of mature steer and the barrels of oil needed to grow an animal to that size. I recently went looking for that picture, found it, and post it...
Jan 5, 2011 | Climate Change/Environment, Energy Depletion, Feature Articles
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Karen Rybold Chin | January 5, 2011 The scientific community has long agreed that our dependence on fossil fuels inflicts massive damage on the environment and our health, while warming the globe in the process. But beyond the damage these fuels cause...
Nov 26, 2010 | Economic Meltdown, Energy Depletion, Preparation
Reprinted from SEEKING ALPHA Once a year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) releases its World Energy Outlook (WEO), and it’s our tradition to review it. A lot of articles have already been written on the WEO 2010 report, and I don’t wish to tread an...