[Peakoil] News items on peak oil 13 Feb 2006

[Antony Barry]

Still an rather large amount and the software is still picking up  
some old items. Before I was only searching for "peak oil" + saudi +  
reserves which kept the numbers down to usually less than a dozen.  
Now I'm just searching on "peak oil" and I'm letting the software  
follow links to sites mentioned and to search them too.

Comments anybody?

I might offer this service to the secretariat of the Senate Rural and  
Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Inquiry into Australia's  
future oil supply and alternative transport fuels

Back in 1969 I provided a newspaper clipping service to the Senate  
Select Committee on Offshore Petroleum Resources when I was working  
in the Parliamentary Library but this is a lot easier to do ;^)

Tony


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> Date: 13 February 2006 5:08:08 AM
> Subject: DEVONagent: 104 results (news)
>
> RedOrbit - Science - Pumping Up the Price
>
> Petrol prices rose another 6c a litre this week, and Kiwi motorists  
> are feeling the pinch. Some are warning of the end of the Petroleum  
> Age. Lester Thorley investigates the effect of a dwindling oil supply.
> WHEN you pull in to a petrol station to fill up for the long  
> weekend, try to picture 120 million oil drums, each with 159 litres  
> of black gold in it.
> That is one estimate of what the world's daily thirst for oil will  
> be by 2030, a 50 per cent increase on today's demand. As you look  
> aghast at the $75...
>
> <http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/386732/pumping_up_the_price/ 
> index.html?source=r_science>
>
>
> Portsmouth Herald Local Business News: Follow the $17T money energy  
> trail
>
> When President Bush publicly acknowledged our country’s oil  
> addiction in his recent State of Union address, he sent the  
> mainstream media machine into overdrive. One would have thought  
> Bush had announced a Nobel-worthy discovery rather than stating the  
> obvious.
> Bushologists noticed that during the energy-policy portion of the  
> speech, Bush looked like a 5-year-old gagging on a spoonful of cod  
> liver oil. That’s not surprising given this administration’s smirky  
> pride in debasing the "reality-based" world in which the rest of us  
> non-ideologically indoctrinated souls reside.
> Only time will tell if the...
>
> <http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/02122006/business/87532.htm>
>
>
> Commuters all at sea as governments lose the plot - Business -  
> Business
>
> But the emergence of an oil economy and the invention of the  
> internal combustion engine blurred this distinction, creating a  
> vast suburbia well beyond the reach of effective public transport  
> infrastructure.
> Perhaps less tangible than the threat of cannonballs or invaders at  
> the city walls are the converging crises of peak oil prices and  
> global warming. These events now comprise the greatest threat to  
> our current concept of the city. Their confluence will, one way or  
> another, bring about decisive action by governments on the urban  
> transport problem.
> The problem is, of course, more acute in cities where governments  
> are...
>
> <http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/commuters-all-at-sea-as- 
> governments-lose-the-plot/2006/02/12/1139679478692.html>
>
>
> Jeremy Leggett offers peak oily gloom and doom | Gristmill: The  
> environmental news blog | Grist Magazine
>
> About: Environmental Issues African American Enviro Assn.  
> Alternative Energy ~ Renewable Energy Alternative Energy Blog  
> Bitter Greens Journal Cascadia Scorecard City Hippy Clean Air Watch  
> Climate Change Chronicles Climate Science The Commons Cut Oil  
> Imports Dateline Earth deSmogBlog eco.psfk.com Energy Priorities  
> Environmental Action Blog Environmental and Urban Economics  
> Enviropundit Goto Reviews GreatGreenGoods Green Car Congress  
> GreenClips The Green Life Blog Greenpeace The Green Skeptic  
> greenState Green Trust Howling at a Waning Moon Ideal Bite Jon  
> Stahl's Journal Judith Lewis: Beat Notes on the Environment Life  
> Begins at 30 Mongabay Nature Noted NRDC Action Fund Oceana Network  
> Oikos The...
>
> <http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/1/20/14325/7979>
>
>
> Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist Magazine
>
> About: Environmental Issues African American Enviro Assn.  
> Alternative Energy ~ Renewable Energy Alternative Energy Blog  
> Bitter Greens Journal Cascadia Scorecard City Hippy Clean Air Watch  
> Climate Change Chronicles Climate Science The Commons Cut Oil  
> Imports Dateline Earth deSmogBlog eco.psfk.com Energy Priorities  
> Environmental Action Blog Environmental and Urban Economics  
> Enviropundit Goto Reviews GreatGreenGoods Green Car Congress  
> GreenClips The Green Life Blog Greenpeace The Green Skeptic  
> greenState Green Trust Howling at a Waning Moon Ideal Bite Jon  
> Stahl's Journal Judith Lewis: Beat Notes on the Environment Life  
> Begins at 30 Mongabay Nature Noted NRDC Action Fund Oceana Network  
> Oikos The...
>
> <http://gristmill.grist.org>
>
>
> houstonpeakoil.org/index.php
>
> The mission of Houston Peak Oil Progressives is to connect citizens  
> concerned about rising energy prices so they can learn together and  
> help Houston respond wisely to the challenges possible in the near  
> future. Because building a sustainable society will take a long  
> time, we believe it’s wise to start now. We advocate steps that  
> benefit the economy, the environment, and the people of both  
> Houston and the globe.
> We began meeting in the fall of 2004 to discuss peak oil and held a  
> mini-conference on July 9, 2005.
> $3 a gallon gasoline in Houston. When will prices...
>
> <http://houstonpeakoil.org/index.php? 
> option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=1>
>
>
> Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler
>
> By now, President Bush's wildly irresponsible remarks on energy in  
> his state of the union speech may have already vanished down the  
> memory hole, but the damage will linger on. "America is addicted to  
> oil," Mr. Bush began, failing to mention that underlying this  
> addiction was a living arrangement that required people to drive  
> their cars incessantly. A clueless public will continue to believe  
> that "the best way to break this addiction is through technology
> Mr. Bush recommended ethanol. As one wag put it after the speech:  
> "America's heroin is oil, and ethanol will be our methadone." The...
>
> <http://jameshowardkunstler.typepad.com/clusterfuck_nation>
>
>
> Peak-oil fringe group gains mainstream attention - Nov. 3, 2004
>
> A once-fringe group saying we'll run out of oil is gaining  
> attention, even within the oil industry.
> NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The end of cheap oil may mean more than just  
> higher gas prices for Americans. It may mean the end of the oil age  
> as we know it.
> That is according to the so-called peak-oil movement, which says  
> that by 2008 humans will have extracted half of the earth's oil. In  
> other words, we're using oil faster than we can ever hope to find it.
> "We have all been enjoying the greatest party...
>
> <http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/02/markets/peak_oil>
>
>
> Peak Oil News: After the peak: apocalypse or opportunity?
>
> The scarcest resource is not oil, metals, clean air, capital,  
> labor, or technology. It is our willingness to listen to each other  
> and learn from each other and to seek the truth rather than seek to  
> be right. — Donella Meadows (1941–2001), founder of the  
> Sustainability Institute
> Last month's article prompted some readers to look up "Peak Oil" on  
> the Internet, where they found predictions of continuous Middle  
> East resource wars and all-out nuclear conflict with China, Russia,  
> India, etc. They found charges that the entire Peak Oil discussion  
> is prompted by oil interests (and investors like ourselves...
>
> <http://peakoil.blogspot.com/2006/02/after-peak-apocalypse-or- 
> opportunity.html>
>
>
> Peak Oil News: When the oil runs out
>
> The scarcest resource is not oil, metals, clean air, capital,  
> labor, or technology. It is our willingness to listen to each other  
> and learn from each other and to seek the truth rather than seek to  
> be right. — Donella Meadows (1941–2001), founder of the  
> Sustainability Institute
> The Four Horsemen have upgraded to SUVs. Not the hybrid ones  
> either, but those gas-guzzling, bunny-crushing behemoths that  
> Arnold Schwarzenegger favours. In oil-rich Babylon, whores are so  
> thick on the ground that it's a little hard to pick just one.  
> Although everyone can agree on what the Antichrist is...
>
> <http://peakoil.blogspot.com/2006/02/when-oil-runs-out.html>
>
>
> Technorati Tag: peak oil
>
> Peak Oil Spurs Investment Investment expert Mike Swanson likes  
> dividend paying oil stocks in peak oil era. Free weekly newsletter.  
> wallstreetwindow.com
> Oil Peak at Amazon.com Buy books at Amazon.com. Low prices and easy  
> shopping. Search the full text of books. Free Super Saver Shipping  
> on qualified orders over $25. www.amazon.com
> When Oil Production Peaks Will you be left behind? Get the facts  
> about oil and gas. Do it now, before it's too late.  
> www.meridianpress.com
> According to Wall Street Journal article of February 9, 2006  
> (subscription only) “Mexico's huge state-owned oil...
>
> <http://www.technorati.com/tag/peak+oil>
>
>
> Former CIA director testifies before Senate on oil and foreign  
> policy | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News Clearinghouse
>
> Just over four years ago, on the eve of 9/11, the need to reduce  
> radically our reliance on oil was not clear to many and in any case  
> the path of doing so seemed a long and difficult one. Today both  
> assumptions are being undermined by the risks of the post-9/11  
> world, by oil prices, and by technological progress in fuel  
> efficiency and alternative fuels.
> 1. The current transportation infrastructure is committed to oil  
> and oil-compatible products.
> This fact substantially increases the difficulty of responding to  
> oil price increases or disruptions in supply by substituting other...
>
> <http://www.energybulletin.net/11013.html>
>
>
> EnergyPulse - Insight Analysis and Commentary on the Global Power  
> Industry
>
> I agree in concept with most of the testimony given at The  
> Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on December 7, 2005. Udall,  
> Aleklett, Bartlett, Esser, Hirsch, et al. They didn't mince their  
> words. All us oil consuming nations have a collective problem. Over  
> the long haul, oil is going to be more expensive and less  
> available. Although Congress obviously disregarded Joseph P. Riva's  
> excellent report on oil depletion that was written for the  
> Congressional Research Service in 1995, there will be no escaping  
> THIS testimony. The cards are on the table. Congress has been  
> informed.
> One of...
>
> <http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm? 
> a_id=1167>
>
>
> EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and  
> Alternative Fuel Vehicles
>
> Michael T. Klare's view of America's oil addiction and the State of  
> the Union.
> To make the energy picture grimmer, "spare" or "surge" capacity  
> seems to be disappearing in the major oil-producing regions. At one  
> time, key producers like Saudi Arabia retained an excess production  
> capacity, allowing them to rapidly boost their output in times of  
> potential energy crisis like the 1990-91 Gulf War. But Saudi  
> Arabia, like the other big suppliers, is now producing at full tilt  
> and so possesses zero capacity to increase output. In other words,  
> any politically inspired (or sabotage related) cutoff...
>
> <http://www.evworld.com/general.cfm?pageIDENT=perm_energycrisis.cfm>
>
>
> EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and  
> Alternative Fuel Vehicles
>
> SYNOPSIS: Gareth Doutch asks, How are ordinary folk to convince  
> their leaders to implement policies like the Oil Depletion Protocol?
>
> <http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=communique&newsid=10623>
>
>
> EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and  
> Alternative Fuel Vehicles
>
> SYNOPSIS: Michael T. Klare's view of America's oil addiction and  
> the State of the Union. Reprinted from TomDispatch.com
> President Bush's State of the Union comment that the United States  
> is "addicted to oil" can be read as pure political opportunism.  
> With ever more Americans expressing anxiety about high oil prices,  
> freakish weather patterns, and abiding American ties to unsavory  
> foreign oil potentates, it is hardly surprising that Bush sought to  
> portray himself as an advocate of the development of alternative  
> energy systems. But there is another, more ominous way to read his  
> comments: that top officials...
>
> <http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=communique&newsid=10997>
>
>
> Is Oil Osama's Secret Weapon?
>
> To find out where Osama gets his mojo, go to your computer and  
> Google “Peak Oil.”
>
> <http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=6364>
>
>
> Philstar.com - The Filipino Global Community
>
> While Honda Cars Cebu believes and acknowledges peak oil is real,  
> it did not say, it was not prepared.
> Geologists and scientists have long warned of peak oil or that  
> point when oil production reaches its peak, then declines until  
> cheap oil runs out. Peak Oil is described as the simplest label for  
> the problem of energy resource depletion. Scientists have described  
> oil as a finite and non-renewable resource that declines with  
> increasing use from phenomenal economic and population growth.  
> Because oil reserves are finite, continued extraction is pointless.
> Not one to hide his reservations, Valladarez said that as...
>
> <http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200602101901.htm>
>
>
> Philstar.com - The Filipino Global Community
>
> • Honda Cars readies for peak oil
>
> <http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200602111902.htm>
>
>
> Politics and Current Affairs :: View Forum - Peak Oil, Economics &  
> The Environment
>
> Peak Oil, Economics & The Environment
> Politics and Current Affairs Forum Index -> Peak Oil, Economics &  
> The Environment Mark all topics read
> Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy
> A Free Fuel That Tackles Oil Price Rises
> Silly non-christians who know nothing of oil
> The Spiralling Cost of Crude Oil
> Kuwait oil reserves only half official estimate
> Oil jumps $1 on al Qaeda threat, supply concern
> Oil Is Here to Stay
> CIBC sees oil supplies still tight
> Success!-Sequester CO2 and Recover Oil!
> No Peak Seen for Decades
> Kuwait's biggest field starts to run out of oil...
>
> <http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/viewforum.php? 
> f=3&topicdays=0&start=0&sid=990807c9a12e333808065d2958ec66cf>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
>
> - What might it take to quench such demand? At least a quadrupling  
> of prices, perhaps 10x. Which would be oil prices of $200, $300,  
> $400 per barrel. That would be a post-peak system shock. But not  
> just yet.
> From a first glance on the main page, it is a few things at once.  
> There is a "news blog"-type archive listing divided into a few  
> categories : oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, gasoline, and solar &  
> wind. There's a bunch of editorial articles written (mostly) by  
> leading contrarian financial commentators and writers. On the right  
> pane there are market quotes...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050207>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
>
> There. None other than U.S. President George Bush himself has come  
> out and said it. Do you believe in Peak Oil now? For those who have  
> disagreed with the peak oil viewpoint in the past, the simple  
> phrase "I told you so" comes to mind.
> The Bush administration said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia is  
> producing oil at close to its capacity.
> McClellan's comments came a day after President George W. Bush said  
> he doubted Saudi Arabia was producing as much oil as it possibly  
> could and said one question that has to be answered is exactly how  
> much...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050420>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
>
> More than 70 percent of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has  
> been shut down because of the threat of Hurricane Rita and the  
> aftermath of Katrina, authorities reported.
> "Today's shut-in oil production is 1,097,357 (barrels of oil per  
> day)," MMS [the Department of Interior's Minerals Management  
> Service] said, adding that this represented 73.16 percent of the US  
> production of 1.5 million barrels per day in the Gulf of Mexico. A  
> total of 469 manned platforms, out of 819, and 69 of the 134 rigs  
> were evacuated.
> For decades, almost all public-policy planners, aided...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050921>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
>
> Wall Street firm John S. Herold Inc. of Norwalk, CT has estimated  
> peak production for about two dozen oil companies. Without  
> substantial new investment and additional discoveries, the company  
> believes that French oil company, Total S.A., will reach peak  
> production in 2007. Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, BP, Royal Dutch/ 
> Shell Group, and the Italian producer, Eni S.p.A. will hit peak  
> production in 2008. In 2009, Herold expects ChevronTexaco Corp. to  
> peak. In Herold's view, each of the world's seven largest publicly  
> traded oil companies will begin seeing production declines within  
> the next 48 months or so...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20051012>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
>
> 1. How to Kick the Oil Habit (The Future of Energy) - as prices  
> rise, the race for new energy sources - from wind farms to liquid  
> coal - heats up. Get ready for the withdrawal symptoms.
> energybulletin.net , by Dr. Ali Samsan Bakhtiari, National Iranian  
> Oil Company Chief Advisor :
> In my humble opinion, we should now have reached 'Peak Oil'. At  
> present, global oil output fluctuates around 82 mb/d as some  
> institutions try vainly to push 2005 statistics towards 83 and 84  
> mb/d. But they will be obliged to backtrack as 'actual' oil  
> supplies fail to follow their 'paper' ones...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20051027/?catname=Energy>
>
>
> Sections - Raise the Hammer
>
> Hurry Up and Kuwait - The earth's oil reserves just dropped by five  
> percent. Which other countries are cooking the books? Published  
> 2006/01/27
> Mind the Gap: How to Ease Yourself Across the Oil Peak - The best  
> way to survive this period more or less intact is to insulate  
> yourself, as much as possible, from fluctuating energy prices.  
> Published 2005/05/16
> Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraq and the Future of the Dollar , by  
> Ryan McGreal
>
> <http://www.raisethehammer.org/sections.asp?sect=Editorial>
>
>
> Rockford's Newspaper Rock River Times | rockford illinois news  
> information
>
> We might think sudden supply interruptions matched with high demand  
> can’t happen here, but take note of what is expected this week.  
> Congressman Bernard Sanders is brokering a deal that would bring  
> Venezuelan fuel oil to low-income residents of Vermont, through its  
> U.S. oil company, Citgo.
> With an obvious poke at his enemy George W. Bush, who opposes his  
> rule, this program is the brainchild of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez who  
> “is a Latin American firebrand who is now in total control of the  
> world’s fifth-largest oil producer,” crowed the Havana Journal.  
> “The United States...
>
> <http://www.rockrivertimes.com/index.pl?cmd=viewstory&id=12277&cat=4>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | Comments | 4%, 11%, Who the Hell Cares?
>
> I should stress that I'm not saying oil depletion is going to be  
> fast enough to cause collapse - I think the evidence is rather  
> unclear due to the lack of transparency in the oil markets. I'm  
> trying to point out that the depletion rate is the number one thing  
> to think about, and there must be some depletion that is too much  
> for society to cope with (feel free to present better ways of  
> estimating what that is).
> I just want to emphasize that you are not answering my questions.  
> And I'm not saying you need to...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2005/8/24/161535/296/36>
>
>
> TomDispatch - Tomgram: Michael Klare, Just How Addicted to Oil Are We?
>
> For anyone who slips into the driver's seat of a car -- and except  
> for those who live in cities like New York with full-scale public  
> transport systems, that's most of America most of the time -- life  
> is already a permanent energy crisis. No wonder the President  
> stumbled across reality this year and declared before the nation  
> that we were all oil addicts in a hooked homeland and it was time  
> to rid ourselves of our "dependence" on Middle Eastern oil (a  
> region where, as it turns out, oil use is surging ). You know --  
> that horribly "unstable" part...
>
> <http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=58126>
>
>
> Treehugger: See Peak Oil for Yourself
>
> Our friends at Worldchanging and Green Car Congress have both  
> covered, and rightly so, this blog-post from The Oil Drum, a blog  
> dedicated to discussing Hubbert's Peak . It's something to know  
> what's happening, but it's quite something else to actually see it.  
> Read on and see the "picture of depletion" for yourself...
> Here is a picture the Abqaiq oilfield in Saudi Arabia. It's a  
> transversal slice obtained from an instrument that measures fluid  
> densities. The blue area is water that has been injected into the  
> field to push the oil back to the top...
>
> <http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/06/see_peak_oil_fo.php>
>
>
> Alternative News & Information
>
> The first publication of the cartoons in Denmark followed in  
> September 2005. This meeting was attended by the certified neocon  
> fascist madmen Michael Ledeen, Richard Perle, and William Luti  all  
> desperadoes haunted by the prospect of criminal indictment for  
> their roles in the Iraq aggression, the Plame case, the Niger  
> yellowcake forgeries, and the Lord Conrad Black embezzlement case.  
> All three are fanatic proponents of the wider war against Iran,  
> also in the hope of staying out of jail. Others in attendance  
> included Dutch, Belgian, and Spanish royalty, top Eurocrats and  
> NATO bigwigs (including NATO Secretary General Jaap Hoop de...
>
> <http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=523587>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Tags: peak oil , oil , sustainability , local , new york ,  
> manhattan , green markets , biking ( all tags )
> Herein lies the answer: It would take all the neighborhoods in  
> America together to find ways to solve the peak oil associated  
> problems.
> I've been disappointed by the response I've had when attempting to  
> raise peak oil with friends. It has been almost universal lack of  
> interest or denial, only about 5% have been sufficiently bothered  
> to even discuss it or read anything about it.
> I've probably tried to raise...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/2/11/193050/159>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> And Saudi Arabia had an answer . . . The Oil Drum A little more  
> illustrative info on Russia
> As I sat in the audience at the ASPO-USA conference last November,  
> I felt gratified to watch Steve Andrews present the first M. King  
> Hubbert awards to Al Bartlett and Matt Simmons. As we all know,  
> Hubbert is the Godfather of Peak Oil, a man ahead of his time who  
> predicted in 1956 the US Lower 48 would peak in the early 1970s. He  
> joined the Shell Oil Company in 1943, retiring from that firm in  
> 1964. From wikipedia we learn that after...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/2/7/195512/3767>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | Comments | Our Toughest Foes: Apathy  
> and Cynicism
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> I've been disappointed by the response I've had when attempting to  
> raise peak oil with friends. It has been almost universal lack of  
> interest or denial, only about 5% have been sufficiently bothered  
> to even discuss it or read anything about it.
> I've probably tried to raise it with fifty people in real life, at  
> least fifty more online outside the peak oil community. Perhaps 2  
> or 3 of them actually took it seriously at all, so I guess it will  
> take some shock...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2006/2/11/193050/159/1>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: Financial Preparations for Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Events in the oil markets seem to be moving even faster than I had  
> originally expected. While political leaders at all levels of  
> government seem oblivious to the growing imbalance between supply  
> of oil and the worldwide increase in demand, each of us at a  
> personal level have the ability to cushion the financial impact to  
> ourselves.
> Precious Metals: The most conservative approach would be to simply  
> buy some gold and silver. If the US dollar were to be undermined by  
> high inflation, this seems to be...
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/08/financial-preparations-for- 
> peak-oil.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: "What is Peak Oil?" (Part 2)
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Last week, I wrote a short post as a primer for people new to the  
> concept of Peak Oil. I really encourage anyone new to the subject  
> to read some of the links at the bottom of that post because they  
> are quite compelling reads. As my second post on this series I want  
> to focus a little more on timing since most people understand that  
> oil is non-renewable and that "one day" we will "run out". Peak Oil  
> is more of a series of events...
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/08/what-is-peak-oil-part-2.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> As the world celebrates the Olympics . . . The Oil Drum Our  
> Toughest Foes: Apathy and Cynicism
> Subsidiaries of BP and Edison International said yesterday that  
> they were planning to build a power plant that would run on oil  
> residues, and that 90 percent of the carbon dioxide would be  
> captured and pumped into an oil field, where it would help push  
> more oil to the surface.
> The plant would run by mixing an oil residue, petroleum coke, in a  
> chamber with steam and a controlled amount of oxygen. In this  
> technique, called gasification, both the fuel and the water give up...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/2/11/19544/0152>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: Sample Letter about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> I have been reading extensively about the possibility that we may  
> soon reach (if we haven't already reached) the peak in global oil  
> production (where demand can not satisfy supply and price increases  
> as a result). Oil prices have risen steadily over the last 4 years  
> from the $20-30 range in 2001 to poking above $60 for the first  
> time ever recently.
> Normally the oil producing countries could simply increase  
> production as they have in the past, but two factors have combined  
> to make this...
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/07/sample-letter-about-peak- 
> oil.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Tags: peak oil , oil , sustainability , local , new york ,  
> manhattan , green markets , biking ( all tags )
> The best first move in reducing our dependence on oil would be to  
> reduce all the subsidies for using oil and gas. This is just common  
> sense fiscal responsibility and helps achieve a stated public  
> policy goal. In NY state, these subsidies amount to over $1 billion  
> dollars.
> Tags: peak oil , oil , GM , Ford , Chrysler , auto industry ,  
> Delphi ( all tags )
> The US auto industry has not been particularly good at building car  
> models...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Asphalt Nation - Jane Holtz Kay - Feb 1st TOD: NYC Subsidies for  
> Oil and Gas Continue
> So I started thinking through all the peak oil related problems  
> that my community would face and thought through ways that I could  
> make a difference in getting them ready without making peak oil the  
> explicit reason. I also happen to live in one of the wealthiest,  
> densest urban areas in the entire world.
> My first two priorities were transportation and food. Most people  
> would bike if they knew it was safe...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2006/2/2/15019/87341>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: What is "Peak Oil"?
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> In the online community discussing the implications of peak oil,  
> there is a growing recognition that awareness is not building fast  
> enough to affect the types of societal changes that will be  
> necessary to weather the coming storm. As I have learned the hard  
> way, just saying "peak oil" is not enough.
> So as a way of helping us sharpen our message to the uninitiated of  
> what "peak oil" is, let me explain my point of view:
> Peak Oil is not the end of oil but rather...
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/07/what-is-peak-oil.html>
>
>
> NYC Peak Oil Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> Meet nearby Advocates for Oil Awareness! Come to an Oil Awareness  
> Meetup to generate ideas and discuss actions to raise public  
> consciousness. Find others concerned about the peak in oil  
> production and the consequences of its inevitable decline.
> "Mexico's Oil Output May Decline Sharply Pemex Study Points to  
> Possible Drop At Major Field, Which Would Strain Global Supply By  
> DAVID LUHNOW Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Feb 9  
> MEXICO..."
> Peak Oil 101: open-ended discussion of scenarios for fuel, the  
> economy, etc.
> "Carla passed away this week, but she's written extensively about  
> Peak Oil Here look...
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/36>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | Comments | The Vincent E. McKelvey Lifetime  
> Achievement Award
>
> One of the great strengths of this site and the people who  
> regularly contribute is the remarkably high calibre of conversation  
> and information presented. No one really wants to address these  
> problems, and their solution require painful choices. Peak oil  
> already has an uphill public relations battle without this kind of  
> award.
> I beg to differ. The one thing that has been the hardest for me  
> since becoming Peak Oil aware some time ago is to avoid becoming  
> the type of humorless zealot that I have always despised. I do not  
> believe that a "tongue-in-cheek" award detracts in...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2006/2/7/195512/3767/3>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | Comments | The Vincent E. McKelvey Lifetime  
> Achievement Award
>
> peakearl, all your points here are very sensible, and I agree with  
> you. I remain convinced that the USGS study is valuable, and  
> deserves to be read more widely and carefully in the peak oil  
> commmunity. I like the Oil Drum because it is factual, and it pains  
> me to read a blatant falsehood here, like: "Their 2000 study of  
> world-wide oil reserves predicted a possible peak in oil production  
> around the year 2037..."
> The USGS 2000 report does not make the predictions per se that I  
> said. But others like the EIA have made theirs on the basis...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2006/2/7/195512/3767/54>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | Comments | The Vincent E. McKelvey Lifetime  
> Achievement Award
>
> A much more productive endeavor would be to try to understand how  
> and why the USGS got it wrong in the 1960s. Hubbert's predictions  
> appear to be pretty much in line with other forecasts at that time.  
> What was the motivation for the USGS to inflate estimates of oil  
> reserves? It's not like they were trying to suppress panic over  
> Peak Oil, as people sometimes say today about mainstream analysts  
> who predict plenty of oil for the next few decades.
> It's not as entertaining as making fun of people you disagree with,  
> I admit. BTW, what award...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2006/2/7/195512/3767/1>
>
>
> Seattle Peak Oil Awareness
>
> Seattle Peak Oil Awareness is a local citizens action network  
> offering information and practical ideas for living in a time of  
> reduced energy availability. Working in small, focused groups we  
> advocate healthy, sustainable living choices for all interested  
> residents in the Puget Sound region.
>
> <http://www.seattleoil.com>
>
>
> seattleoil.com :: View topic - Social Event. Peak oil boardgame night
>
> Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: Social Event. Peak  
> oil boardgame night
> Mark your calander for the worlds first after oil board game evening.
> We could and probably will debate endlessly about the relevence of  
> the rules to real peak oil which will be fun but to get things  
> going we will just start playing whether we know where they are  
> going or not.
> None of the basic Risk functional game rules were changed. The  
> changes were all parameter based and were quite simple changes to  
> growth of units. Major oil producing territories provided  
> additional unit...
>
> <http://www.seattleoil.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=338>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: Exciting Week for Peak Oil NYC
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Finally, Ianqui from The Oil Drum will be posting an open letter to  
> Senator Schumer about the Strategic Oil Reserve. I consider this  
> site to be a local action off-shoot of TOD so this is particularly  
> pleasing to have them contribute to Peak Oil NYC in this way.
> peak oil , NYC , New York City , Manhattan , Mass Transit ,  
> alternative energy , Environment , Energy , NY State , Wind Power ,  
> Green Power
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/08/exciting-week-for-peak-oil- 
> nyc.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: Peak Oil NYC Meet-up Aug 10
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Even better than reading about it is the ability to hear this from  
> someone live and interact with them so you can understand why there  
> really is no magic solution to the peak oil problem. Next Wednesday  
> is the next time that the Peak Oil NYC meet-up will occur. I urge  
> all interested people in the NYC Tri-State area to plug into this  
> Meet-Up group as they are the nucleus of what will probably become  
> a much bigger social movement to alter our urban...
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/08/peak-oil-nyc-meet-up- 
> aug-10.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> peak oil , NYC , New York City , Manhattan , Mass Transit ,  
> alternative energy , Environment , Energy , NY State , Wind Power ,  
> Green Power
> Even if they don't see the big picture about peak oil, people can  
> adapt their consumption patterns to a certain extent if they have  
> the incentives. Hopefully gas prices will continue to steadily  
> increase, driving more people into a more sustainable lifestyle  
> before we reach the peak.
> Let me simply state that I am not one of those "head for the hills"  
> type of people who thinks...
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> When I mentioned this to a friend, he asked what Jane Jacobs  
> thought of peak oil. That reminded me of something when back when  
> we had the Petrocollapse conference. Kunstler Interviewed Jane  
> Jacobs in 2000:
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/Jane%20Jacobs>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> You have to repay a loan The Oil Drum A Postcard from New Orleans
> Tags: peak oil , oil , farmer's market , bike lanes , traffic  
> congestion , CFLs ( all tags )
> Reduce Electrical Usage: I have already reduced my personal  
> electrical usage from 8kwh/day to 4kwh/day through using Compact  
> Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs. I plan to keep my daily electrical  
> usage below 4kwh/day with the goal of getting down to 2 kwh/day.  
> With new low cost CFLs (less than $2 each) and my Kill-a-Watt...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2005/12/27/103628/87>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Tags: peak oil , oil , GM , Ford , Chrysler , auto industry ,  
> Delphi ( all tags )
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/GM>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Tags: oil , peak oil , farmers market , NYC , New York , food ( all  
> tags )
> In general, I think the implications of Peak Oil for food security  
> are well-understood yet much-neglected by many Peakniks, at the  
> main The Oil Drum site especially. My post at The Oil Drum in  
> Philly, "Peak Corn? As Wal-Mart Shifts from Petroleum to Corn,  
> Farmers Flee the Crop" , reveals a few of the problematic feedback  
> loops that we're likely to face.
> What do you think about starting a new site for...
>
> <http://www.nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2005/10/20/202315/97>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> The Oil Drum | Asphalt nation
> Buy Peak Oil Gear!
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> Tags: peak oil , oil , Asphalt nation , Jane Holtz Kay ( all tags )
> The Oil Drum 1.0 (pre-8/20/05)
> Peak Oil Primers
> Peak Oil Wikipedia (Defcon 5)
> Search The Oil Drum
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/Asphalt%20nation>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Tags: peak oil , oil , wind , NIMBY , cape cod , RFK Jr , energy  
> ( all tags )
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/wind>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> When I mentioned this to a friend, he asked what Jane Jacobs  
> thought of peak oil. That reminded me of something when back when  
> we had the Petrocollapse conference. Kunstler Interviewed Jane  
> Jacobs in 2000:
> Here's an exerpt from the interview where Kunstler brings up Peak Oil.
> JHK: You say that you are not theoretical or abstract. As a  
> practical matter there is such a thing called the Hubbert Curve,  
> the petroleum depletion curve that says that we will reach a peak  
> of world oil production...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2006/1/10/22400/0917>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Tags: peak oil , oil , local government , new york , NYC , Upper  
> East Side ( all tags )
> I'm starting to develop a cohesive strategy for making my  
> neighborhood more environmentally sustainable and somewhat more  
> insulated from the effects of peak oil. I think that small initial  
> steps like establishing Green Markets, Installing Bike lanes and  
> Bus Rapid Transit, increasing awareness of energy efficient  
> lighting/cooling/heating practices, etc will help create a growing  
> local eco-ethic that will hopefull build over time into a community  
> level effort to increase its sustainability.
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/local%20government>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> This year I have decided to become more involved in my community by  
> raising awareness of peak oil and developing practical local  
> projects to reduce fossil fuel dependency.
> Tags: peak oil , oil , farmer's market , bike lanes , traffic  
> congestion , CFLs ( all tags )
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/Farmer%2527s%20market>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2006/1/27/142422/802>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> The answer looks pretty clear to me: the best fit would be an  
> oscillation riding on top of a rising trend. Note the way the last  
> dip of the oscillation barely falls below the last peak, and the  
> current peak is way above the prior peaks. Looks like it's going to  
> be rather challenging developing oil and gas in the GoM for the  
> next decade till we figure out how to do it with regular Cat 4 and  
> 5 storms. Big version of the picture below the fold for those with  
> wide screens.
> Monthly visits to the Oil Drum...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/hurricanes>
>
>
> New Event: Bringing the Farm to You and Liberation Ecology - NYC  
> Peak Oil Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> Join our discussion, get future updates and receive Oil Awareness  
> Meetup invitations
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/36/boards/view/viewthread? 
> thread=1678943>
>
>
> Events - NYC Peak Oil Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> Peak Oil 101: open-ended discussion of scenarios for fuel, the  
> economy, etc. Facilitated by Bill Burke. 7 - 8 PM The Clinic:  
> personal preparations for a fuel-depleted future. Facilitated by  
> Simon...
> The filmmaker of "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak  
> Oil." has graciously given me a pre release edition of the film.  
> The film is still being edited, but this edition runs over 60  
> minutes and...
> Most Oil Awareness Meetups around the world happen on the Second  
> Wednesday of every month.
> Please join us for a lively discussion of Peak Oil and it's effects on
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/36/events>
>
>
> New Event: Cuba Film and Permaculture Talk with Andrew Philips of  
> Hancock Permaculture - NYC Peak Oil Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> Join our discussion, get future updates and receive Oil Awareness  
> Meetup invitations
> Event Description: The filmmaker of "The Power of Community: How  
> Cuba Survived Peak Oil." has graciously given me a pre release  
> edition of the film. The film is still being edited, but this  
> edition runs over 60 minutes and gives a flavor of how permaculture  
> was instrumental in helping the Cubans survive the crises of  
> Artificial Peak Oil.
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/36/boards/view/viewthread? 
> thread=1682865>
>
>
> Seattle Peak Oil Awareness » Blog Archive » How to use our new  
> Forum Layout
>
> What is Peak Oil?
> Home | About SPOA | What is Peak Oil? | Resources
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> <http://www.seattleoil.com/index.php/?p=32>
>
>
> Seattle Peak Oil Awareness » What is Peak Oil?
>
> Peak Oil refers to a time when humanity is no longer able to  
> produce more oil globally than we did the year before. When peak  
> happens, economies will shrink instead of grow, and the planet  
> could feel a deeper global oil shock than those that were felt  
> during the seventies.
> “The Hubbert peak theory is named for geophysicist M. King Hubbert,  
> who correctly predicted the peak of U.S. oil production fifteen  
> years in advance. While controversial, the theory increasingly  
> influences policy makers within government and the oil industry.  
> The current debate is rarely about whether there will be a...
>
> <http://www.seattleoil.com/index.php/?page_id=3>
>
>
> New Peak Oil Date from Deffeyes
>
> In the January 2004 Current Events on this web site, I predicted  
> that world oil production would peak on Thanksgiving Day, November  
> 24, 2005. In hindsight, that prediction was in error by three  
> weeks. An update using the 2005 data shows that we passed the peak  
> on December 16, 2005.
>
> <http://peakoil.com/modules.php? 
> name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=11917>
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> When Oil Production Peaks Will you be left behind? Get the facts  
> about oil and gas. Do it now, before it's too late.  
> www.meridianpress.com
> The Oil Drum: A Community of Perspectives on the myriad issues  
> related to peak oil/Hubbert's peak administered by a bunch of  
> academics and other folks who think they know what they're talking  
> about.
> Tagged Advanced Energy...
>
> <http://technorati.com/blogs/peak+oil>
>
>
> Politics and Current Affairs :: View topic - America’s trade  
> deficit hits all-time high
>
> WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit soared to an all-time high of  
> $725.8 billion in 2005, pushed upward by record imports of oil,  
> food, cars and other consumer goods. The deficit with China hit an  
> all-time high as did America’s deficits with Japan, Europe, OPEC,  
> Canada, Mexico and South and Central America.
> A huge 39.4 percent jump in petroleum imports, which rose to $251.6  
> billion, was a major factor contributing to last year’s deficit  
> increase. The price of those imports rose to an all-time high,  
> reflecting tight global supplies. The United States was forced to...
>
> <http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php? 
> p=38860>
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> By LaSh Greene in The Coming Peak Oil Crisi... 54 days ago
> Event: NYC Peak Oil Meetup When...
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> Free Heating Oil Quotes Several price plans avail. Serving Long  
> Island, NJ, CT, RI, PA, MD. www.petro.com
> TX Energy Holdings Inc Oil and Gas investment firm currently  
> working in credible gas fields. www.tx-energy.com
> February 12th, 2006 Oil shares retreat with crude; ConocoPhillips  
> splits DALLAS (MarketWatch) — Oil stocks gave back gains Thursday  
> morning as crude...
> Sweden Plans to Be World's First Oil-Free Economy Tags: peak oil,  
> alternate fuels, energy, Sweden Gary Permalink on 2/09/2006 (0)  
> comments...
> Our Toughest Foes: Apathy...
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> The Oil Drum: New York City: Book Review: Blackout by James Goodman
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> My reading in light of peak oil brought several key factors that  
> all contributed to the civil disorder:
> peak oil , NYC , New York City , Manhattan , alternative energy ,  
> Environment , Energy , NY State
> I think that this is a Great starting point for the discussion on  
> Peak Oil and the day that the Grid will "Go down and not come up"  
> around 2010 - 2015ish.
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/07/book-review-blackout-by- 
> james-goodman.html>
>
>
> Technorati Tag: Manhattan
>
> Related tags: New York City , NYC , New York , Charles , Peak Oil ,  
> NY , Environment .
> Our Toughest Foes: Apathy & Cynicism Posted by peakguy on Sat Feb  
> 11 at 7:24 PM EST Topic: Sociology/Psychology Tags: peak oil, oil,  
> NIMBY...
>
> <http://technorati.com/tag/Manhattan>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: Staten Islanders Call for Toll Fairness
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> peak oil , NYC , New York City , Manhattan , Mass Transit ,  
> alternative energy , Environment , Energy , NY State
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/08/staten-islanders-call-for- 
> toll.html>
>
>
> Technorati Tag: Mass Transit
>
> Related tags: Peak Oil , NYC , New York City , Environment ,  
> transportation , Transit .
>
> <http://technorati.com/tag/Mass+Transit>
>
>
> Sustainablog
>
> Peak oil's been all the rage in the blogosphere, and many out there  
> wonder how to get this concept into the larger consciousness. Well,  
> no more need to worry about that: the Weekly World News is on it.
>
> <http://sustainablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/its-end-of-world-as-we- 
> know-it.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City: Joining The Oil Drum
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> contributing to a blog called The Oil Drum (TOD:  
> www.theoildrum.com). They
> Their recent coverage of the implications of Katrina for the oil  
> industry
> of peak oil since each community will have to adapt in different ways.
>
> <http://peakoilnyc.blogspot.com/2005/09/joining-oil-drum.html>
>
>
> Technorati Tag: alternative energy
>
> Related tags: alternative source , Energy , Peak Oil ,  
> Environment , Wind Power .
> In Peak Oil News and Message Boar... 7 hours ago
>
> <http://technorati.com/tag/alternative+energy>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> The experience of the US in the last year has surely suggested the  
> benefits of having some reserve, and the Chinese had a similar bad  
> experience with bad weather, though on a much reduced scale, that  
> caused some shortage early this fall. On the other hand they may  
> wait until they get the oil flowing from the Caspian, though that  
> would delay the insurance policy.
> And in a small note on keeping oil flowing Rigzone is noting the  
> move by Kuwait to get major oil companies to assist in upping  
> production. The catch Kuwait pumped about 3 percent of all...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2005/12/28/104951/71>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
> Tags: peak oil , oil , nyc , new york , NYU , Amory Lovins ,  
> Jeffrey Sachs ( all tags )
>
> <http://www.nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2005/10/19/213335/51>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Tags: oil prices , peak oil , hubbert peak , carbon cycle ,  
> biofuels , kyoto protocol , global warming , climate change ( all  
> tags )
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/carbon%20cycle>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: Some of the many social theories germane to Peak Oil...
>
> The Oil Drum: Some of the many social theories germane to Peak Oil...
> This post is meant to constitute the beginnings of a primer on some  
> of the social theories that are germane to crisis we are  
> approaching with Peak Oil. A lot of folks have been asking for  
> primers...and while this isn't exactly "easy stuff," this piece is  
> meant to be remedial. I welcome discussion of the ideas herein, as  
> well as suggestions about adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing  
> the material.
> Many people, including myself, when they start thinking about the  
> idea of peak oil, inevitably return after...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/classic/2005/04/some-of-many-social- 
> theories-germane.html>
>
>
> Culture Change - End-time for USA upon oil collapse
>
> It is becoming clear to more and more energy analysts that the  
> United States of America as we know it will not endure for long.  
> However, the U.S. may not last at all, if oil collapse and the  
> birth of a sustainable culture play out freely. Primarily  
> considering the implications of "peak oil," let us explore key  
> unforgiving trends, dispassionately, so as to arrive at a truthful  
> and hopefully constructive vision for the future.
> I am a petroleum-industry analyst, although I last saw any money  
> from the oil industry back in 1988 when I told Exxon and Mobil...
>
> <http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php? 
> option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=2>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Tags: George W. Bush , State of the Union , energy , oil , peak  
> oil , oil prices , AEI , Advanced Energy Initiative ( all tags )
> And, if you haven't already, go check out this piece over at EB on  
> the Iranian Oil Bourse.
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/AEI>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Our economic system is unsustainable by its very nature. The only  
> response to climate chaos and peak oil is major social change.
> Tags: oil prices , peak oil , hubbert peak , carbon cycle ,  
> biofuels , kyoto protocol , global warming , climate change ( all  
> tags )
> Tags: oil prices , peak oil , hubbert peak , hurricanes , global  
> warming , climate change ( all tags )
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/climate%20change>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Saudi Aramco said oil began flowing Wednesday through a gas/oil  
> separation plant at the southern end of Ghawar, the world's biggest  
> oil field, just 21 months after approval of funding and ahead of  
> schedule.
> Tags: oil , peak oil , Saudi Arabia , Norway , Russia , Hubbert ,  
> Hubbert Linearization ( all tags )
> Let's assume that we have a world where all oil production is from  
> one country--Export Land--that produces 20 mbpd, consumes 10 mbpd,  
> and exports 10 mbpd to oil consuming countries around the world.
> Tags: Iran , Iraq , OPEC , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , oil , oil  
> prices , oil bourse , bourse ( all tags...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/Saudi%20Arabia>
>
>
> The Oil Drum: New York City | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Helping New Yorkers understand, prepare and adapt to the  
> implications of Peak Oil
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2006/1/31/9542/01566>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Tags: peak oil , insurance , GOMEX , drilling rigs , production  
> platforms , hurricanes ( all tags )
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/insurance>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> More "peak oil navel gazing..." (or, let's just publicly ignore the  
> lessons of the last few months)
> Tags: peak oil , hubbert peak , oil prices , gas prices , consumer  
> confidence ( all tags )
> Tags: peak oil , oil , cars , emissions , global warming , new  
> york , gas prices ( all tags )
> World crude oil production (exclusive of NGL), as estimated by the  
> Oil and Gas Journal . The highest production so far occurred in May  
> 2005. The graph is not zero-scaled.
> Tags: oil prices , peak oil , hubbert peak , gas prices , joint oil  
> data initiative , JODI ( all tags )
> Recent total crude oil production in kbpd (excluding NGL...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/gas%20prices>
>
>
> Environmental and Urban Economics: Have Peak Oil Web Sites Peaked?
>
> The Oil Drum (www.theoildrum.com) is an intriguing blog site  
> featuring an active community debating peak oil's causes and  
> consequences. As an empiricist, I was interested in what is the  
> correlation between the price of gasoline and the web traffic that  
> this site generates. Do you see a September 2005 peak in the  
> picture below? This picture shows the site count for the Oil Drum  
> by month in 2005.
> In all honesty, this web site generates tremendous traffic. As a  
> minor league blogger, I am envious. If I am right that web traffic  
> responds to real prices then...
>
> <http://greeneconomics.blogspot.com/2005/12/have-peak-oil-web-sites- 
> peaked.html>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline is delayed The Oil Drum Saturday  
> Open thread
> Monthly visits to the Oil Drum, both the old site (prior to  
> August), and the new (after August). August is a sum of figures for  
> both sites).
> My own speculations about the graph would be that the rapid growth  
> of the early months represent both growth in awareness of Peak Oil,  
> and growth in awareness of TOD within the Peak Oil community. I  
> think September was primarily driven by hurricane related traffic.  
> Our hurricane coverage was linked to by some of the largest blogs  
> and even the...
>
> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2005/12/2/16561/8672>
>
>
> healthy food
>
> Oil was easily extracted and easily shipped. It was energy-dense  
> and could be refined into a variety of fuels (kerosene, gasoline,  
> diesel) with a variety of uses (heating, transport, lighting). Or  
> it could be used to make thousands of marketable chemicals and  
> other products such as fabrics, rugs, paint, linoleum, roads,  
> plastics. Oil soon became the preferred fossil fuel over coal and  
> natural gas. We pumped about five percent more oil every year; we  
> used it as fast as it was pumped. Even in the 1920's, some  
> geologists had warned that the fossil fuel deposits would soon be...
>
> <http://www.carlaemery.com/fossil-fuel.htm>
>
>
> The Northwest Suburbs Peak Oil Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> Meet nearby Advocates for Oil Awareness! Come to an Oil Awareness  
> Meetup to generate ideas and discuss actions to raise public  
> consciousness. Find others concerned about the peak in oil  
> production and the consequences of its inevitable decline.
> We will have a mini showing of the End of Suburbia and other Peak  
> Oil material.
> In the first meeting I want us to get to know each other and to  
> share our experiences learning about Peak Oil.
> "I've been aware of Peak Oil for a while now. I recently got  
> certified as Peak Oil Leader and I want to work...
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/262>
>
>
> The New York City Environment Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> Mother Jones Magazine - "Syriana and Iraq" by Mark LeVine. "War for  
> Oil? George Clooney's new movie hits uncomfortably close to home."
>
> <http://environment.meetup.com/27>
>
>
> United Oil Awareness Meetup Day: Advocates for Oil Awareness, Oil  
> Awareness events, clubs and groups - Meetup.com
>
> Advocates for Oil Awareness meet on the Second Wednesday of every  
> month
> Better attendance at Meetups. It's easy to remember that Advocates  
> for Oil Awareness everywhere meet on the Second Wednesday of every  
> month!
> Discuss with fellow Advocates for Oil Awareness, or read our  
> answers to frequently asked questions .
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/day>
>
>
> Film Screenings and Peak Oil Presentation - NYC Peak Oil Meetup  
> Group - Meetup.com
>
> A short presenation about Peak Oil will be followed by a screening  
> of End of Suburbia and the short version of Cub: Artificial Peak  
> Oil: The Transformation of a Society. Between the 2 films there  
> will be a Q&A.
> "Not sure Cuba really experiences peak oil. It was and is a  
> dysfunctional society which had been receiving subsedized oil, and  
> had its shipments cut drastically."
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/36/events/? 
> eventId=4829229&action=pastdetail>
>
>
> NEN lecture: "The beginning of the end of cheap oil" (Thu Nov 10  
> 18:30:00 EST 2005) - NYC Peak Oil Meetup Group - Meetup.com
>
> NEN lecture: "The beginning of the end of cheap oil" (Thu Nov 10  
> 18:30:00 EST 2005)
> Events › Past Events › NEN lecture: "The beginning of the end of  
> cheap oil" (Thu Nov 10 18:30:00 EST 2005)
> Cavallo, a physicist, gave an excellent presentation on last Friday  
> at a conference on alternative fuel vehicles hosted by Bronx  
> Community College Sustainability Center. While Dr. Cavallo's  
> remarks about peak oil were sober and non-alarmist, in combination  
> with an earlier presentation by Dr. Michael McCracken, a nationally  
> known global warming expert, perceptive listeners could not avoid  
> the scope of...
>
> <http://oilawareness.meetup.com/36/events/? 
> eventId=4792357&action=pastdetail>
>
>
> ASPO USA - POR Archives
>
> Commentary: Detoxing American Oiloholics -- The President's Plan or  
> the Peak Oil Caucus'?
> http://www.aspousa.org/assets/pdf/Peak_Oil_Review_30_Jan_06.pdf
>
> <http://www.aspo-usa.com/PORArchives.cfm>
>
>
> ASPO USA - News
>
> Dan Berard provides this weeks featured commentary in the Peak Oil  
> Review.
> Matthew Simmons challenges CERA data used during December 2005  
> congressional hearings in this weeks Peak Oil Review.
> A growing number of leaders in Washington understand peak oil, as  
> this resolution and call to action highlights. Did your  
> representative sign on? If not, why not give them a call and make  
> the suggestion.
> Notes from the National Academy of Sciences Oct 20-21 Workshop on  
> Peak Oil Potential
> This excellent 9-page oil primer was written by the lead author of  
> the 91-page DOE study on peak oil...
>
> <http://www.aspo-usa.com/news.cfm>
>
>
> Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas - Wikipedia, the free  
> encyclopedia
>
> ASPO predicts that oil production will peak around 2010 . Click to  
> Expand
> The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, or ASPO, is a  
> network of scientists, affiliated with a wide array of global  
> institutions and universities, having an interest in determining  
> the date and impact of the peak and decline of the world’s  
> production of oil and gas, due to resource constraints.
> ASPO was founded by Colin Campbell in 2000 with Jean Laherrère a  
> French petroleum geologist with whom he wrote an important article  
> in Scientific American in 1998 called "The end of cheap oil". ASPO...
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
> Association_for_the_Study_of_Peak_Oil_and_Gas>
>
>
> Abiogenic petroleum origin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> The theory stands in contrast to that of Peak Oil , which presumes  
> a fixed and dwindling supply of oil that was formed through  
> biological processes.
> Biogenic: Coal is buried and compressed organic material.  
> Hydrocarbons are formed from plant lipids, leaf waxes, and  
> dehydrogenation of cellulose to form short-chain hydrocarbons. Coal  
> can be used to produce crude oil via the Fischer-Tropsch process  
> and natural analogs are possible.
> He gave many examples of substantial and sometimes commercial  
> quantities of petroleum being found in crystalline or metamorphic  
> basements, or in sediments directly overlying those. He cited cases  
> in Kansas , California , western...
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin>
>
>
> Implications of peak oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> Peak oil is a predicted rise, followed by a sharp decline, in the  
> world's supply of oil . Oil has been an important part of the  
> world's economic growth and prosperity since the industrial  
> revolution . However, many economists and commentators argue that,  
> in light of the theory of oil supplies peaking and then falling,  
> called the Hubbert peak , society must invest in alternate sources  
> of energy. Opinions differ as to when this will happen, how to  
> replace fossil fuels with alternatives to oil , how difficult it  
> would be to implement such changes, and whether they can happen  
> before oil...
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implications_of_peak_oil>
>
>

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