An absolute must-see performance: comedian Robert Newman on the history of oil. A fantastic blend of history, politics and stand-up comedy that will open your eyes.
Monbiot shows up the pseudo-green posturing of BP and Shell for what it really is.
Monbiot shows up the pseudo-green posturing of BP and Shell for what it really is.
French oil company Total Fina is warning we’ll hit peak oil in 2020. With the big guys now talking about oil production limits, hopefully more people will take their head out of the sand.
Neat piece of culture jamming on a Stella billboard in Toronto.
Have we already reached peak oil? Some experts believe the oil crisis is only 3 years away.
A former National Iranian Oil Company executive says the global oil production peak has been reached.
An Open Letter to Greg Palast on Peak Oil
Israeli Bombing Results in Massive Lebanon Oil Spill.
Is the war on Lebanon another oil war?
Following oil from the pump back to its origins and the crisis it involves.
Looks like the oil production plateau is upon us. And with the Cantarell field presenting signs of decline, the first symptoms may be showing…
Is BP’s Prudhoe Bay pipeline shutdown more serious than it seems or is it just smart timing?
A retired senior energy expert from the National Iranian Oil Co. says no more business as usual, peak oil is here now but politicians ignore bad news and the media ignore it for reasons of income.
This guy tells it exactly how it is: Honey, We Killed the Planet
The BBC is running a great radio series concerning oil politics called Driven By Oil. The first episode talks about peak oil. Well worth a listen.
An interesting post on peak oil and how everyone sees a mirror of sorts in it, with their post-peak vision basically being a form of wishful thinking based on their personal worldview.
Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of the future? Watch the end of suburbia, a very interesting documentary on peak oil which is now viewable for free online.
Another depressing hint at the future for Saudi oil production
Peak Oil gets mainstream and hits the pages of Nature magazine.
A small decrease in oil prices doesn’t mean oil is suddenly plentiful again.
Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by an Exxon-funded lobby group to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today.
A sobering if not downright alarming view from Dmitry Orlov of the possible future that awaits us in a world of resource depletion and global warming
Abu Dhabi is going to build a large-scale 500 megawatt solar power plant. If even people in the world’s biggest oil exporting territory are acting now, you know the signs are here.
A collection of audio and video covering Peak Oil, some of it on mainstream media such as CNBC, that you should go and check out right now.
Thought-provoking article on a post-peak oil future and the cyclical patterns of descent that will follow.
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil has a Belgian branch (a French-speaking one anyway).
Interesting article on the city of Vaxjo in Sweden where fossil fuels are on their way out.
The Kingdom looks like it could be an interesting film, the opening credits are worth a watch anyway.
The reports keep coming in on upcoming energy shortages and water scarcity but the world seems to happily truck on in complete denial.
Peak Oil in the Wall Street Journal, probably not a good sign, coming from that camp.
Big oil quietly drops out of the greener side of energy.
Death of the SUV. No surprise there.
Death of the SUV. No surprise there.
Nothing new but an accurate snapshot of the oil situation at this time. Love the quote from the IEA.
The latest rundown on peak oil from the Independent.
The latest rundown on peak oil from the Independent.
Interesting fuel alternative in development: bugs that eat waste and excrete crude oil. Yes, really.
The market is adapting: increasing oil prices are moving manufacturing back closer to the customers.
