Peak Oil

$20 Per Gallon author interview on Marketplace – NPR
"The Bugle" discussing Peak Oil John Oliver of “The Daily Show,” along with his partner Andy Zaltman
1970s oil cover-up in Simmons' Twilight in the Desert
Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) Research-oriented site for oil industry professionals and academics with lots of technical detail, including monthly estimates of global oil and gas supplies and predicted dates of national and global peaking. Run by Kjell Aleklett (Sweden) with support f
Barclays and Bank of America see looming oil crunch These two banks, which are also leading oil traders, have told clients to brace for crude above $100 a barrel by next year
Bloomington, IN Peak Oil Task Force final report Recently the officially sponsored Peak Oil Task Force in Bloomington, IN, released its final report. Here is a link to the executive summary, along with a discussion at The Oil Drum
Bloomington, MN, adopts Peak Oil Task Force report Town adopts plan for “Redefining Prosperity: Energy Descent and Community Resilience”
Branson, other British business leaders warn of Peak Oil A group of British business figures including Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Airways) is preparing a statement warning British government to take Peak Oil seriously
CERA admits we're at Peak Oil
Cheap oil era is over
Column in Wall Street Journal acknowledges threat of Peak Oil Patience Wheatcroft, in the Wall Street Journal, takes note of this week’s warning by the British Peak Oil task force led by Sir Richard Branson among others
Commentary by James Howard Kunstler Daily and weekly commentary by James Howard Kunstler, social critic and author of the books “The Long Emergency” (scary but highly recommended), “The Geography of Nowhere,” and “Home From Nowhere.”
Culture Change Sustainability and Peak Oil resource site run by Jan Lundberg, former publisher of the Lundberg Letter (well-known oil industry investor publication) and maverick member of the oil-steeped Lundberg family.
Economic growth "cannot continue" if we are to save climate
Energy Bulletin
Energy Industry Needs Sharp U-turn 2005 was probably the world production peak. The remaining oil is largely sour, deep and tight, with too few rigs and too few people left to recover it anyway.
Energy Trends “Energy Trends and Implications for U.S. Army Installations”. 2005 study by Army Corps of Engineers. Also an eye-opener – the Army is making contingency plans for Peak Oil.
Interior Chief Vows Scrutiny of Oil and Gas Leases
Interview with Robert Hirsch of the "Hirsch Report" Here’s a new interview with the lead author of the “Hirsch Report,” the largest government-sponsored study of Peak Oil. Hirsch says both Republican and Democratic administrations are stonewalling on this issue.
Kenneth S. Deffeyes Web site of Kenneth S. Deffeyes, second-generation oil geologist and Princeton emeritus professor of geology. Author of “Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert’s Peak”.
Leading international energy economist: "Oil supplies are running out fast" In an interview with Britain’s “Independent” newspaper, Dr. Fatih Birol, the chief economist at the respected International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, which is charged with the task of assessing future energy supplies by OECD countries, warns that “the
Life After the Oil Crash
Matt Savinar’s Peak Oil resource site Good, hard-hitting introduction to the issue.
Newsletter of Richard Heinberg A great human being and one of the most thoughtful writers on the subject today. Author of the books “The Party’s Over” (the problem) and “Power Down” (what to do about it).
Peak Oil Blues
Peak Oil Blues Blog
Peak Oil Day
Peak Oil News and Message Boards Good daily round-up of energy-related news.
Peak Oil presentation
Post Carbon Institute Sustainable communities and Peak Oil resources. Created by Julian Darley, author of “High Noon for Natural Gas” and founder of Global Public Media.
Post Peak Living
Raymond James analyst: Peak Oil was last year A brief interview in which Marshall Adkins, Managing Director of Energy Research for Raymond James & Associates, a full-service investment firm, explains why he thinks global Peak Oil occurred in 2008
San Francisco Peak Oil task force report In March 2009 the the San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force published its report on the city’s vulnerability to peak oil and gas.
San Francisco's Peak Oil Preparedness
The Community Solution Resources for the transition to a low-energy world. Producers of “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” movie. DVD can be purchased from them. Story of how Cuba was forced to establish urban gardens and switch 80% of its agriculture to organ
The Dominant Critique: Empty Politics of Many Progressives Sometimes it helps to step back and take a longer view of what we’re involved with.
The End of Suburbia Website for the movie, a discussion of Peak Oil and New Urbanist city planning.
The Energy Bulletin Good daily round-up of news on energy and the environment.
The Hirsch Report “Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management” (“The Hirsch Report”). Under-publicized 2005 Study commissioned by U.S. Energy Department. Vital reading for anyone with doubts about the seriousness of the issue.
The Oil Drum Excellent, broad-based community discussion of Peak Oil issues, led by oil industry professionals and academics. Includes some serious number-crunching and graphs for those interested in the details, as well as member discussions of every imaginable socia
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Letter From Baghdad Tom Whipple in the “Falls Church News-Press” reports on a letter from a military officer in Iraq
Thoughts on infrastructure from co-chair of Transition Town Oklahoma City Thoughts on the future of our national infrastructure from “Peak Oil Hausfrau”
Video interviews Video interviews with leading figures in the Peak Oil and relocalization movements.