Global-Scale Problems
Increasingly, sharing natural resources will require close international cooperation, peace, and security. This is not the 21st century path we are choosing.
Energy Policy
The Countdown for the Peak of Oil Production has Begun – but what are the Views of the Most Important International Energy Agenc
While peak oil has hit the mainstream news, government planning bodies still depend on the “optimistic” forecasts of the international energy agencies. This paper documents these agencies’ past failures and carefully dismantles their research methods, revealing that the world’s governments are acting on false assumptions, blindly moving towards an energy crisis without precedent.
Four More Years for the Earth
With no viable plan for developing renewable energy, America will soon find itself pulled into an economic black hole as China, Japan and Europe build new economies based more on wind and solar power.
Lebanese energy crisis didn’t just happen overnight
The energy crisis that has battered Lebanon should have been foreseen months ago, when crude prices on international markets began skyrocketing.
Lebanon: Electricity crisis gets short-term fix but problem not resolved
Many Lebanese citizens went to slept in darkness on Wednesday and woke up to no power Thursday despite Energy and Water Minister Ayoub Humayed saying that the severe power rationing system will be reduced after oil tankers provided power plants here with fuel on Wednesday.
Ireland – Wood Energy tipped for carbon & price benefits
“Wood energy can provide certainty of supply and certainty in price. This is an important message for commercial and industrial customers who are currently exposed to the fluctuations in the world energy markets.
US: House GOP leaders: We’re not running out of oil
As oil prices climb to record highs above $50 per barrel, some have asserted that we are “running out” of this resource. In truth, we are not running out of oil in America. We can safely increase domestic production by at least 17.2 million barrels per day by 2030[!?]
We Did It!
World’s Seven Largest Economies (G7) Admit They Have No Idea How Much Oil Is Left – Issue Emergency Call for Transparency at DC Summit ….
Recent statements by the G7 group of nations and other breaking news stories have now irrevocably placed Peak Oil on the table. The bottom line is that the G7 have admitted that demand has outpaced supply and that due to cooked books and secrecy, they really have no idea how much oil is left, or available for production (two different questions). Within months there will be no more important story on the planet.
Pump Dreams: Is energy independence an impossible goal?
Given the public’s ignorance about energy issues, and the entrenched interests that dominate the industry, many analysts are skeptical about the prospects for change. Jaffe believes that it will take a repeat of what happened in the seventies to force meaningful reforms.
U.S. and France take different tack on oil conservation
The United States, land of gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles and air-conditioned McMansions, might do well to turn to the country Americans love to hate for lessons on how to curb its reliance on imported oil: France.
It’s Time for Fundamental Changes in the Way We Derive and Use Energy
Minimizing carbon emissions can be shown to produce healthy ripple effects throughout the economy. Thus, arguments for fundamental changes in the way we derive and use energy should be made on all fronts to build the support needed to confront human-caused global warming.
POWER FROM MOVING WATER
The technical and policy difficulties of harnessing ocean energy.