Category Archives: peak oil

The High Cost of Tight, Fracked Oil

Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin

Analysts at Bernstein Research wrote last month that “cost inflation continues to rise, and as commodity prices are ‘capped’ by rising supply, net income margins in the sector are now at their lowest in a decade. This is not sustainable. … Continue reading →

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Fracking and hazardous, toxic, radioactive wastewater

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

In early 2011, the New York Times ran a 3 part investigative series on their multi-month investigation of radiation in wastewater.  They reviewed thousands of internal documents from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that revealed that fracking wastewater contains radioactivity … Continue reading →

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Energy & Oil: US Consumption drops

Posted on March 12, 2013 by admin

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Peak Oil; King Hubbert; Hyman Rickover – Canadian Tar Sands, Keystone XL Pipeline

Posted on February 16, 2013 by admin

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Peak Oil, King Hubbert, Hyman Rickover – post oil age

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

I have rather sobering news:  the end of cheap oil is here.  As I write this – during a global recession with slow or no economic growth – oil is priced high at $95 a barrel.  Gasoline at the pump … Continue reading →

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Canadian Tar Sands / Keystone XL Pipeline

Posted on February 9, 2013 by admin

“Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization, and the world has become a bleeding hemophiliac. Chinese factories, American cornfields, and Saudi air conditioners have pushed world oil demand to 85 million barrels a day, and the tar sands represent only … Continue reading →

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Gas Prices / Peak Oil / Oil Production

Posted on February 6, 2013 by admin

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End of Cheap Oil – the Oil Bubble Bursts 2008 – Enter Tar Sands Oil

Posted on January 30, 2013 by admin

R would like to share a passage from: . “IN 2005, BRITISH geologist Colin Campbell gave an important speech in Edinburgh, predicting the end of the first half of the Age of Oil and the beginning of continuous economic shocks … Continue reading →

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Canadian Tar Sands and Keystone XL Pipeline – maps – proposed construction

Posted on January 20, 2013 by admin

                   

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Earth: The Operator’s Manual, Richard Alley – Global Warming / Peak Oil

Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin

The book—companion to a PBS series—that proves humans are causing global warming and offers a path to the future. Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing-our mastery … Continue reading →

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