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I have concluded that facts are necessary but insufficient to change peoples behavior... ...

The Secret War on Laos remains one of the most shameful episodes of the 20th century. ...

Jean Laherrere sent me the below post and asked me to post it in reply to comments posted by Dennis Coyne and Political Economist on my post Bakken Update, March Production Data. But that was several days ago, the comments are stale. Also it was too large for a comment. So since we are a […]...

Having asked for some water, Mike inspected the glass dubiously, like a connoisseur of housekeeping; the fluted part at the base was murky. “Jenna, we’re going to have some work to do,” he laughed.   “I scrubbed and scrubbed,” I protested.   “Don’t you use the dishwasher?” “I don’t know how.” This was within two or three days...

Signals from Washington are getting clear. A new variable – the US crude – may soon be entering and indeed impacting the global crude markets. The US government is reportedly considering doing away with a four-decade-old law that bans the sale and export of American oil abroad. The ban was put in place in reaction […]...

Big oil is eager for another crack at drilling in the oil- and gas-rich Arctic offshore. But that renewed interest comes amid intense scrutiny in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Encouraged by higher crude prices, better technology and steep costs that pose barriers to entry for […]...

While lots of attention has been focused recently on a “60 Minutes” report on BP’s claims of fraud in the settlement over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a report on HBO’s “Vice,” airing over this week, sharply criticizes the company’s use of chemical dispersant in its cleanup efforts. “Crude Awakening,” which premiered Friday (May […]...

Industrialised countries could be facing the prospect of an oil supply squeeze and higher prices later this year unless production is lifted, according to a report just released by the International Energy Agency. In its latest Oil Market Report, the IEA says recent production gains will not be sufficient to meet market needs in the […]...

We have previously profiled the “holy grail” gas deal between Russia and China on several occasions, and noted last week how it is expected to be signed this week - pending some final price negotiations. It appears that was spot on as Reuters reports, Russian state-run Gazprom said it was still “one digit” away from finalising a 30-year gas […]...

‘The multiple forecasts of regional and global peaks that have been made since the 1950s have frequently proved premature. More optimistic forecasts have often proved equally incorrect, but it takes longer for their errors to become evident.’ Q: Where does this leave the broader energy dialogue in terms of the role of peak oil and […]...

Some of the biggest oil producers in the world are about to make it a lot easier for Western oil companies to do business with them. For years, Mexico, Iran, Iraq, Algeria and Libya—most of them among the top 10 producers world-wide—were fiercely nationalistic when it came to oil. They either offered Western companies punitive […]...

Nicole Foss – How I Prepared My Home for Peak Oil and Economic Uncertainty video...

While the world population is expected to grow to 8.3 billion by 2030, public transport will remain the backbone of multi-modal mobility services in the future. This was affirmed by a transport expert, who predicted a significant spike in the use of public transport in the region by 2025. “Day-to-day public shuttle trips are (expected) […]...

Earth’s biosphere is collapsing and dying as human industrial growth overwhelms ecosystems and abruptly changes climate. Equity, education, condoms, and lower taxes and other incentives to stabilize and then reduce human population are a huge part of the solution. THE FALL Earth in overshoot; human growth is killing her; the end of being.   The […]...

The source of the radioactive leak at the earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was finally identified by the facility’s operator TEPCO to be in the primary containment vessel of reactor 3, authorities reported. It was in January when the crew of the plant first noticed that water was leaking through to the drain on […]...

In this podcast, Steve details various aspects of the Peak Oil phenomenon, with the various definitions that come with that.  Also covered is how credit constraints affect the economy and geopolitical effects around the globe. How long will the game last? In Part III to come, Steve and I hash out our varying interpretations of […]...

When Russia seized Crimea in March, it acquired not just the Crimean Peninsula but also a maritime claim more than three times its size with the rights to underwater resources potentially worth trillions of dollars. Russia portrayed the takeover as reclamation of its rightful territory, drawing no attention to the oil and gas rush that […]...

During my graduate school days–which featured 1,000 pages plus of assigned reading in history each week–I used to fall asleep watching late-night reruns of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” after returning home from evening trips to the gym. (Given the circumstances, you’ll understand that curling up to good book was not my way of unwinding […]...

It was time to move again, Mike felt, before he got on Barry’s wife’s nerves. He was coming to Brooklyn where he’d be able to meet with Ray to sort out the trust, and be with me. I had become the next goal. This was a dream come true: To have Mike on my turf […]...