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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Syrian Oil Kingpin

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Energy

Peak Oil and the Recessionary Cycle

Oct 06, 2011 at 07:20 | Kurt Cobb

In the minds of many of those concerned about an imminent rendezvous with peak oil, the day the world slides past the all-time peak in oil production will be a…

The Future of Air Travel and its Affect on the Environment

Oct 06, 2011 at 07:05 | Green Futures

In a couple of decades’ time, despite climate change, there is likely to be more flying than there is now. On current trends, while the global economy is predicted to…

Serious Flaws in Department of Energy’s Latest Report on Energy Priority Setting

Oct 05, 2011 at 07:33 | Gail Tverberg

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a report called Report on the first Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR), which has as its purpose helping the DOE choose among conflicting…

Energy Technology Breakthrough’s and Peak Oil

Oct 05, 2011 at 07:29 | Post Carbon

Significant technological advances rarely make eye-catching headlines as they come from many small advances involving numerous scientific disciplines. However, every now and again it becomes clear that progress is being…

Russia’s Bosporus Maritime Tanker Oil Superhighway Increasingly Unsettles Turks

Oct 04, 2011 at 07:32 | John Daly

Quick – name Europe’s third largest city, which has a maritime channel cutting through the heart of the metropolis, transiting a massive tanker every 15 minutes, around the clock? 

Peak Oil Infographic – A Clear Picture of Where we Stand with Fossil Fuels

Oct 04, 2011 at 07:26 | Al Fin

The below infographic takes an unbiased look at the current situation with peak oil, oil consumption and declining fossil fuel reserves.

Daniel Yergin and Oil Supply: Should we Really not Worry About Peak Oil

Oct 03, 2011 at 07:25 | Gail Tverberg

Saturday, September 17, the WSJ ran an essay by Daniel Yergin called, “There Will Be Oil.” In the essay, Yergin argues that the advocates of “peak oil” theory are…

The 10 Commandments - Guidelines to Surviving in a Post Peak Oil World

Oct 03, 2011 at 07:23 | Professor Chris Rhodes

If they are not actually "commandments" they might as well be. The original set of 10 provided a simple set of rules for members of a small community to live…

Natural Gas Analysis for the Week of October 3, 2011

Oct 03, 2011 at 07:21 | FX Empire

November natural gas futures continued its slide last week, closing sharply lower and showing no indication that a bottom is even in sight. Production is high and last week’s larger-than-expected…

Why Our Economy and Environment are Calling for Development Over Growth

Oct 03, 2011 at 07:16 | Open Democracy

As the depth and breadth of our financial/economic and environmental crises deepens, it is urgent to ask whether the way we are going about searching for solutions lives up to…

Crude Oil Analysis for the Week of October 3, 2011

Oct 02, 2011 at 08:58 | FX Empire

November crude oil futures finished the week slightly lower on fears that slowing global economic growth will curtail demand. Not only was the week lower, but the quarterly loss was…

Conflict in the Caspian?

Sep 30, 2011 at 04:09 | John Daly

A little noticed military exercise occurred last week in the Caspian. A bilateral operation between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, the “Tsentr 2011” joint strategic exercise dealt with threats to…

The Economic and Environmental Costs of Natural Gas Flaring

Sep 30, 2011 at 04:04 | Ed Dolan

To an alien orbiting Earth in a flying saucer, natural gas flares would be one of the most visible signs of human life on earth. Notice I said “human life,”…

Which Are the Most Polluted Cities in the World

Sep 30, 2011 at 03:53 | Andy Soos

In many cities air pollution is reaching levels that threaten people's health according to an unprecedented compilation of air quality data released today by WHO (World Health Organization). The information…

Russia Claims New Arctic Hydrocarbon Finds Effectively Double Nations Reserves

Sep 29, 2011 at 04:11 | John Daly

Russia, currently vying for the title of world's top oil producer with Saudi Arabia, claimed that new findings in its offshore Arctic territories have effectively doubled the nation’s energy reserves.

Energy Innovation Should be the Primary Goal of Policy Makers

Sep 28, 2011 at 04:46 | Matthew Stepp

The national energy and climate policy debate is broken. If it doesn't get fixed, any new policy at the city, state, or national level may very well fail to address…

Republic of Cyprus Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploration Unsettles Turkey

Sep 28, 2011 at 04:42 | Joao Peixe

The Republic of Cyprus has recently begun oil and natural gas exploration and drilling in the eastern Mediterranean. Last year the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel signed an accord…

Oil Diplomacy to the Rescue? Cuban Drilling off Florida Keys to Begin by End of the Year

Sep 27, 2011 at 01:57 | John Daly

For 51 years the U.S. has imposed an economic embargo against Cuba, severely crippling the island’s economy for its effrontery in choosing a socialist path for development, a policy confirmed…

German Army’s Peak Oil Report Predicts Rising Oil Prices, Another Recession and The Demise of Banks

Sep 27, 2011 at 01:52 | Post Carbon

In the last five or six years at least 20 major studies have been published by governmental and non-governmental organizations that either deal with or touch upon the possibility of…

Low Cost U.S. Natural Gas Production Put at Risk

Sep 27, 2011 at 01:49 | Brian Westenhaus

A lawsuit in Pennsylvania has put the state’s natural gas production at risk.  Thousands of oil and gas properties in the Marcellus Shale thought to have the ownership of the…

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