The Green Files > September 25, 2005

Creating an Ecological Society

[Where We're Bound] As I write this we are three weeks out from the landfall of hurricane Katrina with the arrival of hurricane Rita due tomorrow. Both of these storms...

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Is Zimbabwe the First Casualty of Peak Oil?

http://sustainablog.blogspot.com [sustainablog] From the Falls Church News-Press (which may well be the single best source of information and thought on peak oil) comes an overview of Zimbabwe's recent economic troubles, which include severe oil shortages. While writer Tom Whipple makes clear that this African country won't likely serve as a model for circumstances that lead to peak oil, with a truly "dysfunctional government" imposing bizarre economic policies, the results may provide a picture for what oil shortages could look like:

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Posted at 03:06 AM

September 25, 2005

Creating an Ecological Society

[Where We're Bound] As I write this we are three weeks out from the landfall of hurricane Katrina with the arrival of hurricane Rita due tomorrow. Both of these storms...

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Posted at 03:08 AM

Is Zimbabwe the First Casualty of Peak Oil?

http://sustainablog.blogspot.com [sustainablog] From the Falls Church News-Press (which may well be the single best source of information and thought on peak oil) comes an overview of Zimbabwe's recent economic troubles, which include severe oil shortages. While writer Tom Whipple makes clear that this African country won't likely serve as a model for circumstances that lead to peak oil, with a truly "dysfunctional government" imposing bizarre economic policies, the results may provide a picture for what oil shortages could look like:

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Posted at 03:06 AM

The MMS numbers illustrate the problem [UPDATED 9/23]

http://www.theoildrum.com [The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil] (this should dynamically update throughout the day.) And here's the latest of the 'big five' models, also turning a bit to the right of the last track And here's the latest 3-day track. Technorati Tags: peak oil, oil, Rita, Hurricane Rita, gas prices

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Posted at 03:05 AM

Legalize it!

[GlatzoPatzo.de] Ich wusste ja schon immer dass Hanf eine sehr gute Nutzpflanze ist, aber die Dokumentation "Hanf - Das Millionen Dollar Kraut" veranlasst mich ein paar nützliche Links auf Hanfseiten zur Information und Einkauf zu veröffentlichen um das Interesse an und Allgemeinwissen dieser Pflanze um den mir möglichen Teil zu steigern und vielleicht den jahrtausendelangen Einsatz von Hanf als Nutzpflanze wieder aufleben zu lassen!

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Posted at 03:03 AM

EU Clears GM Oilseed Rape from Monsanto

http://www.biotech-weblog.com [The Biotech Weblog - Your ultimate guide to bio technology - Antimicrobial Peptides from Amphibian Skin Against HIV Transmissio] The EU authorization includes guidelines agreed with Monsanto on how to deal with accidental spills of the product. GT73 is grown in the United States, Australia and Canada.

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Posted at 03:03 AM

September 22, 2005

Post Carbon Institute

[Where We're Bound] New addition to the sidebar: Post Carbon Institute. Great site with an emphasis on doing something to prepare for life after fossil fuels.

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Posted at 01:58 PM

Profiting from Peak Oil

http://beastsbelly.blogspot.com [Belly of the Beast] A few months ago I spent quite a bit of time doing internet searches trying to find information on mutual funds and investment companies who were aware of Peak Oil and had devised investment vehicles to profit from Peak Oil. At the time I found very little out there.

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Posted at 01:54 PM

Spooky

[Ippoippo] With the news that Hurricane Rita is looking likely to be another big one… which may inflict a huge amount of damage on the US (including it’s oil infrastructure), this website was found.

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Posted at 01:35 PM

Rita May Be Rude Awakening

[Past Peak] Oil industry insiders are calling Hurricane Rita, now one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, a possible "worst case scenario" for Gulf coast oil production and refining. Current projections of Rita's path would rip right through an area packed with oil intrastructure.

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Posted at 01:30 PM

Oil flows in pipelines

http://www.theoildrum.com [The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil] Permalink The worst spots in TX for Rita to hit? Resource Page--UPDATED for new forecast tracks (0000z) Posted by Prof. Goose in Supply/Production Wed Sep 21 at 11:49 PM EST I emailed our industry insider that question, here's her response:The worst tracks are those which put landfall between Freeport and Sabine Pass Texas. There are 3 tracks that cross just offshore of the TX/LA border. Those 3 tracks all let the storm hit more rigs and platforms than the tracks that have landfall farther south. The big concentrations of platforms are in the West Cameron, High Island, Galveston, and Matagorda Island offshore areas. Mustang Island and North/South Padre Island offshore areas are less crowded with production. If you want to know what these areas look like and where they are geographically, try the MMS website. They instituted the block layout, naming and leasing stuff. Landfall just east of Houston's center will be right up refinery alley. Another bad spot is right up through Port Arthur...

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Posted at 01:22 PM

September 07, 2005

Katrina: Those left behind

[Where We're Bound] There are those that seem to think that the folks left in New Orleans should pay for their rescue. Look, while I'm sure some did actually choose to remain it is probably safe to say that many, probably the vast majority had no choice in the matter.

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Posted at 01:36 PM

Katrina's Impacts on Gulf of Mexico Oil Production

[The Stinkin' Desert Post] Rigs in the Gulf extract crude oil and natural gas, a web of undersea pipelines gather and transport this crude to refining facilities. Near the mouth of the Mississippi, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is the only port in the US capable of off loading supertankers bringing in imported crude or refined oil.

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Posted at 01:31 PM

Kudos to the Houston Chronicle

http://beastsbelly.blogspot.com [Belly of the Beast] Hurricane Katrina's aftermath only hints at what will happen when demand for crude outstrips supply. This is one of the first occurences in a major media source where Peak Oil has been addressed head on with the term Peak Oil right up front. I can already see all the letters coming in from all locals saying that there's oil all over the place.

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Posted at 01:29 PM