The Green Files > Peak oil - Aug 12

Energy Bulletin -http://www.energybulletin.net/node/46198 [Energy Bulletin -] I have been well aware of Peak Oil for a while, but never did I gather so much information in one sitting that simply spelled out doom and gloom.

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conservativeinc[conservativeinc] Oil Bubble is Bursting, Dollar’s Fall is Reversing: The article goes on to blame mostly speculators for the mammoth rise in the price of oil. According to this author, speculators were overly pessimistic about what growing demand in China and India, potential for war in the Middle East and elsewhere, stubborn OPEC chieftans, and the arrival at the mythical “peak oil”

Scoop NZ - Scoopshttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0808/S00151.htm [Scoop NZ - Scoops] The Future is Now - the end of cheap oil: Enough doom and gloom. Heinberg isat least slightly more positive in his presentation but inthe end asks if he thinks a transition can be madesuccessfully.

No Simple Matterhttp://nosimplematter.livejournal.com/581062.html [No Simple Matter] The Era of Catastrophe? Geologists Name New Era After Human ...: (In Britain, it currently costs $200,000 more to build a zero-carbon, "level 6" eco-home than a standard unit of the same area.) And this will certainly become even more unimaginable after perhaps 2030, when the convergent impacts of climate change, peak oil, peak water, and an additional 1.5 billion people on the planet may begin to seriously throttle growth.

James Hudnallhttp://jameshudnall.com/blog.php/site/pop_goes_the_oil_bubble/#When:16:21:00Z [James Hudnall] Pop Goes the Oil Bubble: One of the reasons I bash the doom and gloom types who talk about global warming as a catastrophe, or peak oil people who claimed oil was going to be $1000 a barrel is it flies in the face of reality. Resources may be finite, .

Get Energy Smart! NOW!!![Get Energy Smart! NOW!!!] A Prosperous, Climate-Friendly Society: Again, terrifying.  Talk of the evil boogeyman of “taxes” has as much (if not more) power than core concerns about their children’s lives and very ability to have a decent future.

Care2 News Network - Newly Submittedhttp://www.care2.com/news/member/109875066/821069 [Care2 News Network - Newly Submitted] Climate change, Peak Oil, Powerdown: Why is Spuds Happy?: Despite all the gloom and doom, Spuds says she is one of the happiest people and tells us why! Submitted by Ariel Wang to Green Lifestyle | Note-it! | Add a Comment.

P2P Foundation[P2P Foundation] From Peak Oil to Peak Hierarchy: The key issue that I would like to address today is whether there is something akin to Peak Oil, regarding the balance between hierarchical relations, decentralized relations (including representative democracy), and distributed ”˜peer to peer relations, respectively the Vertical, Diagonal, and Horizontal modes.

Stock Blog Hubhttp://www.stockbloghub.com/001313/2008/08/10/rl-words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-aug-4-%E2%80%93-10-2008 [Stock Blog Hub] (RL) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Aug 4 ...: ) commented: “Eurozone GDP almost certainly contracted in Q2 - Eurostat will release its flash estimate on August 14, the same day that Germany and France release their own first estimates. If the numbers surprise on the downside, the markets will start anticipating a rate cut by the ECB on September 4.”

Steve's Bloghttp://www.pixilateddesign.com/sbenedict/?p=69 [Steve's Blog] A Crude Awakening: The oil crash: The bell curve of available oil reserves vs time. Supports Gore’s call for a big push to find alternatives ASAP.  Though it would be a sign of vital leadership, our politicians cannot speak the truth, and call us to make the changes that would perhaps ease somewhat the potential disaster before us…

FX-Review[FX-Review] Moving to a trans-industrial paradigm: The media would have us believe that we are nearing a bottom, the joke being that it’s a new bottom every week. But they aren’t painting even a small part of the true picture, and it’s not totally their fault.

theannointedone's bloghttp://en.netlog.com/theannointedone/blog/blogid=2230018 [theannointedone's blog] Codex Alimentarius: “Today, the Codex Alimentarius Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Food Derived from Biotechnology agreed to accept the U.S. government’s proposal on Low-Level Presence of Recombinant-DNA Material. The task force has formed a working group, which will be chaired by the United States, Germany and Thailand, to draft an annex to the Codex Plant Guideline addressing the elements of a safety assessment for low-level presence of rDNA material in food, and identifying information-sharing mechanisms to facilitate utilization of the Annex and the data necessary to conduct an assessment of food safety by an importing country.

Comments for Peter J. Cooper's Webloghttp://arabianmoney.net/2008/05/14/gold-at-5000-an-ounce-silver-500/#comment-772 [Comments for Peter J. Cooper's Weblog] Comment on Gold at $5000 an ounce, silver $500? by Dave B.: I reckon with a combination of dolalr depreciation and peak oil, oil will be $1000 not so far in the future. I don’t know about gold. If gold goes to $10000, it will be mainly US dollar depreciation that causes it. ...

David's Bloghttp://activerain.com/blogsview/594309/Listing-Luck [David's Blog] Listing Luck?: Over the weekend I had the privilege of assisting in a open house for a truly unbelievable Edwardian period character home in East Vancouver, the open was conducted on both Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 pm, as well as a 'sneak peak' Thursday evening from 5:30-6:30. This home was one of those that you are truly proud to help show, all original un butchered mahogany woodwork, leaded and stained glass windows, pocket doors, a butler room and a basement suite with wine seller to boot!

News & Viewshttp://jacksonsfs.squarespace.com/blog/2008/7/15/justins-view-in-the-long-term.html [News & Views] Justin's View - In the long term...: If you look at the recently maligned Mark & Spencer, at around £2.34 as I write, it is a long way below its peak of £7.43 in May last year and in fact closer to its ten year low of £1.42 in September 1988.

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