Who will buy the last Hummer?
Peak oil production is the point at which we are extracting as much oil as possible. After that we have to work harder and harder for less oil.
We won't run out of oil, but we will run out of cheap oil. What happens then? This lens will show you the best sources of information on when this might occur, if it hasn't already, and what we might do in preparation.
Sounds scary, right? Well it should.
HAH! Look What I Wrote Back in September.
Toady, June 2008 oil is at $140!!!
Oil Has Hit a New All Time High Price - $80 !!!!!!!!!
How much more expensive will it get?
How much of your income can you afford to spend on gas?Are you in a position where you absolutely have to drive for all the places you need to go?
Just in time, Richard Heinberg, an authority on Peak Oil has a new book coming out soon called
PEAK EVERYTHING
The title says it all. The end of cheap oil will changes society in ways most people can not even imagine. Our society is built on cheap oil.
Peak Oil Info Sources
- ASPO
- The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas
Dedicated to discussing the issues surrounding the supplies of fossil fuels. - The Energy Bulletin
- Daily News on all things Energy. Oil, gas, transportation, agriculture, clean water supplies, permaculture, alternative energy, solar power, global warming, and more. Yes, they are all related.
- The Oil Drum
- Discussions About Energy and Our Future
The Oil Drum is a community that discusses myriad ideas related to Hubbert's Peak/Peak Oil, sustainable development and growth, etc. - James Howard Kunstler
- "The infrastructure of suburbia can be described as the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world."
-JH Kunstler
Some folks think he is a crank, but I love reading his column every Monday morning. His book "The Geography of Nowhere" is especially good, an unblinking assessment of our living arrangement. - Peak Oil Forums
- Very active discussions on all Peak Energy topics, world events, current affairs.
- From the Wilderness
- Extremely conspiratorial view of Peak Oil and how it has lead to 911 and the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The founder of this sight and author of "Crossing the Rubicon" has fled the US.
- Life After the Oil Crash
- One of the darkest assessments of the future that lies ahead. If you like scary stories check out Matt's view of the Post Peak world.
- The End of Suburbia
- This DVD offers a great history of our cheap oil fueled world, how we got to be the way we are. It then takes a look at what might happen if oil and gas become scarce and expensive.
Jim Kunstler, Kenneth Deffeyes, Michael Ruppert, Julian Darley, Colin Campbell, Michael Klare, etc. All the stars are here.
Bonus features include light-hearted archival promo films of suburbia. This one is worth watching several times. - Michael Klare
- Author of "Blood & Oil", writes and lectures about the connection between oil dependent societies and warfare. This is a link to some of his articles on the subject.
- Post Carbon Institue
- Strategies for downshifting to more sustainable living.
- Meet Up Groups on Peak Oil
- Want to meet other folks who are concerned about Peak Oil and want to plan for it. Try attending a meetup. There is probably one where you are.
- Dmitry Orlov dares to compare.
- Will we be as prepared for our collapse as the Soviet Union was for theirs? Dmitry Orlov say probably not. Very illuminating.
Peak Oil News
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Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
Matt Simmons evaluates the major Saudi oilfields in order to predict whe they will reach peak production. When Saudi Arabia peaks, the world has peaked.
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/25/2008)
The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century
What will life be like after the "cheap oil fiesta"? Love him or hate him, Kunstler is compelling reading.
Amazon Price: $11.20 (as of 07/25/2008)
High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis
It's not just oil we need to worry about, natural gas will be a problem too. And natural gas is necessary to get at all that oil in the Canadian tar sands.
Amazon Price: $12.24 (as of 07/25/2008)
The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
Definitive.
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 07/25/2008)
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World
Some hopeful advice for after the party.
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 07/25/2008)
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Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum (The American Empire Project)
Nobody wants to have to stop driving, but do you have to put a "No War for Oil" bumper sticker on the SUV you drive to the protest?
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Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict With a New Introduction by the Author
A dark look at the future.
Amazon Price: $15.00 (as of 07/25/2008)
Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water
I couldn't resist including this, even though it isn't about energy. It is about another precious resource. When I saw Maude Barlow speak she seemed to be suggesting that water would be a problem before oil.
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Superbia: 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods
On a more upbeat note, here are some ideas about how to make suburban neighborhoods into neighborhoods.
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/25/2008)
Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak
Update to Hubbert's Peak, some would say the book that started the modern Peak Oil movement. The author, Kenneth Deffeyes has predicted that we are past peak.
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DVDs on the history of oil: How we got here and where we are going.
Watch your way to a better understanding of this big problem.
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
This DVD offers a great history of our cheap oil fueled world, how we got to be the way we are. It then takes a look at what might happen if oil and gas become scarce and expensive.
Amazon Price: (as of 07/25/2008)
Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 07/25/2008)
Empires of Industry - Black Gold: The Story of Oil (History Channel)
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 07/25/2008)
