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      . . . about Energy, Peak Oil, Resilience, Peak Energy

CATEGORY:  ENERGY, PEAK OIL — 05.FEB.2015

Sea Change Radio

The Latest Oil Glut—Once Bitten, Twice Shy — It comes as little surprise that the author of a book entitled Snake Oil: How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future is a critic of the natural gas industry and a proponent of peak oil theory. Host Alex Wise reviews the issues with Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute and gets his perspective on how plunging oil prices will affect the energy and transportation industries; the status of the North American natural gas boom; how the turbulence may alter consumer behavior in the near term; and the need for sound policy to guide us through the long-term challenge of living in a post-carbon world.
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GP comment:  Heinberg is solid as usual, though if you have heard his other interviews in the last six months, you will not find much new here.

Original Show Pub Date: 27.Jan.2015

CATEGORY:  COLLAPSE — 10.FEB.2015

C-Realm Podcast

Twilight's Reach — KMO and John Michael Greer talk about the two novels Greer published last year. The first is Twilight's Last Gleaming, a geo-political thriller where a declining United States and a resurgent China come to the brink of all-out nuclear war. The other novel is Star's Reach: A Novel of the Deindustrial Future, which is set in a world shaped by the exhaustion of fossil fuels, where new social forms have replaced our familiar institutions and where new ways of inhabiting the North American continent have been necessitated by centuries of climate change.
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GP comment:  I haven't read the books, but it's always interesting to get glimpses of possible future scenarios.

Original Show Pub Date: 04.Feb.2015

CATEGORY:  ENERGY — 21.JAN.2015

Radio EcoShock / Legalise Freedom

A "Renewable World" Built on Fossil Fuels is Not a Renewable World — The message for green-energy lovers and haters alike is simple: We can't keep this crazy civilization running just on the sun and wind, let alone on high doses of fossil fuels. When we stop being able to milk the billion year-pile of concentrated solar energy in the form of oil, gas, and coal, something WILL change. Energy expert David Fridley of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the Post Carbon Institute talks about the energy dilemma, diving deep into the specifics. Topics/points include ... Our energy matrix cannot be renewable until the renewable-energy technologies and sources can replicate themselves. Wind turbines, solar panels, and electric cars are all hobbled by the limitations of fossil fuel inputs for their creation and maintenance as well as by the specialized minerals needed for their creation. He acknowledges the psychology of the American energy consumer as a key problem, referencing former Energy Department Secretary James Schlesinger's axiom that the American people only have two modes: complacency or panic.
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GP comment:  This is one of the best reviews I've ever heard of the problems we face as demand for energy keeps rising but technology finds itself unable to compensate for the peak in global net energy. Must-listening!

Original Show Pub Date: 14.Jan.2015 ~~ Original story title: Green Dreams - Future or Fantasy?

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VIDEOS
      . . . about Peak Oil, Resilience, Peak Energy

FUNNY   PETROTHEISM AND DOMINION Mark Fiore returns to the petrotheism theme to explore how the US public worships oil and how some politicians justify ravaging the earth for more of the black gold.  Watch oil as religion funny video.   SERIOUS   RESOURCES, BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE END OF GROWTH When we get down to first principles in economics, biology, energy, and human behavior, we see that constraints on resources, environment, and debt capacity pose an imminent threat to the economic juggernaut that has brought unparalleled prosperity to so many.  Watch peak oil / end of growth video.  (50:49) See all  videos on energy, oil, peak oil, and resilience

MOVIES
      . . . about Peak Oil, Resilience, Peak Energy

CoLLapse (2009) (Documentary)

DESCRIPTION: Americans generally believe that a future of abundant clean energy can replace today's waning dirty oil and that fresh thinking will set the economy straight. Michael Ruppert knows better. A former LAPD detective turned independent reporter, he predicted both trouble with oil and the current financial crisis. In Collapse, Ruppert recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out the crises he sees ahead. He draws upon the same news reports and data available to any internet user, but he applies a unique interpretation and doesn't hold back on his thoughts about the apocalypse we face—the collapse of industrial civilization.

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Crude Awakening, A  The Oil Crash   (2007) (Documentary)

REVIEW: A Crude Awakening serves as an excellent introduction to the subject of Peak oil and all of the related topics—the huge rise in human population numbers, locations, and living standards made possible by cheap and abundant petroleum products; the economic risk related to high oil prices and fuel shortages; the problems inherent in non-renewables like coal and nuclear and the challenges facing alternatives like ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, and hydrogen; the ultimate likely impact of "energy descent" on our modern way of life; and the politics of petroleum, including war for oil. The film puts the story together in a cogent, comprehensive way, leaving those who already know about Peak Oil with an expanded, reinvigorated understanding of the subject and provides newbies with a clear picture of a complex topic that promises to change life as we know it.

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Syriana (2005)

Starring: George Clooney, Christopher Plummer, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Alexander Siddig, Tim Blake Nelson, William Hurt

REVIEW: Syriana sets out to explain to us how things really are when it comes to oil, The Middle East, and US policy, and to do so in an entertaining manner. For those of us who are watching keenly as modern industrial society begins its slow, deathly descent towards the center of the petroleum whirlpool, Syriana is a must-see....  Read full review of Syriana

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What a Way to Go — Life at the End of Empire (2007) (Documentary)

REVIEW: This is a different sort of "Peak Oil movie." Rather than just focusing on the approaching decline in oil production and its likely effects on our petroleum-powered modern lifestyles, What a Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire, presents that issue merely as a symptom of a larger problem—modern society as empire....  Read full review of What a Way to Go

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ARTICLES ON THIS SITE
      . . . about Peak Oil, Collapse, and Resilience

	PEAK OIL & ENERGY DEMAND   (Peak Oil Article #212)		01-FEB-2010
		ESCAPING THE BATTERY-POWERED PANDER-BEAR Peak Oil and Energy Demand — Managing the Coming Energy Descent
	PEAK OIL & ENVIRONMENT  (UPDATED)   (Environmental Article #168)		AUG-2009
		WE’LL GO “DIRTY DANCING” BEFORE WE GO “DANCING IN THE DARK” Peak Oil and Environment  — The Coming Environmental Impact
	ENERGY SOLUTIONS  (UPDATED)   (Environmental Article #172)		AUG-2009
		TRADING IN DINOSAUR POWER ON A BETTER MODEL Peak Oil Solutions — Real Energy Solutions for Declining Energy Supplies
	BIOFUELS   (Peak Energy Article #203)		01-MAY-2009
		BIOMASS ONLY LOOKS GREAT IN A FUN-HOUSE MIRROR Biomass and Sustainability — Why Biofuels Can't Replace Oil
	ENERGY EMERGENCIES   (Peak Oil Crisis #202)		01-APR-2009
		RESILIENT DUKES AND THE HAZARDS OF BOSS ENERGY HOG Is Your City or County Prepared for Future Fuel Shortages and Power Outages?
	PEAK OIL  (UPDATED)   (Peak Oil Crisis Article #132)		22-AUG-2008
		HIGH GAS PRICES?  B-B-B-BABY, YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN’ YET Peak Oil Article: Are High Gas Prices the First Sign?
	OIL WARS OR ADAPTATION?  (UPDATED)   (Peak Oil Crisis #136)		26-AUG-2008
		THE CONQUERING FORCE PLANTED THE FLAG ON THE OIL PEAK US Oil War — or Adaptation?  Options for Dealing with Peak Oil and Shortages
	PEAK OIL FAQ  (UPDATED)   (Peak Oil Crisis Article #159)		04-JUL-2008
		THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OUR BRAINY FAQ-CHECKER Peak Oil FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
	ENERGY PEAK & RELOCALIZATION  (UPDATED)   (Issue #142)		27-JUN-2008
		THE THREE LAWS OF OUR ENERGY PEAK FUTURE: LOCAL, LOCAL, LOCAL Energy Peak and Relocalization
	FOOD CRISIS   (Semi-Peak Oil Crisis Article #185)		22-JAN-2008
		NOW PLAYING: THE DIRTY BAKER’S DOZEN 13 Factors in the Coming Food Crisis
	GAS PRICE PROTESTS   (Peak Oil Article #180)		08-AUG-2007
		“PAIN AT THE PUMP II—THE PROTESTING” Will Expensive Fuel Eventually Cause Us To Protest Gas Prices?
	OIL SHALE   (Peak Oil Article #148)		13-DEC-2005
		A FAMOUS WESTERN LAST LINE: “SHALE ... SHALE ... COME BACK!” Oil Shale Problems  Mean It Will Not Save the U.S. from Oil Shortages
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BOOKS       . . . on Peak Oil, Resilience, Peak Energy

For more reviews or purchase info, click on any title to go to Amazon.com   The Post Carbon Reader   (by Richard Heinberg, Daniel Lerch) Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises In the 20th century, cheap and abundant energy brought unimaginable advances in health, wealth, and technology. But this growth came at an incredible cost, leaving us with a global sustainability quandary. The Post Carbon Reader features articles by some of the world's most provocative thinkers on the key drivers shaping this new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and systems resilience.     The Impending World Energy Mess (by Robert Hirsch, Roger Bezdek, Robert Wendling) The Impending World Energy Mess will help educate readers about the realities of energy in general and oil in particular. The economic impacts associated with impending oil shortages are brought into perspective and readers are given tools to minimize negative impacts on their personal lives. The authors provide you the straight story, including realities that others have been reluctant to discuss.     Survival+   (by Charles Hugh Smith) Structuring Prosperity for Yourself and the Nation This guide to the next twenty years of global turmoil and transformation weaves the full spectrum of disciplines—history, political economy, ecology, energy, marketing, investing, health, and the psychology of happiness—into a comprehensive understanding that offers practical principles for not just surviving but prospering in the difficult decades ahead.   See more peak oil books... Or search Amazon.com for more... Books DVD Video CDs MP3s Electronics All Products

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QUOTES
      . . . about Peak Oil, Resilience, Peak Energy

"Surveying the available alternative energy sources for criteria such as energy density, environmental impacts, reliance on depleting raw materials, intermittency versus constancy of supply, and the percentage of energy returned on the energy invested in energy production, none currently appears capable of perpetuating this kind of society."

— Richard Heinberg, from his article,
"Temporary Recession or the End of Growth?"

"The end-of-the-fossil-hydrocarbons scenario is not therefore a doom-and-gloom picture painted by pessimistic end-of-the-world prophets, but a view of scarcity in the coming years and decades that must be taken seriously."

— Deutsche Bank

"Through our inattention, we have wasted the years that we might have used to prepare for lessened oil supplies. The next ten years are critical."

— Kenneth S. Deffeyes, Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak

"The United States has compensated for its production decline by importing oil. The planet does not have that option."

— Russell A. Brown, Argonne National Laboratory

"The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years."

— Jay Leno

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OTHER SITES AND RESOURCES
      . . . for Peak Oil, Collpase, and Resilience

RESOURCES
Sites with peak oil-related articles, essays, blogs, more

CollapseNet

Mike Ruppert's latest site to report on the unwinding of the ponzi world and to foster lifeboat building

CarolynBaker.net

A mix of original articles by Baker and other authors of the "reality thinkers" class

Culture Change

Articles about peak oil and the possible aftermath

Kunstler - Clusterfuck Nation

James Howard Kunstler's weekly essays about the descent of The World As We Know It

Post Carbon Institute

Essays, books, point papers, and information on making the transition to the coming lower-energy world

Resilience.org

Information clearinghouse and network for resilience-focused groups worldwide. (formerly Energy Bulletin)

SurvivalBlog

How does one go about preparing to survive the End of the World as We Know It? Here's a good start.

The Archdruid Report

Deep thinking from John Michael Greer -- "Druid perspectives on nature, culture, and the future of industrial society"

Transition Culture/

An evolving exploration into the head, heart, and hands of energy descent

RESOURCES
Sites focused on peak oil data, information, and solutions

Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas:
        → ASPO USA  •  Australia  •  Ireland  •  Italia

Top group dealing with the technical details of peak oil/peak energy, as well as the implications for society

BALLE -- Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Alliance of US and Canadian businesspeople dedicated to building local living economies

Community Solutions

Dedicated to the development, growth and enhancement of small local communities (that can better survive peak oil)

Eclipse Now

All about peak oil and the end of the oil age

Local Energy Farm

Demonstration project that aims to dramatically reduce and eventually eliminate community dependence on fossil fuels for essential services

New Urbanism

Supports the restoration of towns and urban centers as a way of sustainable living for the future

Oil Awareness Meet-Up

Join forces with people in your area to discuss peak oil issues

Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC)

Works to promote better understanding of the world's oil-depletion problem

Oil Depletion Protocol

Information on a plan designed to allow a relatively smooth transition to a future with reduced oil supplies

The Oil Drum

Community discussion area for peak oil

TransitionTowns.org

Mission is to help communities establish a Transition Initiative in their locale

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