India Breaks 2 GW Solar Energy Barrier

A new update from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has proclaimed the country has passed the 2 GW landmark for grid-connected solar. The figures showed that, as of September 30, 2013, the total solar installed capacity was just over 2000 MW, while off-grid power amounted to just south of 140 […]

Food riots, China cyber attacks, the rise of conscious AI and other ‘what if’ predictions

Where will you be when the food riots begin? What will happen when China unleashes a cyber attack on the power grid infrastructure? Will you say no to the government gunpoint vaccinations teams that go door to door administering “influencia” vaccines? (Those are vaccines that lobotomize your brain just enough to make sure you can […]

Fed tapering is on the table, but oil prices are less impacted

After a two-day policy meeting this week, the US Federal Reserve left the door open to tapering its $85 billion monthly bond buying purchases, despite a 16-day government shutdown and a somewhat hazy picture of the US economy. But oil prices may just be paying less attention to the “will they or won’t they” moves […]

Israel Will Export Some of its Natural Gas Discoveries

When the Israeli Supreme Court handed down high profile decision, it caught the world’s notice: The government there will be able to legally export 40 percent of the country’s natural gas, which is a newfound asset there that could benefit its internal economy as well as its foreign relations. Attention is now centered on Israel’s […]

Fracking Uses and Loses More Water than Previously Believed

Fracking’s water footprint is higher than previously thought, according to a new report that combined data from many sources to provide one of the most comprehensive looks at how water is used by the oil and gas industry.  The researchers from Downstream Strategies and San Jose State University tracked water use, reuse, and disposal in […]

‘Frack Check’ Videos Blast Claims Made By Oil And Gas Industry

An anti-fracking group in Colorado has released a series of ads blasting claims made by the oil and gas industry in the state as four communities prepare to vote on bans or moratoriums on drilling and fracking in their regions. Fort Collins, Broomfield and Boulder voters all face ballot initiatives that would put a moratorium […]

Brazil oil-auction protests turn violent

Protesters have marched to the headquarters of Brazil’s state-run petroleum company Petrobras after it won the right to develop an offshore field that could contain 12 billion barrels of oil. A consortium that includes Petrobras, Shell, Total and two Chinese firms successfully bid for the rights at an auction, Brazil’s government announced on Monday. Five […]

These maps show where the U.S. is most vulnerable to oil shocks

Nearly 40 years ago to the day, oil producers in the Middle East retaliated against America’s support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War by cutting their output by five percent. The result? Oil prices quadrupled and dented the U.S. economy. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) In the decades since, the United States has been trying to insulate itself from […]

Iran sends out feelers for any return to oil markets

Iran is reaching out to its old oil buyers and is ready to cut prices if Western sanctions against it are eased, promising a battle for market share in a world less hungry for oil than when sanctions were imposed. New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s “charm offensive” at the United Nations last month, coupled with […]

‘Melting’ Starfish Along West Coast Prompt Fukushima Concerns

Scientists are attempting to find out why one species of starfish is literally melting in the waters off of Washington state and Canada. Biologists in Seattle took to the Puget Sound waters last weekend to collect sick and healthy sunflower starfish for testing. Several labs including one at Cornell University will examine and compare samples […]

King Crude Reigns Over Texas Oil and Gas Economy

With Texas crude oil output increasing too quickly for state regulators to track, the Texas Petro Index (TPI) set another new high in September, brushing aside signs that the state’s upstream oil and gas economy could be approaching a plateau to reach a record 292.2. “Texas oil and gas producers respond very impressively to market […]

Peak Global Energy Efficiency

Fossil fuels are finite and eventually their global production will peak and decline.  Since our global economic growth has a nearly perfect correlation with global energy consumption, a decline in global fossil fuel energy availability could mean “the end of growth.”  The argument on the other side is that we will simply become more efficient […]

Peak “Cheap” Oil: Shale Oil Proves Peak Oil Is Indeed Upon Us

Ever the contrarian, I have been quite skeptical of the many breathless claims being made by wide swaths of the media about how a new energy bonanza is going to overtake the U.S. and eventually the world. The subject, of course, is the new shale plays in both natural gas and oil. While these plays […]

Oil Reserves Overview: Not Running Out of Oil (Yet)

With all the statistical information that has been published lately, we’ve decided to make a brief review of statistical data on world oil reserves and production. Are we already running out of oil? How much oil is being produced per year? In our article we gathered some of the latest data regarding world oil reserves […]

Israel Attacks Syria — Again

Just as the mainstream press is reporting — in astonishment — that the Syrian government has actually abided by its unilaterally agreed upon pledge to submit its strategic chemical weapon deterrent to destruction by the international community, the international media is reporting that the Israeli military has once again launched a military attack against Syrian […]

Shell Oil Predicts Gasoline Cars Will End By 2070

With the emergence of hybrid and electric cars, the end of gasoline vehicles may become a reality sooner than you think. Shell Oil, one of the largest petroleum companies in the world, predicted this week that petroleum-powered vehicles will pretty much be gone by 2070, according to VentureBeat.com. The prediction was a part of Shell’s […]

Bangladesh: The population problem

Early marriage and pregnancy must be lowered DESPITE significant successes in reduced infant and maternal mortality rates, as well as, to an extent, fertility rates, overpopulation remains a key concern in Bangladesh, which has the highest population density in the world and a projected population of 20 crore by the year 2050. Experts claim that […]

Five facts about the human scale

Urban life is as exciting as it is dysfunctional—at least from the point of view of Danish architect Jan Gehl, whose research is explored in a startling new doc. City Mice. Fifty percent of the world’s population currently lives in urban centres; that’s expected to increase to 80 percent over the next 40 years. That […]

Uncertain Future for Nuclear Energy in Japan as Last Nuclear Reactor is Switched Off

Characteristic of the high-profile and high-stakes discussions about the future of nuclear power in Japan are two adjacent articles on Wednesday, October 23 in one of the world’s largest daily newspapers, the Yomiuri Shinbun: in one article, “Zero Nuclear Energy Society Best for Japan”, popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi argues that Japan should remain […]

Chris Martenson: Re-Thinking Peak Oil

This week, we have a fantastic interview with Chris Martenson, an independent economist and author. Porter and Chris share and compare their world views and perspectives on the U.S. economy… Listen to find out why Chris says we are on an unsustainable course. Some of the topics covered include the financial crisis, the expansion of […]

Peak waste: Another phenomenon that should bother us

Peak oil, defined as the time when oil production is less than the demand, is an idea that has fuelled many energy policies. Backers of the fossil fuel economy sometimes worry about peak oil, but now there is another phenomenon that should bother us more: peak waste. Unlike in the case of oil, the worry […]

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