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ASPO-USA 2.0 – More Information, Outreach, and Action

March 25th, 2013
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After eight years of highly-acclaimed conferences and vigorous examination of peak oil issues, the persistent question facing ASPO-USA has been:  what next?  The concept of peak oil is now familiar to most industry observers.  However, despite our efforts, the level of understanding of the issue, let alone willingness to confront it, is highly variable.  Moreover, [...]

New Officers Lead ASPO-USA’s Next Chapter

March 25th, 2013
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Since its inception, ASPO-USA’s strength and success has been built on the talent and dedication of many exceptional people.  That legacy will continue as a new slate of officers leads the next chapter of ASPO-USA’s history.  Formally elected by the board of directors at the annual conference in Austin in December, new officers include:  Dr. [...]

US Senate narrowly passes budget

March 24th, 2013
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WASHINGTON, March 23 – The US Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington’s fiscal wars until an anticipated summer showdown over raising the debt ceiling. The budget plan was passed by a 50-49 vote in the Democratic-controlled chamber.

‘Peak oil’ doomsayers proved wrong

March 24th, 2013
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Editor's note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He is the author of eight books, including a new novel, "Patriots," and a post-election e-book, "Why Romney Lost." Frum was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. Washington (CNN) -- Remember "peak oil"?

The Peak Oil Crisis: The Beijing Syndrome

March 24th, 2013
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As the term “China syndrome” has already been taken, I am terming what is happening in the country these days the “Beijing syndrome,” for China’s capitol seems to be shaping up as the epicenter of a great upheaval to come.

Hubbert ‘s Peak, The Economy, and War for Oil

March 24th, 2013
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I came across an historic and seminal document on a website called Energy & Capital ( click here ), that had a link to Marion King Hubbert's 1956 speech about Peak Oil ( http://www.hubbertpeak.com/hubbert/1956/1956.pdf ). Hubbert asserted that global oil production would follow a bell-shaped curve with a peak followed by an irrevocable decline. Marion King Hubbert was an unlikely prophet.

UK’s “insane” energy policy

March 24th, 2013
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This Telegraph article describes the massive negative impacts of the UK’s “insane energy policy.” The author describes shrinking generation reserves, increasing costs, and predicts that Britons will soon be shivering in the dark if they don’t reverse their policies. One hopes that … Continue reading ?

Senate votes to reject carbon tax

March 24th, 2013
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TheHill.com reported yesterday that a bipartisan group in the Senate rejected the move to impose taxes on industrial carbon emissions. The Senate went on record against imposing taxes on industrial carbon emissions in a pair of symbolic votes Friday, providing … Continue reading ?

International Climate Policy is …

March 24th, 2013
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As we continue to consider carbon taxes here in the U.S., we should also consider the self-described motivations of the mediators and architects of international climate policy. From the mouth of Ottmar Edenhofer. Published in Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 14 November 2010. … Continue reading ?

Renewable energy study overstates job benefits

March 21st, 2013
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A study that supports a North Carolina renewable energy purchase mandate has been criticized as “somewhat deceptive” in the way it calculates employment benefits from renewable mandates for the state. The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association recently released the study … Continue reading ?

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