Statistical fluke prevents nuclear incident in Ohio
Debbie Cook: Abandon 19th century fuels and move toward 21st century reponses
Drilling boom revives hopes for natural gas
Schumer: “The drilling issue has peaked”
Big Coal’s Big-Time Lobby

Optimism sells. It is one of the staples of American life. And, it makes it difficult to tell Americans bad news.

Shot in 13 countries over a four-year period, Oil Apocalypse Now? reveals the myths and conspiracy theories surrounding the future of our world's oil supplies. It includes interviews with over 30 of the most influential people on both sides of the argument to examine if the oil age is coming to an end. The film will be shown on CBC (Canada) in September.

Psychologists determine what it means to think 'green'
Are we science-savvy enough to make informed decisions?
AP’s ethnography of news consumption
How anti-intellectualism is destroying America
Brave New America (inverted totalitarianism)

Ex-pat Steve holidays in England, only to find signs of the effects of peak oil everywhere. Over the period of two weeks a number of newspaper articles confirm that the perfect post-peak storm is brewing in this land, once a proud net exporter of oil.

How adaptable are we? ... Our most pressing problem is the abrogation of parental responsibilities and the tacit usurping of those responsibilities by an entity that is far from benign.

Soaring fuel prices and green pressures herald comeback for Britain's waterways
Fuel theft increases in the UK
Companies face crackdown on electricity greenwash

The Post is to be congratulated for a tour d'horizone that touches most of the bases relevant to peak oil. They acknowledge the problem, use the words "peak oil," discuss much of the evidence and cite the differences of opinion as to the imminence of a crippling problem. Reading between the lines, one can sense an editorial debate, for the obvious conclusion is one no reader wants to hear.

"Energy Resources and Our Future" - Speech by Admiral Hyman Rickover in 1957
The future is now: the end of cheap oil
Peak oil, meet peak bandwidth

An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
- Production and Prices

- The BTC pipeline

- Oil and the US elections

- Energy Briefs