What is Peak Oil?04.6.08
Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin will be speaking on the topic of Food System Sustainability and Security at the
What SPOA Members Believe
This list does not represent an attempt to be complete or coherent, but is simply an aggregation of statements that we agreed on unanimously. Therefore, this list should give you an idea about what common ideas and attitudes you will find in this group:
- SPOA members think that oil production peaked 2005-2007
- Economic problems will happen due to Peak Oil
- Economic collapse is likely in the current system at some time
- Our civilization is unsustainable.
- Trying to keep the cars going at all cost is a bad idea
- Displacing land from food production to fuel production is a bad idea
- Mass scale biofuels are a bad idea
- We need to change our lifestyle
- Mass transit over auto infrastructure is preferred
- Localized sustainable agriculture is essential
- Sea, rail, road, air is the order to focus on transportation. Sea being the most efficient
- Invest in renewable productive capacity now, it’s the cheapest its ever going to be
News
03.11.08
The Geology of Oil.
Oil & Gas Primer
In any discussion of Peak Oil, a better understanding of oil
02.9.08
We've been talking about the Iranian Oil Bourse, petrodollar recycling and U.S. hegemony around here since 2005, but it has
01.13.08
With oil recently touching $100 per barrel, it seems time for an update. Many comentators expect the price to dip
