Tag Archives: hydrocarbon use

Peak Oil: Forbes. Maxwell. Oil. Last-nail. Coffin.

Impact: Hydrocarbon Use    September 21, 2010
Perhaps the title on this post is over the top (pun intended). The reality of peak oil is not a secret. However, that reality is generally among the media a pro-forma taboo. For media outlets where the cognoscenti need to know, it gets mentioned. For general consumption, the mass media, not so much. Save consumers [...]
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Branson’s no virgin on peak oil

Spun: February 9, 2010
Celebrity endorsements can be a mixed blessing. How do you react when a celebrity such as Richard Branson (that’s SIR Richard Branson, if you please) says something like this: “The next five years will see us face another crunch – the oil crunch. This time, we do have the chance to prepare. The challenge is [...]
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The sound of silence on peak oil

Impact: Hydrocarbon Use    January 6, 2010
Drive cars. Fly planes. Heat houses. Make plastics… How much of our daily activity (especially our jobs) depend on the use of hydrocarbons, that is, oil and natural gas? Can you think of many things with a more direct impact on the world’s economy and our lives than a shortage of oil or gas? Rhetorical [...]
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