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Peak Oil News Saturday May 17th 2008



(Editor's note: This is the second part of “Who to blame for high gas prices.” Part 1 was published in the May 7 ...(Editor's note: This is the second part of “Who to blame for high gas prices.” Part 1 was published in the May 7 ...
(Ely Daily Times: Fri, 16 May) M. King Hubbert, a geologist working for the Shell Oil Co., published his “Peak Oil” theory in 1956. He first used the theory to estimate when an oil field would be played out. But later he applied it to the United States with uncanny accuracy and also world production.


Budget Reply: Nelson's economic cred on death rowBudget Reply: Nelson's economic cred on death row
(Crikey: Fri, 16 May) Brendan Nelson’s deeply self-contradictory Budget Reply last night leaves Australia stuck without a credible Opposition to keep pressure on the Rudd Government.


GOING HUNGRY: WHY BIOFUELS ARE BAD FOR PEOPLE, PROSPERITY, AND THE PLANETGOING HUNGRY: WHY BIOFUELS ARE BAD FOR PEOPLE, PROSPERITY, AND THE PLANET
(Quebecois Libre: Fri, 16 May) I suppose it must have seemed like a good idea at the time, at least from a certain perspective.



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Peak oil problems need facing nowPeak oil problems need facing now
(Bega District News: Wed, 07 May) AN audience at a recent meeting in Candelo was advised not to wait for the impacts of Peak Oil to hit Australia, but to plan and act now to cushion its effects.


Selectboard cuts Peak Oil Task ForceSelectboard cuts Peak Oil Task Force
(Brattleboro Reformer: Wed, 07 May) Wednesday, May 7 BRATTLEBORO -- After thanking the Peak Oil Task Force for a job well done, the Selectboard disbanded the group with the caveat it might call on the members to pursue mitigation strategies to reduce the town's dependence on fossil fuels and cut down on its production of greenhouse gases.


A Strategic Petroleum Reserve flip-flopA Strategic Petroleum Reserve flip-flop
(Salon.com: Wed, 14 May) On second thought, maybe halting purchases of oil for the SPR could make a real difference.


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