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Peak Oil News Monday June 2nd 2008



Tell the boss you are going to be late to workTell the boss you are going to be late to work
(Salina Journal: Sun, 01 Jun) First off, a correction. Last week, in a hilarious glimpse of a future in which gasoline could climb to $15 a gallon before it's rationed, I listed some Web sites that discuss the concept of peak oil, that delightful point when the world's oil production begins an inexorable decline.


What happens when oil runs out?What happens when oil runs out?
(The Grand Rapids Press: Sun, 01 Jun) GRAND RAPIDS -- The collapse of cities, a return to rail transportation, famine and a worldwide depression are but a few outcomes predicted by energy industry insiders and believers in the peak oil theory who gathered this weekend at Calvin College.


Jesse Kornbluth: The Jesse Kornbluth: The "D" Conference: Daddy, What Did You Do During Peak Oil?
(HuffingtonPost: Fri, 30 May) I've attended all six D: All Things Digital conferences. Each year, the mood's different. If this year's conference is a metaphor, the economy was very much on the minds of the speakers.


Survivalists foresee day when the oil runs outSurvivalists foresee day when the oil runs out
(The Philadelphia Inquirer: Sun, 01 Jun) BUSKIRK, N.Y. - A few years ago, Kathleen Breault was just another suburban grandmother, driving countless hours every week, stopping for lunch at McDonald's, buying clothes at the mall, watching TV in the evenings.



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Midlander finds three paths forward to energy independenceMidlander finds three paths forward to energy independence
(Midland Reporter-Telegram: Sun, 01 Jun) The question of whether the world's oil production has peaked is hotly debated in the face of record prices and growing demand.


Politicians on petrol -- no one's mentioning the Politicians on petrol -- no one's mentioning the "c" word
(Crikey: Thu, 29 May) No related articles. Our political debate has been doused in petrol. But how is it, when peak oil talk is saturating the airwaves, that the subjects of renewable energy, infrastructure and climate change aren't rating a mention?


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