The Collapse
The World Peak Oil is the only force that I can ever imagine producing the sort of “systemic collapse” that White Nationalists envision. An economic […]
Energy
Energy tsunami coming, ex-policymakers warn
Here. WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of 27 elder statesmen is sending an open letter to both presidential candidates and every member of Congress […]
Obama, Oil, Iran
More on the Iran controversy: Calling the price of oil one of the world’s most “dangerous weapons,” Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) on […]
Drivers Cut Gas Use to Five-Year Low
The recent slackening off in crude prices is probably being driven by demand destruction. Americans are using a 2003 level of gasoline in 2008. They […]
Kunstler Interview
At Alternet, an interview with James Howard Kunstler regarding his new book World Made By Hand. “I’m describing changes that we face, but I’m hardly […]
T. Boone Pickens’ New Ad Campaign
T. Boone Pickens: “This is one emergency we can’t drill our way out of.” His new website. A longer explanation of his plan.
American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot
A long piece in the New York Times about American energy policy. The speed at which gas prices are climbing is forcing a seismic change […]
Where We’re At
Kunstler’s latest blog entry: Every time I saw a car towing a motorboat this holiday weekend, I wondered what was going through the head of […]
Wal-Mart Going Local
Higher transportation costs are forcing Wal-Mart into the locally grown food business. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart stores in Arizona now stock Grand Canyon […]
Employers Cut Workers for a Sixth Month
62,000 jobs were lost last month. Inflation is at 4.1%. The softening job market has prompted millions of families to reduce their spending, further hurting […]
Black Belt Ethanol
A few weeks ago, I explored the idea of planting sugar cane here in the Black Belt to produce bioethanol. This is getting some traction […]
Drill, Drill, Drill
Jim Kunstler on the cornocopian idiot Larry Kudlow. Robert Reich has already pointed out that drilling off the coasts of California and Florida will not […]
Doing The Job Capitalists Won’t Do
With all their money, the capitalists haven’t built a new refinery in the United States in decades, but Lew faults the Democrats for wanting to […]
Ahmadinejad on Oil
Ahmadinejad is fully aware of the stress that will be placed up Western economies by Peak Oil. Dubya and his warmongering cheerleaders in the controlled […]
Peak Oil = 85 million barrels per day
T. Boone Pickens: Peak Oil has been reached. Why am I not surprised that the implications of this are not being discussed on CNBC?
Crude Sets New Record
Crude was up over $139 earlier today before coming off a record high. Meanwhile, McCain proposes we drill for more oil, a futile throwback to […]