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Peak Oil News Friday March 28th 2008



The Pied Piper of Peak OilThe Pied Piper of Peak Oil
(The Motley Fool: Wed, 26 Mar) Matt Simmons is betting on $200 oil in two years.


A future with peak oilA future with peak oil
(Massachusetts Daily Collegian: Thu, 27 Mar) The unprecedented rise in oil and gas prices within the last few years has received scant attention by the mainstream news media. Coverage has certainly not been proportional to the unsettling significance of these prices or to the reasons behind them.


Bait and Switch - Gas and Diesel - Peak OilBait and Switch - Gas and Diesel - Peak Oil
(North Denver News: Thu, 27 Mar) Bait and Switch Many drivers in the U.S. who chose diesel-fueled vehicles over gasoline-fueled ones may have done so for the expected savings from higher fuel economy and historically lower prices per gallon, especially during the summer driving season. However, diesel is currently selling at about a 70-cent premium to gasoline at the retail pump, and that has consumers scratching their heads.


Oil rush in the Artic - Peak OilOil rush in the Artic - Peak Oil
(North Denver News: Thu, 27 Mar) From Worldwatch: More than half of the Arctic Ocean was covered in year-round ice in the mid-1980s. Today, the ice cap is much smaller. Alarming evidence of this warming trend was released last week when the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released satellite evidence that perennial Arctic ice cover, as of February, rests on less than 30 percent of the ocean. "The rate ...



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US expert calls for 'peak oil' studyUS expert calls for 'peak oil' study
(Hastings Gazette: Sun, 23 Mar) The federal government must immediately and rigorously assess the looming impact of peak oil, a former White House consultant says.


Peak oil’s slippery slopePeak oil’s slippery slope
(Sacramento News & Review: Thu, 27 Mar) If you think high gas prices this summer are gonna be a bummer, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet


'Perma(nent) Culture''Perma(nent) Culture'
(Eureka Times-Standard: Thu, 27 Mar) ”Waste is just a resource out of place.” -- Nancy Jack Todd, author “A Safe and Sustainable World” Solutions to environmental challenges in the place where one lives are what the Humboldt Peak Oil Action Group is


IOC goes green on energy securityIOC goes green on energy security
(The Times of India: Thu, 27 Mar) NEW DELHI: For Sarthak Behuria, chairman of state-owned flagship refiner-marketer Indian Oil Corporation, energy security goes beyond merely ensuring uninterrupted supplies at affordable costs to making sure that consumers conserve energy and when they need it, use fuels efficiently to reduce impact on environment.


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