Category Archives: Peak Oil

Peak Oil: Crying Wolf?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Yaacov

A short piece from Michael C. Lynch that makes a strong argument against imminent peak oil. It’s well-argued and links to appropriate references. It was written back in 1998, but is still interesting. I’m looking for further rebuttals to see … Continue reading →

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Where Does Energy Come From?

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Yaacov

As the wisdom of burning fossil fuels fall further into doubt and many grope for a replacement source of energy, it recently occurred to me that a good question is “Where does our energy come from?” No, really. It might … Continue reading →

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Carbon Shift

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Yaacov

The Toronto Star has an article about Thomas Homer-Dixon, a professor at UW who studies societal stresses like climate change and peak oil. Homer-Dixon has just written Carbon Shift, a follow-up book to the terrific The Upside of Down. I’m … Continue reading →

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Carbon, Debt and Radioactive Waste

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Yaacov

Nuclear energy is being touted as the solution to energy shortages and climate change, at least by Fox News. On the surface, it seems so reasonable. Nuclear doesn’t burn anything, so it doesn’t emit carbon dioxide. It produces lots of … Continue reading →

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Economics Versus Geology

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Yaacov

Geology follows the laws of physics, especially the first law of thermodynamics which states roughly that you can’t make something out of nothing. Economics, on the other hand, follows the law of perpetual growth, which says that we can make … Continue reading →

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