• Welcome to my Peak Oil blog site!

    I have created this website as a place to post what I've been learning about peak oil and our current energy crisis. Peak Oil theory states that at some point global oil production will reach a maximum then enter a state of terminal decline. While I haven't made any firm decisions regarding peak oil and related topics, it is increasingly obvious that the end of 'cheap oil' is very near if it hasn't arrived already. The phenomenon of peak oil, if proven accurate, will have serious trickle down effects as transportation costs will increase, which in turn will increase the cost of finished products. Food costs will skyrocket since crude oil is used to produce fertilizer to grow our crops. Sectors of the of the economy that rely on disposable income, especially travel and entertainment, will also suffer. I don't want to come off as being radical or alarmist, but at the same time I think this is worthy of our attention. I encourage you to check out the pages of this site, and the news feed and additional links in the side bar. Let me know what you think!

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Preparing for a Crash: Nuts and Bolts

Posted on June 30, 2008 by jkibbe

Published Aug 31 2006 by Energy Bulletin
Preparing for a Crash: Nuts and Bolts
by Zachary Nowak
This essay is intended to address the serious “peaknik,” that is to say a person who accepts as axiomatic that Peak Oil will occur and that the consequences will be devastating for most of the world’s Homo sapiens sapiens. As one [...]

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Running on Empty: Life Without Cheap Oil

Posted on June 29, 2008 by jkibbe

James Howard Kunstler is another outspoken proponent of peak oil. He has written a few books on the subject and is here seen on CBC (Canada) in this 8 minute mini-documentary. He often uses humor (and sometimes profanity) but doesn’t mince any words! His website is http://www.kunstler.com/, and his podcast can be [...]

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A commercial about our addiction to oil (a sad parody…)

Posted on June 26, 2008 by jkibbe

Petrolius: The Oil Habit — a commercial on our addiction to oil (to help lighten things up a little!)

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26 things you can do to RIGHT NOW manage your anxiety

Posted on June 26, 2008 by jkibbe

26 things you can do to RIGHT NOW manage your anxiety
by Kathy McMahon
In South Korea, truck drivers are striking and the entire cabinet resigned after up to a million people took to the streets.
If you aren’t feeling some degree of apprehension right now, you aren’t reading the news. Here are some of my thoughts for [...]

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End of Suburbia DVD Review

Posted on June 12, 2008 by jkibbe

After viewing the DVD, End of Suburbia, for the second time, I decided that it’s time for a review. It is similar to A Crude Awakening in many ways but is not quite as good (though still excellent!). The documentary looks at the peak oil energy crisis from the angle of suburbia. [...]

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