David – I thought we were entering an energy “renaissance” with new and easy ways to extract gas via fracking. Obviously, I understand the downsides of fracking. Can you elaborate?
Ken Mann
Whatcom County Councilmember
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There’s a lot of confusion going on right now – as the price of gasoline in the U.S. is declining, we are becoming ever more complacent. Today we saw another steep drop in the price of oil…
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Reblogged from my Integral Permaculture site.
National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” reported this morning:
NPR’s Business News starts with the outlook for oil. This is a change of course – the International Energy Agency…
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David – I thought we were entering an energy “renaissance” with new and easy ways to extract gas via fracking. Obviously, I understand the downsides of fracking. Can you elaborate?
Ken Mann
Whatcom County Councilmember
Yes Ken, I…
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The Bellingham Herald had a front page article Wednesday indicating the dismay being expressed by the County Council over the fact that the two largest corporate taxpayers are challenging their property tax assessments. These would be BP Cherry Point refinery and the Phillips 66 refinery in Ferndale.
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Here’s an extended quote from this week’s Archdruid Report by John Michael Greer. Worth reading in its entirety, but this section succinctly addresses the 'peak oil theory is dead' meme currently…
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The IEA is the international organization that many governmental bodies look to for authoritative data on energy, put in place during the energy crisis of the 1970s. They put out a major report once per year, and I have been reading the executive summary of this report for about 7 or 8 years. It is fascinating to see how the report evolves year after year. I wrote a piece for Energy Bulletin a few years ago, looking at the trend of the reporting from 2005 through 2009 (…
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Last night I had the privilege of introducing author Andrew Nikiforuk to the “Literature Live” audience assembled at Village Books in Bellingham, WA. His latest book is The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude. It…
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Back in 2008, the price of gas and oil was steadily climbing, and there was some openness in the community about the idea of "peak oil." A task force to study the issue was unanimously supported by both the city and county councils.
As the task force was going about its work, the economic crisis hit, and the price of oil dropped. As prices declined, so did the level of concern about the peaking of world oil production. Few connected the dots to realize that high oil prices…
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Celt's Garden: Community Emergency Readiness is All About Attitude
by Celt Schira, Transition Whatcom
...Columbia Neighborhood has spectacular pocket gardens as well as the best organized disaster preparedness in the city. Check it out. I like to walk down the alleys. That way I can peer into people's gardens…
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Interesting news lately on the 'Peak Oil' front. Tom Whipple has been writing a column called "The Peak Oil Crisis" for several years now. His latest article looks at how peak oil is "Killing Off the Recovery." A good article, but most notable is his reporting that the International Monetary Fund has finally acknowledged peak oil (without calling it that): "in a…
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Chris Martenson has the ability to discuss things very clearly and logically and without excess verbiage. I recommend his latest post.
Egypt's Warning: Are You Listening?
by Chris Martenson
One day, a fruit and vegetable seller was arrested in Tunisia, sparking social unrest, and a few weeks later the government of Egypt was set to topple.
Such is the nature of complex, chaotic, and unpredictable systems. The stresses…
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