Who said that peak oil models were wrong? 25 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm

An impressive graphic (click to enlarge) from a recent presentation by Jean Laherrere. The text is partly in French, but it is easy to understand the main results of the study. In the figure above, we...

Peak oil is dead: long live peak oil! 24 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm

Perhaps the news of the death of Peak Oil have been a bit exaggerated. Despite the tsunami of hype related to the new dreams of abundance, the concept of peak oil remains entrenched simply because it ...

Free science! 23 Aug 2013 | 03:18 pm

h/t Michael Tobis. Watch out for a new Open Access journal "Frontiers in Energy Systems and Policy"

3rd (and final) uber-cassandric podcast by Ugo Bardi on the "Doomstead Diner" 22 Aug 2013 | 02:33 pm

Argentina: energy boom or energy cliff? 19 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm

Guest post by Pedro Prieto Argentina has been a gas exporter until 2007-2008 (Mainly to Chile) and now is an importer (mainly from Bolivia and a regasification plants in Bahía Blanca and recently in ...

An even more cassandric podcast by Ugo Bardi 11 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm

Part II of a series of three from "The Doomstead Diner"

Dead cat bouncing 10 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm

On the concept of "dead cat bouncing", see also the Doomstead Diner Result of a "google trends" search of the terms "Rossi" and "e-cat" I said in a previous post that I have lost all interest in the...

A podcast on civilization collapse on the "Doomstead Diner" 7 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm

A bit cassandric (a lot) but here it is!

Hiroshima: 68th anniversary 6 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm

Peak shale oil? What peak? 1 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm

A graphic contributed by Jean Laherrere indicating that shale oil production in North Dakota may soon peak and start declining. This figure, made by Jean Laherrere, deals with oil production from the...