Saturday, October 17, 2009

ASPO-USA #2

Another good, plain English assessment of the recently concluded ASPO conference from an investment analyst. Take close note of his comments about Cantarell and Pemex's machinations. I said we'd be in trouble, and he is of the same mind.

Taking Deniers Seriously

Ten years ago I started a Masters program on Culture and Spirituality at Holy Names University. One of the issues I brought up was my concern that the program lacked visible diversity and could be perceived as a bunch of navel gazing white folks looking for something to feel good about. The truth is that most of my peers genuinely wanted, and still want, to create positive change leading to a

Thursday, October 15, 2009

ASPO-USA Conference

Last week the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) - USA held a conference in Denver. The Energy Bulletin posted this article about the conference. It's pretty clear that while there is a consensus about Peak Oil and Climate Change there is no real consensus about what its impact on society. Collapse or no collapse? Will life be better or worse? Are we expecting to substitute