Unlikely Agreement: Peak Oil

Can you guess where these words came from (uttered in Sept 2005)? I’ll give you a hint.. it is a US Government Agency. World proved reserve lifetime for oil is about 41 years, most of this at a declining availability. They are one of the largest consumers of petroleum products in the world. Domestic [US] …

Diverse local groups protests Logging practices

Yesterday when I drove over “the hump” (a small mountain pass out of my town), I noticed quite a gathering of people. Apparently there was a good purpose for that gathering. (G&M) Environmentalists, forest workers, retired forest workers, mill workers and many others all gathered to stop logging trucks from leaving the Alberni Valley. NDP …

Want to keep cheap gas? Fight for Nigerian human rights!

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably adjusted, however begrudgingly, to the current price of gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and/or natural gas. Today.. the price of Oil continues to hover around $61 for both the NY and London Brent markets. However, the security of that ever-present stream of oil is, as always, under threat. Whether …