Background On The Petroleum Situation
July 29, 2008
Notes: For additional information about the points made above, see the following references and links:
[1] Klare, Michael T., Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict, Henry Holt and Company, 2001
[2] Heinberg, Richard, The Party’s Over Ð Oil, War And The Fate Of Industrial Societies, New Society Publishers, 2003
[3] Simmons, Matthew R., Twilight In The Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock And The World Economy, John Wiley & Sons, 2005
[4] Klare, Michael T., Blood And Oil: The Dangers And Consequences Of America’s Growing Dependency On Imported Petroleum, Metropolitan Books, 2004
[5] Diamond, Jared, Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeed, Penguin Group Publishers, 2005
[6] Senator Lugar (US), “Energy Security IS National Security,” undated, but apparently written in 2006, posted at http://lugar.senate.gov/energy/security, accessed on 14 July 2007
[7] Finley, Russ, “Biodiesel: it’s what you make it out of,” Grist: Environmental News & Commentary, 19 August 2005, posted at http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2005/8/19/15444/0363, accessed on 22 March 2007
[8] Galbraith, James K., “Market Meltdown,” Mother Jones, July/August 2007, pp. 16-17
[9] Fenderson, Adam, and Bart Anderson, “US Army: Peak Oil and the Army’s Future,” Energy Bulletin, 12 March 2006, posted at http://www.energybulletin.net/13737.html, accessed on 15 July 2007
[10] Agarwal, Anil, “Engines of the Devil Ð Why Dieselisation of Private Automobile Fleet Should Be Banned Ð The Case of Delhi,” Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi, India, May 1999, posted at http://www.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/pdf/dieselmo.pdf, accessed on 22 March 2007
[11] Environmental Protection Agency (US), “EPA List of Hazardous Wastes from Non-Specific Sources,” undated, posted at http://web.mit.edu/ENVIRONMENT/ehs/topic/rcra_ref/epa_nonspecific.html, accessed on 22 March 2007
[12] Environmental Protection Agency (US), “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Regulatory Impact Analysis,” 14 September 1989; posted at http://aei-brookings.org/admin/authorpdfs/page.php?id=870, accessed on 22 March 2007
[13] Dabbs, W. Corbett, “Oil Production and Environmental Damage,” Oil Production Cases, TED Case Studies, Research Paper 15, December 1996, posted at http://www.american.edu/TED/projects/tedcross/xoilpr15.htm, accessed on 22 March 2007
[14] Patin, Stanislav (translated by Elena Cascio), “Accidents during the offshore oil and gas development,” a chapter appearing in Environmental Impact of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry (a book), undated, posted at http://www.offshore-environment.com/accidents.html, accessed on 22 March 2007
[15] Hirsch, Robert L., Peaking of World Oil Production – Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management, a report prepared for the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the US Department of Energy, February 2005
[16] Mouawad, Jad, “Oil tanker shortages add to price squeeze,” 30 October 2004, International Herald Tribune, posted at http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/10/19/business/tanker.php, accessed on 17 July 2007
[17] Simmons, Matthew R., “Energy In A Post-Peak World,” 25 April 2007, a presentation given at the National Association of Industrial Office Properties conference in Houston, Texas, posted at http://www.simmonsco-intl.com/files/National%20Association%20of%20Industrial%20Office%20Properties%20BW.pdf, accessed on 23 July 2007
[18] Aleklett, Kjell, “Aleklett: Testimony On Peak Oil To US Congress,” reflecting testimony given 7 December 2005 to the Committee On Energy And Commerce, in a hearing entitled Understanding Peak Oil Theory in the US House Of Representatives; posted at http://www.energybulletin.net/11621.html, and accessed on 23 January 2007
[19] Hirsch, Robert L., “The Inevitable Peaking Of World Oil Production,” appearing in The Atlantic Council Of The United States Bulletin, October 2005, Vol. XVI, No. 3, available online at http://www.d-n-i.net/fcs/pdf/hirsch_world_oil_production.pdf, accessed on 23 January 2007
[20] For further information on this topic, see Kicking The Gasoline & Petro-Diesel Habit: A Business Manager’s Blueprint For Action, by Charles Cresson Wood. This new research report is discussed at www.kickingthegasoline.com.
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