WSJ: Saudi Arabia to double investment in energy production – Apr. 22, 2005 Ali Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, also said the kingdom had tossed aside its production cap set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and is willing to sell its customers every barrel of oil they want Back when the US peaked […]
Category Archives: Peak Oil
Grinding Fresh Flour
We’ve made fresh flour! Our grain mill arrived today and we all took turns grinding our organic wheat into flour. Tomorrow Kate’s going to take the flour and turn it into bread. There wasn’t time this evening since the grain mill came too late. I’d like to get a solar oven soon – and bake […]
Peak Oil ‘To Do’ List: Why We Should Do These Things Anyway
EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil ‘To Do’ List: Why We Should Do These Things Anyway This is another interesting article looking at positive approaches to the issues of peak oil. We’re doing what we can within the limits space/money place on us at this time.
ChevronTexaco’s CEO banking on peak oil situation
That’s the headline on this article. The author’s point is that ChevronTexaco recently made a huge deal to buy out another company – a deal that only makes sense if we’re at peak oil or will be soon. And reading between the lines, that means only one thing. Peak oil. We’re basically there.
Grain mill
Today we ordered a grain mill and wheat berries so that we can start grinding our own flour. Even if we can’t produce all of our food ourselves we can start adapting to a life that uses less pre-package, prepared foods in favor of fresh produce, etc.
Party’s Over
I just finished reading The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg. It is an excellent introduction to the problem facing us all – the end of cheap oil and energy. Our current lifestyle isn’t sustainable. As oil peaks and the prices go up we’ll all need to adapt […]
