As civilian Washington, with climate skeptics in the ascendant, continues to bicker about how-real and how-bad, the military has once again shown that, when it comes to global warming, it's a much more reality-based organization than Congress. The new House wasted no time to start moving backwards on climate. In just one example, Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, who in December … [Read more...]
Top 10 peak oil stories of 2010
The biggest stories of the year were financial. But you could say that the continuing Great Recession, the deficit debate, and more and more mortgage defaults were really stories of energy-driven economic crisis. This year also had plenty of big stories directly on energy, including some breakthroughs on peak oil. Here are our top picks. It's a highly subjective list; so … [Read more...]
Bailouts and body bags: US military plans for peak oil
"I suggest that this is a good time to think soberly about our responsibilities to our descendants--those who will ring out the Fossil Fuel Age," said Admiral Hymen Rickover in 1957. Fast forward to 2010, and US military leadership clearly feels that the time has come again to talk about the Fossil Fuel Age and the national security dangers of its end. But this time, the … [Read more...]