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Category Archives: Kurt Cobb
M. King Hubbert and the future of peak oil by Kurt Cobb
Kurt Cobb. July 17, 2016. M. King Hubbert and the future of Peak Oil. ResourceInsights. Almost synonymous with the term “peak oil” is M. King Hubbert, perhaps the foremost geophysicist of the 20th century, who first theorized about the eventual … Continue reading
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Kurt Cobb on the true definition of corruption
Kurt Cobb. April 10, 2016. Corruption, resources, climate and systemic risk. resourceinsights.com Corruption is a loaded word. One person’s corruption is another’s sound social policy. Some people believe providing unemployment benefits to laid-off workers corrupts them by making them “lazy.” … Continue reading
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Another reason to think oil production probably peaked in 2005
[ In this Kurt Cobb post, Texas oilman Jeffrey brown explains why the story of oil production growth from 2005 to 2014 is probably wrong, because the increase came from lease condensate, not oil. If this is true then Brown … Continue reading
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Kurt Cobb: Can Democracy survive without Fossil Fuels?
June 29, 2005 Can Democracy Survive Without Fossil Fuels? By Kurt Cobb http://resourceinsights.blogspot.com/2005/06/can-democracy-survive-without-fossil.html Is it an accident that the great modern revolutions, both American and French, occurred shortly after James Watt vastly increased the efficiency of the steam engine? Recall … Continue reading
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Kurt Cobb Cheap oil, complexity and counter-intuitive conclusions
Kurt Cobb. March 22, 2015. Cheap oil, complexity and counterintuitive conclusions. Resource Insights. It is a staple of oil industry apologists to say that the recent swift decline in the price of oil is indicative of long-term abundance. This … Continue reading
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