Category Archives: Military

U.S. and other military experts and documents. The military is the most clear-headed and outspoken about peak oil, climate change and more

Summary of German Armed Forces Peak Oil Study

Posted on August 14, 2017 by energyskeptic

[This is a summary I first published in 2011. It’s important, so I’ve re-posted it today. According to Der Spiegel this study was leaked and not meant for publication. The document concludes that the public must be made aware of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, GOVERNMENT, Government study predictions, Military, Over Oil, Peak Oil, Peak Resources, War, War Books | Tagged and Technologies, Armed Forces, Capabilities, collapse, fast crash, german peak oil, in the 21st Century Environmental Dimensions of Security, market crash, peak oil, war | 4 Comments

Emerging threats of resource wars. U.S. House hearing

Posted on June 15, 2016 by energyskeptic

Goh Chun Teck, Lim Xian You, Sum Qing Wei, Tong Huu Khiem. 2011. Resource Wars. Players compete with each other for territories that generate resources such as coal, water, gold and gas. A Player can sell resources for money, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Caused by Scarce Resources, Congressional Record U.S., Military, Supply Chains | Tagged rare earth metals, Resource wars, supply chains, war | Comments Off

The Hidden Costs of Oil. U.S. Senate hearing 2006.

Posted on May 25, 2016 by energyskeptic

[ This post has excerpts from the 2006 U.S. Senate hearing “The Hidden Cost of Oil”. It is a timely reminder, now that gasoline prices are low and peak oil off the radar, that we are nowhere near the American … Continue reading →

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Oil shocks and the potential for crisis U.S. House 2007

Posted on May 11, 2016 by energyskeptic

Preface. There have been two oil shockwave “oil crisis stimulations”, summaries of both from 2005 and 2007 are below. Oil Shockwaves confront a mock U.S. cabinet with highly plausible geopolitical crises that trigger sharp increases in oil prices. Participants must … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, Oil Shocks, U.S. Congress Energy Dependence | Tagged cafe standard, military, oil dependence, oil shock, shockwave, SPR, strategic petroleum reserve | Comments Off

General Charles Wald: Dial 1-800-The-U.S.-Military to solve your oil dependency issues

Posted on January 28, 2016 by energyskeptic

Senate 110-6. January 10, 2007. Geopolitics of Oil. United States Senate Hearing. 90 pages. General Charles Wald, U.S. Air Force (retired), Former Deputy Commander, U.S. European command, and member of the Energy Security Leadership Council I recently retired from the … Continue reading →

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