Category Archives: Experts

experts in energy, ecology, collapse, carrying capacity, biophysical and neoclassical economics, etc.

If oil is being created all the time, we will never run out

Posted on July 23, 2025 by

  Preface. The theory that oil is always being created underground is known as abiotic, or Gold’s theory. This post consists of excerpts from the best paper I’ve found on why this is nonsense. Even if abiotic processes are happening, … Continue reading →

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Richard Heinberg: Environmental-Political Collapse Accelerates

Posted on June 25, 2025 by

Preface. Another wise post with great insights and predictions about where we are today from Richard Heinberg, the foremost scholar of Peak oil, overshoot, ecology, and more. Some excerpts: “…A basic understanding of overshoot reveals that our modern industrial way … Continue reading →

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Government of Canada: Disruptions coming!

Posted on April 24, 2025 by

Preface. Just in case you do not have enough worries, the Government of Canada has stepped in to help you out with potential future catastrophes. And there are dozens, perhaps a new one to add to your list, such as: People … Continue reading →

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The only congressional hearing on Peak Oil was in 2005

Posted on March 20, 2025 by

Preface. This U.S. House hearing happened 20 years ago, but it is still a good introduction to why oil is so important to society. At this hearing scientific experts spoke, warning that we will reach peak oil within decades (which … Continue reading →

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Tom Murphy Stubborn Expectations (on population)

Posted on March 13, 2025 by

U.N.Total fertility rate projections Preface. Tom Murphy has one of the best blogs on limits to growth, energy resources and more in his blog Do The Math. He is a professor emeritus of the departments of Physics and Astronomy & … Continue reading →

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We have a date for the zenith of civilization: 2025-2026

Posted on January 30, 2025 by

Source:  Chart made by Gail Tverberg here showing the general pattern of secular cycles based on information given in the book Secular Cycles by Peter Turchin & Sergey Nefedov, Princeton University Press, 2009. Preface. I have no idea who wrote … Continue reading →

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President Carter warned Americans oil was finite and need to sacrifice and conserve energy for future generations

Posted on December 31, 2024 by

Preface. I have a post titled “Why do leaders deny peak oil and climate change“. President Carter is the exception, and his warnings are one of the reasons he wasn’t re-elected. Who wants to be told they need to sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Climate Change crisis caused by Population growth – duh

Posted on September 15, 2024 by

Preface.  Duh! Alice Friedemann  www.energyskeptic.com  Author of Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy; When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, Barriers to Making Algal Biofuels, & “Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers”.  … Continue reading →

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The pillaging of Native American coal, water, uranium and more

Posted on May 24, 2024 by

Preface. This is a book review of: “Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West” by Judith Nies.  This book is about how stealing the resources of native Americans lands was made legal, despite enormous Native … Continue reading →

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Will Congress ever create a new independent agency to store nuclear waste permanently?

Posted on November 8, 2023 by

Preface. The lack of permanent geological storage of nuclear waste will be yet another nightmare for those living after fossils have declined and civilizations go back to biomass fuels and muscle power. They will already be dealing with heat making … Continue reading →

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