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Peak oil, recessions and the end of growth

Submitted by Denis Tegg on 13 October 2011 - 2:21pm | Blog entry

On Tuesday I gave a presentation to Auckland University students on "Peak oil, recessions and the end of growth" » Read more

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Next oil-induced recession - are we there yet?

Submitted by Denis Tegg on 1 April 2011 - 1:17pm | updated 01 Apr 2011 | Blog entry

Research in the US confirms that there is a strong correlation between high oil prices and recessions. Recessions emerge when oil prices reach around $US85 a barrel (currently $US115 a barrel) or when the aggregate cost of oil for the nation equals 5.5% of GDP.

Price Tipping Point » Read more

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Ideology Trumps Common Sense

Submitted by Denis Tegg on 22 March 2011 - 12:56pm | Blog entry

It's said a picture is worth a thousand words. Take a look at these graphs and see if you can make any sense of the government's response to oil prices rising and it's transport policy. Damned if I can. (hat tip to Auckland Transport blog and frog blog)

Traffic volumes on State Highways have not increased since 2005. » Read more

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Automatic Earth has released 80 min presentation

Submitted by Kazel on 15 October 2010 - 11:49am | Blog entry

http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-11-2010-all-your-n...

On the right is a banner where you can buy a password to view Nicole Stonleigh's presentation.  It costs $12.50 US ($16.30NZ) and for that you can view it unlimited times, but you can't download it.

You probably can, however, give your password to someone else. » Read more

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Automatic Earth has released 80 min presentation

Submitted by Kazel on 14 October 2010 - 6:23pm | updated 15 Oct 2010 | Story

http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-11-2010-all-your-n...

On the right is a banner where you can buy a password to view Nicole Stonleigh's presentation.  It costs $12.50 US ($16.30NZ) and for that you can view it unlimited times, but you can't download it.

You probably can, however, give your password to someone else. » Read more

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