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Max Keiser: The Greek debt crisis, Peak Oil and possible outcomes

Submitted by seemorerocks on 29 June 2011 - 1:10pm | Blog entry

The evolving situation in Greece should be holding our attention - certainly more than we are getting in out media - as so much hangs on its outcome.

This week Michael Ruppert interviewed Max Keiser on the background to the debt crisis and how Peak-Oil and "Peak Credit" are interwoven.

I have written an article trying to encapsulate what they talked about as well as provide the most recent footage of the Greek demonstrations.

Available at; http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2011/06/max-keiser-imf-uses-greeces-as...

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Taranaki Daily News - Making a Post Oil Transition

Submitted by xxancroft on 23 June 2011 - 9:30am | Story

Taranaki Daily News article on Transition Towns

Good effort by David Turner

Transition town advocate David Turner says that future is close and plans need to be put in place now. The Okato-based Brit says that when he was growing up in Britain in the 1980s, he heard of an oil crisis and how it would affect "our children".

"We are the children they were talking about, and we will be around to see this - we will be here in 20 years," the 45-year-old says.

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Death by Debt - Chris Martenson

Submitted by seemorerocks on 10 June 2011 - 11:35am | Blog entry

Chris Martenson has written an excellent, and very clear article on the whole debt problem and its relationship to resource depletion. Basically, he is saying "what can't be fixed, won't"

The first part of the article is available on my blog.

www.robinwestenra.blogspot.com

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Sailing craft for a post-collapse world

Submitted by seemorerocks on 10 June 2011 - 10:28am | Blog entry

Here is an excellent article by Dmitry Orlov on the possibilities of sea transport in a post-Collapse world.

 

http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2011/06/sailing-craft-for-post-collapse-wo...

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New Zealand Government's Oil Price Projections - A Bad Joke ?

Submitted by Denis Tegg on 3 June 2011 - 10:59am | updated 03 Jun 2011 | Blog entry

Re- posted from my blog - oilshockhorrorprobe

The Ministry of Economic Development's oil price estimates are a very bad joke. It is a joke on all of us however, as their grossly optimistic projections underpin government policy not just for energy but for the broader economy. » Read more

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IEA changes its mind on peak oil

Submitted by seemorerocks on 30 May 2011 - 12:03pm | Blog entry

Last week Kathryn Ryan interviewed Dr Fatih Birol on National radio.

This article has come across from my blog site www.robinwestenra.blogspot.com

http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2011/05/iea-changes-its-mind-on-peak-o...

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UK Government to Develop Oil Shock Response Plan. - When Will NZ ?

Submitted by Denis Tegg on 26 May 2011 - 9:57pm | updated 26 May 2011 | Blog entry

re-posted from my blog - oilshockhorrorprobe

UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has agreed to develop an 'Oil Shock Response Plan', following a meeting with the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES). » Read more

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Peak Oil on National radion:Dr Fatih Birol of IEA interviewed on Radio NZ

Submitted by seemorerocks on 25 May 2011 - 12:38pm | Blog entry

Listening to Nine to Noon on National Radio this morning I could hardly believe my ears when I heard the words "Peak Oil".

Kathryn Ryan interviewed the chief economist for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Dr. Fatih Birol.
This available at http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20110525-0922-is_the_age_of_cheap_o...

Interestingly this was followed immediately by a discussion with Australian correspondent Ray Moynihian on climate change and responses to it it Australia. » Read more

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Susan Krumdieck addresses parliament in Belgium on Transition Planning for Cities and Personal Transport

Submitted by Susan Krumdieck on 18 May 2011 - 4:19am | Story

Transition Engineering researcher, Dr. Susan Krumdieck from University of Canterbury, has presented a lecture on planning for Peak Oil to the Walloon Parliament in Belgium. » Read more

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