Should We Abandon Our Shorelines?
We missed our chance to avoid rising sea levels. Now we must turn and run.
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Fossil Fuels
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The Gross Society: We’re Entering an Age of Energy Impoverishment
It’s hard to overstate just how serious a threat our energy crisis is to every aspect of our current way of life. But the problem is hidden from view by oil and natural gas production numbers that look and feel just fine.
This Is Your Town on Fracking
Elizabeth Royte finds herself stranded in Williston, North Dakota, at the heart of a new oil boom in the United States.
Romney’s Energy Plan Isn’t an Energy Plan
It's a veiled stimulus plan to bring back fossil-fuel jobs.
Obama’s Vow to Cut Oil Imports Sounds Familiar
President Barack Obama sounds like his predecessors when he vows to kick the nation's addiction to foreign oil.
WikiLeaks: Saudis Overstating Oil Reserves
That the world has a finite amount of oil is undeniable. The latest WikiLeaks tidbit suggests the amount is a bit smaller than expected.
We Fight for the Oil We Need to Fight for the Oil
Merely protecting America's fossil fuel lifeline adds a heap to the greenhouse gases that petroleum ultimately contributes.
Energy Outlook Offers Grim Fossil Fuel Forecast
The status quo guarantees future dominance of fossil fuels, according to an authoritative government projection.
Peak Oil and Apocalypse Then
Based on the past experience of Japan, North Korea and Cuba, an Oxford researcher identifies three possible responses to peak oil: Predatory militarism, totalitarian retrenchment and socioeconomic adaptation.
Peak Oil and the Return of the Jet Set
The difficulty and increasing cost of providing aviation fuel as we near peak oil production may ground many flights while winging us away from aerial democracy.