The Age of Scarcity
Welcome to the Web Site of Depletion Scotland. We are a group of
individuals based in Scotland, who are concerned that global oil, gas, coal and uranium
extraction has peaked, or soon will peak, and decline in a see-saw manner (i.e. a general decline with occasional minor recoveries). We carry out various activities to promote discussion of Peak Energy such as writing reports/ media
articles, presentations to interested groups etc.
Contents - this page
What's New
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Transform Scotland have recently updated their Peak Oil and Transport briefing, published Nov 2009. Peak Oil and transport (PDF, 629 Kb) - see 'Downloads'. |
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Weekend of 05-06 Dec 2009, Glasgow. Transition Scotland National Get Together. For booking form and further information, including a draft programme for the 2 days visit the TSS website. |
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Bristol city council's new peak oil report (Looks very good, but when was it published?) |
Introduction to Peak Oil
Depletion Scotland member Phil Hart has created his own easy-to-read, colourful introduction to Peak Oil
See also the Peak Oil Primer page (scroll down to "Presentations links and videos available on the internet") on the ODAC website for an extensive list of free Peak Oil videos and presentations on the web.
Peak Coal
(Peak) COAL - The Roundup Articles on Peak Coal started coming thick and fast during 2007. This article summarizes 5 reports that came out in the first half of 2007. As they are mostly from different sources and covering the issue from different angles, they should have resulted in a bit more public interest than was achieved (none).
Peak Coal This Year? (i.e. 2011)
Current News
These are the best sites for current news and views on oil depletion
Energy Bulletin - Energy
News
321Energy - Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal, Renewables
The Oil Drum - sometimes fairly technical, they concentrate on a single topic each day. Plus a daily news roundup. See aslo: The Oil Drum Europe, The Oil Drum: Campfire
Top Oil Depletion / Related articles
Peak Oil: an Outlook on Crude
Oil Depletion by Colin J.Campbell - Overview of the Oil Depletion issue
The
Peak Oil Debate: Crisis or Comedy ? [pdf file] - Matthew Simmons challenges the
sceptics of Peak Oil with crystal clear arguments
Twilight
in the Desert: The Fading Of Saudi Arabia's Oil [pdf file] - Matthew Simmons predicts
Saudi oil production is close to peaking
How
realistic are OPEC's proven oil reserves ? [pdf file] Dr. Mamdouh Salameh suggests
OPEC oil reserves are very exaggerated.
Can the United States Feed China? - Lester R. Brown revisits a topic he first reviewed in 1994, the ability of China to feed itself, and the outlook does not look good, for anybody.
This heaving planet - David Attenborough, gives an outstanding overview of the elephant in the room - overpopulation.
Top 5 Oil Depletion web sites
ASPO International (Association for the Study of Peak Oil and
Gas) - All Newsletters and summary of Oil Producing Countries
ASPO USA
ODAC - Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
The Wolf at the Door - The Beginner's
Guide to Oil Depletion
Matthew Simmons
speeches and papers - Matthew Simmons champions the Oil Depletion debate
Nuclear Energy
Many people think nuclear energy will help to overcome the problems brought on by Peak
Oil. Here are three articles that suggest it won't. A major problem to be overcome is that
apart from having to build thousands of nuclear reactors (eventually), we would not
actually have the fuel to feed them (uranium 235).
Nuclear Energy - Depletion Scotland
Why nuclear power is not the answer to global warming -
John Busby
Nuclear
delusion. The case for a new atomic dawn to meet the carbon challenge is holed from
stem to stern, argues Tom Burke.
Why Nuclear Power Cannot Be A Major Energy Source (PDF, 0.4 Mb) - David Fleming, April 2006.
Oil Depletion and Geopolitics
An increasing number of authors believe that being dominated by oil men and women, the
Bush Administration is very aware of the imminent peak in global oil production and is
making plans accordingly:
All
for Oil - Bill Henderson explains why he thinks the Bush Administration understands
Peak Oil all too well.
History
will show U.S. lusted after oil - Linda McQuaig says "But buying oil isn't the
goal; getting control of it is".
Iran bombing ... the United
States 'policy' of oil greed! - Andrew McKillop writes: News breaking today makes it
clear that North Korea already has nuclear weapons and intends to keep them -- as
insurance against Candy Rice and her King Biscuit Bombing Show, which has a short,
two-word basis: Oil greed.
Newsletters
ODAC - The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre. See website.
ASPO USA - The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas have daily and weekly newsletters that are delivered as a PDF file ASPO USA.
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