Swan Dive (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Oct. 9, 2006 -- Against the background of everything else happening in the financial markets is the apparent circumstance of peak oil. Even The New York Times joi ...

A reflection on cities of the future (James Kunstler)

By James Howard Kunstler -- Energy Bulletin Back in the early 20th Century, when the cheap oil fiesta was just getting underway, and some major new technological innovation made its debut every month ...

Shit Unhappens (James Kunstler)

James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Sept. 25, 2006 -- The story this coming week, I think, will be how much the collapse of the Amaranth hedge fund may end up infecting other playas in the big leagu ...

Briefing for the Descent (John Michael Greer)

By John Michael Greer -- The Archdruid Report Sept. 7, 2006 -- As evidence piles up for the reality of peak oil, and more and more people start to grapple with an issue that challenges almost every a ...

Oil Price Manipulation? (Dale Allen Pfeiffer)

Dale Allen Pfeiffer -- The Mountain Sentinel Sept. 3, 2006 -- In all of our energy updates since the first issue of The Mountain Sentinel was launched, we have stated that there is no good reason for ...

Behind the plan to bomb Iran | Ismael Hossein-zadeh

Ismael Hossein-zadeh -- Asia Times Aug. 31, 2006 -- It is no longer a secret that the administration of U.S. President George W Bush has been methodically paving the way toward a bombing strike again ...

Basra Oil Workers Strike Could Resume Sunday | Kathlyn Stone

Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2006 – Oil pipeline workers in Basra, Iraq, will resume their strike as early as Sunday if authorities do not meet the remaining demands of workers, the Fed ...

Why Are We In Iraq? | Michael S. Rozeff

Michael S. Rozeff -- Lew Rockwell Defeat in Iraq Aug. 30, 2006 -- Have the President and his men accomplished their objectives in Iraq? Saddam Hussein is no longer a threat to Saudi Arabia or the reg ...

International Labor Leaders Predict More Iraq Labor Strikes | Kathlyn Stone

Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust Aug. 28, 2006 -- A 48-hour strike led by oil and gas workers in Basra, Iraq, last week signals a growing impatience with the U.S. occupation of Iraq, said a spokespe ...