peak oil

The Kriscan show is about everyday people coping with the idea of peak oil and how they are dealing with record gas prices. Funny and informative look at a very serious issue that effects all of us.

A program of recovery for those who want to be restored to sustainability.

This morning on NPR, President Bush tried to blame congress for the nation’s high gas, food, and electricity prices. Apparently, Congress has been thwarting the President’s attempts to fix the economy: “I’ve repeatedly submitted proposals to help address these problems,” the president said. “Yet time after time, Congress chose to block them.” His answer: Drill in ANWR.

 Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) delivers pre-recorded remarks on peak oil, limits of oil supply and production and the history of the understanding of those limits.

How to Boil a Frog's FrogBlog takes us back to the 1940's for a comedic lesson in how we can change our lives now and actually enjoy it.

Economist Doug Reynolds talks about the roots of the current economic crisis.

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett delivers his 39th Special Order on peak oil, discussing the common cause of different interests that want to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

How much does business-as-usual cost? This morning, GreenCarCongress.com reported that the US is projected to pay $440 billion for imported petroleum in 2008: "The increase to the estimated $440 billion for 2008 is based on an average $90 per barrel crude oil price for the year. In 2002, before the current bull market for oil began, US oil imports cost less than $103 billion. The preliminary figures for last year came to some $327 billion."

Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) is interviewed about peak oil, constraints to US energy supply and the series of Special Order speeches he has delivered on the subject.

How to Boil a Frog's FrogBlog on why carbon capture, nuclear power, ethanol and all the other fake solutions we're being offered are just making things worse...and where the real solutions will come from.

Wealthy emir in United Arab Emirates spends a small fortune on a license plate.

Jason Bradford and Brian Weller, co-founders of Willits Economic LocaLization (WELL), discuss their group's approach to educating and enrolling their townsfolk about declining oil and the imperative to reduce dependencies on imported energy, food, and other goods. They view their group as a mid-WIFE: a Watchdog,Incubator, Facilitator and Educator.

Matt Simmons, author of "Twilight in the Desert", talks about discussions he had about peak oil with the Bush family and campaign staff before the 2000 election, and continuing on into advising the Cheney Energy Task Force.

Angela Reid, Deputy Leader of the BC Green Party (Canada), discusses the changes that need to be made in order to combat the effects of global warming.

How to Boil a Frog's FrogBlog gives you 11 funny suggestions on how to avoid any blame for the fall of civilization (with pictures!)