Chevron C.E.O. Announces "the era of easy oil is over"
Submitted by Milton Ariail on July 5, 2005 - 7:05am.& Launches a Media Campaign & Website to Address Peak Oil
Download PDF of Full Statement By Chevron C.E.O. David J. O'Reilly
The Chevron Corporation is preparing to truly push the debate about peak oil into the mainstream with the launch of its new website willyoujoinus.com The site centers around a discussion forum and is to be promoted with a magazine, television, and internet advertising campaign. The current topic of discussion is "How can we make oil and gas supplies last longer as the search for other fuels continues?"
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We have also started our own conversation about what Chevron's new campaign will mean to our movement...
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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Discusses Peak Oil with President Bush at the White House
Submitted by Milton Ariail on June 30, 2005 - 5:08am.Congressman Roscoe Bartlett met with President George W. Bush at the White House on June 29 for an extensive discussion about peak oil--the end of cheap oil. Congressman Bartlett declined to discuss or characterize any of his private conversation with the President, but said that he was very happy about the meeting.
Site of the Week
Surviving Peak Oil
Grassroots Ideas To Survive
From The Wilderness Science Editor Dale Alan Pfeiffer created this site to solicite advice from experts and from anyone who might have suggestions as to what measures people of limited means can undertake to ease their transition into a post-petroleum world.
Quote of the Week
Submitted by Milton Ariail on June 26, 2005 - 1:24pm."Energy will be one of the defining issues of this century. One thing is clear; the era of easy oil is over...We can wait until a crisis forces us to do something. Or we can commit to working together, and start by asking the tough questions."
-David J. O'reilly
Chairman & C.E.O.
Chevron Corporation
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Simulated oil meltdown shows U.S. economy's vulnerability
Submitted by Milton Ariail on June 24, 2005 - 8:06pm.June's then-record $60 a barrel is a distant memory. A gallon of unleaded gas now costs $3.31. Americans shell out $75 to fill a midsized SUV. If all this sounds like a Hollywood drama, it's not. These scenarios unfolded in a simulated oil shock wave held Thursday in Washington. Two former CIA directors and several other former top policy-makers participated to draw attention to America's need to reduce its dependence on oil, especially foreign oil.
Ranking on Sustainability of 25 U.S. Cities
Submitted by Milton Ariail on June 21, 2005 - 8:17pm.
In November 2004, SustainLane began to take a look at 25 US cities across 12 major categories, to measure their relative levels of sustainability, and in the process create the most comprehensive study done to date on the topic. We found an abundance of data and information, but it was fragmented, not always relevant, and presented challenges for use in a comparative analysis. One of our biggest discoveries was that many cities themselves had not found a way to look at the various pieces of information as an integrated system.
99% inspiration
Submitted by Milton Ariail on June 20, 2005 - 6:46am.We live in a world where it often seems that our fears outweigh our hope that things can get better. And, yes, there are many concerns worth worrying about. Yet, rather than running from the problems we must embrace a powerful tool that will help us overcome what’s wrong-inspiration. It is a force that can truly change the world.
