The twentieth century way of life has been made available, largely due to the miracle of cheap energy. The price of energy has been at record lows for the past century and a half.As oil becomes increasingly scarce, it is becoming obvious to everyone, that the rapid economic and industrial growth we have enjoyed for that time is not sustainable.Now, the hunt is on. For renewable sources of energy, for alternative sources of energy, for a way of life that is less dependent on cheap energy.Â
BHP writes down US shale assets by $US2.8b Date August 3, 2012 – 10:07AM 22 reading now 47 Read later inShare Email article Print Malcolm Maiden’s preview of the shale writedown BHP Billiton has had to write down the value of its American shale gas assets by $US2.84 billion ($2.7 billion) and it also cut Continue Reading →
Drought strains U.S. oil production By Steve Hargreaves @CNNMoneyJuly 31, 2012: 4:55 AM ET Email Print Excavators prepare water for the oil industry in Kansas. The drought is restricting water available for fracking, which could harm U.S. oil production. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — One of the worst droughts in U.S. history is hampering oil production, Continue Reading →
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BP adds $847m to Deepwater Horizon costs Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to plague BP more than two years on as it reveals another $847m hit to cover legal costs Share16 Email Press Association guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 July 2012 08.26 BST BP’s total bill for the Deepwater Horizon disaster is now $38bn. Photograph: Gerald Continue Reading →
620 million without power: India’s energy crisis as grids coClick to play video Replay video Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings Commercial blackout hits India Grids supplying electricity to half of India’s 1.2 billion people collapse for the second day in succession. Autoplay OnOff Video feedback Video settings Continue Reading →