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Now Playing at a Computer Near You: The ASPO-USA Webinar Series
By Jan Mueller, Executive Director ASPO-USA
As many Peak Oil Review readers know, ASPO-USA has launched a regular webinar series to provide in-depth analysis and discussion of a wide variety of Peak Oil and energy-related topics. You may have seen information regarding the first two webinars held this past month-one on shale gas featuring Art Berman, and another on global oil exports featuring Jeffrey Brown…
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Top 5 Reasons to Become an ASPO-USA Member
Still not an ASPO-USA member? Well you should be. Here's what you're missing and can look forward to as an ASPO-USA member: Full Access to ASPO.TV - including all videos from the 2011 and 2010 annual conferences. Coming soon: the "Best of" 2006-2009 conference presentations. Unlimited FREE Access Read More
Working Groups To Harness Brain Power of ASPO-USA Network
True to its name, ASPO-USA’s strength lies in its “association” and the collective brain power of its members, affiliates, and partners. Over its seven-year history, including seven annual conferences, ASPO-USA has developed a vast network of leading experts that contribute to ASPO-USA’s Read More
Peak Oil in the Media
As oil prices have crept upward, and other events and developments have heightened anxiety about the global economy, the mainstream media is beginning to “rediscover” the critical nexus between energy and economy. Many ASPO-USA members and affiliates are among the leading voices that inquiring Read More
Webinar Series Off to Strong Start
ASPO-USA kicked off its new webinar series with two information-rich offerings in April, and more webinars on critical topics scheduled for May and June. More than 200 people participated “live” in the webinar series in its inaugural month, with many more ASPO-USA members viewing video Read More
EIA Responds to ASPO-USA Letter, What Next?
As announced recently in Peak Oil Review, ASPO-USA received a response to a letter sent to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu regarding DOE’s lack of attention to the possibility of an imminent oil supply crisis. The Read More
Peak Oil Review - April 30, 2012
Download Full PDF 1. Oil and the Global Economy In a week dominated by shifting economic news, oil traded in a narrow range ending up a dollar or so a barrel at week’s end with NY oil just below $105 and London just below $120. NY gasoline futures, which Read More
Quote of the Week
“The decline of major conventional oil fields-coupled with the rapidly rising demand from countries like China and India-means the spare production capacity that once cushioned prices is melting away, ushering in an era of volatile market swings.”
- Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine
“There’s not a good argument here for business as usual… We think of optimism as a virtue… But optimistic means something else when you’re talking about science. When a scientist decides that an estimate is optimistic, she’s applying that label in relation to two other possibilities: pessimistic, and realistic. Optimism isn’t the ideal here.”
- Maggie Koerth-Baker
“President Obama has to be honest with the public. There is no solution to high prices, other than a change in the behavior of our energy use … Now, the Republicans are not going to make it easy for him, but I think the public will be understanding if they’re told the truth. The days [...]
- Michael Klare
