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In July of this year I wrote a story called The Chinese Coal Monster drawing attention to the fact that China would soon account for 50% of global coal production and consumption...

This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg. It was previously published by the Post Carbon Institute.

This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg that was previously published by the Post Carbon Institute. Lately I’ve been reading the excellent coverage of the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill at www.TheOilDrum.com, a site...

This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg. It is a shortened version of a longer post published by the Post Carbon Institute.

When Richard Heinberg's new book was about to be published, the editors at The Oil Drum were offered a review copy, and I was offered the chance to provide that review...

When Richard Heinberg's new book was about to be published, the editors at The Oil Drum were offered a review copy, and I was offered the chance to provide that review...

This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg. Richard is a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and author of five books on resource depletion and societal responses to the energy problem. He can be found on the web at...

This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute. The original post can be found here. A petition to make July 11 Peak Oil Day can be found here. Please sign it.

I wrote this article over a year ago and was reminded of it by the recent BBC documentary A Farm for the Future. Since it was posted big changes have occurred politically and financially. Credit and commodity markets are...

Most would agree the subject of peak oil has not received the mainstream media coverage its importance warrants. On Friday the BBC will be broadcasting an excellent peak oil documentary; it focuses on farming. Presenter...