Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil":

Some Transition reflections on George Monbiot’s announcement that “we were wrong on peak oil”

Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil":

‘The Future of Oil: geology versus technology’ , which set out to see what has driven the changes in oil prices over the past 10 years, concluded that most of those price fluctuations can be explained by depletion above all other explanations. Clearly predicting the future of oil availability and price is always going to be a hit-and-miss exercise, but in spite of Monbiot’s listing of failed predictions, my sense is that the peak oil movement has been proven right in some ways. For example, as the International Energy Agency noted recently, conventional oil did peak, in 2006, and has been in sharp decline ever since, hence the need for the unconventional oils, which unless you had to, you would never even bother with, given the challenge and cost of their extraction, unless you had no other options, unless the age of cheap energy weren’t well and truly over. The outstandin...

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@humaninmotion » 26 Jul '12, 11pm
Great article not only about peak oil, but how to approach and act to address a wide range of social issues [link]
@SurviveDoc » 13 Jul '12, 1pm
Follow-up from Transition on 'that' Monbiot article:... [link]
@Zafolo » 12 Jul '12, 12am
RT @robintransition Some reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that 'we were wrong on peak oil'. [link] #Piraten
@ModCellTweet » 10 Jul '12, 5pm
RT @EmiliaMelville: Saudi oil like drinking milkshake through straw, shale oil like extracting chocolate from a chocolate brownie: [link]
@EmiliaMelville » 10 Jul '12, 5pm
Saudi oil like drinking milkshake through straw, shale oil like extracting chocolate from a chocolate brownie: [link]
@sampsa » 10 Jul '12, 11am
A good one: Some Transition reflections on George Monbiot’s announcement that “we were wrong on #peakoil” [link]
@PeaceLeadership » 09 Jul '12, 9pm
Some #Transition reflections on George Monbiot’s view that “we were wrong on peak oil”: [link] #change #local #peoplepower
@AdamArmfield » 09 Jul '12, 2pm
a very considered response to papers suggesting the peak oil effect was exaggerated [link]
@EcoAgAA » 08 Jul '12, 11pm
"Well worth a read" Thanks Milkwood Permaculture ~ SH [link]
@stuarthorrex » 08 Jul '12, 3pm
Some Transition reflections on Monbiot’s “we were wrong on peak oil” [link] #AusDems #PolicyDiscussion HT @camerontw
@stuarthorrex » 08 Jul '12, 1pm
Re PeakOil tweet MT @camerontw: @stuarthorrex add some grains of salt: [link] [link] [link]
@camerontw » 08 Jul '12, 12pm
@stuarthorrex remember to add some grains of salt: [link] [link] [link]
@milkwoodfarm » 08 Jul '12, 11am
Well worth a read...... [link]
@JohnRussell40 » 08 Jul '12, 8am
Hopkin's take on Monbiot's denial of #peakoil. How do big #oil reserves help if cost of extraction rises dramatically? [link]
@marcesher » 08 Jul '12, 2am
If you've read George Monbiot's recent peak oil article and found it sensible, please also consider this response: [link]
@implowshun » 08 Jul '12, 1am
RT @vesperadenada: RT @djwesto: This brilliant @robintransition piece answering @GeorgeMonbiot's #PeakOil article raised a smile or two [link]
@kirillklip » 06 Jul '12, 10am
RT @djwesto: This brilliant @robintransition piece answering @GeorgeMonbiot's #PeakOil @guardian article raised a smile or two [link]
@PaulGibson20 » 06 Jul '12, 9am
RT @ChiQuakers: @GeorgeMonbiot [link]
@ChiQuakers » 06 Jul '12, 8am
@GeorgeMonbiot [link]
@djwesto » 06 Jul '12, 7am
This brilliant @robintransition piece answering @GeorgeMonbiot's #PeakOil @guardian article raised a smile or two [link]
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@SimmondsMills » 05 Jul '12, 9am
RT @EcologyBS: Will we or won't we run out of oil? A view from the transition movement by @robintransition [link]
@EcologyBS » 05 Jul '12, 9am
Will we or won't we run out of oil? A view from the transition movement by @robintransition [link]
@fanshentheatre » 05 Jul '12, 8am
Intelligent reflections from @robintransition on George Mobiot's claim 'we were wrong on peak oil'. [link] #TransitionRobforPM
@infacces » 05 Jul '12, 1am
RT @smbilodeau - Une analyse éclairante sur le sujet de « nous nous sommes trompés sur le pic pétrolier » [link]
@PermCultureNow » 04 Jul '12, 8pm
Transition towns response to Monbiot's "we were wrong about peak oil" statement - Mike [link]
@jakecampbell88 » 04 Jul '12, 4pm
Spot on analysis of Monbiot's throwing in the towel at what would appear to be 'half time' for the oil age: [link]
@storm_monkey » 04 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @TransitionVoice: Do some climate change activists and commentators take the oil industry's claims of oil a-plenty too seriously? [link]
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MT @josiahfood @robintransition Some reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil" [link]
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@PurbeckPashmina [link] Some Transition reflections on George Monbiot’s announcement that “we were wrong on peak oil”
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@LibertyPatriot » 04 Jul '12, 12pm
FREE MARKETS: Some Transition reflections on George Monbiot's announcement ... [link]
@karlsbaker » 04 Jul '12, 12pm
Response to Monbiot's pronouncement on peak oil [link]
@puerhan » 04 Jul '12, 11am
Thorough response [link] from @RobinTransition to @GeorgeMonbiot's "peak oil isn't happening" piece.
@ElrondBurrell » 04 Jul '12, 11am
A very thorough response to @GeorgeMonbiot's Peak Oil article [link] /by @Robintransition: [link]
@ecodissident » 04 Jul '12, 11am
RT @mikegrenville: Some #Transition reflections by @RobinTransition on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on #peakoil" [link]
@sunwukung » 04 Jul '12, 11am
[link] An interesting response to Monbiots article re:#peakoil
@TTNederland » 04 Jul '12, 11am
Reactie van Rob Hopkins op Mobiot's ' we were wrong on peakoil' column... [link]
@peakoilnl » 04 Jul '12, 11am
Reactie van Rob Hopkins op Monbiot's we where wrong on peakoil... [link]
@richallenfulham » 04 Jul '12, 11am
RT @jpflintoff: Is more oil good news? RT @robintransition: reflects on @GeorgeMonbiot's view that "we were wrong on #peakoil": [link]
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RT @robintransition: Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil": [link]
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RT @jpflintoff: Is more oil good news? RT @robintransition: reflects on @GeorgeMonbiot's view that "we were wrong on #peakoil": [link]
@peakoilnl » 04 Jul '12, 11am
RT @jpflintoff: Is more oil good news? RT @robintransition: reflects on @GeorgeMonbiot's view that "we were wrong on #peakoil": [link]
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RT @jpflintoff: Is more oil good news? RT @robintransition: reflects on @GeorgeMonbiot's view that "we were wrong on #peakoil": [link]
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RT @robintransition: Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil": [link]
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RT @robintransition: Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil": [link]
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Some Transition reflections on George Monbiot’s announcement that “we were wrong on peak oil” [link]
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RT @robintransition: Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil": [link]
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RT @robintransition: Finished at last! Some Transition reflections on @GeorgeMonbiot's announcement that "we were wrong on peak oil": [link]