First of all, apologies for the delay in posting the dates for New Zealand. Let’s just say there were some misunderstandings concerning the relevance of The Automatic Earth when it comes to lectures by .. The Automatic Earth.

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While the global financial crisis (GFC) has the shortest time horizon for systemic disruption, the effects of our upcoming peak oil crisis (PO) should never be marginalized. The way I see it, there are three major reasons why:

1) The GFC and PO are [More...]

Video of a spirited debate on peak oil between John Hofmeister (Shell) and Ted Patzek (University of Texas and ASPO-USA).

The former president of Shell Oil Company debated Tad Patzek, Chair, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas [More...]

Western Europe is going to find itself very dependent on Russia as an energy supplier in the coming years, and as Eastern Europe already knows, that is an uncomfortable position to be in.

The dispute between Russia and the Ukraine over gas [More...]

The Automatic Earth has repeatedly stressed the intersection between our global financial system and our energy systems, which is typically something that is either unnoticed or misinterpreted by those focusing on just one or the other.

While many [More...]