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Apr. 24, 2010 / Gordon Price

The Ten Million Barrel shortfall

This piece on peak oil from a report by the U.S. military was published in the Guardian a few days…

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Apr. 19, 2010 / Gordon Price

Portland comes to Dallas

It was a very Portland kind of thing to do in an inner Dallas neighbourhood: Citizens taking their streets back? …

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Feb. 02, 2010 / Gordon Price

Missives from Motordom

The owner and operator of Sydney’s Lane Cove Tunnel has been placed in receivership, after creditors finally refused to grant…

Nov. 10, 2009 / Gordon Price

Quote: Peak Oil and the IEA

From The Guardian: Now the “peak oil” theory is gaining support at the heart of the global energy establishment. “The…

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Nov. 08, 2009 / Gordon Price

Images from Motordom

Benny Chan’s pics of LA freeways have been mounted for a show at, appropriately, the Pasadena Museum of California. Rush hour…

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Sep. 17, 2009 / Gordon Price

The Bad Bet

My current Business in Vancouver article: The bets are in. The stakes are high. With billions on the table for…

Aug. 21, 2009 / Gordon Price

The Future with Peak Oil

“Less far, less fast, less often, and more expensive.” You can find that quote in this nice summary of the consequences…

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Aug. 11, 2009 / Gordon Price

Leavenworth Combo

I spent last weekend in Leavenworth. No, not the prison; that’s in Kansas. This is Leavenworth, Washington – the mock…

Aug. 05, 2009 / Gordon Price

“Leave oil before oil leaves us”

An interview in The Independent (August 3) with Dr. Fatih Birol, the chief economist at the International Energy Agency (IEA)…

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Aug. 03, 2009 / Gordon Price

Switching Yards

Standing at the corner of Burrard and Pacific, 5 pm on Monday, watching the traffic flows. Something seems familiar. The…

Jul. 28, 2009 / Gordon Price

Another Day, Another Blog

Yup, in addition to this personal blog and one I do for the SFU City Program, I have foolishly agreed…

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Jun. 04, 2009 / Gordon Price

Gateway consequences

Engaged in a heated but friendly debate last evening with an engineer who worked on Gateway. His position: Gateway –…

Aug. 26, 2008 / Gordon Price

Where Oil Will Go

Here’s a quote from a California candidate for Congress: Just because oil is found on American soil, does not make…

Aug. 22, 2008 / Gordon Price

Quote

Oil is the source of the power of our enemies, and the enemies of democracy and peace. Until we shift…

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