<p>One of the most difficult challenges of the age of peak oil is the need to retool our dreams and visions to deal with the consequences of the misguided decisions of recent decades.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/energy-vs-gdp.thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="64" /></span>At the intersection of global energy depletion and concerns about human impact on the environment lie some serious and oft overlooked issues.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/endofG.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="67" height="100" /></span>Transition Voice's review of Richard Heinberg's latest book, The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality.</p>

<p>-After Tripoli, what is a petro-ruler to do? And what is China to do?<br>-Libya Must Shape its Own Future<br>-After Uprising, Rebels Face a Struggle for Unity</p>
<p><a href="http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-08-23/libya-gaddafi-and-beyond-aug-23">read more</a></p>

<p>America is in better shape than Europe and Japan. We have good demographics, sound fundamentals, relatively easily solved problems, and no powerful enemies. Why the constant sense of crisis? QE2, hyperinflation, climate armageddon, Obama the socialist, AIDS, alar on apples, jihadists, debt, swine flu – a constant drumroll of doom.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ODAC.thumbnail.JPG" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="45" /></span>Markets plunged again on Thursday as warnings of a double dip recession grow louder. Morgan Stanley described the eurozone and the US as "dangerously close to a recession".

<p>Today, the view that the United States has declined, has seriously declined, is a banality. Everyone is saying it, except for a few U.S. politicians who fear they will be blamed for the bad news of the decline if they discuss it. The fact is that just about everyone believes today in the reality of the decline. </p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A midweekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Developments this week</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ODAC.thumbnail.JPG" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="45" /></span>This week saw riots on Britain’s streets and in world markets.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/Beyond Oil Bust (book cover).thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="62" height="100" /></span> In their recently published book ‘Beyond Oil Bust’ two researchers of the University of Nicosia [Cyprus], James Leigh and Predrag Vukovic analyze the dramatic changes in the su

<p>Energy derived from oil reaches, quite literally, every aspect of our lives. From the clothes we wear, to the food we eat, to how we move ourselves around, without oil, our lives would look very differently. Yet oil is a finite resource. While there is no argument that it won't last forever, there is debate about how much oil is left and how long it might last.</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/The End of Growth.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="67" height="100" /></span>In the several years or so since peak oil began generating significant literature and debate, it has attracted a diverse array of thinkers.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ODAC.thumbnail.JPG" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="45" /></span>Thirty days on from its decision to release reserve oil stocks, the IEA announced Thursday that it will take no further action for the moment.

<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO -USAlogo80.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="80" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-the Middle East<br />
-Global energy shortages<br />
-China<br />
-Quote of the week<br />
-Briefs</p>

<p><span class="inline inline-right"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/ASPO.JPG" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="80" height="75" /></span>A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:<br />
-Oil and the global economy<br />
-Venezuela<br />
-China<br />
-Pakistan<br />
-Quote of the week<br />
-Briefs</p>