Reference/Subject
Annotation: This is a good source of basic information on Petroleum, which makes up the basic understanding of the project. When oil production began, what is petroleum, and other basic information that could be vital to the foundation of the project.
Annotation: This is an interesting article regarding peak oil. The author describes in an overview of Peak Oil, the original author's viewpoints on how Peak Oil does not exist within reality. The concept is true, but that human development will continually push the "peak" further and further back. The original author (as I understood it in the work) Robert L. Bradley Jr. is the President of the Institute for Eneergy Research.
Books
Annotation: This is one of the two books selected. The "Age of Oil" covered the geopolitical situations in which Oil has developed, while asserting the view point that Oil is not running out. Despite Oil being a finite resource, the author insists that any concept of predicting peak's in the reserves is futile, and like the pposing article, asserts that human development will continually press back any peak. Leonardo Maugeri is a Senior Vice President for the Corporate Strategies and Planning for Italian Energy company called ENI.
Annotation: As the second book selected, this one paints a much darker picture then "Age of Oil". In "Out of Gas", David Goodstein predicts using information he has gathered that we have surpassed the Hubbert Peak, and that we will very soon run out oil, or the demand for oil as it gets harder to produce will price it entirely out of the realm of the market. He claims that Alternative Fuel sources could be used, but seemingly does not hold them in high estimation. David Goodstein works as a professor at the California Institute of Technology for Physics and applied physics.
Websites
Annotation: This article was posted in the Connecticut Post by State Representative Terry Backer regarding the "reality" of the oil situation, and the passing of legislation in Connecticut to address the growing situation. Backer spares no words in claiming that most elected officials are trying to avoid the issue at all costs to earn re-election. Along with being a State Representative and co-founder of the "Connecticut Peak Oil and Natural Gas Caucus", Backer is a member of the General Assembly's "Energy and Technologies Committee".
Annotation: This article does not present a viewpoint specifically of it's own, instead lists several different viewpoints and ideas of what the current oil situation. Rising prices, in some places lower production, and the reality that 40% of all oil comes from oil reserves discovered over 30 years ago. The end result of the situation, the article gives no firm resolution to the issue, only that the end result could be what experts predict or less.
Periodicals
Annotation: This article Iis packed full of information, graphs, and projections based on the current economical trends in the world's market for oil and other fossil fuels. The article explains that as countries such as China and India have improved their economies, they've moved onto the industrial trail that nations such as England and the United States paved. With their rise, the demand for Oil has unilaterally grown. The article also breaks down the energy consumption of major countries, and is just filled to the brim of information. Minqi Li, is an assistant professor at the University of Utah in the Economics department with a PH.D from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2002. His main topics are Political Economy, Marxism, World Systems and Chinese Economy.
Annotation: This article deals with the possibility of a terrorist attack on Oil infrastructure of the Middle East could have massive repercussions on the world economy. The article highlights what would happen to the world economy if something happened to the reserves, which raises many questions upon the world economy as it relates to Oil and it's focus in the world...Both authors are highly knowlegable on Economy and energy having both worked in the federal government at some point with Shultz serving as the Secretary of State, and Woolsey upon leaving working for the government then went on to join Booz Alien Hamilton Inc. as a Vice President and top consultant.
Annotation: This article produced by the President of Kazakhstan highlights that Kazakhstan has entered the global economy with force, based almost entirely upon their exportation of oil and natural gas. Their entire economy has been built off this boon to their country. Viewed objectively, there is little more then a celebration here, but it raises questions as it pertains to their economy if they run dry.
Non-Print
Annotation: This radio program was created three years ago, talking about peak oil. The program includes three guests all with strong knowlege of the issue. They include Kjell Aleklett, professor of physics in Swedan, and President of the Study of Peak Oil and Natural Gas. Michael Klare, author of a book on peak oil, and a professor in Massachusetts, and John Felmy, chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute. Every guest is given ample time to peak on their thoughts, and all agree that peak oil exist, they just disagree on several key issues related to it.
Statistic
Annotation: This single excel file tracks the world wide use of oil and petroleum products from 1980 to 2005. 2006 and 2007 are also listed, but they seem more tentative, even then this was updated last in April of this year. World wide gross use of petroleum has gone up just about every single year tracked, which is an amazing asset. It proves that every year there is more demand, which fuels the need for more of it, while comes from the Energy Information Administration giving it credence.
- PETROLEUM., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008.
Annotation: This is a good source of basic information on Petroleum, which makes up the basic understanding of the project. When oil production began, what is petroleum, and other basic information that could be vital to the foundation of the project.
- Robert L. Bradley Jr. "America Can Safely Rely on Growing Oil Reserves." Opposing Viewpoints: America in the Twenty-First Century. Ed. Andrea C. Nakaya. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. the Libraries @ Seattle Comm Coll. 20 May. 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2048/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010444207&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=seat92874&version=1.0&gt;.
Annotation: This is an interesting article regarding peak oil. The author describes in an overview of Peak Oil, the original author's viewpoints on how Peak Oil does not exist within reality. The concept is true, but that human development will continually push the "peak" further and further back. The original author (as I understood it in the work) Robert L. Bradley Jr. is the President of the Institute for Eneergy Research.
Books
- Maugeri, Leonardo. The Age of Oil: The Mythology, History, and Future of the World's Most Controversial Resource. Westport, Conn: Praeger Publishers. 2006.
Annotation: This is one of the two books selected. The "Age of Oil" covered the geopolitical situations in which Oil has developed, while asserting the view point that Oil is not running out. Despite Oil being a finite resource, the author insists that any concept of predicting peak's in the reserves is futile, and like the pposing article, asserts that human development will continually press back any peak. Leonardo Maugeri is a Senior Vice President for the Corporate Strategies and Planning for Italian Energy company called ENI.
- Goodstein, David. Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil. New York: W.W. Norton. 2004.
Annotation: As the second book selected, this one paints a much darker picture then "Age of Oil". In "Out of Gas", David Goodstein predicts using information he has gathered that we have surpassed the Hubbert Peak, and that we will very soon run out oil, or the demand for oil as it gets harder to produce will price it entirely out of the realm of the market. He claims that Alternative Fuel sources could be used, but seemingly does not hold them in high estimation. David Goodstein works as a professor at the California Institute of Technology for Physics and applied physics.
Websites
- Backer, Terry. "Peak Oil: Everything is going to change". May 16th, 2008. Connecticut Post. [http://www.connpost.com/ci_9286142?source=most_viewed]
Annotation: This article was posted in the Connecticut Post by State Representative Terry Backer regarding the "reality" of the oil situation, and the passing of legislation in Connecticut to address the growing situation. Backer spares no words in claiming that most elected officials are trying to avoid the issue at all costs to earn re-election. Along with being a State Representative and co-founder of the "Connecticut Peak Oil and Natural Gas Caucus", Backer is a member of the General Assembly's "Energy and Technologies Committee".
- Hoyos Carola. "Running on empty? Fears over oil supply move into themainstream". May 19th, 2008. Financial Times. [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c9d05aa-25ca-11dd-b510-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1]
Annotation: This article does not present a viewpoint specifically of it's own, instead lists several different viewpoints and ideas of what the current oil situation. Rising prices, in some places lower production, and the reality that 40% of all oil comes from oil reserves discovered over 30 years ago. The end result of the situation, the article gives no firm resolution to the issue, only that the end result could be what experts predict or less.
Periodicals
- Li Minqi. "Peak Oil, The Rise of China and India, and The Global Energy Crisis". Journal of Contemporary Asia. 37.4 (2007): 449-471. Academic Search Primier. EBSCO. Seattle Central Community College. May 9th, 2008. [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27424150&site=ehost-live]
Annotation: This article Iis packed full of information, graphs, and projections based on the current economical trends in the world's market for oil and other fossil fuels. The article explains that as countries such as China and India have improved their economies, they've moved onto the industrial trail that nations such as England and the United States paved. With their rise, the demand for Oil has unilaterally grown. The article also breaks down the energy consumption of major countries, and is just filled to the brim of information. Minqi Li, is an assistant professor at the University of Utah in the Economics department with a PH.D from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2002. His main topics are Political Economy, Marxism, World Systems and Chinese Economy.
- Shultz, George P. & Woolsey, R. James. "The Petroleum Bomb". Mechanical Engineering. 127.10 (2005): 30-34. Acamdemic Search Primier. EBSCO. Seattle Central Community College. May 9th, 2008. [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18487051&site=ehost-live]
Annotation: This article deals with the possibility of a terrorist attack on Oil infrastructure of the Middle East could have massive repercussions on the world economy. The article highlights what would happen to the world economy if something happened to the reserves, which raises many questions upon the world economy as it relates to Oil and it's focus in the world...Both authors are highly knowlegable on Economy and energy having both worked in the federal government at some point with Shultz serving as the Secretary of State, and Woolsey upon leaving working for the government then went on to join Booz Alien Hamilton Inc. as a Vice President and top consultant.
- Nazarbayev, Nursultan. "KAZAKHSTAN: Economic Force on the Global Frontier". Foreign Affairs. 86.1 (2007): 114-114. Academic Search Primier. EBSCO. Seattle Central Community College. May 9th, 2008. [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23525226&site=ehost-live]
Annotation: This article produced by the President of Kazakhstan highlights that Kazakhstan has entered the global economy with force, based almost entirely upon their exportation of oil and natural gas. Their entire economy has been built off this boon to their country. Viewed objectively, there is little more then a celebration here, but it raises questions as it pertains to their economy if they run dry.
Non-Print
- 1. "Looking Beyond Oil for Energy". Aleklett, Kjell & Klare, Michael & Felmy, John. Weekday. Puget Sounds Public Radio. 12th May, 2005.
[http://128.208.34.90/ramgen/realarch/WeekdayA/WeekDayA20050512.rm]
Annotation: This radio program was created three years ago, talking about peak oil. The program includes three guests all with strong knowlege of the issue. They include Kjell Aleklett, professor of physics in Swedan, and President of the Study of Peak Oil and Natural Gas. Michael Klare, author of a book on peak oil, and a professor in Massachusetts, and John Felmy, chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute. Every guest is given ample time to peak on their thoughts, and all agree that peak oil exist, they just disagree on several key issues related to it.
Statistic
- 1. "Total Petroleum Consumption All Countries, Total OECD and World Total, Most Recent Annual Estimates 1980-2007." Energy Information Administration. 12th April, 2008. [http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/RecentPetroleumConsumptionBarrelsperDay.xls]
Annotation: This single excel file tracks the world wide use of oil and petroleum products from 1980 to 2005. 2006 and 2007 are also listed, but they seem more tentative, even then this was updated last in April of this year. World wide gross use of petroleum has gone up just about every single year tracked, which is an amazing asset. It proves that every year there is more demand, which fuels the need for more of it, while comes from the Energy Information Administration giving it credence.
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