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Cork Environmental Forum Award for outstanding individual contribution goes to Dr Colin Campbell
08 Dec 2009
Dr. Campbell's award was presented last night in the Firkin Crane in Cork city by Declan Waugh, last years winner.
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Visit to Liverpool University's Oil Depletion Impact Group (ODIG)
04 Dec 2009
ASPO Ireland Director, Richard O'Rourke, delivered a guest lecture to the Peak Oil undergrad module run by the geography department at University of Liverpool.
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Colin Campbell's Response to the Guardian IEA Reporting
20 Nov 2009
Campbell responds to the Guardian's article on the IEA whistleblower.
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Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower
09 Nov 2009
Watchdog's estimates of reserves inflated says top official
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Peak Oil workshop with the Union of Students of Ireland
24 Oct 2009
ASPO Director, Richard O'Rourke, delivered a workshop on Peak Oil to a group of university students in Trinity College Dublin.
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The National Asset Management Agency’s flawed plan
05 Oct 2009
A debate rages regarding the Government's plans to stimulate the economy by taking on a massive amount of debt, premised on the assumption that the economy, and especially property prices, will recover over the next few years to provide the essential collateral.
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Minister Ryan publishes report on security of Ireland’s oil supplies
02 Feb 2009
Findings point to over-dependence on imports and need for improvement of distribution and storage infrastructure Dublin, 2 February 2009 Energy Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. today publi
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George Monbiot meets ... Fatih Birol
15 Dec 2008
Watch George Monbiot's hard hitting interview with Fatih Birol at the link below: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2008/dec/15/fatih-birol-george-monbiot
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IEA predicts oil price to rebound to $100
06 Nov 2008
By Javier Blas and Carola Hoyos in London Published: November 5 2008 19:01 | Last updated: November 5 2008 22:26Oil prices will rebound to more than $100 a barrel as soon as the wo
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Oil price falls but power firms want to put prices UP
05 Nov 2008
Wednesday November 05 2008ELECTRICITY and gas bills could be about to increase as two of the State's energy companies look for permission to put up charges. The requests from t
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Living a simpler life
07 Jul 2008
Nationwide Monday, 7 July 2008 Presented by Michael Ryan & Mary KennedyLiving a simpler life Alasdair Jackson reports on a family who has no electricity, no running water and n
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The most dangerous form of Peak Oil
26 Jun 2008
Fabius Maximus | Jun 26, 2008 Summary: Robert Hirsch describes another form of Peak Oil: political peaking. Perhaps the Middle Eastern nations can produce more oil to meet th
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Ryan welcomes ESB greening
26 Apr 2008
Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has welcomed the approval by the Board of ESB of a Strategic Framework to 2020 which should see the electricity supplier halve its carbon dioside emissio
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Crude forecast to reach $225 US
25 Apr 2008
Jeff Rubin, the ever-bullish oil forecaster and chief economist at CIBC World Markets, can't keep pace with crude's meteoric rise.Four months after predicting world oil pri
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Action needed on fuel security, critical infrastructure and competition
17 Apr 2008
EirGrid News ReleaseAction needed on fuel security, critical infrastructure and competition - EirGrid Chief Executive tells conferenceThursday 17 April, 2008 - Decisive action
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Peak oil denial
25 Feb 2008
February 25, 2008 Peak oil denial Just as climate change attracts furious denials, so does peak oil - as the comments on my recent, evidently somewhat contentious, post indicate. &
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Economic outlook is bleak, says King
14 Feb 2008
By Chris Giles and Norma Cohen Published: February 14 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 14 2008 02:00Britons must face up to a "genuine reduction in our standard of living&q
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Mankind can't afford more oil drilling-ex-BP exec
13 Feb 2008
By Gerard WynnLONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Known oil, gas and coal reserves may already contain a quarter more carbon than mankind can emit and still avoid dangerous climate change,
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Has oil production peaked?
12 Feb 2008
Oil is not everybody's preferred topic of small talk. It tends to make the eyes glaze over. But the consequences of a terminal shortage are horrific and should worry us all. It
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World oil output struggling, say Arab experts
30 Oct 2007
Tue 30 Oct 2007, 17:44 GMT By Alex Lawler and Peg MackeyLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Leading figures from the Middle East oil industry added their voices on Tuesday to those warning