Articles
Peak oil: will it be public health’s greatest challenge? – Hanlon P, McCartney G. Public Health. 2008 Jul;122(7):647-52
How peak oil will affect health care – Stuart Jeffery, Energy Bulletin (strong but controversial medicine)
Peak Petroleum and Public Health – Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH; Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH; Stephen Vindigni, MPH, JAMA. 2007;298:1688-1690.
Public Health and Peak Oil – Dan Bednarz, Energy and Health Consultants
Books
Overshoot – William Catton’s classic book, for a deep but accessible understanding of the systems dilemma from the viewpoint of human ecology (reviews).
The Long Descent – John Michael Greer’s new book about the long road of ups and downs ahead (review)
Pamphlets and Media Guides
Peak Oil Media Guide – Chris Nelder of ASPO
Our Finite World – Gail Tverberg
Peak Oil Public Handout – by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (nice 2 page overview)
Reports
Hirsch Report – DOE Publication on Peak Oil, Impacts, Mitigation and Management
GAO Report to Congress on Crude Oil
ASPO Australia Report on Peak Oil and Medicine (Barson and Roth, ASPO-Australia Health Sector Working Group)
Submiission to Legislative Council on the Impact Of Peak Oil on South Australia (Barson, ASPO-Australia Health Sector Working Group)
Oil: A Lifescycle Analysis of its Health and Environmental Impacts – Edited by: Paul R. Epstein and Jesse Selber, Published by: The Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Peak Oil and Health Web Sites
Fossil Fuels and Modern Medicine – Caryl Johnston
Peak Oil Blues - Coping with Peak Oil with the help of professionally trained psychotherapists who know the stress the dawning awareness of Peak Oil brings
Post Carbon Institute – Local mitigation views and news
General Peak Oil Websites
Wikipedia - Peak Oil entry
Energy Bulletin – Very good primer and current news source
The Oil Drum – Where the pros hangout to talk
ASPO – Association of Peak Oil
Richard Heinberg’s Blog – Richard Heinberg’s website (author of four seminal books on Peak Oil and related topics, excellent thinker)
Approaching Limits to Growth – Paul Chefurka (excellent discussion of population issues)
What’s Ahead – Gail Tverberg, actuary (very accessible and concise summaries of what it all means by a low key but talented observer)
Mega Trends – Nicholas Outram
Future Scenarios – David Holmgren, futurist and the co-originator of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison
Have We Reached Peak Oil? – Dr. Marcel Schoppers, NASA Scientist, participates in an online debate with Diana Furchtgott-Roth (Opposing Views)
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April 9, 2009 at 4:36 am
Rob Rosenberger
Hi folks:
I just stumbled across your website from an article in Enegry Bulletin and found it quite interesting. I reside in Pittsburgh, and may have a consulting project with a local organization that provides residential care to individuals with Mental retardation and physical disabilities. At present, the majority of their funding flows from the federal govt. to the state of Pennsylvania and is disbursed to them on a capitated, per diem basis.
The level of care and funding their clients receive is impressive but I have serious doubts about how long the status quo will continue….I see an inextricable but obsfucated link between peak oil/ energy and the day-to-day economy we inhabit. In a real sense the economy is an epiphenomenon of physical energy flows….much like the shadows on the wall in Plato’s Cave Allegory.
I have a sense that tax revenues captured by the local, state & federal govt. will dwindle rapidly in the months and years ahead and any one depending on them for funding will be sadly dissapointed. The approach I would like to take in doing strategy development for this organization is one based on alternative scenarios and what would be needed to align their organization with the “reality maps’ of different futures. It could be looked at as an “organizational stress test” similar to what the Treasury is running on the nation’s banks. How would you configure your organization and provide services if your funding stream was cut by 20%, 40%, 60%? etc…..?
Any articles or research you folks could suggest that might be relevant to low- tech, high labor content medical institutions, such as nursing home type facilities, would be appreciated.
I believe that the health care delivery model we have in the US is in for a world of hurt in the years ahead….it’s probably unsustainable under the best case scenarios let alone something more dire.
At any rate, I will read more of the text on your website but would enjoy any thoughts or ideas you folks might have.
Kind Regards,
Rob Rosenberger
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May 11, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Zach
I have a sense that tax revenues captured by the local, state & federal govt. will dwindle rapidly in the months and years ahead and any one depending on them for funding will be sadly dissapointed. The approach I would like to take in doing strategy development for this organization is one based on alternative scenarios and what would be needed to align their organization with the “reality maps’ of different futures. It could be looked at as an “organizational stress test” similar to what the Treasury is running on the nation’s banks. How would you configure your organization and provide services if your funding stream was cut by 20%, 40%, 60%? etc…..?
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