Materials Reviewed by the Public Services Committee

Hirsch Report, February, 2005, “Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management.” Report commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Energy http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/others/pdf/Oil_Peaking_NETL.pdf

Hirsch Report II, July, 2006, “Economic Impacts of U.S. Liquid Fuel Mitigation Options.” Report commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Energy  http://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analyses/pubs/Economic%20Impacts%20of%20U.S.%20Liquid%20Fuel%20Mitigation%20Options.pdf

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Report, Sept. 2005, “Energy Trends and their Implications For U.S. Army Installations.” Report on U.S. Army's understanding of the "known lifetime supply" of various fuel sources and the corresponding implications of shortages http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=A440265&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf

Jim Bell's San Diego/Tijuana Energy Sustainability Case Study, 2005. See the self-sustainability suggestions for city energy on pages 11-18. http://www.jimbell.com/Book2/Book2.pdf

The Oil Drum's Stuart Staniford charts and analyzes total global oil production each quarter as the information is released by the EIA and EIA to determine where we are.  http://www.theoildrum.com/tag/plateau

Energy: Healthcare’s Preconditional Crisis, Dan Bednarz, Energy & Healthcare Consultants, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas, Health Sector working group, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/submissions/sub138.pdf

Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas Supplementary Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Future Oil Supply, http://www.aspo-australia.org.au/References/Senate-ASPO/ASPO_HSWG_supplementary_submission-25-Sept.pdf

Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas, Social Services Sector Working Group, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/submissions/sub134.pdf