The Trends driving high oil prices come to life in "The Oil Age" Poster, promoting awareness of global energy limits. SF Informatics, in association with Global Public Media, today announced the release of an authoritative new poster entitled "The Oil Age: World Oil Production 1859-2050." Packed with detailed charts and historical annotations, the poster traces the history of the Oil Age from its 19th century roots to its rise as the engine powering modern industrial economies.
SAN FRANCISCO, California (PRWEB) September 18, 2005 -- SF Informatics, in association with Global Public Media, today announced the release of an authoritative new poster entitled "The Oil Age: World Oil Production 1859-2050." Packed with detailed charts and historical annotations, the poster traces the history of the Oil Age from its 19th century roots to its rise as the engine powering modern industrial economies.
The posters main chart features a year-by-year rendering of world oil production based on the projections of Colin Campbell, a leading authority on oil depletion issues and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO). His model projects an all-time peak in world oil production this decade.
"As this poster makes abundantly clear, weve already consumed about half of the worlds total endowment of regular conventional oil," said Dr. Campbell. "This has provided most supply to-date and will dominate all supply far into the future. We are now entering the second half of the Oil Age, and face the relentless decline of production, imposed by nature."
Dr. Campbells estimates have been echoed in the halls of the U.S. Congress by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, who recently delivered a series of special order speeches on the topic of peak oil. "If a picture is worth one thousand words, then The Oil Age Poster is worth one million words because people can not only see the oil production Hubbert's peaks in many countries and regions, but also read the facts proving that global peak oil is both inevitable and quite probably imminent," Congressman Bartlett said.
The looming oil crunch has been the subject of recent articles in the New York Times (1) and National Geographic (2), and in a landmark report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy (3). Major oil companies also are beginning to acknowledge the reality of oil depletion, as seen in Chevrons recent national advertising campaign.
In a series of detailed insets, The Oil Age poster displays current energy statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, BP Statistical Review and other industry sources. With the cost of oil and gas soaring to record highs in recent months, the poster offers students, educators and journalists a clear and comprehensive resource for understanding the global oil situation.
"The primary goal of The Oil Age poster is to increase awareness of the critical role of oil in modern industrial society, and to call attention to the impending worldwide peak in oil production," said Julian Darley, director of Global Public Media, a non profit organization and the posters primary sponsor.
Copies of The Oil Age poster can be purchased at www.oilposter.org. Sales will help fund the no-cost distribution of the poster to high schools, universities and non-profit institutions worldwide. Proceeds will also support the development of teaching guides and other educational tools to be used in conjunction with the poster.
References:
1. "The Beginning of the End of Oil?" by Peter Maass, New York Times Magazine, Aug. 25, 2005.
2. "The End of Cheap Oil" by Tim Appenzeller, National Geographic, June 2004.
3. "Peaking of World Oil Production: Impact, Mitigation and Risk Management" by Robert Hirsch, SAIC, Feb. 2005.
About SF Informatics
SF Informatics represents a group of concerned citizens committed to researching and communicating critical ecological and societal trends worldwide. For more information: dave@oilposter.org.
About Global Public Media
Global Public Media, a non-profit subsidiary of MetaFoundation, develops and disseminates in-depth interviews and media programs in response to the worlds pressing issues. For more information: www.globalpublicmedia.com.
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