A Midnight Ride for Peak Oil
Boston University, October 26-27
Day 1
Recent Exploration Trends and Implications for Future Petroleum Liquids Supply
Michael Rodgers – Partner, PFC Energy
Natural Gas in North America – Should We Be Worried?
David Hughes – Canadian Geological Survey
Q&A – Michael Rodgers, David Hughes
Reserves: What They Mean and How They Are Calculated
Jeremy Gilbert – Barrelmore Ltd; Former Chief Petroleum Engineer, BP
The 51st State: Peak Oil Denial
Matthew Simmons – Chairman, Simmons & Co. International
Q&A – Jeremy Gilbert, Matt Simmons
Is Peak Oil Here?
Stuart Staniford – Invicta Consulting
Petroleum Depletion — What does the Data Indicate?
Art Smith – Chairman & CEO, John S. Herold Inc
Unconventional Oil – Panacea or Pipe Dream?
David Hughes – Geological Survey of Canada
Unconventional Liquid Fuels Overview
Jim Bartis – Rand Corporation
Liquefied Natural Gas: Current Trends and Future Directions
Ezra Hausman, PhD
Biomass-Derived Transporation Fuels to Meet Sustainability & Security Objectives
Lee Lynd – Dartmouth University
Offshore Wind Power Potential in the United States
Jim Gordon – Cape Wind Power Project
PV Solar Opportunities and Barriers
Steven Strong – Solar Design Associates, Inc.
Limits and Sustainability
John Darnell – Energy Advisor to Congressman Bartlett
Day 2
It’s the Economy, Stupid
Robert Kaufmann – Boston University
Geopolitics of Peak Oil and the Macroeconomics of Multiple Petrocurrencies
William Clark – John Hopkins University
Economic Implications of Liquid Fuel Mitigation Options in the US
Roger Bezdek Ph.D. – Management Information Services, Inc.
Robert Kaufmann, William Clark, and Roger Bezdek – Q&A
Opportunities for Reducing Oil Demand for Transportation
John B. Heywood – Director, Sloan Automotive Laboratory, M.I.T.
Sustainable Mobility and the Development of Advanced Technology Vehicles
Bill Reinert – Toyota Motor Sales, USA
The Plug-in Hybrid for Sustainability W/O Oil using Renewable Energy
Andy Frank – University of California – Davis
John Heywood, Bill Reinert, and Andy Frank – Q&A
Speaking Truth to Power
Randy Udall – ASPO-USA Board Member
China’s Automobile Growth and Implications for World Oil Markets
Kelly Sims Gallagher – Harvard University
Geostrategic Implications of Peak Oil Theory
Michael Klare – Director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies
Michael Klare, Kelly Sims Gallagher – Q&A
Energy Quality, Net Energy and the Coming Energy Transition
Cutler Cleveland – Boston University
Order from Chaos: A Preliminary Protocol for Determining EROI for Fuels
Charles Hall – State University of New York, Syracuse
World Energy Modeling
Dick Lawrence – ASPO-USA Board Member
Public Policy: What Works, What Doesn’t
Mark Pisano – Southern California Association of Governments
Julian Darley – Founder of Post Carbon Institute
Energy Action in Boston
Carl Spector – Air Pollution Control Commission – Boston, MA
The Oil Depletion Protocol
Richard Heinberg – New College of California
Richard Heinberg, Julian Darley, Mark Pisano, Carl Spector – Q&A
Taking Local Action
Debbie Cook – ASPO-USA Board Member
Awards 2006 ASPO-USA Conference