• Walter Youngquist
• February 1, 2010
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Few people have as much sympathy as I do for the people of Haiti, especially for the children, for I saw their desperate plight years before the earthquake.

• Walter Youngquist
• December 23, 2005
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by Walter Youngquist The environment on which we depend consists of energy resources, and the biological and mineral resources of the Earth. It involves biological processes such as species competition and adaptation to a changing physical environment. It includes the physical processes, which go to shape the Earth’s surface, as well as modify both the surface and the interior of …

• Walter Youngquist
• October 23, 2005
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by Walter Youngquist During more than 500 million years, geological processes accumulated a rich bank account for us – oil. The “account” actually was set up as numerous accounts – some large, some small – in various parts of the world. In 1859, Col. E. L. Drake initiated the modern search with his now-famous well near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Soon the …

• Walter Youngquist
• May 30, 2005
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Minerals Move People As resources are discovered or depleted, populations migrate An NPG Internet Forum Paper by Walter Youngquist Spring 2005 Along with the influence of mineral supply on the rise and progress of civilization, is a parallel story of how the search for, and discovery of minerals from salt to gold and silver has caused mass migrations of people. …

• Richard C. Duncan and Walter Youngquist, Ph.D.
• May 23, 2005
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Encircling the Peak of World Oil Production An NPG Internet Forum Paper by Richard C. Duncan and Walter Youngquist Spring 2005 The peak of world oil production, followed by an irreversible decline, will be a watershed in human history. The goal of this paper is to predict the world peak. Production data from 42 countries representing 98 percent of world …

• John Attarian
• March 23, 2005
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Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version Viewed superficially, humanity’s material condition and prospects have never looked better. Modernization and affluence are unprecedentedly democratized. A more penetrating examination, however, reveals that humanity is hideously vulnerable, that its present course cannot long endure, and that a radically different type of economy is urgently needed. I. Our Growth Economy is Unsustainable …

• Lindsey Grant
• January 23, 2005
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Some major oil companies seem to be trying to persuade Washington that the energy transition is real and imminent and that it must be addressed. The tone of the academic debate is changing, and the imminence of the peak in oil production is now acknowledged by groups that have rejected the possibility in the past. However, most commentators don’t recognize …

• Lindsey Grant
• October 23, 2004
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Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version This country and the world are in for profound change as the petroleum boom winds down. I find that even specialists in the fields that will be most affected have not seriously considered what that transition will be like or how they will handle it. This study is an effort to describe …