The following is a partial list of references that lay a foundation for my thoughts and positions on peak oil. To augment these references, I also incorporate my life experiences and understandings. The listings are in random order. Notations indicate partial reading or studying of the reference. I do not tie any of my positions to any single line or paragraph in these references. The topic of Peak Oil and related areas is so vast that I believe it would be impossible to do so.
Books
The Party Is Over, Richard Hienberg, 2005
Twilight In The Desert, Matthew R. Simmons, 2005
Beyond Oil, Kenneth Deffeyes, 2005
Hydrogen Economy, Jeremy Rifkin, 2003 (partial reading)
The Health Care Mess, Kip Sullivan, 2006 (partial reading)
Beyond the Limits, Meadows, Randers, Meadows, 1992
Limits to Growth, Meadows, Randers, Meadows, 2004
Outgrowing the Earth, Lester Brown, 2004
Plan B, Lester Brown, 2003
Plan B 2.0, Lester Brown, 2006 (partial reading)
Blood and Oil, Michael Klare, 2004
The Empty Tank, Jeremy Legget, 2005
The Coming Economic Collapse, Stephen Leeb, 2006
Thicker Than Oil, Rachel Bronson, 2006
Crossing the Rubicon, Michael Ruppert, 2004 (partial reading)
Nemesis, Chalmers Johnson, 2006
Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan, 2006
Age of Turbulence, Alan Greenspan, 2007
Hegemony, Noam Chomsky, 2003
Powerdown, Richard Heinberg, 2005
Hubberts Peak, Kenneth Deffeyes, 2003
The Long Emergency, James Kunstler, 2006
The Hirsch Report-Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management; Hirsch, Bezdek, Wendling, 2005
What We Say Goes, Noam Chomsky, 2007
Annual Report of the USA, Meredith Bagby, 1996
Naked Economics, Charles Wheelan, 2002
Economics In One Lesson, Henry Hazlitt, 1962, 1979
The Wealth Of Nations, Adam Smith, 1994, Modern Library Edition, (studying)
Over A Barrel: A Simple Guide to the Oil Shortage, 2006
The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman, 2005
Documentaries
Crude Impact, Clara Vista Films, 2006
The Oil Factor, Freewill Productions, 2004
End of Suburbia, Simmons, Campbell, Andrews, Ruppert, 2007
Magazines
National Geographic, Oil and Global Warming articles, 2004-2007
Solar Today, Herman Scheer, May/June, 2007
Conferences
Wind Energy Conference, by Windustry, Des Moines, 2006
Richard Heinberg on Peak Oil, Minneapolis, 2006
Nobel Conference 43, Gustavus College, The Energy Debate, 2007 (Studying)
Websites
Association for Study of Peak Oil: Peakoil.net
US Energy Information Administration: eia.doe.gov
Oil Age Poster: oilposter.org
BP Statistical survey: bp.com
International Energy Agency: iea.org
Oil and Gas Journal: ogi.pennet.com
Oil Depletion Analysis Center: odac-info.org
Post Carbon Institute: postcarbon.org
Peak Oil: wikipedia.org
Economic Analysis: economy.com
Dept of Employment & Economic Development: deed.state.mn
Office of Social & Economic Trend Analysis: seta.iastate.edu
Bureau of Economic Analysis: bea.gov
Government Documents
State of Minnesota Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for the following years:
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
The Rice County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for 2004
The Constitution of the State of Minnesota
The Constitution of the United States of America