A Rogues’ Gallery
A Rogues’ Gallery Ivan Aivazovsky Palace rains in Venice by moonlight 1878Me, personally, I can’t get rid of the notion that all the stablecoins and shitcoins and altcoins that have been initiated and “legalized”, are just a way of “shining” bitcoin in a light of uninvestable darkness. And for that, a bunch of “trading places” (pun intended) […]
Most plastic isn’t recycled, burns in fires at recycling centers
Most plastic isn’t recycled, burns in fires at recycling centers Preface. Plastics are just one of 500,000 products made out of oil and gas, but very important to just about every aspect of society, from making vehicles lighter so go further using less energy, to clothes, food storage, bags, toothbrushes, buckets, garbage bins, toys, carpets, […]
German Disaster Official Recommends Stockpiling ‘Several Crates’ Of Water, Canned Food
German Disaster Official Recommends Stockpiling ‘Several Crates’ Of Water, Canned Food The head of Germany’s Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (BBK), Ralph Tiesler, has warned citizens to prepare for short-term power outages, particularly in January and February, and to stock up on rations in advance. “We have to assume that there will be blackouts this […]
What Qualities Do the Predicaments We Face Possess?
What Qualities Do the Predicaments We Face Possess? The view from Sunset Rock near Sparta, Tennessee I’d like to address something which has been on my mind quite a bit recently. How we view things or how we judge things has a lot to do with how we see life (our worldview) and the circumstances […]
384 billion serfs
384 billion serfs Why it’s so hard to scale down fossil fuels In an 8-hour workshift, a healthy 35-year-old man can generate about 75 watts of mechanical power per hour, enough to keep a bright old-fashioned light bulb going. In a year, he can generate about 140 kilowatt-hours. How does that compare to the energy embodied […]
One Way Or Another, The Population Of The Globe Will Soon Be Much Smaller Than It Is Right Now
One Way Or Another, The Population Of The Globe Will Soon Be Much Smaller Than It Is Right Now This week it is being reported that the human population of our planet has now reached 8 billion. We should all remember this moment, because soon the population of the globe will start getting much smaller. […]
How Inflation Will Impact The 2020s & 2030s
How Inflation Will Impact The 2020s & 2030s Economic Macro Trends Of The Coming Decades And How They Shape My Investment Strategy. Image by Alain Bonnardeaux Recently, people have been asking me a lot about what the next 10–20 years will look like. How inflation will impact the economy and what this means for them personally. This […]
Power Blackout Risks Loom For Quarter Of All Americans
Power Blackout Risks Loom For Quarter Of All Americans The US heating season has officially begun, and new warnings show that a quarter of all Americans could experience energy emergencies this winter if temperatures fall below average due to tight fossil fuel supplies. Power grids from the Great Lakes to Louisiana, New England, Carolinas, and […]
With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly
With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly Small remnants of thicker, multiyear ice float with thinner, seasonal ice in the Beaufort Sea on Sept. 30, 2016. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Alek Petty › Larger view The Arctic Ocean’s blanket of sea ice has changed since 1958 from predominantly older, thicker ice to mostly younger, thinner […]
Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005
Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005 Back in 2005, the world economy was “humming along.” World growth in energy consumption per capita was rising at 2.3% per year in the 2001 to 2005 period. China had been added to the World Trade Organization in December 2001, ramping up its […]
The Regime Is Shifting, And Here’s What That Means
The Regime Is Shifting, And Here’s What That Means Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro-strategist, The macro landscape is changing. Inflation will remain in an elevated and unstable regime, but the first stage of the crisis is drawing to a close. That means the dollar in a downward trend, bonds in an upward trend, stocks underperforming […]
Energy Aware #4: The Devil Is In the Diesel
ENERGY AWARE #4: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DIESEL Global diesel is in short supply. Analysts are concerned about diesel because it is the hemoglobin of the global economy. The world’s mines, oil rigs, construction, ships, trains and trucks run on diesel. Typically, inventories should be 30% higher this time of the year. Such low […]
Oil As a Geopolitical Weapon
Oil As a Geopolitical Weapon
The third agrarian revolution: from production and consumption to relations
The third agrarian revolution: from production and consumption to relations In the 19th century Swedish agriculture underwent big changes. The earlier agriculture system was founded on a high share of permanent meadows where winter feed for the livestock was harvested. The manure was spread on the arable land where food for humans were grown. During […]
11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain
11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain Tanks storing treated radioactive water after it was used to cool the melted fuel are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, run by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 3, 2022. The government has announced plans to […]
