Gazprom: We’re Not Withholding Gas To Europe
Gazprom: We’re Not Withholding Gas To Europe Russian gas giant Gazprom dismisses speculation and accusations that it is not supplying enough natural gas via pipeline to Europe, a senior official at Gazprom Export says. So far in 2021, Gazprom’s gas deliveries to Europe have reached historic highs, Sergey Komlev, Head of the Contract Structuring and […]
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it all makes sense. Underneath such revelations is typically a much slower-dawning process. Doubts at the back of the mind grow. The sense of confusion that things cannot be made to […]
The Record-Breaking Failures of Nuclear Power
The Record-Breaking Failures of Nuclear Power Photograph Source: Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear power reactor – CC BY 2.0 The Tennessee Valley Authority could likely rightfully claim a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, but it’s not an achievement for which the federally-owned electric utility corporation would welcome notoriety. After taking a whopping 42 […]
Robert Hirsh on Peak Oil
Robert Hirsh on Peak Oil
Could we be hitting natural gas limits already?
Could we be hitting natural gas limits already? Many countries have assumed that natural gas imports will be available for balancing electricity produced by intermittent wind and solar, whenever they are needed. The high natural gas import prices recently being encountered in Europe, and especially in the UK, appear to be an indication of an underlying problem. […]
These Are The ‘Good Old Days’
These Are The ‘Good Old Days’ At tipping points like now, the steps we take in the present determine our future If you prefer to listen to the author read this article, Click Here. Bill was 48 when his wife stunned him with a request for divorce. Right up until that moment, he’d thought everything was […]
The Coming Climate Crisis Shakedown in Scotland
The Coming Climate Crisis Shakedown in Scotland In 2016, an inconceivable event aborted the Paris climate scheme. The Americans elected Donald Trump. Calling the Paris deal a rip-off of his country, Trump swiftly pulled the U.S. out of the accords. Upon what grounds? Put simply, America First. “Follow the money!” The old maxim is […]
UK’s Fertilizer Crisis Spreads To EU After Another Firm Slashes Output
UK’s Fertilizer Crisis Spreads To EU After Another Firm Slashes Output Europe’s energy crisis has claimed another victim, with Austrian fertilizer producer Borealis AG slashing the output of ammonia after the cost of the primary feedstock, natural gas, compresses margins in an industry already facing tight supplies, according to Bloomberg. Borealis’ ammonia-producing plant uses natural gas […]
Soaring energy prices in Europe are forcing U.K. factories to shut down
Soaring energy prices in Europe are forcing U.K. factories to shut down Europe is facing an extreme squeeze for energy supplies, with gas and power prices breaking records day after day Europe’s energy crunch has forced a major fertilizer maker to shut down two U.K. plants, the first sign that a record rally in gas […]
Renewables Not So Reliable As US Hydropower Plunges 14%
Renewables Not So Reliable As US Hydropower Plunges 14% The transition away from hydrocarbons is not a seamless as many hope. The latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows a significant decline this year in hydropower generation amid historic droughts. The magical thinking about renewable energy and President Biden’s calls for the U.S. power grid […]
Jevon’s Paradox: Why increasing energy efficiency will accelerate global climate change
Jevon’s Paradox: Why increasing energy efficiency will accelerate global climate change
Why is Promoting Technology NOT Good?
Why is Promoting Technology NOT Good? Recently I wrote this in one of the groups I manage after reading several comments from members who clearly did not understand the facts behind several of my posts, quote: “I think it is important to point out why promoting technology is NOT a good thing. First of all, […]
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived.
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived. An aerial view of the drying bed of the Paraná River in August as the water reached a historic low near Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images) BUENOS AIRES — Sergio Koci’s sunflower farm in […]
Panic Hoarding Gasoline Begins As UK Plunges Towards “Winter Of Discontent”
Panic Hoarding Gasoline Begins As UK Plunges Towards “Winter Of Discontent” One day after oil giant BP warned about rationing gasoline and diesel at UK service stations, Brits began to panic buy fuel as the government tried to calm fears. Lines of cars and trucks are spilling over into the streets at service stations across the country. […]
Pandemic Brooding: Can the Permaculture movement survive the first severe test of the energy descent future?
Pandemic Brooding: Can the Permaculture movement survive the first severe test of the energy descent future? As the pandemic rolled into its second year, I became concerned that the psychosocial fallout of the pandemic, and especially the response at the global and local levels, could represent an existential threat to permaculture and kindred movements. At […]
