Oil Prices Set To Head Even Higher As Market Tightens
Oil Prices Set To Head Even Higher As Market Tightens Solid oil demand is driving up the spot crude prices in every part of the world. This is a clear indication that the physical oil market is finally catching up with the recent rally in the paper market. The strengthening appetite for crude in Asia […]
How Much Oil Can Saudi Arabia Really Produce?
How Much Oil Can Saudi Arabia Really Produce? For decades, the true numbers relating to Saudi Arabia’s level of crude oil reserves and production have been a subject of much debate and confusion, not helped by the obfuscation from the Saudis over precisely what these numbers are. The reason for obfuscation is that Saudi Arabia’s […]
The Climate Disaster Hidden in BC’s Forests
The Climate Disaster Hidden in BC’s Forests The province doesn’t count forest emissions in its global warming plan. That’s a big, dangerous mistake, say advocates. Burning slash — the wood left unused during logging — produces more carbon emissions than BC’s entire agricultural sector. Photo by Torrance Coste. Here are two key words that have been […]
Asymmetry in carbon dioxide emissions and removals could skew climate targets: research
Asymmetry in carbon dioxide emissions and removals could skew climate targets: research Credit: CC0 Public Domain Changes in climate resulting from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere are not equal to the climate changes from deliberate CO2 removals—and assuming such a balance could lead to different climate outcomes that may skew climate targets, according […]
It isn’t nice to block the courtroom…
It isn’t nice to block the courtroom… A bit of news from the home front here at Small Farm Future, and a few reflections based around it. Today, my wife received a suspended prison sentence for disrupting a court as an act of protest against government inaction on climate change. Here is a short video she made […]
Alice Friedemann’s LIFE AFTER FOSSIL FUELS A Reality Check on Alternative Energy
Alice Friedemann’s LIFE AFTER FOSSIL FUELS A Reality Check on Alternative Energy Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of modern industrial society, and they’re steadily being depleted. Eventually, their rates of production will cease to grow and will begin to permanently decline, spelling disaster for a civilization dependent on ever-increasing quantities of ever-cheaper fossil energy. Their […]
Decade Of Chaos Could Send Oil To $130 Per Barrel
Decade Of Chaos Could Send Oil To $130 Per Barrel From $35 per barrel to $130 per barrel—this is the range for oil prices in the next few years that we could see, according to a commodity trading group. And it will all depend on what peaks first: demand or investment in new production. “You could […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXII Knossos, Greece (1993) Photo by author A personal view of the ‘Net-Zero’ policy being implemented by governments around the world, particularly those of the ‘West’. * * * As happens so often (always?), the ruling elite are manipulating what is possibly one of our more (most?) existential dilemmas so […]
‘Net-Zero’ Emissions May Not Be as Green as You Think
‘Net-Zero’ Emissions May Not Be as Green as You Think ‘Undefined’ term reduces political pressure to take real action on climate change and hedges bets on future solutions, says expert. Governments describe forests as large carbon sinks that pull emissions from the air. But they use ‘dodgy accounting’ that doesn’t look at the whole picture […]
Swiss Reject Climate Change With Zoomers and Millennials Leading the Way
Swiss Reject Climate Change With Zoomers and Millennials Leading the Way A climate change referendum in Switzerland just went down in flames led by 18-34 year old voters. Swiss Reject Climate Change Eurointelligence reports Swiss Reject Climate Change After Switzerland dropped its negotiations with the EU, the country has now rejected a climate-protection law in a […]
Economic Evolution Turns Many Comparisons Obsolete
Economic Evolution Turns Many Comparisons Obsolete The financial system has entered uncharted waters and it would be wise to take nothing for granted. To assume the economy will move forward without a glitch in such an environment is extremely optimistic. With time, things change and evolve, this transformation can be seen in both society and […]
The Real Digital Plot
The Real Digital Plot The move to end paper money and move toward a national cryptocurrency took a major step recently when the House Financial Services Committee task force expressed support for experiments to create a digital cryptocurrency version of the U.S. dollar. They argued that the United States had to keep pace with China, […]
More Bright Green Lies
More Bright Green Lies We are now all familiar with the strategy of most of the industries surrounding the topic of climate change (or any other environmental predicament which can be utilized as a force to provide an income stream through slick PR work, propaganda, marketing, and advertising). Find what is called a “problem” (halitosis, […]
Four Scenarios for a Catastrophic Future: Part III (final)
Four Scenarios for a Catastrophic Future: Part III (final) This is the third and final part of Rutilius Namatianus’ (RN) reassessment of some scenarios for the future originally proposed by David Holmgren. RN takes a position that goes against the standard interpretation that sees our problems originating mainly by climate change. Instead, RN believes that […]
