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The Earth Is Going to Run Out of Oil Someday — but Not in Our Lifetimes
SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES The Earth Is Going to Run Out of Oil Someday — but Not in Our Lifetimes Created when fossilized organic compounds break down over time, crude oil, in particular, has become a necessary part of daily living for nearly every person on the planet. Fossil fuels are the most effective and destructive natural […]
OPEC+ Meeting Preview: Another 400k bpd Production Increase
OPEC+ Meeting Preview: Another 400k bpd Production Increase In today’s online meeting, OPEC+ is expected to agree to another production increase of 400,000 barrels per day, a move which is a continuation of the process of rolling back production cuts introduced in the depths of the Covid-19 crisis. The organization expects supplies to remain tight through […]
Can democracy survive peak oil?
Can democracy survive peak oil? Preface. This is a book review of Howard Bucknell’s Energy and the National Defense. University of Kentucky Press. Bucknell was amazingly prescient as you’ll see in this review, especially about why democracy might not survive the energy crisis. Though it turns out the U.S. may not need an energy crisis to […]
Hurricane Ida Exposes Grid Weaknesses As 2,000 Miles of High-Voltage Lines Damaged
Hurricane Ida Exposes Grid Weaknesses As 2,000 Miles of High-Voltage Lines Damaged More than a million customers across Louisiana are without power on Tuesday morning. Some reports indicate it could take weeks for the lights to come back on as thousands of miles of transmission lines were damaged after Hurricane Ida rolled through on Sunday. […]
America’s Energy Strategy is Bonkers
America’s Energy Strategy is Bonkers “Higher gasoline costs, if left unchecked, risk harming the ongoing global recovery. The price of crude oil has been higher than it was at the end of 2019, before the onset of the pandemic. While OPEC+ recently agreed to production increases, these increases will not fully offset previous production cuts […]
“Extremely Dangerous” – Hurricane Ida Almost Category 5 Strength As It Nears Louisiana
“Extremely Dangerous” – Hurricane Ida Almost Category 5 Strength As It Nears Louisiana Hurricane Ida has rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 MPH, just seven mph shy of a Category 5. The storm is set to strike Louisiana later this afternoon/evening, and on the same day, 16 years ago, […]
Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future
Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future Preface. This is another “Scientists Warnings to Humanity” by many famous scientists, including Paul & Anne Erlich, John Harte, Peter Raven, and Mathis Wackernagel. Some of the challenges they point to are loss of biodiversity and consequent 6th mass extinction, human population growth which has led to […]
The New Possible
THE NEW POSSIBLE The New Possible is an eclectic assortment of essays by activists, experts and other prominent figures from around the world. The thread that ties them together is a recognition that, for all the harm it has caused, the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up exciting new possibilities for societal change. In the course of […]
The Myth of The “Energy Transition”
The Myth of The “Energy Transition” Today I want to tackle once again the subject of the much-hyped “energy transition” which has been thoroughly debunked from articles, books, documentaries, and presentation videos such as Planet of the Humans, Bright Green Lies (also located here), Life After Fossil Fuels, Earth and Humanity: Myth and Reality, The Hydrogen Economy Myth, Energy and Human Ambitions on […]
The IPCC Report: Key Findings and Radical Implications
The IPCC Report: Key Findings and Radical Implications Beyond the headlines: what climate science now shows about Earth’s future. Can we act in time? The UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its latest comprehensive report on the state of the earth’s climate. The much-anticipated report dominated the headlines for a few days […]
Germany Schnitzels Itself After Ditching Nuclear, Coal Power For Green Pipe Dreams
Germany Schnitzels Itself After Ditching Nuclear, Coal Power For Green Pipe Dreams As Germans continue to ‘enjoy’ the highest power bills in Europe, critics are warning that green energy solutions aren’t being deployed quickly enough amid the closure of its last nuclear reactor, and a sharp (and possibly early) reduction in coal electricity generation – putting the […]
Whatever happened to China’s revolutionary molten salt nuclear reactor program?
Whatever happened to China’s revolutionary molten salt nuclear reactor program? Several years ago during a radio interview, the host told me that the Chinese were planning on deploying a commercial modular molten salt reactor (MSR) by 2020. For context, these nuclear reactors are based on existing technology demonstrated by previous operating prototypes, can use fuel that is […]
Iran’s Huge Caspian Gas Find Is A Geopolitical Gamechanger
Iran’s Huge Caspian Gas Find Is A Geopolitical Gamechanger Iran last week revealed a huge new gas deposit located in the Iranian sector of the Caspian Sea. The ‘Chalous’ structure is to be developed with the intention of forming a new gas hub in northern Iran to complement the southern gas hub centred on the […]
The Energy Transition Show: No Limits
The Energy Transition Show: No Limits Are there fundamental limits to the energy transition that will slow it down, or prevent us from decarbonizing our energy systems? Critics and skeptics of the energy transition have pointed to issues like the problems of producing key minerals, or the costs of renewable energy, or path dependency in […]
More Cognitive Dissonance, Part Two
More Cognitive Dissonance, Part Two It is truly saddening to see so many articles which proclaim complete nonsense. The worst part is that so many people are culturally indoctrinated to the point where they cannot see through these false claims. In this particular one, the claim is made that we need to protect nature (true), […]
