Home » Energy (Page 110)
Category Archives: Energy
How the Economy Has to Radically Transform to End Fossil Fuels in 20 Years
How the Economy Has to Radically Transform to End Fossil Fuels in 20 Years Coming disruptions will eventually lay waste to conventional jobs in incumbent fossil fuel, combustion engine, and livestock farming industries. IMAGE: MARCEL KUSCH/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES To avoid the worst of climate change’s disastrous effects, humanity needs to slash carbon emissions […]
The World Won’t Buy Alberta’s Second-Rate Coal: Experts
The World Won’t Buy Alberta’s Second-Rate Coal: Experts What Kenney wants mined is such poor quality ‘it won’t make the cut’ for global markets, panel told. Alberta’s proposed coking coal projects are often compared to the Elk Valley mine in BC, but the amounts and quality aren’t at all the same, say two industry veterans. Photo […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Today’s contemplation was prompted by an email my mum sent me. As she closes in on 80, I find that she’s becoming a bit more open-minded about things but remains somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to global warming/anthropogenic climate change. We periodically […]
California Utility Cutting Power to 51,000 Customers Amid Dangerous Wildfire Conditions
In this image from a U.S. Forest Service wildfire monitoring camera, plumes of smoke rise from the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, Calif., on Aug. 17, 2021. (U.S. Forest Service/ALERTWildfire Network via AP) California Utility Cutting Power to 51,000 Customers Amid Dangerous Wildfire Conditions The nation’s largest utility announced on Tuesday evening that it […]
The only thing worse than an energy collapse
The only thing worse than an energy collapse We learned recently that one of the last coal power stations in the UK is bidding to become the first commercial nuclear fusion plant on Earth. The news should be taken with a large pinch of salt… nuclear fusion has been 25 years in the future since before I […]
Pulling Back The Curtain On The Energy Transition Tale
Pulling Back The Curtain On The Energy Transition Tale OK, I am going to try to keep this quite short and to the point. Everyone familiar with me knows that I have been rather outspoken against what are commonly called “technofixes” for a considerably long time. Of course, this has always been for very good […]
Water Shortage Crisis, Hoover Dam is at Record-Low Water Level
Water Shortage Crisis, Hoover Dam is at Record-Low Water Level Lake Mead faces a water crisis. Lake Powell, also fed by the Colorado River, is even deeper into crisis level. MISH Severe Drought Could Threaten Power Supply in West for Years to Come The WSJ reports Severe Drought Could Threaten Power Supply in West for Years […]
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Energy Transition Tale
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Energy Transition Tale PDF White Paper https://aad34399-d41b-4ad9-8d9d-5a2916094de2.filesusr.com/ugd/d8f080_433f3a6554b34231b6c6af71c437d625.pdf
Beirut Goes Dark As Economic Tailspin Sees Dire Fuel & Electricity Shortages
Beirut Goes Dark As Economic Tailspin Sees Dire Fuel & Electricity Shortages Starting Wednesday night Lebanon’s Central Bank announced that fuel subsidies have been halted, already at a moment where there’s been scarcity of both gas and electricity. Fuel prices are expected to at least quadruple, leading to a national scramble for fuel, exacerbating rolling blackouts akin to what’s […]
For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.
For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts. Industry has been promoting hydrogen as a reliable, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes and generate electricity. It may, in fact, be worse for the climate than previously thought. It is seen by many as the clean energy of the future. […]
IEA, OPEC Slash Oil Demand Outlook Amid “Headwinds” From Spreading Delta Variant
IEA, OPEC Slash Oil Demand Outlook Amid “Headwinds” From Spreading Delta Variant The International Energy Agency and Goldman Sachs are both warning that global oil demand is facing headwinds due to the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant: “Growth for the second half of 2021 has been downgraded more sharply, as new COVID-19 restrictions imposed in […]
How to Sell ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuel That Doesn’t Exist
How to Sell ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuel That Doesn’t Exist Energy companies are starting to pitch the idea that planet-warming natural gas can be erased by paying villagers to protect forests. Experts can’t make the math work. Volunteers clear vegetation that would otherwise stoke wildfires in forests around their village near Mbire, Zimbabwe. Their work is funded, […]
Everyone has a role to play in stopping the Line 3 pipeline
Everyone has a role to play in stopping the Line 3 pipeline Indigenous water protectors and allies are effectively engaging all four roles of social change — just what’s needed to beat a company as powerful as Enbridge. On Monday, July 19, in a red shirt and long black skirt, Sasha Beaulieu strode toward the […]
