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Four Scenarios for a Catastrophic Future (part II)
Four Scenarios for a Catastrophic Future (part II) This is the second part of the series of posts by “Rutilius Namatianus” (RN) that re-examines the 4 scenarios of the future proposed by David Holmgren in 2009 (first part). In general, you may find that RN’s interpretations are rather extreme, but I do believe that there is some […]
The Unmistakable Impact Of The IEA’s ‘Fantasy’ Report
The Unmistakable Impact Of The IEA’s ‘Fantasy’ Report In an effort to adapt to Trudeau’s recent green policies and owing to pressure from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Canadian oil sand producers have formed an alliance to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. This would see a huge shift from current practices as, at present, oil sands […]
Depleted Gas Stocks Force Europe To Use More Coal
Depleted Gas Stocks Force Europe To Use More Coal With power demand recovering from the pandemic, European utilities are using more coal as natural gas inventories are unusually low for this time of the year due to a cold snap in late winter and early spring. This year, despite the record-high carbon price in Europe, […]
Megadrought Could Force California’s Lake Oroville Hydroelectric Power Plant To Shut Down
Megadrought Could Force California’s Lake Oroville Hydroelectric Power Plant To Shut Down One of California’s most critical hydroelectric plants is at risk of closing for the first time in five decades as water levels continue to sink. A megadrought and scorching heat, both worsened by La Nina weather effects, have depleted some of the water […]
More Myths – This Time With Some Reality
More Myths – This Time With Some Reality Nate Hagens recently produced a new video here regarding myths and reality and it is very well done. The video goes into precise detail about many core myths and beliefs, and I have the video queued up to the part about the myth of “technology solving it” for anyone who still thinks […]
Electric grid operator asks Texans to stop blasting AC as unplanned outages and heat collide
Electric grid operator asks Texans to stop blasting AC as unplanned outages and heat collide The electric power grid manager for most of Texas has issued its first conservation alert of the summer, calling on users to dial back energy consumption to avert an emergency. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (CNN)The Electric Reliability Council of Texas […]
How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong
How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong I have written many posts relating to the fact that we live in a finite world. At some point, our ability to extract resources becomes constrained. At the same time, population keeps increasing. The usual outcome when population is too high for resources is “overshoot and collapse.” But this […]
It’s Too Late To Avoid A Major Oil Supply Crisis
It’s Too Late To Avoid A Major Oil Supply Crisis There are a number of observable trends in oil supplies and by extension prices, presently. I am going to discuss one of them in this article. A lack of capital investment in finding new supplies of oil and gas. A favorite analogy of mine comes […]
Government plans to reduce dependency on fossil fuels won’t work
Government plans to reduce dependency on fossil fuels won’t work Preface. Yikes! These government plans won’t help the energy crisis at all! The only items I like are getting Yucca mountain ready to take nuclear waste – it’s my top priority of “what to do”. We need to sequester nuclear wastes while there is still […]
Who pays for the care of “orphaned” oil and gas wells? You do
Who pays for the care of “orphaned” oil and gas wells? You do When oil and gas wells end their useful life, one of two things happens: 1) They are plugged and capped to prevent further flows or 2) they are simply abandoned. When they fall into the second category, they are called “orphaned” wells […]
Four Scenarios for the Future (part one)
Four Scenarios for the Future (part one) Ten years ago, David Holmgren brought out a thesis he titled ‘future scenarios,’ wherein he laid out some reasoning for two main axes along which the next few decades could be characterized and developed four main scenarios which corresponded to the four general quadrants laid out by his axes of […]
Negative energy return of solar PV in Northern Europe
Negative energy return of solar PV in Northern Europe Preface. I once yanked this paper after huge blow back, but in the past few years, I have no reason to doubt Ferroni and Hopkirks methods, boundaries, or conclusions, so I’m putting this post back. An ERoEI of less than 1 means there is a net […]
Hundreds Arrested at Line 3 ‘Treaty People Gathering.’ Water Protectors Vow To Continue Until the Pipeline is Canceled
Hundreds Arrested at Line 3 ‘Treaty People Gathering.’ Water Protectors Vow To Continue Until the Pipeline is Canceled Indigenous activists in Northern Minnesota occupied sites of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, seeking to disrupt construction. The action puts national attention on an issue that President Biden has tried to ignore. Water protectors are seeking to stop […]
The jump to pumps: how Finland found an answer to heating homes
The jump to pumps: how Finland found an answer to heating homes How to heat homes and workplaces without relying on fossil fuels is one of the more difficult challenges for moving rapidly to zero carbon economies. Within the European Union (EU), the heating sector is the most energy and carbon-intensive, accounting for nearly 50% […]
