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Blackouts, firestorms, and energy use
Blackouts, firestorms, and energy use Preface. Blackouts are more and more likely in the future from fires, hurricanes, natural gas shortages and more. Below is an account from a friend who had to evacuate due to a wildfire. Blackouts in the news: 2021. Texas Was Seconds Away From Going Dark for Months. *** This is a […]
The Colonial Pipeline Hack, The ‘Russians’, & The FBI’s Ransom-Grab – What Really Happened?
The Colonial Pipeline Hack, The ‘Russians’, & The FBI’s Ransom-Grab – What Really Happened? Speculation has been running rampant over today’s FBI press conference revealing the recovery of most of the ransom paid to “Russian” hackers by Colonial Pipeline. Ben THE Kaufman summarizes: Media: “The FBI hacked Bitcoin and can take anyone’s funds.” Reality: The pipeline hackers […]
#202. The shape of things to come
#202. The shape of things to come As, when and if the coronavirus pandemic recedes into the past, there’s a widespread assumption that we’ll see the welcome return of a ‘normality’ defined to include “growth” in the economy. The big change looking forward will, we’re assured, be the replacement of climate-harming oil, gas and coal with […]
Vancouver Council Pushed to Weaken Climate Emergency Plan
Vancouver Council Pushed to Weaken Climate Emergency Plan An industry group wants the city to delay a deadline for shifting from natural gas in new homes. At least one councillor says no. Photo by Mark Bonica, Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0. A natural gas lobby group could delay action on a pillar of the City of […]
An Inconvenient Talk
An Inconvenient Talk Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age DAVE HUGHES IS DRIVING north on Highway 2. Headed out of Calgary, where he worked for thirty-two years at the Geological Survey of Canada, mapping the nation’s coal reserves. Bound for Edmonton, where he grew up and earned two degrees in geology. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Andrew Nikiforuk is an author and contributing editor of the online media site The Tyee. He has been writing about the oil and gas industry for close to 20 years. In his most recent article he writes about the lies being told by the Canadian government regarding its […]
Worst Drought in 91 Years Turns Brazil Into Hot Spot for LNG
Worst Drought in 91 Years Turns Brazil Into Hot Spot for LNG State-run oil company is seeking liquefied natural gas cargoes Water crisis curbs hydropower supplies across South America Brazil’s worst water crisis in almost a century is turning Latin America’s biggest economy into a hot spot for liquefied natural gas. As hydropower output declines, […]
German Ambassador Seconds Putin’s Fiery NS2 Remarks: “European Energy Policy Not Determined By Foreigners”
German Ambassador Seconds Putin’s Fiery NS2 Remarks: “European Energy Policy Not Determined By Foreigners” The day after Putin announced the completion of the first leg of the Russia-to-Germany natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, declaring that essentially Washington’s best efforts to halt it via an avalanche of sanctions have been defeated, Germany appears to have seconded his assessment. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author As per usual, my comment on an article in The Tyee that gives an interesting perspective on the idea of ‘Carbon Footprint’ and individual verses collective actions in addressing the behavioural/consumption changes necessary for effective action on climate change. * * * Great read […]
Extreme Drought Puts California’s Power Supply At Risk
Extreme Drought Puts California’s Power Supply At Risk A more severe than usual drought in California has depleted reservoirs and lakes, including the ones feeding some of the largest hydropower facilities, putting the state again at risk of power outages during heat waves this summer. Last year, residents in California went through rolling outages as there was […]
World Localization Day is back!
World Localization Day is back! June 20th 2021 marks the return of the international WLD campaign, which aims to galvanize the worldwide localization movement into a force for systemic change. This movement is made up of myriad initiatives and groups on every continent working to rebuild community fabric, reduce ecological impact and increase human wellbeing, by […]
Net Energy and Sustainability, or… the Story of the Overstuffed Strongman (Episode 44 of Crazy Town)
Net Energy and Sustainability, or… the Story of the Overstuffed Strongman (Episode 44 of Crazy Town) All of humanity’s feats, whether a record-setting deadlift by the world’s strongest man or the construction of a gleaming city by a technologically advanced economy, originate from a single hidden source: positive net energy. Having surplus energy in the […]
Too Much Power
Too Much Power If we modern humans are, in effect, addicted to power, perhaps we need something like a collective twelve-step program. This article, the third in a series, is based on the author’s forthcoming book, POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL. You can read the first article in the series here, and the second here. […]
