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Is Texas Facing A Humanitarian Crisis?
Is Texas Facing A Humanitarian Crisis? Up to 15 million Texans remain without heat and electricity as temperatures across the state are well below freezing. Another round of winter weather is battering parts of the state Wednesday morning, as many Texans have been without electricity since Sunday are desperately scrambling to find shelters. Weather-related deaths have already […]
Exxon Mobil’s refinery closure in Australia: peak oil context
Exxon Mobil’s refinery closure in Australia: peak oil context Exxon Mobil’s Melbourne refinery is closing and will be converted into a fuel import terminal. The Australian public broadcaster has found the right title for its article: Australia loses another oil refinery, leaving our fuel supply vulnerable to regional crises 11/2/2021 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-11/australia-loses-another-oil-refinery-risking-fuel-supply/13139648 Fig 1: Exxon-Mobil Altona […]
Heal the Planet for Profit – Redux
Heal the Planet for Profit – Redux Giorgione The Tempest 1508“Mankind’s only chance to not destroy its planet lies in diverging from all other species in that not all energy available to it, is used up as fast as possible. But that’s a big challenge. It would, speaking from a purely philosophical angle, truly separate us from […]
Electric Buses in Germany Stop Working it was Too Cold & Gates Tells Germany Build more!
Electric Buses in Germany Stop Working it was Too Cold & Gates Tells Germany Build more! Bill Gates has decided to tell Germany how to run a nation. He said that solar and wind power is obviously not enough. Indeed, it got so cold in Germany dipping to -12c, the electric buses stopped working. Gates has told […]
Presidents Day: Carter’s Prescient Farewell Address in 1981
Presidents Day: Carter’s Prescient Farewell Address in 1981 Regardless of our opinions about President Carter and his legacy, his Farewell Address is worthy of our attention and study. On Presidents Day 2021, I invite you to read/watch President Carter’s Farewell Address from 40 years ago. As a Washington outsider, Carter was relentlessly mocked and undermined by […]
‘Grid Chaos’ Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts Across Texas
‘Grid Chaos’ Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts Across Texas Rolling power outages are in effect across the state of Texas as the polar vortex split has poured some of the coldest air ever into the central US. There are nearly 2 million Texan customers without power as of Monday morning. Texas power grid operator ERCOT warned […]
Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate – here’s why
Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate – here’s why The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power – the most abundant and clean source of energy we have. Deserts are spacious, relatively flat, rich in silicon – the raw material for the […]
Demateralizing the economy isn’t happening (Hint: All that material is actually hiding in plain sight)
Demateralizing the economy isn’t happening (Hint: All that material is actually hiding in plain sight) If you are trying to prove something is true and certain facts get in the way, it’s almost always useful to exclude them. This is apparently what technology cheerleader Andrew McAfee has done in his recent book More from Less, which […]
“Energy Emergency” – Texas Power Provider Warns Of Rotating Outages As Cold Weather Tests Limits Of Grid
“Energy Emergency” – Texas Power Provider Warns Of Rotating Outages As Cold Weather Tests Limits Of Grid With the situation in Texas doing from bad to worse: Weather forecast models suggest the polar vortex will continue pouring Arctic air into much of the central US through Feb. 20. This means nat gas prices could rise even higher […]
The Dreadful “C” Word – Conserve!
The Dreadful “C” Word – Conserve! An article I wrote years ago remains as relevant today as when I wrote it. The subject delved into how candidates shy away from the dreaded “C” word, conserve! It pointed out how the Presidential candidates at the time did not even bother to mention pursuing an innovative initiative […]
Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel: Checking on the Recovery
Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel: Checking on the Recovery Watching for the EV drag on gasoline demand requires a lot of patience. Gasoline consumption in the US during the four-week period through February 5 was down by 10.1% from a year ago to 7.89 million barrels per day (mb/d), according to EIA data. […]
5 ways Norway leads and Canada lags on climate action
5 ways Norway leads and Canada lags on climate action As major oil and gas producers and exporters, Norway and Canada share a particular responsibility for confronting the planet’s existential climate threat. However, their different political, economic and cultural features have resulted in major differences in their climate policy track records. Overall, Norway is a leader […]
Shell says its oil production has peaked and will fall every year
Shell says its oil production has peaked and will fall every year Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) said its oil production and carbon emissions have peaked as it detailed plans to gradually wean itself off fossil fuels. Climate activists said it hadn’t gone far enough. The Anglo-Dutch company said in a statement on Thursday that it expects its oil production to decline by […]
Oil Major Total Sees 10 Million Bpd Supply Gap In 2025
Oil Major Total Sees 10 Million Bpd Supply Gap In 2025 France’s supermajor Total is warning that the world could find itself with a shortfall of supply of 10 million barrels per day (bpd) between now and 2025, due to continued underinvestment in the industry, the OPEC+ pact, and cracks in the U.S. shale business […]
