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The Degrowth platform of the CUP for Catalonia
The Degrowth platform of the CUP for Catalonia (Adapted from a previous version in Galician published at El Salto. Translated and adapted by Mark Burton and Salvador Lladó.)“By speaking of degrowth, you don’t win elections”, said Juan Carlos Monedero, one of the most charismatic members of the Spanish political party Podemos, a few years ago. But […]
With 10-Point Declaration, Global Coalition of Top Energy Experts Says: ‘100% Renewables Is Possible’
With 10-Point Declaration, Global Coalition of Top Energy Experts Says: ‘100% Renewables Is Possible’ “The solutions will not only save consumers money, but also create jobs and provide energy and more international security, while substantially reducing air pollution and climate damage from energy.” “A world based on 100% renewable energy is possible, and we are […]
Achtung Baby! (It’s Cold Outside) – Germany’s ‘Green’ Energy Fail Rescued by Coal and Gas
Achtung Baby! (It’s Cold Outside) – Germany’s ‘Green’ Energy Fail Rescued by Coal and Gas Barely a week after Davos luminaries met with world leaders and Silicon Valley oligarchs to plot their latest phase of the Great Reset, the underlying provenance of their entire ‘climate emergency’ thesis is still struggling to correspond with reality. Their much-celebrated […]
Where Energy Modeling Goes Wrong
Where Energy Modeling Goes Wrong There are a huge number of people doing energy modeling. In my opinion, nearly all of them are going astray in their modeling because they don’t understand how the economy really operates. The modeling that comes closest to being correct is that which underlies the 1972 book, The Limits to Growth by […]
un-Denial Manifesto: Energy and Denial
un-Denial Manifesto: Energy and Denial Six years ago this essay launched and defined un-Denial.com. I’m featuring it on the home page to celebrate 500 posts. This is the story of the two most important things that enabled the success and possible demise of humans: energy and denial. Simple single cell (prokaryotic) life emerges as a gradual […]
Conservatives’ Bid to Overturn Tanker Ban on North Coast Fails
Conservatives’ Bid to Overturn Tanker Ban on North Coast Fails After 40 years’ debate, proponents are still pushing for oil exports via BC’s ports. And residents are still pushing back. ‘If we did see a Conservative majority down the road, the oil tanker moratorium would be something they would want to repeal as quickly as […]
54 Reasons why wind power can not replace fossil fuels
54 Reasons why wind power can not replace fossil fuels Source: Leonard, T. 2012. Broken down and rusting, is this the future of Britain’s ‘wind rush’? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116877/Is-future-Britains-wind-rush.html Preface. Electricity simply doesn’t substitute for all the uses of fossil fuels, so windmills will never be able to reproduce themselves from the energy they generate — they […]
Embrittlement in Nuclear Power Plants
Embrittlement in Nuclear Power Plants Of all the daunting tasks Joe Biden faces, especially vital is the inspection of dangerously embrittled atomic reactors still operating in the United States. A meltdown at any one of them would threaten the health and safety of millions of people while causing major impact to an already struggling economy. […]
Peak oil in Africa part1: OPEC quotas Jan 2021
Peak oil in Africa part1: OPEC quotas Jan 2021 We examine whether OPEC’s quotas for its African members are actually on the production decline path of these countries. OPEC’s quota levels can be found here: https://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/Voluntary%20Production%20Levels.pdf At present 7 oil producing countries in Africa are members of OPEC: Algeria, Nigeria, Libya, Angola (2007), Gabon (2016), […]
Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels “Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree by a huge margin,” said one climate activist. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks on tackling climate change in […]
Game-changing Iranian Pipeline Set To Launch In March
Game-changing Iranian Pipeline Set To Launch In March The geopolitically game-changing Goreh-Jask pipeline project saw a major advance last week with the commencement last week of offshore pipe-laying operations. The implementation of this operation markets the first stage of the offshore development of the Jask Oil Terminal and, according to the Pars Oil and Gas […]
Are EVs good for the environment? – Mostly Not!
Are EVs good for the environment? – Mostly Not! EVs Still Charged By Electricity From Fossil Fuel The idea Electric vehicles are less damaging to the environment has been broadly accepted by many people as fact. The notion EVs are good for the planet is a key factor for many of those deciding to buy an […]
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses It was no secret that leading up to Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s IPO in 2019 that the company touted its low emissions compared to other producers. Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said while the company was doing its roadshows: “Not because our crude is cleaner […]
