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Heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks a waste of energy and money
Heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks a waste of energy and money Preface. Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are incredibly inefficient. Turning hydrogen back into electricity with a fuel cell is only 24.7 % efficient (.84 * .67 * .54 * .84 * .97) as shown in figure 1. There are multiple stages where energy is lost due to […]
Coal Consumption Plunged to Lowest Since at Least 1973. Why There’s No Hope for Coal
Coal Consumption Plunged to Lowest Since at Least 1973. Why There’s No Hope for Coal It comes down to costs and being bypassed by technological innovation, amid stagnating demand for electricity: Arrival of “combined cycle” natural gas power plants in the 1990s. Collapse in price of natural gas since 2008 due to fracking. Surging wind […]
Turkey Rejects US & EU Calls To Cease East-Med Gas Drilling As Greece Threatens Military Action
Turkey Rejects US & EU Calls To Cease East-Med Gas Drilling As Greece Threatens Military Action Days after the US State Department warned Turkey over its gas reserves exploration and drilling plans in waters between Cyprus and Greece, which Athens has declared ‘illegal’ given it cuts into Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the European Union has […]
‘Overt Bastardization of the Truth’: Valve Turner Listed as ‘Extremist’ by U.S. Government Faces Upcoming Trial
‘Overt Bastardization of the Truth’: Valve Turner Listed as ‘Extremist’ by U.S. Government Faces Upcoming Trial The valve turners recently listed by Homeland Security as “extremists” believe their action of shutting down 15 percent of the daily U.S. oil supply on Oct. 11, 2016 was their only option of fighting the climate crisis. Valve turner Ken Ward of Climate Direct Action is […]
Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing energy dominance.” What a difference a year makes. On July 10, the Financial Times ran an […]
IT’S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE: U.S. Oil Production Peak Already In The Rear-view Mirror
IT’S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE: U.S. Oil Production Peak Already In The Rear-view Mirror It’s a shame that the drive for U.S Energy Independence only lasted for about a year. Even worse, U.S. Shale Oil Industry responsible for the country’s energy independence is now in serious trouble as the companies have cut drilling by 75% […]
Update on the WTF-Collapse of Consumption of Gasoline, Jet Fuel & Diesel
Update on the WTF-Collapse of Consumption of Gasoline, Jet Fuel & Diesel Folks started driving again – including those who used to take mass-transit. But jet fuel demand is still in collapse-mode. And overall consumption remains way down. Ridership on San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains was still down 89% in June, compared […]
Has Suncor Seen the Climate Crisis Coming for 61 Years?
Has Suncor Seen the Climate Crisis Coming for 61 Years? A US lawsuit wants the oilsands producer to pay for global warming havoc. Did Canada’s largest oil producer learn about climate change as early as 1959, develop a massive bitumen industry in northern Alberta knowing the atmospheric damage it would cause, and then take part […]
The Forgotten Conflict That Is Threatening Energy Markets
The Forgotten Conflict That Is Threatening Energy Markets One of the world’s forgotten conflicts is now making headlines again. In the last week, the military conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has reignited, with the two nations having already been engaged in a military confrontation for decades. Nagorno Karabach, an Armenian enclave inside of Azerbaijan, is […]
Bankers and Investors Finding Fracking Industry’s Underlying Models Prove Overly Optimistic
Bankers and Investors Finding Fracking Industry’s Underlying Models Prove Overly Optimistic Warren Buffet has a famous quote about investing: “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” When it comes to his $10 billion investment in Occidental Petroleum, Buffett will need to take that one to heart now that other investors have sued Occidental for the merger financed […]
Why a Great Reset Based on Green Energy Isn’t Possible
Why a Great Reset Based on Green Energy Isn’t Possible It seems like a reset of an economy should work like a reset of your computer: Turn it off and turn it back on again; most problems should be fixed. However, it doesn’t really work that way. Let’s look at a few of the misunderstandings that […]
THE GREEN ELECTRIC CAR MYTH: 772 Pounds Of Petro-Chemical Plastics In Each Vehicle
THE GREEN ELECTRIC CAR MYTH: 772 Pounds Of Petro-Chemical Plastics In Each Vehicle How can an electric car be called “Green” when it contains more than 700 pounds of plastic?? Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are using more plastic to lower the weight of the car due to the massive battery used, weighing more than 1,000 […]
Living the Good Life … Without Killing the Planet
Living the Good Life … Without Killing the Planet How can we live the ‘good life’ without killing the planet? My last post on energy and empire got me thinking about this question. We know that human welfare improves as we use more resources. But it’s suicidal for all of humanity to pursue this path. If the […]
Cracks in the supply chain: Is metastable turning into unstable?
Cracks in the supply chain: Is metastable turning into unstable? You who are reading this sentence are metastable systems. So, is the biosphere, and so is all of human society. A metastable system is one that remains stable so long as the inputs necessary to maintain its stability are available. For humans this includes food […]
