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Just released–It Bears Repeating: Best Of…Volume 1
Just released: It Bears Repeating: Best Of…Volume 1 A compilation of writers focused on the nexus of limits to growth, energy, and ecological overshoot. With a Foreword and Afterword by Michael Dowd, authors include: Max Wilbert; Tim Watkins; Mike Stasse; Dr. Bill Rees; Dr. Tim Morgan; Rob Mielcarski; Dr. Simon Michaux; Erik Michaels; Just Collapse’s […]
Futurus Interruptus
Futurus Interruptus Most of the time, in writing these essays, I try to treat the decline of industrial society with the seriousness that it deserves. Sometimes, though, the plain raw absurdity of our current situation rises to a point that only raucous laughter can address. I ran into another of those points a few days […]
Renewables: Plug & Pray?
Renewables: Plug & Pray? Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash We are made to believe by PR articles and mainstream media pundits that “renewables” are just plug and play. Like computer screens. That all we need to do is to shut down old fossil fuel power plants and replace them with wind and solar. We are […]
A Mirage of Abundance
A Mirage of Abundance Mirage. Image source “Truth is like poetry. And most people fucking hate poetry.” Adam McKay, The Big Short — We will never run out of minerals, or petroleum for that matter. There is an ample amount of these resources in Earth’s crust, actually more than we could ever extract. — Phew! Are […]
What If There Are No Politically Feasible Answers?
What If There Are No Politically Feasible Answers? Political Realism vs Ecological Realism At times, we are confronted with choices that demand us to pick between two undesirable alternatives, often known as a dilemma. The annals of history are brimming with such instances. When Hitler ascended to power in Germany and commenced his invasions across […]
Opposition to mining will prevent a green transition to renewables
Opposition to mining will prevent a green transition to renewables Source: Bare (2012) Environmentalists win review of two more plants near Rosemont copper mine. Arizona Capitol times. I could overwhelm you with world-wide trillions of tons of mining waste and how China has rendered 20% of its farmland too toxic to grow crops (BBC 2014), but […]
Notes on Stormtrooper Syndrome
Notes on Stormtrooper Syndrome For some time now I’ve been looking for a way to talk about one of the most common bad habits of thought in the modern industrial world. Habits like this are far more important that a casual glance might suggest. Plenty of pragmatic factors are piling up crises for our civilization […]
German energy use drops 7% in H1 amid high prices – Ageb
German energy use drops 7% in H1 amid high prices – Ageb Photo: Shutterstock.com (Montel) Primary energy consumption in Germany fell 7% to 1,545 TWh in the first six months of the year, energy statistics group Ageb said on Wednesday, pointing to high energy prices and a weak economy. “According to the assessment of Ageb, […]
Our Oil Predicament Explained: Heavy Oil and the Diesel Fuel it Provides Are Key
Our Oil Predicament Explained: Heavy Oil and the Diesel Fuel it Provides Are Key It has recently become clear to me that heavy oil, which is needed to produce diesel and jet fuel, plays a far more significant role in the world economy than most people understand. We need heavy oil that can be extracted, […]
The End Of Fossil Fuels Will Be The End Of Modern Capitalism
The End Of Fossil Fuels Will Be The End Of Modern Capitalism That which is unsustainable can not be sustained Ed Yourdon from New York City via Wikimedia Commons None of us are ready for the chaos of the we are stoking, caused by the rapacious growth of what Kurt Vonnegut Jr. referred to as […]
Our Predicament Re-stated
Our Predicament Re-stated There is a meme doing the rounds on social media… a picture of a vegetable patch, captioned “the time is coming when only those who know how to grow food will survive.” The idea being that, as our complex civilisation breaks down, we will be forced to return to a far simpler […]
China Snaps Up Record-High Volumes Of Russian Crude In The First Half Of 2023
China Snaps Up Record-High Volumes Of Russian Crude In The First Half Of 2023 In the first half of 2023, China imported 2.13 million barrels per day of Russian crude oil, making Russia its single biggest supplier. In June, China once again imported record-breaking levels of Russian crude, a 44% increase compared to the same […]
Experts Warn Renewable Energy Creates ‘New Opportunities’ for Chinese Grid Attacks
Experts Warn Renewable Energy Creates ‘New Opportunities’ for Chinese Grid Attacks Wind turbines are viewed at a wind farm in Colorado City, Texas, on Jan. 21, 2016. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) America’s increasing reliance on intermittent power sources and batteries is creating novel risks, according to grid specialists who testified before Congress on July 18. Many […]
UK Looks To Boost Energy Security With Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
UK Looks To Boost Energy Security With Small Modular Nuclear Reactors The UK has launched a competition for small modular reactor technology and created a new nuclear body. The focus on small nuclear reactors is part of the country’s efforts to produce more zero-emission energy domestically. As well as backing SMRs, the UK remains committed […]
Electric Vehicles for Everyone? If the Dream Was Met, Would it Help the Environment?
Electric Vehicles for Everyone? If the Dream Was Met, Would it Help the Environment? Even if you are 100% convinced in man-made climate change, the idea the EV’s will help reduce CO2 emissions is nonsense. The Impossible Dream Hello climate change advocates, please open your minds and consider the Manhattan Institute report Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The […]
