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A Deep Dive Into the Future
A Deep Dive Into the Future Photo by Denny Müller on Unsplash Thinking more than a couple of days ahead is not one of humankind’s greatest strengths, especially not beyond the scale and scope of our immediate surroundings. In the rare occasion when thinking of this type does happen, however, it usually takes two directions: the future will […]
Nuclear Fusion: Eternal Energy = Eternal Damnation
Nuclear Fusion: Eternal Energy = Eternal Damnation Like a third rate zombie movie on Netflix, delusions of nuclear fusion repeatedly rise from the dead. The cover story in the June 2023 issue of Scientific American by Philip Ball, “Star Power: Does Fusion Have a Future After All?” recycles the corporate line which was broadcast on December 13, […]
Our energy hunger is tethered to our economic past
Our energy hunger is tethered to our economic past Civilization may need to “forget the flame” to reduce CO2 emissions. Just as a living organism continually needs food to maintain itself, an economy consumes energy to do work and keep things going. That consumption comes with the cost of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, […]
I also hate this conclusion (on net zero)
I also hate this conclusion (on net zero) I begin the final section of my chapter on Energy Collapse with the subtitle “I also hate this conclusion”. Because I did not want to discover that modern societies cannot continue their energy trajectories by simply displacing fossil fuels with new technologies. But that is what the sum […]
Plan To Pour Radioactive Waste From Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into Pacific Ocean Is Safe: IAEA
Plan To Pour Radioactive Waste From Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into Pacific Ocean Is Safe: IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded that Japan’s plans to release radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean are consistent with international safety standards. An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water […]
The Spectre of Peak Oil — Part 2
The Spectre of Peak Oil — Part 2 Ramifications: the long term consequences of peak oil Photo by Boston Public Library on Unsplash Peak oil is not the end of the world. It is a subtle, almost barely noticeable phenomenon. It does not mean that we will run out of oil from one day to another, causing all […]
Global Peak Oil Remains an Existential Threat
Global Peak Oil Remains an Existential Threat “I have reported on the dire impacts of global peak oil at guymcpherson.com for many years. My reports from August 2007 onward indicate the potential for peak oil to terminate industrial civilization. Information I discovered a few years later indicates that stopping or even slowing industrial activity will cause our extinction. […]
Solar Cycle 25’s Maximum Might Arrive Earlier And Hit Harder
Solar Cycle 25’s Maximum Might Arrive Earlier And Hit Harder Solar Cycle 25 has been underway since April 2019. Ever since the cycle began, the sun has become more active, unleashing solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms, with at least one scientist warning solar maximum could arrive ahead of schedule, and that’s not […]
Say M for Magic!
Say M for Magic! Simon Sinek, Underpants Gnomes and the Energy Transition Photo by israel palacio on Unsplash One of the goals of this blog — beyond making an attempt at giving a technical explanation on how this iteration of a technological civilization works, and why it is inherently unsustainable — is to explore the thought patterns we […]
Why Just Stop Oil will win
Why Just Stop Oil will win Just Stop Oil are the latest in a long line of single-issue campaign groups to take an Underpants Gnomes approach to politics. Phase one, apparently, is to have a load of upper-class white kids make a nuisance of themselves by throwing orange paint at things. Phase three is the UK ending its […]
Exxon CEO Warns Overemphasis On Renewables Could Backfire
Exxon CEO Warns Overemphasis On Renewables Could Backfire Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) CEO Darren Woods has urged companies to stop focusing on certain energy sources, such as renewable energy, to save the climate, warning that it would be a “huge mistake to be picking winners and losers and focusing on specific technologies”. Instead, “we need to look more […]
The Precipice: Europe on the Verge of Its Long Decline
The Precipice: Europe on the Verge of Its Long Decline Green transportation. No kidding. Photo by luana niemann on Unsplash A serious and long lasting economic downturn in Europe is now within sight. Not a mild recession, but something truly transformative… something similar to the 1930’s great depression. The energy crisis simmering on the back-burner since 2 years now seems to […]
OPEC+ Discussing 1 Million Bpd Output Cut
OPEC+ Discussing 1 Million Bpd Output Cut Oil prices were trading up on Friday afternoon as shorts got a little nervous heading into the OPEC+ weekend, with new rumors circulating about the group’s discussions about another 1 million bpd in production cuts. The OPEC+ group is scheduled for three separate meetings beginning this weekend and concluding […]
Models Hide the Shortcomings of Wind and Solar
Models Hide the Shortcomings of Wind and Solar A major reason for the growth in the use of renewable energy is the fact that if a person looks at them narrowly enough–such as by using a model–wind and solar look to be useful. They don’t burn fossil fuels, so it appears that they might be […]
Labor Leader’s Oil Plans Spark Outrage In Scotland
Labor Leader’s Oil Plans Spark Outrage In Scotland Labour leader Starmer said that his party would end oil and gas investment in the UK North Sea. Scottish politicians called the plan a ‘job destroyer’. Energy security could be at risk if the UK actually bans new upstream investment in the North Sea. In January this […]
