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How Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Turn Into A Food Crisis
How Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Turn Into A Food Crisis Runaway energy inflation has taken a toll on European industry, but another threat is looming. Europe’s two biggest fertilizer suppliers, Russia and Belarus have retaliated against European sanctions by cutting off fertilizer exports. The fact remains that the global food chain, especially its European links, […]
A quarter of America could experience LONG BLACKOUTS this winter due to energy supply problems
A quarter of America could experience LONG BLACKOUTS this winter due to energy supply problems (Natural News) Large parts of North America could face long blackouts and other energy emergencies this winter as supplies of natural gas and coal begin to tighten. According to the latest seasonal assessment of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), a large […]
Electricity vs Oil
Electricity vs Oil The epic battle that never was Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash In light of the diesel crisis unfolding around the globe I thought it would be worthwhile to touch upon the topic of electrification. Will EV-s be our saving grace? Can we save the climate and our modern way of life by switching to […]
The Ephemeral Trellis
The Ephemeral Trellis When I started developing my vegetable garden I had little biomass handy for various projects beyond a modest stream of goat manure. Gradually support species established, and now I have more than I can use. One especially valuable plant is bamboo, which I am steadily learning to use for various projects. Today […]
384 billion serfs
384 billion serfs Why it’s so hard to scale down fossil fuels In an 8-hour workshift, a healthy 35-year-old man can generate about 75 watts of mechanical power per hour, enough to keep a bright old-fashioned light bulb going. In a year, he can generate about 140 kilowatt-hours. How does that compare to the energy embodied […]
How Inflation Will Impact The 2020s & 2030s
How Inflation Will Impact The 2020s & 2030s Economic Macro Trends Of The Coming Decades And How They Shape My Investment Strategy. Image by Alain Bonnardeaux Recently, people have been asking me a lot about what the next 10–20 years will look like. How inflation will impact the economy and what this means for them personally. This […]
Power Blackout Risks Loom For Quarter Of All Americans
Power Blackout Risks Loom For Quarter Of All Americans The US heating season has officially begun, and new warnings show that a quarter of all Americans could experience energy emergencies this winter if temperatures fall below average due to tight fossil fuel supplies. Power grids from the Great Lakes to Louisiana, New England, Carolinas, and […]
Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005
Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005 Back in 2005, the world economy was “humming along.” World growth in energy consumption per capita was rising at 2.3% per year in the 2001 to 2005 period. China had been added to the World Trade Organization in December 2001, ramping up its […]
Energy Aware #4: The Devil Is In the Diesel
ENERGY AWARE #4: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DIESEL Global diesel is in short supply. Analysts are concerned about diesel because it is the hemoglobin of the global economy. The world’s mines, oil rigs, construction, ships, trains and trucks run on diesel. Typically, inventories should be 30% higher this time of the year. Such low […]
Oil As a Geopolitical Weapon
Oil As a Geopolitical Weapon
11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain
11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain Tanks storing treated radioactive water after it was used to cool the melted fuel are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, run by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 3, 2022. The government has announced plans to […]
Germany Preparing For Emergency Cash Deliveries, Bank Runs And “Aggressive Discontent” Ahead Of Winter Power Cuts
Germany Preparing For Emergency Cash Deliveries, Bank Runs And “Aggressive Discontent” Ahead Of Winter Power Cuts While Europe has been keeping a generally optimistic facade ahead of the coming cold winter, signaling that it has more than enough gas in storage to make up for loss of Russian supply even in a “coldest-case” scenario, behind […]
Oil Production by Country 2022 – Monthly Update
Oil Production by Country 2022 – Monthly Update https://youtu.be/qTR0uFZbcjY
Arthur Berman: The Devil is in the Diesel
Arthur Berman: The Devil is in the Diesel
Welcome to the oil death spiral
Welcome to the oil death spiral There is something deeply tragic about watching people who would be dead within a fortnight without oil nevertheless calling for oil – and fossil fuels more broadly – to be banned immediately. It is possible, of course, that these people believe that food grows inside supermarkets or that the […]
