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Global Oil Inventories Are Exceptionally Tight: Kemp
Global Oil Inventories Are Exceptionally Tight: Kemp Global petroleum inventories are the tightest for years in a sign the market is overheating, as the global economy recovers rapidly from the coronavirus pandemic and major oil producers refuse to increase output faster. Commercial inventories held in the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development […]
The Price of Green Energy
The Price of Green Energy https://youtu.be/CqSqNIsC04g
#222. The Forecast Project
#222. The Forecast Project PREDICTING THE ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE In the Western world, at least, there’s an almost palpable sense of public uncertainty, anxiety and discontent which might be attributed to a variety of causes. Some ascribe it to specific issues, some to the over-reach and incompetence (or worse) of governments, and others to widening […]
Europe relies primarily on imports to meet its natural gas needs
Europe relies primarily on imports to meet its natural gas needs Source: Graph created by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on data from Eurostat and the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) annual liquefied natural gas trade reports Note: Due to reporting requirements, some volumes of pipeline-imported natural gas are not attributed to a […]
European Energy Prices Soar As Western Media Hypes Imminent Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
European Energy Prices Soar As Western Media Hypes Imminent Russian Invasion Of Ukraine European natural gas and electricity prices jumped as Western corporate media continued to drum up headlines of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine that could spark World War 3. Benchmark European gas prices rose more than 10% to 84 euros a megawatt-hour, the highest […]
France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors by 2050, says Macron
France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors by 2050, says Macron French president says ‘renaissance’ of atomic energy industry will help end country’s reliance on fossil fuels Emmanuel Macron made his announcement during an visit to the eastern industrial town of Belfort. Photograph: Jean-François Badias/AFP/Getty Images Emmanuel Macron has announced a “renaissance” for the […]
A Case Study of Fossil-Fuel Depletion
A Case Study of Fossil-Fuel Depletion A few months ago I received an intriguing email from researcher and activist Regan Boychuk. For the past 15 years, Boychuk has been studying the oil-and-gas industry in Alberta (Canada) and he wanted to know if I would join his project. I immediately said yes. Some backstory. You can think […]
The gas price crisis – in a hole, stop digging, here’s how to climb out…
The gas price crisis – in a hole, stop digging, here’s how to climb out… Does it seem odd that in a gas price crisis, there are people arguing we should dig ourselves deeper into the grip of that particular fuel? We’ve been here before – and it never ends well. A poorly regulated banking […]
Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil?
Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil? Ever since I first learned about peak oil in 2000, the Master Resource that makes all other resources and activities possible, I’ve wondered what The Plan to cope with its decline and eventual disappearance was. So it wouldn’t be just a long emergency plan, but a […]
Degrowth is the Future.
Degrowth is the Future. The question is not whether we will face degrowth, but what we choose to degrow. Photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash (I will keep this short by linking to previous articles.) Degrowth has the issue of being defined or rather framed by what it is against rather than what it is for. “Many of the objections to degrowth […]
Limits to Green Energy Are Becoming Much Clearer
Limits to Green Energy Are Becoming Much Clearer We have been told that intermittent electricity from wind and solar, perhaps along with hydroelectricity, can be the basis of a green economy. Things are increasingly not working out as planned, however. Natural gas or coal used for balancing the intermittent output of renewables is increasingly high-priced […]
Ray McGovern asks: Is Nord Stream 2 Dead in the Water?
Ray McGovern asks: Is Nord Stream 2 Dead in the Water? Does President Joe Biden consider himself King of Europe, with a kind of eminent (or is it “imminent”) domain over multi-billion-dollar projects like the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline? That’s sure what it sounded line yesterday at the joint press conference with […]
Nate Hagens: Energy Blind
Nate Hagens: Energy Blind
Fuel Poverty, the Cost of Living Crisis, and Climate Change: A Data Blog
Fuel Poverty, the Cost of Living Crisis, and Climate Change: A Data Blog Finding solutions to immediate problems and our future needs requires some difficult decisions, and if not thought-out, short-term thinking might create contradictory responses. Though often depoliticised by compartmentalising different problems, across society decisions on energy and the environment are innately tied to lifestyle […]
Daneil Schmachtenberg: “Bend Not Break Part 1: Energy Blindness” | The Great Simplification #05
Daneil Schmachtenberg: “Bend Not Break Part 1: Energy Blindness” | The Great Simplification #05
