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Investing in Degrowth
Investing in Degrowth Released 13 December 2021, Investing in Degrowth is a first-of-its-kind white paper drawing attention to the emerging degrowth economy, setting out the rationale for investing in degrowth-compatible enterprises and laying down the groundwork for deciding the core characteristics of degrowth investing. Co-authors Jennifer Wilkins, founder of Heliocene, and Bill Murphy, Executive Director of Purpose Capital, call for […]
The Energy Cliff: The End of Oil
The Energy Cliff: The End of Oil https://youtu.be/PBEVolvFXqg
Biden’s New “Regressive” Methane Tax Will Raise Average American’s Gas Bill By 17%: Op-Ed
Biden’s New “Regressive” Methane Tax Will Raise Average American’s Gas Bill By 17%: Op-Ed At a time when the Biden administration is panicking in an attempt to keep energy prices down, the House has slapped a “fee” on methane that is being called a “stealth tax” on natural gas and everyone who uses it. The […]
Why is Civilization Unsustainable?
Why is Civilization Unsustainable? Top picture: Civilization; Pikeville, Kentucky Bottom picture: Nature; Birch Knob, Virginia So, what is it about civilization being unsustainable that people do not understand? I often wonder why this is and have come up with the idea that it is mostly cultural programming and indoctrination by industry that technology is good […]
World Economy Entering Period of Oil Scarcity, Halliburton CEO Says
An oil worker removes a thread cap from a piece of drill pipe on a drilling lease owned by Elevation Resources near Midland, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2019. (Nick Oxford/Reuters) World Economy Entering Period of Oil Scarcity, Halliburton CEO Says Jeff Miller warns that global oil supply could soon be surpassed by demand for the […]
“Potential Polar Vortex Event” Could Spark Bullish Reversal In NatGas
“Potential Polar Vortex Event” Could Spark Bullish Reversal In NatGas Since mid-October, U.S. natural gas futures have been beaten down 40% as the narrative of colder weather and tight supplies quickly flipped and crushed bullish traders. As the Northern Hemisphere winter is less than two weeks away, new weather models suggest “significantly colder” temperatures could return for […]
Here’s the Fracking Truth About America’s Last Fossil-Fueled Hurrah
Here’s the Fracking Truth About America’s Last Fossil-Fueled Hurrah In order to recover the abundance of these fuels that the EIA claims will be there for the taking, between now and 2050 the industry will need to drill something on the order of 700,000 new wells at a total cost of over $5 trillion. As […]
The Impending World Energy Mess with Robert L. Hirsch
The Impending World Energy Mess with Robert L. Hirsch
Can Any Nation-State Survive the Era of Inequality and Scarcity?
Can Any Nation-State Survive the Era of Inequality and Scarcity? We have an extraordinary opportunity to transform our unsustainable “waste is growth” economy and toxic inequality to sustainable systems that optimize well-being rather than collapse. The possibility that the United States could fragment is no longer a marginalized topic. Maps displaying various post-U.S. regional configurations accompany […]
Caught Up in Complexity
Caught Up in Complexity From analogicus, via Pixabay Readers of this blog will know that I have come to some big-picture conclusions about success and failure that are unsettling. I don’t like them myself. Not only do they create an inner sadness about where I think the human endeavor is heading, but they result in a sort of isolation […]
U.S. shale oil and gas forecast: Too good to be true?
U.S. shale oil and gas forecast: Too good to be true? Earth scientist David Hughes—who is out with a new skeptical report on the future of U.S. shale oil and gas—has two very important things in common with Michael Burry. Burry is the investor made famous by The Big Short, the book that was later turned into a […]
China Could Cause The Next Massive Crash In Oil Prices
China Could Cause The Next Massive Crash In Oil Prices China has been one of the main drivers of the 2000-2014 commodities supercycle Slower economic growth and a huge debt bubble pose a tremendous risk to oil markets China’s Evergrande crisis shows the fragility of the Chinese debt market Given the extreme disconnect between China’s […]
The Theranos Trial Shows Why We Should Be Suspicious of Nuclear Fusion
The Theranos Trial Shows Why We Should Be Suspicious of Nuclear Fusion Former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Amy Osborne/Getty Images The Theranos story is an epic tale of folly with lots of twists and turns, but it’s by no means unique. At the very same moment the play-by-play of the Elizabeth Holmes trial sprawls […]
Andrew Nikiforuk on Getting Real about Our Crises
Andrew Nikiforuk on Getting Real about Our Crises WATCH: The noted journo delivered a talk on what we’re up against, and what we need to do. Warning: His prescription is bracing. WATCH: Andrew Nikiforuk’s Southam Lecture. Some attendees wondered where he finds hope. His answer: Hope is using every initiative ‘to restore the possibility of […]
Is it possible that the world is approaching end times?
Is it possible that the world is approaching end times? I frequently write that the world economy is, in physics terms, a dissipative structure that is powered by energy. It can grow for a time, but eventually it reaches limits of many kinds. Ultimately, it can be expected to stop growing and collapse. It seems […]
