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UK Bans Gas Heating
UK Bans Gas Heating
Peak oil, economic growth and the big lie
Peak oil, economic growth and the big lie In the commentary on Peak Oil recently published in the leading scientific journal Nature, James Murray (the founding director of the University of Washington’s Program on Climate Change) and David King (the Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford) made the following […]
Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After ‘Begging’ Saudis For More Oil
Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After ‘Begging’ Saudis For More Oil Despite approval ratings in the toilet, President Biden and his administration are reportedly exploring the closure of yet another pipeline in a bid to shift the US away from fossil fuels and appease environmental activists. The move – shutting down the Line 5 pipeline which links […]
“No Extra Gas Booked” – European Gas Prices Surge After Putin Punks Freezing Continent
“No Extra Gas Booked” – European Gas Prices Surge After Putin Punks Freezing Continent In late October, the market rejoiced and nat gas prices puked (even as we warned this was just the latest joke the Kremlin was playing at gullible Europe’s expense) after news that Russian President Vladimir Putin had asked Gazprom to “gradually” raise volumes […]
Conflict In North Africa Threatens Gas Supply To Europe
Conflict In North Africa Threatens Gas Supply To Europe A diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Algeria threatens gas supply to Spain Spain considers importing more (expensive) LNG Algeria faces a number of problems in expanding its gas market share in Europe European natural gas supplies are not only waning because of lower Russian supply. Brussels, […]
Zambia state power firm says nation in countrywide blackout
Zambia state power firm says nation in countrywide blackout LUSAKA, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Zambia was experiencing a nationwide power blackout on Saturday after an unidentified problem, the state utility said, adding that it was working to restore electricity supply. “We have lost power countrywide resulting from a fault, which is yet to be determined. […]
The case for … making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead of ‘smart’ ones
The case for … making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead of ‘smart’ ones The Ma’dan people in Iraq weave buildings and floating islands from reeds. Photograph: Esme Allen/TSPL High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead? Ever since smartphones hooked us […]
What ‘transition’? Renewable energy is growing, but overall energy demand is growing faster
What ‘transition’? Renewable energy is growing, but overall energy demand is growing faster The rise in the renewable energy that’s available is still lower than the rise in global energy demand overall. The shortfall between renewable energy supply and power demand will only widen as economies reopen and travel resumes, with demand already spiking to […]
Degrowth and Decolonisation in the Red Zone
DEGROWTH AND DECOLONISATION IN THE RED ZONE Hello world. Welcome to Glasgow. Welcome to Scotland. We are drawing on Glasgow’s radical past to inject hope and urgency into the moribund COP process. YOUR VISION OF our country may be an idealised one of lochs brimming with salmon and glens filled with deer, but in reality […]
New Documentary: Headwind”21
New Documentary: Headwind”21 Wow, I was taken aback somewhat by this new documentary just released in September. Of course, I’ve known for quite some time that the “green” and “clean” and “renewable” labels affixed to different projects are nothing more than hype and PR. However, the fact that the people in charge of all of this actually […]
How winter could worsen the global energy crisis.
How winter could worsen the global energy crisis.
Saudis Respond To Biden: Your Energy Crisis Isn’t Our Problem
Saudis Respond To Biden: Your Energy Crisis Isn’t Our Problem US gas prices at the pump (national average) are at $3.421, having soared since President Biden was elected – much like they did when President Obama was elected – to some of the highest prices in history… President Biden refuses to take any blame for […]
A red light on the dashboard
A red light on the dashboard On New Year’s Eve 2006-7, something unexpected happened. For most of the previous two decades, most of the pubs where I live had operated a system where they gave tickets to regular drinkers in order to limit the number of people seeking entry. This was a problem because one […]
Oil Jumps As Investors Expect Cartel To Balk At Biden’s Demands To Boost Output: OPEC+ Preview
Oil Jumps As Investors Expect Cartel To Balk At Biden’s Demands To Boost Output: OPEC+ Preview OPEC+, which meets later Thursday via video conference, has shown little signs it plans to waver from its plan to raise oil production gradually, despite pressure from senile presidents and consuming nations to temper high prices. The OPEC+ alliance’s […]
Returning to a 1970s Economy Could Save Our Future
Returning to a 1970s Economy Could Save Our Future We’d contract energy use by half. Shrinking consumption is the solution we can actually live with. Second of two. A society that consumes less energy and stuff could rehumanize society and heal the biosphere. [Editor’s note: Read part one of this two-parter here.] Thanks to bright green […]
