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IHS Market Warns Of “Armageddon” For US Propane Market
IHS Market Warns Of “Armageddon” For US Propane Market The expanding energy crisis is causing propane to rocket higher (read: here) as supplies dwindle to below seasonal levels as research firm IHS Markit Ltd. warns of “armageddon” during the Northern Hemisphere winter. IHS analyst Edgar Ang told attendees during a virtual presentation on Tuesday that US […]
Evolution and Climate Change Through the Lens of Power
Evolution and Climate Change Through the Lens of Power During the last century, evolutionary biologists developed the idea that power (defined as the rate of energy transfer) is key to the survival and success of species. This notion was formalized as the maximum power principle, which biologist John DeLong has explained as follows: “biological systems organize […]
Winter Is Coming: Russia Signals No Extra Gas For Europe Without Nord Stream 2
Winter Is Coming: Russia Signals No Extra Gas For Europe Without Nord Stream 2 The big picture was clear to anyone who bothered to keep their eyes open: back in August, when we first reported that Russian supplies of nat gas via the Yamal pipeline had collapsed and when the first stirrings of the upcoming […]
Steve St. Angelo: The World is Heading For An Energy Cliff
Steve St. Angelo: The World is Heading For An Energy Cliff
Spike in energy prices suggests that sharp changes are ahead
Spike in energy prices suggests that sharp changes are ahead An analysis of what is going terribly wrong in the world economy The world economy requires stability. People living in the world economy need stability, as well. They need food every day and a place to live. Children need a home situation that they can […]
Reporter’s call for Trudeau to grow the economy ignores threat to humanity’s very survival
Reporter’s call for Trudeau to grow the economy ignores threat to humanity’s very survival Read my critical letter in reply to reporter John Ivison, of the National Post, who wrote the article. — My letter to John Ivison Dear John Ivison, Your article “How Trudeau wasted a chance to spark Canadian economic growth during the pandemic” […]
These Countries Are The Most Reliant On Coal
These Countries Are The Most Reliant On Coal Coal shortages are currently causing electricity supply problems in two major coal-using economies, India and China. As Statista’s Katharina Buchholz notes, shortages are happening because economic activity is picking up as coronavirus numbers have remained stable in most countries, while at the same time coal production is sinking due to weather […]
Green Policies Return the World to Coal
Green Policies Return the World to Coal There’s scarcely a place in the modern world that will not be feeling the high cost and discomfort of a shortage of energy supplies and their increasingly soaring prices. Lebanon already is. Due to a shortage of oil, the two power plants that supply 40% of that country’s electricity […]
The Future of the World Economy is Perma-Crisis
The Future of the World Economy is Perma-Crisis These Aren’t Shortages — They’re the Beginning of the Longest, Hardest Economic Collapse in History Image Credit: 7News Screenshot Sshh, don’t tell anyone. In my other life, I’m a musician. I’m lucky enough to be working with a vocalist who many of you’ve probably heard of. Her […]
Losing Our Energy Slaves
Losing Our Energy Slaves
Coal Generation In UK Jumps As Wind Speed Drops
Coal Generation In UK Jumps As Wind Speed Drops Coal met some 3 percent of the UK’s electricity demand on Friday morning, reaching its highest level of Britain’s power generation in one month, amid lower wind speeds this week and an outage at a gas-powered plant, Bloomberg reports. The last time the UK generated 3 percent […]
Power Grid Failure Remains A Game-Changer
Power Grid Failure Remains A Game-Changer When the power grid fails, modern life rapidly grinds to a halt. This game-changer is an issue we must seriously recognize. Whether we are talking about the grid or soaring electricity cost one thing is very clear, we are very dependent on electricity. This article should be considered a […]
After Rapid-Fire “Blame Putin” Headlines, European Commission Quietly Affirms Russia Is Not Manipulating Gas Market
After Rapid-Fire “Blame Putin” Headlines, European Commission Quietly Affirms Russia Is Not Manipulating Gas Market Putin earlier this week batted down as “utter nonsense” widespread accusations among Western media pundits that Europe’s energy crisis is due to the Kremlin using gas as a ‘geopolitical weapon’. It now appears the European Commission is quietly agreeing with him. This as […]
Bonus: Galactic-Scale Energy with Tom Murphy
Bonus: Galactic-Scale Energy with Tom Murphy Take it from astrophysicist Tom Murphy. Sure, lightsabers, dilithium crystal warp drives, and Mars colonies are a lot of fun to consider. But a physics-based perspective on energy tells us that we need to accept the limits to growth, stop chasing sci-fi fantasies, and get to work building a […]
China Coal Prices Soar To Record As Winter Freeze Spreads Cross The Country
China Coal Prices Soar To Record As Winter Freeze Spreads Cross The Country One week ago we discussed why the “worst case” scenario for China’s property crisis is gradually emerging; to this we can now add that China’s worst case energy crisis scenario is also about to be unleashed as cold weather swept into much of the […]
