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Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses It was no secret that leading up to Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s IPO in 2019 that the company touted its low emissions compared to other producers. Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said while the company was doing its roadshows: “Not because our crude is cleaner […]
K-Wave – Real or Not?
K-Wave – Real or Not? QUESTION: What is your opinion on Kondratieff Waves? EH ANSWER: All those investigating cycles within the economy made a simple mistake. Kondratieff followed agriculture/commodity prices when agriculture accounted for 70% of the GDP pre-19th century. That only began to decline from 1850 forward, dropping to 40% by 1900 as the Industrial Revolution […]
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated Bubbles of methane gas in water around an unplugged oil/gas well in Pennsylvania. Credit: Mary Kang A recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells in Canada and the US have been greatly underestimated—by […]
Eco-fascism and Overpopulation
Eco-fascism and Overpopulation “Eco-fascist” is the usual insult directed at anyone who dares to mention overpopulation. This is funny to me because, as far as I know, fascists are usually concerned with denatality, race purity and similar morbid fantasies, but not with overpopulation who is just about the number of persons and not about skin […]
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021 Environmental threats are among some of the most pressing. Image: REUTERS/Adrees Latif Billions are at risk of missing out on the digital leap forward, as growing disparities challenge the social fabric. In the medium-term, the global economy will be threatened by the knock-on effects of the coronavirus […]
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood. The research published […]
Cascadia Was Poised to Lead on Climate. Can It Still?
Cascadia Was Poised to Lead on Climate. Can It Still? BC, Washington and Oregon all aimed to slash emissions. After epic battles, they failed. First in a series on creating a zero-carbon bioregion. Aji Piper, now 20, was 15 when he joined a lawsuit against the US government for failing on climate change. Here he […]
Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World?
Image by Zen Chung (pexels) Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World? In the United States, agricultural production has been shifting to larger farms for many years. The demand for cheaper food and lower production costs has turned fertile fields and small operations into industrial plots and factory farms. Today, these large-scale operations […]
Last Days for BC’s Apple Industry?
Last Days for BC’s Apple Industry? COVID-19 and bad weather have hammered Okanagan orchardists. But low prices are the biggest threat to their survival. First of two. Not only does Sukhdeep Brar have to spend more time and effort to pick the apples on his farm this year, thanks to COVID-19 and bad weather, he […]
Spanish Energy Markets Roiled Amid Chilling Temps
Spanish Energy Markets Roiled Amid Chilling Temps A cold snap across Spain is expected to last through mid-January has resulted in natural gas prices more than doubling in the last week, according to Bloomberg. LNG prices trading at Spain’s Punto Virtual de Balance (PVB) gas trading hub hit a record 51.55 euros ($63.13) a megawatt-hour this week, […]
The Urgent Case for Shrinking the Economy
The Urgent Case for Shrinking the Economy Endless growth is destroying the planet. We know how to stop it. ILLUSTRATION BY TIM LAHAN In July 1979, shortly after installing a set of solar panels over the West Wing, Jimmy Carter did something peculiar for a peacetime president. He asked Americans to sacrifice: to consume less, take public transit more, […]
The Shame of Global Hunger
The Shame of Global Hunger We live in a world of plenty, resource rich, financially wealthy, but despite this abundance an estimated 700 million people go hungry every day. Millions more are food insecure, meaning they may have food today, but have no idea if they will have any tomorrow or next week. Additional millions […]
Farming for Change
Farming for Change DOWNLOAD Farming for Change: mapping a route to 2030 introduces new research from research institute, IDDRI, showing agroecology can produce enough healthy food for a future UK population and explores how this new technical modelling challenges and develops our thinking about a new food and farming system. This new research that addresses […]
Is Covid-19 providing cover for Jay Hanson’s Society of Sloth?
Is Covid-19 providing cover for Jay Hanson’s Society of Sloth? Gail Tverberg made a comment today that rings true and motivated me to write about something I’ve been mulling for a while… https://ourfiniteworld.com/2020/12/23/2020-the-year-things-started-going-badly-wrong/comment-page-24/#comment-274042 I think the reaction to COVID-19 is part of how a self-organizing system works. People were looking for a reason to cut back/shut […]
Geomagnetic Storm Expected To Strike Earth’s Magnetic Field Today
Geomagnetic Storm Expected To Strike Earth’s Magnetic Field Today A minor (G1-class) geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for Jan. 6 as a coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to strike Earth’s magnetic field, according to SpaceWeather. On Jan. 2, the Sun released a blast of energy that has taken at least four days to reach […]
