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A life on our planet – review
A life on our planet – review I watched David Attenborough’s film A life on our planet the other evening. The first, and largest, part of the movie was very well made. Perhaps not much new, but very well presented and with excellent footage and narrative. Some images are very strong, even brutal, such as a lonely […]
A simple way to understand what’s happening … and what to do
A simple way to understand what’s happening … and what to do The world seems to be coming apart at the seams. It’s critical to understand why, so that we can avoid the worst and find the best responses so as to move toward the environmentally and socially healthy future we want. It turns out that […]
Has oil peaked?
Has oil peaked? Last month, the world’s 4th largest oil company—BP—predicted that the world will never again consume as much petroleum as it did last year. So, have we finally hit peak oil? And if so, what does that mean for our economy and our world? There was fierce controversy in the first decade of this century […]
Natural gas
Natural gas In the eastern Mediterranean it smells of powder. Fighter jets from various countries fly over the Levantine Basin and frigates are on a collision course. These are not exercises. It is a crisis reminiscent of the conflict between Ankara and Athens in the 1970s or even the beginning of the First World War. […]
THE INSANITY CONTINUES: Massive Diesel Engines Used To Balance Australia’s Renewable Energy Fiasco
THE INSANITY CONTINUES: Massive Diesel Engines Used To Balance Australia’s Renewable Energy Fiasco How does Australia deal with the terrible and chaotic wind and solar power intermittency problem in its electric grid? How about with massive diesel engines used to power large ships?? Sound crazy? Not in Australia. If a country is going to ramp […]
If Trudeau Suddenly Looks Green, Here’s Why
If Trudeau Suddenly Looks Green, Here’s Why Fossil fuels flagging, the economy demands reinvention. Expect a bold gamble of a throne speech. Prime Minister Trudeau has urged for Canada ‘an economic ecosystem where clean-tech companies can thrive. This is the next great economic frontier.’ Original photo before tinting: Government of Canada. Justin Trudeau’s imminent green gamble, […]
The Coal Curse – A Review
The Coal Curse – A Review Governments are abrogating their first responsibility, which is to safeguard the people and their future well-being. The first part of historian Judith Brett’s Quarterly Essay, The Coal Curse – Resources, Climate and Australia’s Future, is a masterly dissection of Australian economic history since WW2. Credit – Unsplash It brings […]
I’m Sian, and I’m a fossil fuel addict: on paradox, disavowal and (im)possibility in changing climate change
I’m Sian, and I’m a fossil fuel addict: on paradox, disavowal and (im)possibility in changing climate change Once upon a time in the wild west Sometimes life brings experiences that give pause for thought. In recent years I have returned to west Namibia to work with elders of families I’ve known for over almost 30 […]
What Kenney Had to Kill to Embrace Coal
What Kenney Had to Kill to Embrace Coal Alberta’s 1976 Coal Policy protected vital drinking water supplies for much of the province. That’s gone now. Under the cover of a pandemic, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney quietly wiped away a near half-century of safeguards against open pit coal mining in most of the province’s Rocky Mountains […]
What a milk carton can tell us
What a milk carton can tell us On the package of organic milk from Coop (Sweden) I can read the plastic cap is made out of oil. For some reason they can’t use biodegradeable plastic made from renewable sources. Instead they “support the production of the same quantity of renewable plastic somewhere else”. In addition […]
Turkey Rejects US & EU Calls To Cease East-Med Gas Drilling As Greece Threatens Military Action
Turkey Rejects US & EU Calls To Cease East-Med Gas Drilling As Greece Threatens Military Action Days after the US State Department warned Turkey over its gas reserves exploration and drilling plans in waters between Cyprus and Greece, which Athens has declared ‘illegal’ given it cuts into Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the European Union has […]
‘Overt Bastardization of the Truth’: Valve Turner Listed as ‘Extremist’ by U.S. Government Faces Upcoming Trial
‘Overt Bastardization of the Truth’: Valve Turner Listed as ‘Extremist’ by U.S. Government Faces Upcoming Trial The valve turners recently listed by Homeland Security as “extremists” believe their action of shutting down 15 percent of the daily U.S. oil supply on Oct. 11, 2016 was their only option of fighting the climate crisis. Valve turner Ken Ward of Climate Direct Action is […]
Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing energy dominance.” What a difference a year makes. On July 10, the Financial Times ran an […]
THE GREEN ELECTRIC CAR MYTH: 772 Pounds Of Petro-Chemical Plastics In Each Vehicle
THE GREEN ELECTRIC CAR MYTH: 772 Pounds Of Petro-Chemical Plastics In Each Vehicle How can an electric car be called “Green” when it contains more than 700 pounds of plastic?? Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are using more plastic to lower the weight of the car due to the massive battery used, weighing more than 1,000 […]
