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As oil declines, the threat of a greenhouse earth & extinction from climate change decline
As oil declines, the threat of a greenhouse earth & extinction from climate change decline Carbon sequestration, wind, solar, geo-engineering, and other remedies are trivial compared to the effect declining fossil fuels will have on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The natural rate of decline today is 8.5%, exponentially increasing, and offset by 4%, so the […]
Oil shocks and the potential for crisis U.S. House 2007
Oil shocks and the potential for crisis U.S. House 2007 Preface. U.S. Congressional hearings have boasted of America’s energy independence for several years. For those of you with a longer view, and doubts about the shale “fracked” oil revolution, here’s a house hearing about oil dependence. Much of the testimony revolves around an exercise called […]
Food shortages as the energy crisis grows and supply chains break?
Food shortages as the energy crisis grows and supply chains break? Preface. This is a long preface followed by two articles about how supply chains and complex tractors may be affected by energy shortages and consequent supply chain failures in the future.Which we’re already seeing as massive numbers of ships sit offshore waiting to be […]
Why liquefied coal (CTL) and natural gas (GTL) can’t replace oil
Why liquefied coal (CTL) and natural gas (GTL) can’t replace oil Preface. Here are just a few of the reasons why we aren’t likely to convert enough coal to diesel to matter as oil decines (see Chapter 11 Liquefied Coal: There Goes the Neighborhood, the Water, and the Air for more details on this in When Trucks […]
Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil?
Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil? Ever since I first learned about peak oil in 2000, the Master Resource that makes all other resources and activities possible, I’ve wondered what The Plan to cope with its decline and eventual disappearance was. So it wouldn’t be just a long emergency plan, but a […]
Climate change will damage energy infrastructure, costing trillions
Climate change will damage energy infrastructure, costing trillions Preface. Climate change and extreme weather will harm oil and gas exploration and production, electric power generation and increase energy demand due to sea level rise, heat, drought, floods, more storms, and blackouts. Extreme heat and drought will force electric power plants to shut down from lack of […]
Peak Fossil Fuels: overview of world peak oil, peak coal, & peak natural gas
Peak Fossil Fuels: overview of world peak oil, peak coal, & peak natural gas Source: World gas peaks in 2040 roughly. Delannoy L et al (2021) Assessing Global Long-Term EROI of Gas: A Net-Energy Perspective on the Energy Transition. Energies. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14165112 Preface. Below are overviews of peak oil, coal, and natural gas, each followed by additional […]
Peak oil is here!
Peak oil is here! Preface. Peak oil is here! The global production of crude oil happened in November of 2018 (EIA 2020), and has declined for four years, enough time to officially declare global peak oil production. Conventional crude oil production leveled off in 2005, and peaked in 2008 at 69.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) […]
How to fix our inland waterway system
How to fix our inland waterway system Preface. As you can see in Table 1 below, water transport is far more energy efficient than land transport, especially once we’re back to muscle power after fossil fuels are gone. Kilojoules of energy used to carry one ton of cargo one kilometer Transportation mode 50 Oil tankers […]
Insect & other BioInvasions
Insect & other BioInvasions Preface. Invasive insects that have no predators in the U.S. can only be somewhat reduced with pesticides, which are made out of oil, and sprayed by diesel machinery and transportation. To prepare for oil decline, more research needs to be done to study native predators as pest control, which takes time […]
Your life and the economy depend on biodiversity
Your life and the economy depend on biodiversity Preface. We are trained in school, newspapers, and TV to view the world politically and economically. Not ecologically. Or with energy awareness, which those of us following limits to growth, peak oil, and peak everything else call energy blindness. The World Economic Forum article below is an […]
The latest monster ships could be a disaster
The latest monster ships could be a disaster Preface. The article below makes the case for the hazards of one of these enormous ships running aground or sinking, blocking a major shipping line, leaking oil, and possibly impossible to salvage. In 2020, the largest container ship is the HMM Algeciras at 1,312 feet (400 m) […]
Material and other limits to scaling wind up to 24 GW by 2050
Material and other limits to scaling wind up to 24 GW by 2050 Preface. Here are just a few of the many important points made in this excellent paper: Research showing no constraints on the materials needed to build wind turbines “dismiss potential physical constraints and issues with natural resource supply, and do not consider […]
How will 500,000 products made with fossils as feedstock & process energy be created post fossil fuels?
How will 500,000 products made with fossils as feedstock & process energy be created post fossil fuels? Preface. It is quite likely that after fossils are gone, plastics will no longer be made, since they are incredibly complex – PhDs in numerous fields make them possible – and most kinds have been around for only […]
Rex Weyler: Why is the political process so slow to respond to our ecological crisis?
Rex Weyler: Why is the political process so slow to respond to our ecological crisis? Preface. Rex Weyler is one of the co-founders of Greenpeace in Canada, a brilliant ecologist and journalist, and more. His blog is here: https://www.rexweyler.ca/greenpeace *** Rex Wyler. September 2021. Ecological crisis: Might as well speak the truth Why is the political process […]
