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What’s Your Plan B?
What’s Your Plan B? Although Plan B includes a wide spectrum of options, these three basic categories define three different purposes for having an alternative residence lined up. We all have a Plan A–continue living just like we’re living now. Some of us have a Plan B in case Plan A doesn’t work out, and […]
Natural gas is a stupid transportation fuel
Natural gas is a stupid transportation fuel [ My comment: The only reason natural gas has come up as a transportation fuel at all is the false belief that there is 100 years of natural gas (even this article does, but natural gas may last far less for reasons explained in articles here). Although this article […]
Are Gas Shortages Coming to America?
Are Gas Shortages Coming to America? Gas shortages could be coming to America…and quickly. An unexpected fuel crisis has hit Canada. According to a Canadian blogger andauthor, not one, but two, fuel tankers were inexplicably delayed last week, and shortages ensued alarmingly quickly, with numerous gas stations running completely out of fuel within a matter […]
5 signs of trouble for Saskatchewan’s economy in oil slump
5 signs of trouble for Saskatchewan’s economy in oil slump Many said province could withstand economic blows from oil and gas, but there are troubling signs When crude oil prices began to plummet, economists comforted Saskatchewan residents that their diversified economy would safeguard them during the oil and gas slump. In fact, Saskatchewan’s economy isn’t […]
Starved for Energy, Pakistan Braces for a Water Crisis
Starved for Energy, Pakistan Braces for a Water Crisis Energy-starved Pakistanis, their economy battered by chronic fuel and electricity shortages, may soon have to contend with a new resource crisis: major water shortages, the Pakistani government warned this week. A combination of global climate change and local waste and mismanagement have led to an alarmingly rapid depletion of Pakistan’s […]
New Report Urges Western Governments to Reconsider Reliance on Biofuels
New Report Urges Western Governments to Reconsider Reliance on Biofuels Western governments have made a wrong turn in energy policy by supporting the large-scale conversion of plants into fuel and should reconsider that strategy, according to a new report from a prominent environmental think tank. Turning plant matter into liquid fuel or electricity is so inefficient that […]
Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services | Zero Hedge. There was some expectation following the loud public response following Ukraine’s shut down of power to Crimea on Christmas Eve, that Kiev would treat the territory which it alleges is still part of Ukraine as, well, part of Ukraine. And sure enough, a few hours […]
Modi’s Gas Gambit Faces Hurdle of Coddled Indian Consumer – Bloomberg
Modi’s Gas Gambit Faces Hurdle of Coddled Indian Consumer – Bloomberg. India’s first increase in natural gas prices since 2010 to reverse sliding production leaves a key weakness unresolved: consumers who don’t pay enough for power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the gas tariff by about a third on Oct. 18, part of his biggest energy policy […]
