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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII–Ecological Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Biophysical Reality
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII July 24, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Ecological Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Biophysical Reality Discussing ‘renewable’ energy and its shortcomings with those who hold on to the belief that they offer us a ‘solution’ to the predicaments humanity faces is always ‘challenging’. Today’s contemplation is based on a recent dialogue […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XV–Finite Energy, ‘Renewables’, and the Ruling Elite
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XV May 21, 2021 Rome, Italy (1984) Photo by author Finite Energy, ‘Renewables’, and the Ruling Elite Energy. It’s at the core of everything we do. Everything. Yet we take it for granted and rarely think about it and what the finiteness of our various energy sources means for us. As Gail Tverberg […]
Offshore Wind is an Economic and Environmental Catastrophe
Offshore Wind is an Economic and Environmental Catastrophe California project would be one of the most egregious cases of environmental destruction in human history When it comes to “renewables” wreaking havoc on the environment, wind turbines have stiff competition. For example, over 500,000 square miles of biofuel plantations have already replaced farms and forests to replace a mere […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII–‘Renewables’, Electrify Everything, and Marketing Propaganda
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII June 5, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Renewables’, Electrify Everything, and Marketing Propaganda As per usual, my comment on an article in The Tyee that gives an interesting perspective on the idea of ‘Carbon Footprint’ and individual verses collective actions in addressing the behavioural/consumption changes necessary for effective action […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVII–‘Renewables’ and the Overton Window That Ignores Biophysical Realities
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVII June 1, 2021 Teotihuacan, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Renewables’ and the Overton Window That Ignores Biophysical Realities ‘Renewables’. They will save us! This is one of the most common beliefs being bandied about by the ruling class and especially those that stand to profit from a shift to them in […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XII–Growth Greenwashing: A Comforting Narrative
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XII Teotihuacan, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Growth Greenwashing: A Comforting Narrative My comment on an article regarding the cessation of a provincial programme for municipalities in British Columbia meant to support and fund climate change initiatives. Not sure what the situation is like in BC surrounding provincial mandates and municipalities, but […]
Scorching climate records call for real solutions
Scorching climate records call for real solutions Renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation offer numerous advantages over fossil fuels beyond climate benefits. As the world breaks heat records, our biggest roadblock is fossil fuel companies, and their influence. Credit: Chris LeBoutillier / Unsplash On July 6, the world’s average temperature was the hottest ever recorded, at 17.23 C. […]
Renewables: Plug & Pray?
Renewables: Plug & Pray? Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash We are made to believe by PR articles and mainstream media pundits that “renewables” are just plug and play. Like computer screens. That all we need to do is to shut down old fossil fuel power plants and replace them with wind and solar. We are […]
A Mirage of Abundance
A Mirage of Abundance Mirage. Image source “Truth is like poetry. And most people fucking hate poetry.” Adam McKay, The Big Short — We will never run out of minerals, or petroleum for that matter. There is an ample amount of these resources in Earth’s crust, actually more than we could ever extract. — Phew! Are […]
What If There Are No Politically Feasible Answers?
What If There Are No Politically Feasible Answers? Political Realism vs Ecological Realism At times, we are confronted with choices that demand us to pick between two undesirable alternatives, often known as a dilemma. The annals of history are brimming with such instances. When Hitler ascended to power in Germany and commenced his invasions across […]
Opposition to mining will prevent a green transition to renewables
Opposition to mining will prevent a green transition to renewables Source: Bare (2012) Environmentalists win review of two more plants near Rosemont copper mine. Arizona Capitol times. I could overwhelm you with world-wide trillions of tons of mining waste and how China has rendered 20% of its farmland too toxic to grow crops (BBC 2014), but […]
Our Predicament Re-stated
Our Predicament Re-stated There is a meme doing the rounds on social media… a picture of a vegetable patch, captioned “the time is coming when only those who know how to grow food will survive.” The idea being that, as our complex civilisation breaks down, we will be forced to return to a far simpler […]
Exxon CEO Warns Overemphasis On Renewables Could Backfire
Exxon CEO Warns Overemphasis On Renewables Could Backfire Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) CEO Darren Woods has urged companies to stop focusing on certain energy sources, such as renewable energy, to save the climate, warning that it would be a “huge mistake to be picking winners and losers and focusing on specific technologies”. Instead, “we need to look more […]
