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Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth
Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth Preface. Some of the points I found most alarming or interesting: After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth. Concrete is a thirsty behemoth, sucking up almost a 10th of the world’s industrial water use. This often strains supplies for drinking and irrigation If the […]
Part 2. How long do civilizations last on average? 336 years
Part 2. How long do civilizations last on average? 336 years I stopped trying to find out why each civilization failed in Wiki because it’s not always clear and historians bicker over it, though it’s clear drought, invasions, civil wars, and famines played a role in most of them. Yet what’s seldom mentioned is that […]
Using manure for fertilizer in the future – it won’t be easy
Using manure for fertilizer in the future – it won’t be easy Animals produce 44 times more manure than humans in the U.S. Preface. At John Jeavons Biointensive workshop back in 2003, I learned that phosphorous is limited and mostly being lost to oceans and other waterways after exiting sewage treatment plants. He said it can be […]
Hydropower dams and the ways they destroy the environment
Hydropower dams and the ways they destroy the environment Preface. Hydropower comprises 71% of renewable energy worldwide. Nations like the U.S. and Europe have dams that have reached the end of their lifespan, so more are being torn down than built. In the U.S. 546 dams were removed between 2006 and 2014. This contains excerpts […]
Book review of Wrigley’s “Energy and the English Industrial revolution”
Book review of Wrigley’s “Energy and the English Industrial revolution” Preface. I’ve made a strong case in my book “When trucks stop running” and this energyskeptic website that we will eventually return to wood and a 14th century lifestyle after fossil fuels are depleted. So if you’re curious about what that lifestyle will be like, and […]
California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070
California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070 Preface. Clearly the human population isn’t going to reach 10 billion or more. California grows one-third of the nation’s food, the 10 high-plains states over the Ogallala about a quarter of the nations food, and exports a great deal of food other nations as […]
March 28, 2019 Book review of Bryce’s “Power hungry: the myths of green energy and the real fuels of the future”
March 28, 2019 Book review of Bryce’s “Power hungry: the myths of green energy and the real fuels of the future” Preface. This is a book review of: Robert Bryce. 2009. Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future. This is a brilliant book, very funny at times, a […]
Book review of Heinberg’s “Afterburn: society beyond fossil fuels”
Book review of Heinberg’s “Afterburn: society beyond fossil fuels” Preface. This book has 15 essays Heinberg wrote from 2011 to 2014, many of them available for free online. These are some of my Kindle notes of parts that interested me, so to you it will be disjointed and perhaps not what you would have chosen as […]
Venezuela collapse: looting, hunger, blackouts
Venezuela collapse: looting, hunger, blackouts [ Venezuela is experiencing a double whammy of drought and low oil prices, which has lead to blackouts and inability to import food. It just keeps getting worse and worse. Related posts: Book review of “In order to live: A North Korean girl’s journey to freedom” by Yeonmi Park Inside North […]
Why and how Jellyfish are taking over the world
Why and how Jellyfish are taking over the world Preface. The more climate change kicks in, the more we over-fish, pollute, acidify and warm the ocean, create vast dead zones, and trawl ocean bottoms, the better the jellyfish do. It is quite possible that the ocean ecosystem will shift to favor jellyfish over other sea life. […]
Book review of Dirt: the erosion of civilization
Book review of Dirt: the erosion of civilization Preface. On average civilizations collapsed between 800 to 2,000 years before ruining their soil. Industrial agriculture is doing this far faster – in most of the United States half of the original topsoil is gone and industrial farming techniques erode and compact the land much more than […]
Why aren’t there battery powered airplanes or flying cars?
Why aren’t there battery powered airplanes or flying cars? Preface. Batteries are too heavy for airplanes to get off the ground. These two articles explain that in further detail. *** Viswanathan, V., et al. 2018. Why Aren’t There Electric Airplanes Yet? It Comes Down to Batteries. Batteries need to get lighter and more efficient before […]
IEA 2018 World Energy Outlook: Peak oil is here, oil crunch by 2023
IEA 2018 World Energy Outlook: Peak oil is here, oil crunch by 2023 Preface. I’ve been working on a post about the latest IEA 2018 World Energy Outlook report, but the excerpts from the cleantechnica article below states most clearly why there is likely to be a supply crunch as soon as the early 2020s […]
How United Nations scientists are preparing for the end of capitalism
How United Nations scientists are preparing for the end of capitalism Source: arabisouri, The Inevitable End of Capitalism, steemkr.com Preface. The article below was written by Nafeez Ahmed, who wrote one of my favorite books “Failing States, Collapsing Systems: BioPhysical Triggers of Political Violence“. Ahmed writes: “Most observers have no idea of the current biophysical realities – […]
The U.S. Military on Peak Oil and Climate Change
The U.S. Military on Peak Oil and Climate Change Preface. I find that of all the government branches, the military is the most realistic about the implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change. The Department of Defense is also the largest consumer of energy in the federal government, spending about $20 billion on energy in […]
