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The Economic Superorganism: Excerpt
The Economic Superorganism: Excerpt For the last 200 years, increasing global energy consumption has translated to increasing global GHG emissions. While this might not be the case in the future, how do we consider the conflict between our instincts to react to immediate circumstances (i.e., consume more energy now, grow the economy now) and the […]
Bizarro World: The Herd Has Truly Gone MadYou’re not crazy. The world we now live in is
Bizarro World: The Herd Has Truly Gone MadYou’re not crazy. The world we now live in is Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one. ~ Charles Mackay (1841) Like me, you may often […]
The Shale Oil Revolution Actually Reflects a Nation in Decline
Shutterstock The Shale Oil Revolution Actually Reflects a Nation in Decline Faster consumption + no strategy = diminished prospects Here in the opening month of 2019, as the US consumes itself with hot debate over a border wall, far more important topics are being ignored completely. Take US energy policy. In the US press and […]
Defiant Energy Policy of Mexico’s President-Elect Rattles Moody’s and Fitch
Defiant Energy Policy of Mexico’s President-Elect Rattles Moody’s and Fitch But it’s going to be tough; he’ll need more than luck to pull it off. Moody’s has rated the $2 billion of senior unsecured notes due 2029 that Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex is in the process of issuing one notch above junk. Pemex is offering […]
Australia’s east coast gas crisis will be permanent
Australia’s east coast gas crisis will be permanent Australia comes up with yet another grand energy policy in which gas is supposed to deliver dispatchable (peak) power. From the Prime Minister’s website: NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY 17/10/2017 “….delivering more gas for Australians before it’s shipped offshore” Fig 1: Turnbull’s game changer […]
Energy policy and uninformed opinion
Energy policy and uninformed opinion Famed economist John Kenneth Galbraith used to respond to questions about the direction of the economy and financial markets by saying: “I answer because I’m asked not because I know.” Such is also the case with poorly informed members of the public whose views pollsters seek on every conceivable topic […]
The U.S. Military on Peak Oil and Climate Change
The U.S. Military on Peak Oil and Climate Change CNA. May 2009. Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security. Center for Naval Analyses. 74 pages. The destabilizing nature of increasingly scarce energy resources, the impacts of rising energy demand, and the impacts of climate change all are likely to increasingly drive military […]
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate EU Meetings on Climate and Energy Policy, Report Shows
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate EU Meetings on Climate and Energy Policy, Report Shows Big energy and fossil fuel companies are enjoying privileged access to the EU’s top climate policy decision makers in the run-up to December’s Paris climate conference a new report reveals. The report by transparency research and campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) […]
Libs Need Clearer Energy Security Plan, Says ‘After the Sands’ Author
Libs Need Clearer Energy Security Plan, Says ‘After the Sands’ Author Increased oil patch ownership can help Canada meet emissions goals, says Gordon Laxer. Gordon Laxer says Canada is highly vulnerable to another oil crisis. Pipeline photo via Shutterstock. [Editor’s note: Join Dr. Gordon Laxer, political economist and co-founder of the Parkland Institute, for a free talk […]
Obama’s Bipolar Approach To Energy And Climate Change
Obama’s Bipolar Approach To Energy And Climate Change With less than two years to go in office, President Obama has already sealed his fate with regards to his legacy on climate change. When historians look back and assess his actions on what could be one of the biggest issues of his presidency, they will undoubtedly be […]
How the climate change debate got hijacked by the wrong standard of proof
How the climate change debate got hijacked by the wrong standard of proof Everyone loves a courtroom drama–especially one that pits a feisty, but a determined criminal defense attorney against the awesome power of a prosecutor who has the resources of the state behind him or her. We see such David and Goliath stories every week on […]
Canada’s Energy Policy Should Not Be an Oil and Gas Policy
Canada’s Energy Policy Should Not Be an Oil and Gas Policy I was out for dinner with a friend the other night and, naturally, the conversation turned to food, energy policy and how they are linked. As our server was well aware, and as almost any restaurant employee could tell you, language is important. Culinary […]
Scotland’s Wind Dream May Turn Into A Nightmare
Scotland’s Wind Dream May Turn Into A Nightmare I last looked into the details and consequences of Scottish energy policy in the pre-referendum post Scotch on the ROCs. The expansion of Scottish renewables is progressing at breakneck speed and the purpose of this post is to update on where we are and where we are heading […]
WEALTH CREATION AND THE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY
WEALTH CREATION AND THE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Looking at the markets from a 30,000 foot level, some interesting shifts are occurring. And yet they are almost completely under the radar screen. While many in the oil and gas industry make comments that the renewable energy markets are not sufficiently mature for the world to transition, […]
