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The gas price crisis – in a hole, stop digging, here’s how to climb out…

The gas price crisis – in a hole, stop digging, here’s how to climb out… Does it seem odd that in a gas price crisis, there are people arguing we should dig ourselves deeper into the grip of that particular fuel? We’ve been here before – and it never ends well. A poorly regulated banking […]

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How winter could worsen the global energy crisis. 

How winter could worsen the global energy crisis. 

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A red light on the dashboard

A red light on the dashboard On New Year’s Eve 2006-7, something unexpected happened.  For most of the previous two decades, most of the pubs where I live had operated a system where they gave tickets to regular drinkers in order to limit the number of people seeking entry.  This was a problem because one […]

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Chokepoint democracy: Workers capitalize on global system weak spots

Chokepoint democracy: Workers capitalize on global system weak spots In his book Carbon Democracy Timothy Mitchell attempts to explain the rising and falling political power of the working class in terms of the evolution of the world’s energy system. The first fossil fuel, coal, required hoards of men (and it was almost exclusively men) to bring […]

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UNLOCKED: The Curious Case of Rising Fuel Prices and Shrinking Inflation

UNLOCKED: The Curious Case of Rising Fuel Prices and Shrinking Inflation On Friday, April 26, 2019, the market was stunned with a much stronger than expected 3.2% rate of first-quarter economic growth. Wall Street expectations were clearly off the mark, ranging from 1.3-2.3%. The media took this as a sign the economy is roaring. To […]

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Protests Erupt As Zimbabwe Now Has The Most Expensive Gasoline In The World

Protests Erupt As Zimbabwe Now Has The Most Expensive Gasoline In The World Zimbabwe is once again at the brink of economic collapse, making a mockery of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s claim that the country is open for business. As Bloomberg reports,  many shops and factories have shut their doors because of a lack of customers […]

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Diesel Protests in France Turn Violent

Diesel Protests in France Turn Violent Emmanuel Macron blames Marine Le Pen for French protests that turned violent. She wasn’t there. People from across France came to Paris to let the president know how they feel about the taxes in general and the tax on diesel. ​Police Use Tear Gas as Thousands in Paris Defy […]

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“Champs Elysees Burning”: French Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannon As Massive Fuel Protests Turn Violent

“Champs Elysees Burning”: French Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannon As Massive Fuel Protests Turn Violent French police used tear gas and a water cannon against protesters in the Champs Elysées, in the center of Paris, as “yellow vest” activists flooded the streets. Originally formed to protest rising fuel prices, the “yellow vest” protesters have evolved into […]

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