Monthly Archives: September 2016

M. G. Salameh on oil wars in the past and future

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

[ Salameh explains why we will inevitably have oil wars in the future, perhaps wars over Iran’s nuclear program, between the U.S. and china, Iraq and Kurdistan, the UK and Argentina over the Falkland islands oil reserves,  and/or over the … Continue reading →

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Taxpayers are paying for a concentrated solar project — Ivanpah– that doesn’t work

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Ivanpah in the news: Dvorsky, G. May 21, 2016. The World’s Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself. Gizmodo (Australia). Misaligned mirrors are being blamed for a fire that broke out yesterday at the world’s largest solar power plant, leaving the … Continue reading →

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Booklist: Limits to Growth, Overpopulation, Collapse, War, Extinction

Posted on September 5, 2016 by

 More booklists Limits to Growth Donella Meadows. 2004. The Limits to Growth: The 30 year update       V Smil. Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production. K Gever. Beyond Oil: The threat to food … Continue reading →

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Over and under-cooked oil — tar sands, “fracked” tight oil & gas, oil shale

Posted on September 4, 2016 by

[ This article discusses why it’s so hard and expensive to extract difficult oils like tar sands, oil shale, and tight “fracked” oil, for reasons such as: These are at the bottom of the resource pyramid, so there may be … Continue reading →

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