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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Shale gas is only good for plastics, not transportation fuels
Preface. The oil industry is making more plastic because electric cars have cut gasoline use, but because shale “fracked” gas is so light plastic is about the only use. It is not a transportation fuel that can save us from … Continue reading
1688 Tons of material to build just 1 windmill
Preface. The 2.3 MW wind turbine in this video weighs a lot more than the 900 tons I list later in this post, that’s just what I was able to hear in the video and it leaves at least half … Continue reading
Plant BioInvasion threaten future crops
Preface. Our industrial agriculture is utterly dependent on fossil fuels, which require 10 calories of energy for every food calorie produced. Invasive weeds will make growing food even harder when fossils are gone, and since pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides … Continue reading
Peak Phosphorus
Preface: “Why worry about phosphate supplies? Won’t we find a substitute by then? Phosphate is the backbone of DNA and RNA. The universal energy “currency” within cells is based on the conversion of ATP to ADP, adenosine triphosphate and adenosine … Continue reading
The rich live longer than the poor. At least 14% of wealth is hidden in tax havens
Preface. No surprises here. With peak oil close at hand, I can’t see universal healthcare and other safety nets enacted, just more and more taken away. It is so shameful the U.S. doesn’t take care of its people, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Tax Avoidance
Tagged corruption, tax haven
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A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point
Preface. The conveyor belt (AMOC: Atlantic meridional overturning circulatin) may be slowing down. If it stops, floods, increased sea level rise, and disturbed weather systems. The recent IPCC report on climate change in oceans projects that, while the AMOC will … Continue reading
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Toxic Loans Around the World Weigh on Global Growth
Preface. Obviously endless growth on a finite planet is impossible. Clearly the main “benefit” of debt is being able to rape and pillage the planet immediately. The accumulating debt can never be paid off, because energy is required to grow … Continue reading
Paul Chefurka: More thoughts on Sustainability
The critical feature of sustainability isn’t how many people can be supported by the planet at any given moment in time. Rather, it is the number of humans that could live here without irreparably damaging the biosphere we depend on … Continue reading
Tuna fishery threatened
Preface. Both the sardine and tuna fisheries are threatened. Only peak oil and decline can possibly save them from extinction. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer, Barriers to Making … Continue reading
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Hydrogen fuel cell cars are a waste of time and money, and explosive
Preface. Below are several articles about hydrogen. Today in 2019 it is still far from commercial. A massive amount of infrastructure needs to be in place before people will consider buying hydrogen fuel cell cars, and because of explosions in … Continue reading