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Category Archives: Optimism & Critical Thinking
Pessimism and Optimism versus Ignorance
Below are my thoughts about whether views based on scientific evidence can be labeled optimistic or pessimistic. Skeptical energy news: 2017-2-7 Renewable Lies And The Deception Of Dutch Commuters Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and … Continue reading
Posted in 2) Collapse, Optimism & Critical Thinking
Tagged collapse, ignorance, optimism, peak oil, war
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Telling others about peak oil and limits to growth
[ Obviously the planet is finite. We’re using many times more oil than we’re discovering, and therefore at some point global oil production will peak and decline. Yet even in 2016 this reality is denied by most, and a temporary … Continue reading
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Tagged denial, peak oil, population, telling others
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Why do so few alter their lives to lessen climate change and peak oil?
[ Most people are in denial about Peak Oil, so of course they’re not doing anything about it. In fact, quite the opposite. With oil prices down, the public is buying gas guzzling light trucks and SUVs, which not only … Continue reading
Who Killed the Electric Car and more importantly, the Electric Truck?
[ Who cares about electric CARS? Civilization ends when trucks stop running, and trucks can’t run on batteries because they’re too heavy (93% of the cargo weight, 25% of the cargo space), and an all-electric truck fleet would require thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Batteries, Electric trucks impossible, Electrification, Optimism & Critical Thinking, Transportation, Transportation
Tagged battery, BEV, capacity, efficiency, electric car, electric truck, energy density, EV, lead-acid, lithium ion
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Peak Oil in the Congressional record: Overview
Peak Oil in the Congressional record: Overview by Alice Friedemann, energyskeptic.com June 11, 2015 Even the most ardent techno-optimists and economists admit there are limited supplies of fossil fuels, but they insist we don’t need to worry for a long … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Record U.S., EROEI Energy Returned on Energy Invested, Optimism & Critical Thinking, Peak Oil
Tagged congressional record, energy efficiency, EROI, peak oil
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Why do political, economic, and scientific leaders deny Peak Oil and Climate Change?
[ Related posts: Telling others about peak oil and limits to growth Why do so few alter their lives to lessen climate change and peak oil? Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of … Continue reading
Over 250 Cognitive biases, fallacies, errors, and more
What makes us susceptible to nonsense? A scientific paper on Bullsh*t was recently published: “On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit”, which attempts to identify what makes people susceptible to nonsense. The authors defined BS as a statement that … Continue reading
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Why Collapse is Inevitable (but hard to see)
Gregor Macdonald explains very well Why we will be Returning to Simplicity (Whether We Want To or Not) that we depend on continuing growth to function. We’ve all existed at a time when technology got better and better at extracting … Continue reading
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