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Category Archives: Gail Tverberg
Gail Tverberg: Why peak coal, oil, and natural gas will all happen at the same time
China: Is peak coal part of its problem? by Gail Tverberg, OurFiniteWorld.com | Jun 20, 2016 The world’s coal resources are clearly huge. How could China, or the world in total, reach peak coal in a timeframe that makes a … Continue reading
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Gail Tverberg The oil glut and low prices reflect an affordability problem
Tverberg, G. March 9, 2015. The oil glut and low prices reflect an affordability problem. ourfiniteworld.com For a long time, there has been a belief that the decline in oil supply will come by way of high oil prices. Demand … Continue reading
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Gail Tverberg: 8 pitfalls in evaluating green energy solutions
Eight Pitfalls in Evaluating Green Energy Solutions November 18, 2014 by Gail Tverberg Does the recent climate accord between US and China mean that many countries will now forge ahead with renewables and other green solutions? I think that there are … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative energy, blackouts, deforestation, electric grid, extinction, rare minerals, recycling, renewables, topsoil, water depletion
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Gail Tverberg: Eight Pieces of Our Oil Price Predicament
Eight Pieces of Our Oil Price Predicament October 22, 2014, by Gail Tverberg A person might think that oil prices would be fairly stable. Prices would set themselves at a level that would be high enough for the majority of … Continue reading
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Wall Street Journal Gets it Wrong on “why peak oil predictions haven’t come true”
WSJ Gets it Wrong on “Why Peak Oil Predictions Haven’t Come True” October 6, 2014 by Gail Tverberg On Monday, September 29, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published a story called “Why Peak Oil Predictions Haven’t Come True.” The story is … Continue reading
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Gail Tverberg: How this collapse differs from past collapses
Converging Energy Crises – And How our Current Situation Differs from the Past May 29, 2014 by Gail Tverberg At the Age of Limits Conference, I gave a talk called Converging Crises (PDF), talking about the crises facing us as we reach energy … Continue reading
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Reaching Oil Limits – New Paradigms are Needed by Gail Tverberg
Reaching Oil Limits – New Paradigms are Needed April 30, 2013 by Gail Tverberg Also see the April 21, 2013 column: Low Oil Prices Lead to Economic Peak Oil I have written in recent posts that oil limits are more complex than … Continue reading
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Gail Tverberg on Inflation, Deflation, or Discontinuity?
Gail Tverberg. July 1, 2013. Inflation, Deflation, or Discontinuity? ourfiniteworld.com A question that seems to come up quite often is, “Are we going to have inflation or deflation?” People want to figure out how to invest. Because of this, they … Continue reading
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Russian energy to highest bidder US$ no longer reserve currency, Europe threatened
“Russia and the Ukraine – The Worrisome Connection to World Oil and Gas Problems” May 7, 2014 by Gail Tverberg What is behind the Russia/Ukraine problem? It seems we are seeing Russia’s attempt to fix a 2-part problem: Some oil … Continue reading
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Gail Tverberg on why Oil Decline will be FAST
Will the decline in world oil supply be fast or slow? April 11, 2011 by Gail Tverberg Below are excerpts, read the link above to see all of this excellent article. Gail makes the case that the downslope of energy … Continue reading
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