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Author Archives: energyskeptic
Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn’t. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn’t May 11, 2014. Robert Alvarez. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century,” reads the headline of an October 2013 story in an online trade publication. This fantastic promise … Continue reading
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Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
University of Cambridge: Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk Some of Britain’s finest minds are drawing up a “doomsday list” of catastrophic events that could devastate the world, pose a threat to civilization and might even lead to … Continue reading
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Steven Kopits – peak 2014-2016
29 April 2013. ASPO-USA Peak Oil Review. Commentary: Interview with Steven Kopits by Steve Andrews My summary/edited down version (the full version is below): Oil companies are cancelling projects because their costs are going up, yet the price of oil … Continue reading
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The end of insurance: Ports and Hurricanes, Storm Surges, & Rising Sea Levels
The world is about to be shaken by many storms besides cyclones and hurricanes — declining energy & natural resources and the social unrest generated by ever larger numbers of the 7+ billion people getting poorer and hungrier. Since … Continue reading
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Domestic sources integral to U.S. energy security, but may be vulnerable By Elizabeth Bunn
Domestic sources integral to U.S. energy security, but may be vulnerable By Elizabeth Bunn U.S. Vulnerabilities The following facilities represent some the most important oil and petroleum infrastructure in the United States. The vulnerability of these systems depends on several … 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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Energy Watch Group. Peak Uranium 2020-2035
Energy Watch Group. March 2013. Fossil and Nuclear Fuels – the Supply Outlook (172 pages) Uranium production peaks for the same reasons as oil, coal, and natural gas: the depletion of easy and cheap to develop mines. EWG’s guess is … Continue reading
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Energy Watch Group 2013 Natural Gas Supply Outlook
Energy Watch Group. March 2013. Fossil and Nuclear Fuels – the Supply Outlook (172 pages) Summary (see report for details) This report also contains scenario projections for the future supply of natural gas. These are performed in similar depth as … Continue reading
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No More Oil Exports by 2030
Jeffery J. Brown. 10 Jun 2013. Commentary: Is it only a question of when the US once again becomes a net oil exporter? ASPO-USA Key points made in this article: In just 17 years given current trends, China and … Continue reading
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Why Banks and Wall St will go broke if interest rates ever go up
Dumb Money Day 1 by Charles Marohn, Strong Towns Jun 10, 2013 This week I want to write about one very technical finance subject and the implications for the housing market and, by extension, for cities and the great reset … Continue reading
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