Kurt Cobb

Kurt Cobb is a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Common Dreams, Le Monde Diplomatique, Oilprice.com, OilVoice, TalkMarkets, Investing.com, Business Insider and many other places. He is the author of an oil-themed novel entitled Prelude and has a widely followed blog called Resource Insights. He is currently a fellow of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions.

Great train wreck of 1918.

Why don’t humans respond to extinction-level risks?

Human extinction is a topic much in the air these days. But we humans are very short on action in response to the many threats.

March 24, 2024

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Owning your own information revisited

Now that AI has made it possible to reproduce anyone’s image and voice for video or audio communications, it is more imperative than ever for the law to give each of us ownership of our own information, image and voice.

February 18, 2024

The U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia

Surprise! Saudi Arabia is no longer wholly-owned gas station of the United States

It has been apparent to anyone paying attention that Saudi Arabia was and would be limiting its oil production. We got another reminder last week.

February 4, 2024

Tokyo-gas Negishi LNG Terminal (Yokohama, Japan)

U.S. natural gas exports signal higher prices for U.S. consumers (in the long run)

It’s simple economics really. When you have less of something for which there is high demand, the price will go up.

January 28, 2024

Sharm El Sheikh seabed early morning after sun rise.

What the U.S. grab of ocean seabeds signals

The United States’ recent expanded claims to ocean seabeds signals that the easy stuff has run out or will soon.

January 14, 2024

A multi-volume Latin dictionary

The end of paper?

While the world continues to consume paper in ever greater amounts, the idea that we can preserve all our knowledge electronically is catching hold. Is that really a good idea?

January 7, 2024

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