The Energy Bulletin Weekly 27 September 2022
OPEC+ is now producing below its targets by a record 3.58 million barrels per day – about 3.5% of global demand – highlighting underlying tight supply in the oil market…
Losing altitude
In today’s world a small elite takes multiple trips a year, turning vast energy resources into pollution, in journeys that don’t have a lot of value, even to themselves.
In extremis: The world at the edge of a cliff
The Russia-Ukraine conflict saw a major escalation this week. With the world economy on the brink, we’re in for a disquieting autumn.
What you need to know about the energy crisis
Prices by themselves are not helpful in understanding why the energy crisis has emerged and how it is likely to develop. Richard Heinberg gives an overview that emphasizes systemic causal connections and feedbacks.
A climate love story
Let’s explore the disconnect between the dream scenario of all the energy we need from renewables vs. what happens to the ecosystem if we keep the party at full bore.
The Power Podcast Episode 1: Introduction to Power
If we want to address this problem and reduce the chances of a chaotic collapse of society, we will have to confront our overuse and abuse of power.
Why Manchin’s side deal or “permitting reform” must be blocked
The mainstream narrative is that the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) is a big step toward addressing the climate crisis while the side deal is a step backwards, but we may not be able to stop it. I disagree. The giveaways to the fossil fuel and nuclear industries in the IRA make it most likely a net negative for the environment.
The Energy Bulletin Weekly 20 September 2022
Bank of America Securities analysts laid out cases in a recent note to clients for oil prices to both rise and fall by as much as $20 over the next few months.
Democracy Rising 26: Middle Schoolers as Deliberative Civic Actors
In addition to fostering communication and thinking skills, deliberation can lead to changes in how young people engage as learners and citizens.
Europe’s real-time experiment in energy contraction
Europe is finding out the hard way that there are no easy substitutes for oil and natural gas.
The Inflation Reduction Act is a new lease on U.S. climate policy: Let’s not screw it up
It’s taken over 50 years for the nation’s policymakers to put together anything approximating an integrated energy and environment policy.
“We’ll Meet Them Out in the Fields” — Challenging the Pipelines to Nowhere
The pipeline struggle has brought together communities that rarely find common cause and can often be adversaries.
