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.
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Analysis: Surge in heat pumps and solar drives record for UK homes in 2023
The installation of solar panels and heat pumps in UK homes soared in 2023, driving the country to its highest-ever level of domestic low-carbon technology upgrades.
Got bail?
The official announcement came January 9th that in early February protesters will gather for (very civil) civil disobedience outside the Department of Energy, hoping to persuade Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and her crew that the time has come to pause the permitting of new LNG export terminals.
New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say
Newly-discovered Shell documents dating back decades could help strengthen lawsuits aiming to hold the oil major to account for climate damages, climate attorneys say.
We Built the Technosphere. Now We Must Resist It
Why does so cold and metallic a word as technosphere define our present condition? What control do humans really have over this mega-construct of our own making? For each individual enmeshed, what can and should be our response?
Climate Change and Energy Transition: The 2023 Scorecard
The numbers are in, and it doesn’t look good.
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.
Global Energy Transition: Mining Waste Management
Over the past decade, the global mining industry has become intensely focused on reducing risk to continue to qualify for financing and particularly to retain their social license to continue operation. Here, we will look a little more closely at another troubling aspect of how we expect to leave behind the fossil-fuel economy: total material requirements and waste.
Reasoning with Robots
Don’t let the robots (robot-minded humans) do this to us. For any proposal, ask: how does this dial back human overshoot, restore ecological health, make more room for the community of life, starve the beastly elements of our society, and set us on a path for actual long-term sustainability.
Real political courage
On 5th January, Chris Skidmore, a Conservative MP and former Secretary of Energy in the Tory government, announced his resignation from Parliament. Why? Because next week that government, led by Rishi Sunak, is going to try and open up the North Sea to a huge new wave of oil and gas drilling.
Keeping warm and remembering Plough Monday
If it is unusual in the rest of the privileged world to even consider their power usage, maybe Vermonters should start training folks in how to live with an increasingly expensive and feeble grid. HINT: there is more clothing in the winter… probably a good deal of goofy hand-knits.
How Low-Income Families Can Reap Rewards From Solar Energy
For families who can’t pay high upfront costs for solar energy, cooperatives offer a solution.
