Can there be an energy transition?
My fear is that our societies aren’t going to give up on the hope of a 100% renewable transition, meaning – unfortunately – that the likeliest future we face is the hard path to agrarian localism.
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On the emerging copper shortfall, mainstream media notices
Denying there are limits to resources doesn’t negate this fact. It only makes it harder when limits appear because we are unprepared.
‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ misses the real recipe for risky action
This explosive new film thrills and inspires, but it doesn’t explain how activists like my parents coped with the uncertainty and isolation that follow acts of sabotage.
‘Weirder and Weirder’: Danielle Smith’s New Example for Canada
The results of Alberta’s tumultuous election once again demonstrate how petrostates can shift political baselines. And last night they shifted mightily in the bitumen-rich province and in this mining republic called Canada.
The Perils of EROI
On this Frankly, Nate discusses a frequently used but often misunderstood way of interpreting the efficiency of an energy source: Energy Return On Investment.
Climate Change: Can Blue Cities Be Stopped by Red States?
There’s every reason to believe that the battles between red state (conservative) legislatures and blue (progressive) cities will increasingly find their way onto state and local ballots—changing the shape and complexity of future advocacy strategies.
How to rapidly reduce fossil fuel use
Using rationing to reduce fossil fuel use—especially in the Global North—has already come close to political reality.
Review: The Crash Course, Revised Edition by Chris Martenson
As a comprehensive guide to the intractable challenges facing our society and how best to navigate them, The Crash Course has few rivals.
The Old Future Is Gone, and Technology Won’t Bring It Back
In coming decades, it will be essential that communities across the nation and world find a way to sustain a decent life amid ecological breakdown, in a future they themselves didn’t create.
The Two Joes and What They Mean for US Climate Policy
At least one-half of last year’s Washington power couple — Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) — has taken to holding hostage the other Joe’s climate plans and promises.
UK airlines’ new ‘sustainable’ fuels may be causing deforestation in Asia
The “greenwashing” efforts of UK airlines may be contributing to the destruction of rainforests in Asia, openDemocracy can reveal.
Fast Tracking Extinction: The Rush to Streamline Permitting for “Green” Energy
This picture paints its own conclusion: fast-tracking renewable infrastructure in America will fast-track our extinction crisis.
