A Stranded Society: Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in a Post-Carbon World
We need to decarbonize not just to save the world, but to save our ability to live within it.
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Oilsands Projects Likely Triggered Mysterious Alberta Quakes: New Research
A Stanford study has confirmed the results of a Tyee investigation that identified a bitumen wastewater disposal well most likely triggered recent record earthquakes in Peace River country that rattled homes and shook Albertans as far away as Edmonton.
Turning a Pain in the [Coal] Ash into an Asset (2)
There are two basic ways of correctly dealing with coal combustion residuals (CCR) — whether existing or new. They are storing it in lined ponds, preferably as far from potable water supplies as possible, and finding a way to use it so it doesn’t need to be stored at all.
A seismic win went almost unnoticed amidst the Tuckerstrom
If juries begin delivering massive damage awards in one place after another, at a certain point even the mighty oil industry may have to settle.
Simon Michaux: “The Arcadian Blueprint”
In this episode, Simon Michaux returns to discuss his new paper “A Resource Balanced Economy”, which outlines an alternative economic and social system.
Polycrisis? What Polycrisis?
Human societies the world over are confronted with a growing number and range of difficult and compounding problems and crises, which they are increasingly struggling to address and failing to solve, and which are slowly but surely eroding their ability to function effectively and undermining their capacity to coexist peacefully.
Shell admits 1.5C climate goal means immediate end to fossil fuel growth
Growth in oil and gas production ends immediately in Shell’s latest pathway for staying below 1.5C, new Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
Turning a Pain in the [Coal] Ash into an Asset
What if encapsulated coal ash could assist solar and wind energy resources to avoid their intermittency problem?
Will the West Turn Ukraine into a Nuclear Battlefield?
While the UK’s decision to send depleted-uranium shells to Ukraine is unlikely to prove a turning point in the war’s outcome, it will have a lasting, potentially devastating, impact on soldiers, civilians, and the environment.
The Status of Global Oil Production: 2023 Update
Annual global oil production data are now available from the U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration (U.S. DOE/EIA) for 2022 so it’s time for an update on my 2022 report.
Industry Knew About Gas Stoves’ Air Pollution Problems in Early 1970s
The American Gas Association is trying to discredit research on the health impacts of gas stoves today. But newly revealed documents show it was discussing indoor air pollution concerns five decades ago.
Another offering from our tech overlords: A climate change solution without sacrifice
The late Eric Sevareid, a CBS reporter and commentator, coined what is now known as Sevareid’s law: The chief cause of problems is solutions.
