The Energy Bulletin Weekly 23 August 2021
Oil production is generally declining in the list of nations below; nearly all appear to be in permanent decline, though a few—especially Suriname—will increase again.
Tom Whipple
Plastics: The Other Pandemic
Plastics are a scourge we all know too well. After more than 150 years of plastic production, this material has invaded every living corner of the Earth.
Photo Essay: In the company of bison
I contemplate how the bison found their way here — from Kodiak, from Yellowstone, via tribal networks — from the brink of extinction to grow in another place, where they’re once again stewarded by an Indigenous tribe.
Time for a Climate Insurgency
One way to overcome our thrust to mutual destruction could be to transform the global climate movement into a global climate insurgency.
The American Alley, Part 1: A Hidden Resource
It is rare to find a street in America that does not seem to be almost wholly oriented around the movement of cars from one point to another. The street understood as part of the public realm seems to be forever lost, a thing of the past.
Q&A: The United Nations agroecology negotiations and Food Systems Summit
Throughout the CFS process and now leading up to these events, we are building deeper conversations among farmers, NGOs and scientists about the kind of agriculture we want to ensure that food is a human right. Already, many countries are initiating pilot projects to adopt agroecological approaches.
The Systems of Life – a MAHB Dialogue with Fritjof Capra, Systems Scientist and Author of The Tao of Physics
My concern is: how can we combine the passion, energy, and creativity of these youth movements with the insights of the generation of elders who have developed the systemic vision of life so that the youth movements don’t have to reinvent the wheel?
No Limits
Are there fundamental limits to the energy transition that will slow it down, or prevent us from decarbonizing our energy systems?
Why oppose Capitalism?
I was recently asked why I oppose Capitalism so loudly and consistently even though I am in a position of relative privilege at this point in my life. These are a few of the bullet points.
Army Corps Orders Environmental Review of Proposed Formosa Plastics Plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The Formosa Sunshine Project in St. James Parish, Louisiana, will undergo a full formal environmental review, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in a memorandum issued today and posted on Twitter.
With or without the Taliban, COVID and climate will inspire terrorism
Unless the elites of the world transform their understanding of security, things are going to look good for extreme movements in the 2030s and beyond, whether they stem from perverse religious identities, ethnicities, nationalisms or political ideologies.
Cheap Portable Rocket Stove
Hurricane season has arrived, and it’s a load off my mind to know that I could cook dinner efficiently and conveniently regardless of the power and gas situation. What’s your stove back-up plan?
