Alaska’s Marine Ecosystem Is Changing ‘Decades Too Early’ Due to Climate Crisis
More sad news for wildlife in Alaska.
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3 Energy Sectors Most Threatened by the Coronavirus
The coronavirus has already whacked energy prices. But which products are particularly vulnerable?
Read more...To Many’s Dismay, Permian Produces More Gas and Condensate Instead of Oil and Profits
Justin Mikula continues to document fracking follies; this installment focuses on the challenges stymieing profitability in the top US oil field, the Permian shale.
Read more...Coronavirus: Panic Starting
The rapid spread of coronavirus in Italy has finally focused Mr. Market’s mind, as well as that of officials in Europe.
Read more...How To Roast the Planet with Good Intentions: The Climate Equity Act
A new bill illustrates how not to tackle climate change.
Read more...Coronavirus: Go Forth and Multiply
An ugly take on the coronavirus.
Read more...The Potential Climate Consequences of China’s Belt and Roads Initiative
The anticipated heavy use of coal in building out China’s Belt and Road effort is a climate change train wreck.
Read more...HSBC Announces Mass Job Cuts, Huge Write-Down, Asset Sales, Halt of Share Buybacks. Warns of Coronavirus Impact on Credit Losses & Revenues in China & Hong Kong
Once storied, now sprawling TBTF HSBC has started a big retrenchment in the face of mounting business woes. Is it the canary in the coal mine?
Read more...On February 6 Antarctica Was Warmer Than Orlando, But Mainstream Democrats Fiddle as the Planet Burns
Democrats ex Sanders are punting on climate change.
Read more...Breakdown or Breakthrough? Degrowth and the Great Transition
We have already surpassed the known limits to growth, so degrowth is our only option.
Read more...Foreign Exchange Swaps: Hidden Debt, Lurking Vulnerability
How hidden foreign exchange swaps contribute to financial fragility.
Read more...Believe It or Not, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Was Even Worse Than Previously Thought
he legacy of Deepwater Horizon lives on, and not in a good way.
Read more...The Paris Agreement Set an Unrealistic Target for Global Warming. Now What?
Is the 2 degree global warming target unrealistic? What now follows?
Read more...400 Million Locked Down in China To Fight Coronavirus
Another estimate of the severity and potential broader impact of the coronavirus.
Read more...Climate Change Needs To Be on the Balance Sheet
Serious people are finally calling for serious climate change accounting.
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