Category Archives: Energy markets

Is It Climate Change or Genocide?

The case that the elite lack of willingness to address climate change amounts to genocide.

Russian and Western Nuclear Industries Remain Interdependent

The close mutual industrial and market interdependencies between the Russian nuclear industry and its Western counterparts at least partially explain European hesitations to impose sanctions on the nuclear sector.

Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.

The financialization of U.S. firms making key products endangers American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.

Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report

How carbon capture tax credits funnel billions to the oil and gas industry while delivering few if any climate benefits.

The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development

A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.

Revolutionize Global Water Access

How solar-powered water pumps could alleviate shortages of potable water, particularly in poor parts of the world.

The EU Retreats Further into a World of Self-Delusion

Mario Draghi calls for Europe, decimated by self-inflicted energy crisis and social austerity, to go on borrowing spree to pay for endless fight against Russia.

Putin Calls for Sanctions Revenge, Threatens to Cap Uranium Exports

Russia is considering restricting commodities exports such as uranium to what it has called “unfriendly” countries.

Russia’s Prosecution of the War in Ukraine: Can It Square the Circle of Probable Boundary Conditions?

Looking at a few likely Russian boundary conditions for its war in Ukraine suggests the end game will be tricky indeed.

What’s Next for Germany After Sunday’s Elections Show Major Backlash Against Status Quo?

Two parties which oppose Project Ukraine make major gains. Is anyone listening?

Rob Urie: Kamala Harris is the New Face Being Put on America’s Wars

An unvarnished assessment of what a Kamala Harris presidency would amount to.

Activists Link Climate Change, Gaza in a Campaign Targeting Citigroup

Protesters are pushing Citigroup to divest from fossil fuels and companies that are sending arms to Israel.

Why US Belligerence Towards Russia Is Likely to Continue No Matter Who Is President

Biden might be senile and Blinken stupid, but it’s the plutocrats and their think tanks that run the show in Washington.

The US Strategy in the Black Sea Region Is Falling Apart

Washington’s goal is to exclude Russia and China from energy and infrastructure projects extending from the Caspian to Europe, but the opposite is happening.