Carbon Capture Will Extend Oil Production by 84 Years, Industry Study Finds
A Canadian oil field that should have shut down in 2016 can now keep producing oil until 2100.
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The War Racket in Germany
What happens when everyone starts to believe in the con?
Read more...In Virginia, Data Centers Collide with Zero-Carbon Goals
With electric demand from data centers skyrocketing, the state considers how to meet its goal of decarbonizing the grid.
Read more...Italy Pipes Up Against NATO Escalation as Court Ruling Could Cut Off Russian Gas Sooner Than Expected
Italy also faces major energy squeeze from Red Sea crisis. Will opposition to Project Ukraine solidify or will Rome go along as it usually does?
Read more...Data Centers Set to Consume 9% of U.S. Electricity by 2030
Electricity demand is set to increase markedly thanks to uses like AI and cryptocurrencies.
Read more...Lost in the Green Transition: Which Workers Win and Lose
Most green energy boosters skip over which workers will win and lose. This post addresses that oversight.
Read more...‘To Be America’s Friend Is Fatal’: A Current Overview
Nowadays, to be America’s enemy is largely beneficial.
Read more...U.S. Remains Painfully Dependent on China for Silicon and Solar Panels
Yet another own goal in the US economic war against China. We chose to make ourselves dependent and don’t like where we are.
Read more...National Grid Wants to Heat More Homes With Converted Food Waste — and Make You Pay For It
National Grid’s biogas plant is performing poorly, as shown by downtimes and methane flaring, yet it wants more consumer subsidies to expand.
Read more...Coal Still Powers More U.S. Electricity Than Any Renewable Energy Source
Why coal’s share of US energy output has not fallen as far as the ecologically-minded had hoped.
Read more...US Wars Are Making Türkiye’s Relationship With the West Politically Untenable
US support of Israel is creating an increasingly volatile situation in NATO’s second most important country. Meanwhile, sanctions and threat of sanctions keep coming over “aiding” Russia and Iran.
Read more...In the Race for Space Metals, Companies Hope to Cash In
Mining asteroids could, in theory, reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. What could go wrong?
Read more...Nuclear Energy: The New Geopolitical Battleground
The Collective West scrambles to replace Russia as a source of nuclear fuel and services.
Read more...Why the IEA is Wrong About Peak Oil Demand
Why peak oil, like Godot, keeps not arriving.
Read more...“The Four Key Reasons Why The U.S. Will Never Stop Targeting Russia’s LNG Sector”
The US has launched an LNG war against Russia. How likely is it to prevail?
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