The Rising Carbon Footprint of Electricity in the United States
On the policy of increasing electricity generation without decarbonization, as in increased reliance on gas.
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AI: Is it Really Different this Time?
AI is huge. But so is the hype, hocus-pocus deals, and piles of real money fortified by leverage that caused stock prices to explode.
Read more...After Tariffs, Trump Courts India With Energy and Defense Deals
Neocons still fantasize that the US, having slapped India around, can offer enough cash and prizes to keep it away from Russia and China.
Read more...Coffee Break: Vaccines Continued, Ancient Art, Renewables, Ignis Fatuus Explained, Good Sleep, and Jane Goodall
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Read more...Small Nuclear Reactors Will Not Save The Day
Debunking small nuclear reactor hype.
Read more...War Signals, Quiet Channels, and Venezuela’s Discounted Barrels
An analyst in Caracas tries to make sense of Trump’s aggression against Venezuela.
Read more...China Continues Its Steady Expansion Into Central Asia On The Sidelines Of Big Summits
The US foreign policy establishment begins to wake up to the reality of China’s dominance in Central Asia.
Read more...Hoisted from Comments: “Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted….”
Why nuclear waste is a choice, not a necessity.
Read more...America’s Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point
In another testament to lack of managerial competence, worries about US grid stabilty rise in the face of AI demand, yet little is being done
Read more...U.S. Utilities Put in a No-Win Position by Phantom Data Centers
AI players are gaming utilities, and creating high odd of bad outcomes for other customers, by making duplicate orders for power.
Read more...Farcical Visions of Competitiveness in the EU
What will stop these maniacs first? A popular revolt putting them in padded cells or Russian strikes?
Read more...Our Coming Arab Springs?
Resource stresses are rising in many parts of the world. How long before we see political ruptures, including on a Arab Spring level?
Read more...Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts of Water – Companies Rarely Tell the Public Exactly How Much
Data centers, with AI driving insatiable needs, not only hoover up tons of power but water as well. And water is already a contested resource
Read more...How Much Energy Does ChatGPT’s Newest Model Consume?
ChatGPT’s environmental destructiveness is increasing by leaps and bounds.
Read more...James Galbraith: From the Fossil-Fuel Civilization Into …? Economics Gets a Biophysical Reality Check
James Galbraith argues that economics can’t keep ignoring that energy and resources for production are no longer abundant and easy to access
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