Category Archives: Energy markets

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.

Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore

Supposedly shuttered but toxic oil wells are yet another large-scale cost of the Western addiction to cheap energy.

Satyajit Das: The Middle East’s A Dance of Death – Part 3: Spillover

Why the prospects for containing, much the less resolving, the escalating Middle East conflict, are poor.

“How Does OpenAI Survive?”

Ed Zitron explains in gory detail why OpenAI looks like the mother of all bezzles.

The Growing Conservative Backlash Against Carbon Capture and Storage

A climate technology favored by oil companies is increasingly being attacked by more prominent figures on the right who are following the lead of their base.

Why Is the EU Upping the Pressure on Meloni in Italy?

News that Rome is in hot water over “rule of law” issues came out at same time Meloni headed East in attempt to repair ties with China, but is that the reason?

Ukraine End-Game: Rate-Determining Steps and the Question of Denazification

Further discussion of some of the likely complexities and stumbling blocks in Russia’s slow-motion conquest of Ukraine.

Kyiv and Brussels Weaponize Oil, Use Other Tools in Bid to Force Hungary and Slovakia into Supporting Project Ukraine

The efforts are backfiring and will likely harm Ukraine and the EU more than intended targets.

The US Vassal State of Germany Comes Apart

Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht are likely to perform well as government doubles down on failed policies and castigates voters.

China Has Just Gained First-Mover Advantage In Nuclear Fusion

China has apparently made a big nuclear fusion breakthrough. If true, how long would it take to commercialize it?

As NATO Bids Farewell to Reality, Moscow and Beijing Pursue Win-Win Deals With Türkiye

Beijing Promises More Investments, US Threatens More Sanctions. Türkiye starts to buy into Shanghai Cooperation Organization security architecture

The Future May Not Be As Electric as We Think

Is there a ceiling to electric vehicle uptake? And even worse, is that lower than many assume?