Michael Klare: Plunging Oil Prices – A Recipe for More War?
Low and generally volatile oil prices are a prescription for more political instability in major oil producing nations.
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2016: Oil Limits and the End of the Debt Supercycle
How tight linkages among phenomena, such as oil and commodity prices, and flagging non-elite wages, are about to cause substantial economic disruption.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Welcome to 2016! With Just a Touch of Mayhem for Stocks
Stocks took a beating around the globe on the first day back in 2016. Hopes of a better year start out inauspiciously.
Read more...Dollar Dominance: Deconstructing the Myths and Untangling the Web
It is not dollar hegemony that rules the world, but the global financial system which gives the dollar its place of privilege.
Read more...Private Equity Made Bad Bet on Ships, Hit by Collapse in China Trade
Private equity’s misadventure in ships is yet another proof of both hubris and too much money looking for deals.
Read more...Wolf Richter: America’s Largest Utility Jacks up Rates the Most Since 2006 Despite Total Collapse of Natural Gas Prices
PG&E, America’s biggest utility, is a case study in the power of monopoly and regulatory capture.
Read more...Gaius Publius: It Wasn’t Just Exxon — They All Knew
Exxon was not the only oil major that knew decades ago about global warming and chose to launch an agnotology campaign.
Read more...Will China Be the Enforcer of the Paris Climate Agreement?
Yves here. While China has made impressive strides in technologies that reduce carbon emissions, I have trouble squaring that with their plans to build more coal-fired electricity generating plants. By Gaius Publius, a professional writer living on the West Coast of the United States and frequent contributor to DownWithTyranny, digby, Truthout, and Naked Capitalism. Follow […]
Read more...Report: Eagle Ford Shale Has Peaked, Lifting of Oil Export Ban Could Drain Field More Quickly
Geological fundamentals clearly show that high decline rates, limited sweet spots, and finite numbers of drilling locations will limit long term contributions to production.
Read more...How Much Oil Is Needed To Power Santa’s Sleigh?
The question “What would Santa’s fuel bill for his annual deliveries be?” makes for an interesting case study of problem solving.
Read more...Ilargi: CON21
To halt the demise of the planet, you can’t rely on the same people who cause it.
Read more...How Far Can The Syria Conflict Spiral Out Of Control?
An astute, high level reading of Russia and Turkey’s jousting.
Read more...Gauis Publius: Making the US a Petro-State – White House Keeps Alive GOP Hopes for Lifting the Oil Export Ban
Why lifting the oil export ban is “appeasement” of Big Oil and needs to be stopped.
Read more...Wolf Richter: US Exports & Manufacturing Debacle Covered up by Oil
What the regional manufacturing indices have been saying loud and clear for months have gotten further confirmation….
Read more...Gaius Publius: How to Think About the Paris Climate Talks
The Paris climate talks are destined to be too little, too late, and here is a framework for understanding why.
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