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.
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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?
Read more...String of Conveniently Timed Spying Cases in Germany Influence EU Elections, Undermine Chancellor’s China Efforts, and Spread Fear of Russian Fifth Column
Spies, spies everywhere.
Read more...James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.
Read more...Standard Chartered Says Peak Oil Demand Is Not Imminent
The much predicted peak oil is running behind schedule, to the detriment of the planet.
Read more...Can a New German Party Steer the European Left in a More Effective Direction?
Sahra Wagenknecht shook up the German political establishment with the January launch of her new left-populist political party. She’s now looking to do the same in the European Parliament.
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