Category Archives: Global warming

AC, Power Banks, Mini Fridges: Oregon Equips Medicaid Patients for Climate Change

Health insurers like Oregon’s Medicaid find it cost effective to give patients equipment to protect them from heat as well as wildfire smoke

The Wars Come Home

Weapons, tactics, techniques and, maybe most importantly, ideology are already spreading in the US and across the Collective West from the Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts.

Book Review: “On the Move” Is a Must-Read Account of U.S. Climate Migration

Climate migration is here, even in rich countries like the US, and set to accelerate.

Standard Chartered Says Peak Oil Demand Is Not Imminent

The much predicted peak oil is running behind schedule, to the detriment of the planet.

Scientists Warn Gulf Stream Slowdown Could Begin as Early as 2025

The timing of the Gulf Stream slowdown looks to be arriving ahead of its earlier schedule.

Real Energy Transition Costs Could Spell Danger for EU

The EU is belatedly confronting the costs of their much-touted energy transition. Pols and voters are balking at the bill.

Climate Engineering Carries Serious National Security Risks − Countries Facing Extreme Heat May Try It Anyway, and the World Needs to be Prepared

Like it or not, climate engineering is coming. What are some of the implications?

The Energy Transition: Technology Versus Political Backlash

A look at some of the reasons why the energy transition is running behind schedule.

A World Without Insurance: A Climate-Future Look at Property Values

Home insurance will become catastrophically expensive and may even vanish in some parts of the US. What happens then?

Yellen Trip to China: Biden Administration Presumption and Cluelessness on Display

The US is at it again with China, despite acting like it wants to repair fractured relations.

Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration

In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions of Americans.

Yellen Plans To Confront China For ‘Unfair’ Clean Energy Subsidies

Treasury Secretary Yellen is complaining to China about allegedly improper green energy subsidies. But is her beef well founded?

Of Life and Lithium

A look at the implications of demand for lithium thanks to plans to increase electric vehicle sales.

Western Wind Turbine Manufacturers Struggle to Compete with Chinese Pricing

The US, UK and Europe fall behind China in a supposed priority area, wind turbines.

A Weak Spot in Carbon Sequestration: Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Carbon stored underground could leak through old wells. How regulators plan to handle that is under scrutiny.