Empty Office Spaces Can Be Converted to Residential Buildings – But It Won’t Be Affordable
What if we convert redundant office space to affordable living space or public housing and quit with the return-to-office pressure?
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Energy Destinies – Part 5 Energy Transition – Mystery Destination
An energy transition refers to a major structural shift in energy systems. There have been several such historical transitions – bio-fuels, such as wood, to water and wind energies and then to fossil fuels. In its current usage, it is used to describe the attempt to replace fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption with renewable energy sources.
Read more...Turkiye Refuses to Back Down on Sweden Accession Ahead of NATO Summit
Will the West give Erdogan what he wants?
Read more...Rising Sea Levels Will Isolate People Long Before They’re Underwater
One of the near term impacts of higher sea levels willl be balkanization of low-lying coastal areas.
Read more...The China Debt Trap Lie that Won’t Die
US officials and Western media make things up as China weakens the stranglehold Western bondholders and international financial institutions have on poorer countries.
Read more...Energy Destinies – Part 2: Renewable Energy – Character Shortcomings
Satyajit Das provides another deep dive into the realities of the so-called energy transition.
Read more...A Majority Of Americans Are Against Banning Gas Stoves
Even Americans who don’t have gas stoves oppose a ban.
Read more...What’s Behind the US-Driven Reforms Coming to the World Bank?
Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga takes over as World Bank president as the organization is embarking on a series of reforms requested by Washington.
Read more...The EU Looks to “Jungle” Sacrifice Zones to Help It Out of Energy Crisis
Low wages and dirty energy make the Balkans and North Africa attractive options for the EU to keep the “garden” green and profitable.
Read more...Is Russia’s Least Bad Option Now the Maximalist Stance of Taking Control of Western Ukraine?
Is Russia moving towards the perceived necessity of subduing western Ukraine? And how might that work?
Read more...The Grid Needs A $20 Trillion Upgrade To Support Energy Transition
Inadequate grid capacity all over the globe raises doubts about the viability of green energy plans, at least at scale.
Read more...More American Cities Considering Free Public Transportation
In fits and starts, the idea of free public transportation is getting more of a following in the US.
Read more...‘Market Fundamentalism’ Is an Obstacle to Progress
Why market cheerleaders are bad for you.
Read more...China and the Revenge of the Sanctioned
How US ham-handed use of force and misreadings of key players’ interests, allowed China to suddenly take a leadershp role in the Middle East
Read more...The U.S. Needs To Double The Size Of Its Energy Grid
Will the state of the US grid constrain the conversion to electric vehicles and other green devices?
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