Item of General Interest
Oct. 23 . A new interview by Chris Martenson is now up. He calls it Why There's No Economically Sustainable Price for Oil Anymore.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
How Resource Limits Lead to Financial Collapse
Resource limits are invisible, so most people don’t realize that we could possibility be approaching them. In fact, my analysis indicates resource limits are really financial limits, and in fact, we seem to be approaching those limits right now. Many analysts … Continue reading
Renewables – Good for some things; not so good for others
Based on the sound of the name renewable, a person might think that using only “renewable” energy is ideal–something we should all strive to use exclusively. But there are lots of energy sources that might be called “renewable,” and lots … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives to Oil, Introductory Post
Tagged biofuels, energy, fossil fuels, Hydroelectric, renewable energy, wind, wind energy, wind turbines
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Our Energy Predicament in Charts
A friend asked me to put together a presentation on our energy predicament. I am not certain all of the charts in this post will go into it, but I thought others might be interested in a not-so-difficult version of … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives to Oil, Financial Implications
Tagged energy, energy predicament, finite world, fossil fuel, oil, oil prices, solar PV, space solar
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Reaching Debt Limits
If an economy is growing, it is easy to add debt. The additional growth in future years provides money both to pay back the debt and to cover the additional interest. Promotions are common and layoffs are few, so a … Continue reading
