Heinberg: $5 Gas = Long, Hot, Crazy Summer

Here in northern California gasoline is now retailing for $4.20 a gallon. Prices haven’t been this high since mid-2008. Forecasts for $5 per gallon gas in the US this summer are now commonplace. What’s driving prices up? Most analysts focus mostly on two factors: worries about Iran and increased demand from a perceived global economic […]

Chris Martenson: Dangerous Ideas

We are at a key turning moment in history. The actions that we will soon decide to take will be determined by the beliefs we hold. At a time like this, holding the wrong set of beliefs can destroy your wealth, sap your joy, and even prove to be life-shortening. Knowing the ‘right’ sets of beliefs […]

Dwindling Resources Trigger Global Land Rush

A global scramble for land and mineral resources fuelled by billions of investment dollars is threatening the last remaining wilderness and critical ecosystems, destroying communities and contaminating huge volumes of fresh water, warned environmental groups in London Wednesday. No national park, delicate ecosystem or community is off limits in the voracious hunt for valuable metals, […]

Chevron In Talks with Russia on Arctic Exploration

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. has held talks with a senior Russian government official on Arctic exploration, as the country’s leader Vladimir Putin hinted he would allow non-state companies to operate in Russia’s northern seas. “Your country has enormous reserves, and the absence of large projects in the Russian Federation is a big gap in […]

Natural Gas Liquids and Algae as Fuel

In this episode of R-Squared Energy TV, Robert Rapier discussed using natural gas liquids and algae as a fuel.

John Michael Greer: The Trajectory of Empires

The structure of empire anatomized in last week’s post is a source of considerable strength for any imperial nation that manages to get it in place, and a source of even more considerable difficulty for anyone who opposes the resulting empire and hopes to bring it down. Nonetheless, empires do fall; every empire in history […]

The Peak Oil Crisis: A Breakthrough?

For many months, U.S. Energy Secretary Chu, the guy with the Nobel Prize in physics, has been running around the country telling audiences that big breakthroughs were coming for electric vehicles. Well, this week the other shoe dropped when an announcement was made of an advance in battery technology that has the potential to change […]

Africa plans more funding for nuclear plants

South Africa plans to allocate more funds towards the construction of nuclear power plants as it aims to boost electricity supply in Africa’s biggest economy, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday. South Africa, which runs the only nuclear power plant on the continent, allocated 300 billion rand ($39.55 billion) for its nuclear build programme […]

Iran Suffers ‘Crippling Effect’ of Sanctions

The cascade of U.S. and European sanctions imposed on Iran is crippling its ability to export oil and conduct trade, hitting the Gulf state’s economy and stoking internal dissent, sanctions specialists and U.S. officials say. An array of restrictions on banking, shipping, insurance, ports, trade, commodities and energy transactions and ventures have severed or complicated […]

Geoengineers Artificially Melt Antarctic to Drill for Oil

It appears controlling the issuance of currency is not enough for our global parasite leaders. Now they are adding chemicals and toxins to the air they can control the weather like gods.

India’s Government Grudgingly Releases Report on Nuclear Power’s Effect on Human Health

India is betting heavily on nuclear power to meet its surging energy needs. While India currently has six nuclear power plants (NPPs) with 20 reactors generating 4,780 megawatts, seven other reactors are under construction and are expected to generate an additional 5,300 megawatts. This current rate of nuclear power generation pales into insignificance with New […]

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