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Category Archives: Introductory Post
Reaching Limits in a Finite World
We don’t usually think about it, but we live in a finite world. In other words, in theory we can count precisely how many atoms make up the earth. We can also theoretically count how many humans live on earth … Continue reading
Posted in Book draft, Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged energy limits, financial limits, limits to growth, oil limits
249 Comments
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
266 Comments
Financial Issues Affecting Energy Security
Last week, I gave a talk called Financial Issues Affecting Energy Security at the Advances in Energy Studies conference in Mumbai, India. The general topic of the conference was, “Energy Security and Development-The Changing Global Context.” As I look at … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged coal supply, energy security, India, oil price, oil supply, recession
45 Comments
High-Priced Fuel Syndrome
Governments and economists around the world have not figured out that what the world economy is suffering from, to varying degrees, is “high-priced fuel syndrome“. High-priced fuel syndrome has a number of symptoms: Slow economic growth, or contraction People in … Continue reading
Posted in Book draft, Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged debt defaults, economic growth, Food prices, high oil price, oil price, recession
192 Comments
The Close Tie Between Energy Consumption, Employment, and Recession
The number of jobs available to job-seekers has been a problem for quite a long tine now—since 2000 in the United States, and longer than that in Europe. If we look at the percentage of the US population who are … Continue reading
