Tag Archives: CO2 emissions

Peak Oil Demand is Already a Huge Problem

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

We in the United States, the Euro-zone, and Japan are already past peak oil demand. Oil demand has to do with how much oil we can afford. Many of the developed nations are not able to outbid the developing nations … Continue reading →

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Climate Change: The Standard Fixes Don’t Work

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

World leaders seem to have their minds made up regarding what will fix world CO2 emissions problems. Their list includes taxes on gasoline consumption, more general carbon taxes, cap and trade programs, increased efficiency in automobiles, greater focus on renewables, … Continue reading →

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True sustainability solutions

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

We live in a world with very limited solutions to our sustainability problems. I often hear the view, “If we would just get off fossil fuels, then our society would be sustainable.” Or, “If the price of oil would just … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on why energy use and CO2 emissions are rising as fast as GDP

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

In a recent post, I discovered something rather alarming–the fact that in the last decade (2000 to 2010) both world energy consumption and the CO2 emissions from this energy consumption were rising as fast as GDP for the world as … Continue reading →

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