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No one will win in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Russia is in some ways like a heavily armed, suicidal old man, who can no longer earn an adequate living. The economic system of Russia is no longer working as it should. Russia is incredibly well-armed. The situation reminds a person of the story of Samson, in his old age, taking down the temple of the Philistines and losing his own life at the same time. Russia has no reason to back down in response to sanctions. Continue reading →
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Russia’s attack on Ukraine represents a demand for a new world order
Russia’s attack on Ukraine represents a demand for a new world order that, over the long term, will support higher prices for fossil fuels, especially oil. Such an economy would probably be centered on Russia and China. The rest of the world economy, to the extent that it continues to exist, will largely have to get along without fossil fuels, other than the fossil fuels that countries continue to produce for themselves. Population and living standards will fall in most of the world. Continue reading →
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Posted in Energy policy, Financial Implications, News Related Post
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Tagged collapse, economic collapse, natural gas imports, oil prices, recession
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Could we be hitting natural gas limits already?
Many countries have assumed that natural gas imports will be available for balancing electricity produced by intermittent wind and solar, whenever they are needed. The high natural gas import prices recently being encountered in Europe, and especially in the UK, appear to be an indication of an underlying problem. Could the world already be hitting natural gas limits? Continue reading →
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Posted in Financial Implications, News Related Post
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Tagged high natural gas prices, low oil prices, natural gas reserves
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COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Really Work as Hoped
It turns out that the delta variant is sufficiently different from the original Wuhan version of the virus that the vaccines work much less well. The CDC performed an analysis of COVID-19 cases arising from one public gathering in Massachusetts. They found that the gathering led to 469 COVID-19 delta cases among Massachusetts residents, with 74% of these cases in fully vaccinated attendees. Massachusetts is a highly vaccinated state, with approximately 64% of the population fully vaccinated. Continue reading →
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Tagged antibody dependent enhancement, COVID-19 vaccines, delta variant, leaky vaccines
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Economies won’t be able to recover after shutdowns
Citizens seem to be clamoring for shutdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There is one major difficulty, however. Once an economy has been shut down, it is extremely difficult for the economy to recover back to the level it … Continue reading →
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Posted in Energy policy, Financial Implications, News Related Post
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Tagged central banks, coronavirus, Covid-19, low oil prices
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