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Tag Archives: energy
A Forecast of Our Energy Future; Why Common Solutions Don’t Work
In order to understand what solutions to our energy predicament will or won’t work, it is necessary to understand the true nature of our energy predicament. Most solutions fail because analysts assume that the nature of our energy problem is … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged economic growth, energy, energy forecast, fossil fuel, limits to growth, oil
630 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
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
183 Comments
Energy Leveraging: An Explanation for China’s Success and the World’s Unemployment
If an employer wants to maximize profits, it will want to leverage its use of high-priced energy sources. From an employer’s point of view, there are basically three kinds of energy, from most to least expensive: Human energy Petroleum energy Everything … Continue reading
Posted in Energy policy, Financial Implications
Tagged China, employment, energy, fossil fuels, oil, oil prices, recession, unemployment
116 Comments
How Energy Shapes the Economy
In the beginning, the Master Economist created the Economy. He created businesses large and small, consumers, governments with their regulation, and financial institutions of all types. And the Master Economist declared that the economy should grow. And it did grow, … Continue reading
Posted in Book draft, Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged economic growth, economy, energy, Howard Odum, population growth, predator prey, recession
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