Human misery may spread like a virus itself as economic consequences unfold
In all the wide, wonderful, bizarre world of the internet, the last place I ever thought I’d find myself gravitating to in the morning is a global death-count one, updated every few hours. But then again few of us have ever lived through a pandemic of this magnitude before. The coronavirus itself is definitely […]
Corona-prepping? Toilet paper is the tip of the iceberg – a chilling reminder of our utter dependence on reliable distribution systems
Toilet paper, hey? Who would have thought? In the event of an epidemic or pandemic or whatever it is that’s unfolding, who’d have thought that we’d run out of that first thing? The events of 2020 thus far are a sobering reminder of how we take for granted all the wonders of modern life. Yes, […]
Energy advocacy in a world of energy ignorance – countering the fear narrative one step at a time
All I got Is a red guitar Three chords And the truth All I got Is a red guitar The rest is up to you – U2’s version of “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan It may seem bizarre to be quoting a folk song from a folk hero when discussing hydrocarbons, particularly when […]
From “more solar” to “stop with the solar” in 5 short years – how climate activism’s inner political demon is destroying environmental progress
Holy crap, what a difference five years can make. Way back in late 2014, the energy world was a different place. OPEC, or at least their dominant voice Saudi Arabia, had just pulled the rug out from under oil prices, sending them crashing through the floor. OPEC’s move was an attempt to derail the US […]
Elizabeth Warren makes money from petroleum mineral rights, transfers them to children, then attacks fossil fuels – Life on Hypocrisy Trail isn’t pretty
Calling out politicians for dubious behaviour isn’t really fair; it’s too easy. It’s like hunting lions at the zoo. The very arena in which politicians seek to play and succeed seems to attract a certain type of personality that, to paraphrase the late great Lemmy from Motorhead, if they moved in next door to you, […]
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