Category Archives: Energy

The End of Economics and Society as We Know It

3 Comments Posted by on August 8, 2011

Richard Heinberg delivers a clear and powerful message on the urgent need for the world to begin the transition to a sustainable future. He takes a big picture perspective on the interconnectedness of economics, energy, the environment, and society. Here are several excerpts from recent interviews. These are very sobering. The Future of Energy Consumption (4-5 minutes) [...]

Capitalism, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Financial Crisis, History, Oil Prices, Peak Oil, Philosophy, Psychology & Sociology, Public Policy, Sustainability, Uncategorized , , , , ,

Saudi and Libyan Oil Production Concerns

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 17, 2011

Saudi Arabia did not make up for the loss in Libyan oil production. (From The Oil Drum) Two interesting things to note form this graph. First, Saudi Arabia had been increasing oil production well before the outbreak of hostilities in Libya. Second, the recent increase in Saudi production has not nearly made up for the [...]

Charts, Energy, Middle East, Oil Prices

New-and-clear

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 5, 2011

The Japan Crisis Latest Update With the recent disaster in Japanese Nuclear Power, it looks like it is game over for the whole industry. The world is still scrambling to recover from that 8.9 earthquake and the resulting tsunami that caused massive failures in coastal reactors; instead of focusing on failures in design, or location [...]

Energy

Shai Agassi – A Bold Plan

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 4, 2011

“So how would [we] run a whole country without oil?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcoJt2KLC9k Shai Agassi portrays the future of energy, transportation and the revolutions needed in the fields of business dealings and manufacturing in his speech at the TED 2010 (see link); simply he puts that we need to stop production of dirty energy, if not for [...]

Energy, Environment

Evaluating the Impact of Higher Oil Prices

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 26, 2011

The recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa have been the focus of attention for policymakers as the implications of escalating unrest are significantly problematic for the global economy. The recent upward pressure on oil prices has been a reflection of market expectations rather than actual shortages in supply but there are fears [...]

Charts, Energy, Issues, Markets, Middle East, Oil Prices

Return of Stagflation?

1 Comment Posted by on February 20, 2011

Inflation for January showed an uptick that could signal the return of stagflation (cost-push inflation during periods of weak economic growth and slack demand). See the FRB of Cleveland web site for a good discussion of measuring core inflation with an explanation of the measures used in the graph below. In the election of 1980, [...]

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“A Game-Changer” for the U.S. Auto Industry

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 9, 2010

One of every three Motor Trend magazine covers over the last year featured a Mustang. The last two issues showcased the Volt. The staff of Motor Trend are mostly muscle car guys but they were gaga over the Volt. Has the transition to the era of the electric car finally arrived? The Volt is technically [...]

Energy, Environment, Hybrid/Electric Cars, Issues, Politics, Uncategorized

China, Electric Cars, and the Future

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 12, 2010

With all the hand-wringing in the business press about China manipulating its currency, we may be missing the big picture. In a recent op-ed piece in The New Your Times, Thomas Freidman (The World is Flat) calls attention to how China is aggressively investing in the future. Thankfully, the US government helped save GM from [...]

Capitalism, China, Energy, Environment, Globalization

Revised Climate Change Presentation

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 6, 2010

Dr. David Heimann of the Green Group Boston has made some updates to his slideshow on Climate Change and Economic Opportunities. I’ve attached the revised document in this post.GW-talk-GGB-1

Capitalism, Climate Change, Economic Updates, Energy, Environment, Markets

Boston Green Fest Wrap-Up

1 Comment Posted by on August 29, 2010

Fellow Green Group Boston member Mark Hoffman and I (Scott Szycher) had the pleasure of attending the Boston Green Fest last week, including the Green Jobs Forum on Thursday at the Massachusetts State House. I thought there were some tidbits that apply to the Seacoast region, and the Green Alliance community. The Green Jobs Forum [...]

Energy, Environment, Government, Public Policy, Uncategorized

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