The short answer: No, not even close! Nations of the world are only too aware that fossil fuels need to be phased out for two reasons. First, oil is a
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The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures
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The Other Reason for Putin’s Rush to War: Russian Oil Dependency
On February 24, as Russia invaded Ukraine, Guardian reporter Fiona Harvey posed the interesting question: “Is Putin’s Invasion About Fossil Fuels?”
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Could a European Union boycott of Putin’s Oil, with Qatari and UAE help, Crash the Russian Economy?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The breaking news is that the German Minister of Economy and Climate Robert Habeck, who …
Source: Could a European Union boycott of Putin’s Oil, with Qatari and UAE help, Crash the Russian Economy?
This is the Time to Kick Our Oil Addiction
…the Biden administration should follow its own promise to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.Even by the logic of capitalism, that’s the financially sensible thing to do. “Scientists and engineers have dropped the cost of solar and wind power by an order of magnitude,” notes 350.org founder Bill McKibben, “to the point where it is some of the cheapest power on Earth.”
Source: This is the Time to Kick Our Oil Addiction – CounterPunch.org
Biden needs an Iran Deal: The US cannot Afford to Sanction both Moscow and Tehran without Risking $300 a barrel Oil
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States cannot afford to impose severe economic sanctions and boycotts on Russia and …
Prices Are Spiking and Options Are Shrinking: We’re at a Tipping Point for Oil & Gas
Better option number two would be to win the midterms by standing with the planet: impose a war tax on carbon profiteers and spend the proceeds on transitioning to renewables.The shift to clean energy doesn’t have to go slowly. Electric car sales rose 43% in 2020 over 2019, and 108% in 2021 over last year. Stocks in renewables are out performing oil and gas right now. Tipping points tip. If anything good could come of this grim, ghastly time, this could be it. We have certainly hit the bottom of the gas and oil barrel.
1848+: The End(s) of History 