BThermal Storage HopiumAfter realizing that there is not enough mining capacity to “produce” the necessary amount of metals to build enough batteries (not only…7 min read·2 days ago--8--8
BOn Radical AcceptanceThere has been a slew of articles recently from many commentators I follow on the topic of acceptance (you can read them here, here and…7 min read·Apr 8, 2024--29--29
BDodging The Gator — What Can Be Done?Humanity is in overshoot, and a major correction is already underway, something, which will only accelerate even further. A runaway energy…9 min read·Apr 1, 2024--12--12
BMeet The Gator: Growing Energy DemandThe relentless — and ever accelerating — rise in energy demand of oil extraction threatens to upend centuries of economic growth; with or…13 min read·Mar 25, 2024--17--17
BBye-bye CarbonOurs is a carbon based economy. On the other hand, carbon emissions are wrecking the climate; for proof just take a look at this short tour…13 min read·Mar 18, 2024--20--20
BThe Depopulation BombThere is a silent aspect of civilizational decline: a marked fall in population numbers. I write silent deliberately, as it happens in the…10 min read·Mar 11, 2024--64--64
BThe Net Zero StragedyHuman CO2 emissions will reach net zero. However, not because the EU Commission calls for a 90% cut in emissions by 2040, but because it…9 min read·Feb 26, 2024--21--21
BEntropy: A RevelationI had an epiphany after writing my latest post on the topic of entropy. You know, that moment when suddenly everything falls into place and…14 min read·Feb 19, 2024--28--28
BThe Arrow of TimeThe circular economy and an endless recycling of materials is an absurd proposal, and not only from a technical perspective; the very idea…9 min read·Feb 12, 2024--24--24