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Big Oil talks ‘transition’

December 9, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Big Oil talks ‘transition’ but perpetuates petroleum, House documents say A House committee, accusing oil companies of deception, releases a trove of internal documents revealing how these firms view the ‘energy transition’ By Steven Mufson and Timothy Puko December 9, 2022 Some of the world’s major oil companies remain internally skeptical about the “energy transition” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Future of Work, Politics, the Anthropocene Tagged: 2022, BP, Canadian oil sands, carbon, carbon capture, carbon footprints, climate science, economy, energy transition, ExxonMobil, House Committee, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, low-carbon, low-carbon economy, oil company, oversight, Politico, Reform, Shell, the American Petroleum Institute, TotalEnergies, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The Crime Spike Is No Mystery

November 23, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In The Atlantic, Patrick Sharkey writes about the causes of crime; “By zooming out and looking at the big picture, the question of what causes violence becomes quite answerable.” November 23, 2022 Patrick Sharkey is the William S. Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, History, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Chicago, crime, geography of violence, Patrick Sharkey, Segregation, The Atlantic, Urban Crime, violence

Herman Daly, 84, Who Challenged the Economic Gospel of Growth, Dies

November 8, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The New York Times 11/08/2022 poking “a big hornets’ nest with a short stick.” Perhaps the best-known ecological economist, he faulted his mainstream peers for failing to account for the environmental harm growth can bring. Herman Daly, who for more than 50 years argued that the economic gospel of growth as synonymous with prosperity and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, History, Obituaries, Politics, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: ecological, economist, environmental, growth, growth economy, Herman Daly, natural resources, Nicolas Georgescu-Roegen, pollution, steady-state economy

The world’s biggest dirty energy club

October 25, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

On POLITICO is this article about the ECT, the Energy Charter Treaty. The world’s biggest dirty energy club is cracking up Major EU countries are quitting the Energy Charter Treaty. After a wild Twitter rant, the boss of its secretariat says he was hacked.

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, the Anthropocene Tagged: ECT, ECT treaty, Energy Charter Treaty, European Union, fossil fuels, Guy Lentz, Rob Jetten

Globalism Failed to Deliver the Economy We Need

October 17, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The New York Times published a Guest Essay titled “Globalism Failed to Deliver the Economy We Need” by Rana Foroohar.     But the chaos is transitory, as it is largely driven by the tumult that attends any transition from an old economic order to a new one. Every economy goes through cycles of expansion … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Finanace, History, Pandemic, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: economists, global economy., Neoliberalism, philosophy, political economy

Observer Interview: Peter Kalmus

May 21, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Interview – Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’ Ian Tucker May 21, 2022 The Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous: ==================================== Do you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Nuclear Industry, Politics, Racism, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: civil disobedience, climate crisis, Cop26, fossil fuel, fossil fuel industry, grief, humans, madness of billionaires, money in politics, Opec, Peter Kalmus, profit, the future

In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things

March 28, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the New Yorker, Bill McKibben wrote an essay titled “In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things” Here, he references many new reports which fortify the case for moving to renewable energy now and reinforcing the need to stop burning. On the last day of February, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Nuclear Industry, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Science, the Anthropocene Tagged: climate change, fossil fuel, IPCC, World On Fire

Abolish internet shopping in Belgium

February 13, 2022 by sergneri 1 Comment

In the Guardian: Abolish internet shopping in Belgium, says leader of party in coalition Paul Magnette, the Socialist party leader, describes e-commerce as ‘social and ecological degradation’ There are no options for commenting on this idea on the Guardian itself, so after you read it, come back here and let us know what you think.

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Pandemic, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Belgium, COVID, e-commerce, pandemic, shopping, Socialist

The Ethiopian entrepreneur Sara Menker founded Gro Intelligence

January 7, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the NYT, an interview with Ms. Menker: The Ethiopian entrepreneur Sara Menker founded Gro Intelligence, which uses artificial intelligence to forecast global agricultural trends and battle food insecurity. When toilet paper shortages happened during Covid and everybody was running to stock up, I was like, “I don’t know why you’re stocking up. I have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: Africa, agriculture, entrepreneur, Ethiopian, famine, food, food systems, Gro Intelligence, inflation, markets, poverty, Sara Menker, toilet paper

America Isn’t Ready for the Electric-Vehicle Revolution

November 10, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

A NYT guest essay with some interesting and sobering facts on the current state of global battery technology. By Steve LeVine – Mr. LeVine is editor of The Electric, a publication focused on batteries and electric vehicles. His most recent book is “The Powerhouse: America, China and the Great Battery War.”

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, IT Failures, Politics, Science, the Anthropocene Tagged: Automakers, batteries, battery, China, cobalt, E.V., electric vehicle, fossil fuel, graphite, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, manganese, nickel, sulfates, supply chain
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