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Gail Tverberg

Researcher writer at OurFiniteWorld.com
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Gail Tverberg is a researcher on subjects related to energy and the economy. Her background is as actuary, who did financial modeling for insurance companies, so she brings a different perspective to the question of how limits of a finite world affect the economy.
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Afghanistan (And Today’s High Level Of Conflicts) Reflect An Energy Problem
Monday, August 30, 2021 3:30 PM EDT
Governments can add debt and other indirect promises of resources that create goods and services, but they cannot actually create the low-cost energy, water, and mineral resources needed to fulfill those promises.
In this article: OIL, XLE
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To Be Sustainable, Green Energy Must Generate Adequate Taxable Revenue
Thursday, July 15, 2021 4:12 PM EDT
One of the requirements for sustainability is adequate production of taxable revenue.
In this article: OIL, UCO
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How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong
Friday, June 18, 2021 6:17 PM EDT
One might think that an energy transition designed to fix climate change would work equally well to fix running out of fossil fuels. Unfortunately, that's not how it works.
In this article: UNG, USO
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Don’t Expect The World Economy To Resume Its Growth Pattern After Covid-19
Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:03 PM EDT
We seem to be headed for a rapidly changing world economy, and unfortunately not for the better.
In this article: OIL, UCO
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How The World’s Energy Problem Has Been Hidden
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:11 PM EDT
We really need a solution to our energy problems right now, not in the year 2050 or 2100.
In this article: OIL, UNG, XLE
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Headed For A Collapsing Debt Bubble
Saturday, March 20, 2021 1:59 PM EDT
A $1.9 billion stimulus package was recently signed into law in the United States. Can such a stimulus bill, plus packages passed in other countries, really pull the world economy out of the downturn it has been in 2020? I don’t think so.
In this article: USO
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Why Collapse Occurs; Why It May Not Be Far Away
Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:11 PM EDT
It is clear to many people that the world economy is now struggling. There is too much debt; young people are having trouble finding jobs that pay well enough; people in poor countries are increasingly more food insecure.
In this article: OIL, XLE
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Where Energy Modeling Goes Wrong
Thursday, February 4, 2021 10:31 AM EDT
There are a huge number of people doing energy modeling. In my opinion, nearly all of them are going astray in their modeling because they don’t understand how the economy really operates.
In this article: OIL, UCO, UNG, USO
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2021: More Troubles Likely
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 4:50 PM EDT
Our real problem is an energy problem that we do not have a solution for.
In this article: OIL
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2020: The Year Things Started Going Badly Wrong
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:24 PM EDT
Citizens have not been aware of how “close to the edge” we have been. Low energy prices have been deceptive, but this is what we should expect with collapse.
In this article: OIL
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Humans Left Sustainability Behind As Hunter-Gatherers
Saturday, December 5, 2020 8:30 AM EDT
Many people believe that humans can have a sustainable future by using solar panels and wind turbines.
In this article: OIL
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Energy Is The Economy; Shrinkage In Energy Supply Leads To Conflict
Monday, November 9, 2020 4:00 PM EDT
Without adequate energy, the world economy would come to a halt. We are hitting energy limits right now. Energy per capita is already shrinking, and it seems likely to shrink further in the future.
In this article: XLE
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Fossil Fuel Production Is Reaching Limits In A Strange Way
Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:30 PM EDT
We need a new, very inexpensive energy source that buyers will willingly pay a disproportionately high price for right now, not 20 or 50 years from now.
In this article: OI, UNG
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Reaching The End Of Early Stimulus – What’s Ahead?
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:30 PM EDT
Many people thought that COVID-19 would be gone with a short shutdown. They also thought that the world’s economic problems could be cured with a six month “dose” of stimulus.
In this article: OIL
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Today’s Energy Predicament – A Look At Some Charts
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 3:56 PM EDT
We're in a strange situation today that most modelers have never really considered. Let me explain some of the issues I see.
In this article: OIL, UNG
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We Need To Change Our COVID-19 Strategy
Monday, August 10, 2020 4:00 PM EDT
We would like to think that we can eliminate COVID-19, but doing so is far from certain. The medical system has not been successful in eliminating HIV/AIDS or influenza; the situation with COVID-19 may be similar.
In this article: OIL, UCO, UNG
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