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U.S. Natural Gas Exports Signal Higher Prices For U.S. Consumers (In The Long Run)
Fast-growing U.S. natural gas exports are likely to reduce domestic supplies significantly over the next several years. I want to assure you that everything has been going according to plan for the natural gas industry -- that is, until now.
China Grinch Stops Rare Earth Tech Transfer In Time For Christmas
Just in time for Christmas, China expanded its already tight restrictions on export of technology related to refining rare earth minerals. The most recent restrictions involve technology for making rare earth magnets.
Climate Change And The Hidden Water Cost Of The Panama Canal
The canal is just one more example of infrastructure built with the idea of stable climate.
Thinking About A World Of Scarcity
It is fashionable to talk about shortages. Computer chips have been in shortage and then in glut. Natural gas was acutely in shortage in Europe after the war in Ukraine and pipeline sabotage brought supplies from Russia down to a trickle.
Faster And Faster: The Pace Of Climate Change Keeps Surprising Us
Turning the giant global economy in a new climate-friendly direction has proven harder to do than expected. The reasons are well-known to those who understand how energy works in human society.
Hazards Of A Connected World - Should You Forgo The Internet Of Things?
My general rule is that anything offered for sale with the word "smart" in its name should be presumed hazardous until proven otherwise.
What The Dramatic Drop In European Demand For Natural Gas Showed Us
Last year, Europe as a whole decreased its natural gas consumption by 13%, a hefty decline. Its use over the recent winter declined by 19% from the five-year average. Yet, there are certainly challenges ahead.
Europe's Real-time Experiment In Energy Contraction
European society is currently undergoing a real-time experiment in energy contraction. Sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to a dramatic reduction in imports of Russian oil and natural gas.
Oops! U.S. Oil And Gas Exports Fuel Domestic Price Rise
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry long fought for and in the last decade was finally won release from federal restrictions that limited exports. This made it certain that as U.S. prices rose to match world prices, consumers would feel the pain.
Helium: Longtime 'Canary In The Coal Mine' Signals More Trouble
Today, helium (the gaseous element, not the cryptocurrency) is in the headlines because there is an acute shortage.
Mainstream Limits Precipitate Rising Oil Prices
Last week a Bloomberg writer at the very end of an article explained that the "only solution" to high gasoline and diesel prices is recession.
Decentralization, Abortion And The Choice Of Where To Live
The world is becoming less connected. And, it is becoming less centralized. In a decentralizing world, where you live will matter more, a lot more.
Meanwhile Elsewhere On Planet Earth...Drought And Heat Get A Lot Worse
You can be forgiven for thinking that the most important thing happening now is the war between Ukraine and Russia. After all, the Russian government has threatened to use nuclear weapons to win the war in Ukraine.
Resource Limits And Our Strange Game Of Musical Chairs
With a wide range of commodities in limited supply, various regions of the world are now behaving as if they are engaged in simultaneous games of musical chairs when it comes to commodity shortages.
Easier Said Than Done: National Self-Sufficiency In A Changed World
In the wake of a rapidly evolving realignment of the world trading system resulting from the economic equivalent of World War III, last week President Joe Biden began taking steps to move the United States toward building greater self-sufficiency.
Hoarding Is Suddenly In, "Lean" Operations Are Out As Shortages Ripple Across The Globe
Ukraine, a major exporter of grains and other food crops, announced soon after the Russian invasion of the country that it would ban exports of many food crops to ensure that Ukraine has enough to feed its population.
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