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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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Why Financial Approaches Won’t Fix The World’s Economic Problems This Time
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 1:15 PM EDT
The economy doesn’t run simply on money and debt. It operates on resources of many kinds, including energy-related resources.
In this article: OIL, UNG
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Ramping Up Renewables Can't Provide Enough Heat Energy In Winter
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 4:13 PM EDT
We cannot expect wind and solar to ever be ramped up to meet our energy needs, even in combination with hydro.
In this article: OIL, UNG
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Why No Politician Is Willing To Tell Us The Real Energy Story
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 9:51 PM EDT
Energy per capita and, in fact, resources per capita, must stay high enough for an economy’s growing population. When this does not happen, history shows that civilizations tend to collapse.
In this article: OIL, UCO, XLE
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The World’s Self-Organizing Economy Can Be Expected To Act Strangely, As Energy Supplies Deplete
Saturday, July 30, 2022 7:10 AM EDT
The physics-based approach I am using indicates that the world’s economy is likely to change dramatically for the worse in the months and years ahead.
In this article: OIL, UCO, UNG, UUP, XLE, BNO
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Why Raising Interest Rates To Reduce Inflation May Work Out Very Badly
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:06 PM EDT
Most people do not understand that the world economy is a physics-based system, powered by energy. If the energy is suddenly much less available, there will be a huge problem.
In this article: OIL, UNG, XLE
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Is The Debt Bubble Supporting The World Economy In Danger Of Collapsing?
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 3:30 PM EDT
The economy may be headed for an incredibly hard landing because of the inter-relationship between interest rates and energy prices, and the important role energy plays in powering the economy.
In this article: OIL, XLE
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The World Has A Major Crude Oil Problem; Expect Conflict Ahead
Thursday, April 21, 2022 2:39 PM EDT
World crude oil production has been falling behind needed levels since 2019.
In this article: BNO, OIL, UCO, USO
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No One Will Win In The Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 12:10 AM EDT
We are basically dealing with a no-win situation. No matter what the outcome, the world economy will be worse off after the fighting stops.
In this article: XLE, OIL, UNG
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Limits To Green Energy Are Becoming Much Clearer
Thursday, February 10, 2022 12:21 AM EDT
It is becoming clear that modelers who encouraged the view that a smooth transition to wind, solar, and hydroelectric is possible have missed some important points.
In this article: UNG
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2022: Energy Limits Are Likely To Push The World Economy Into Recession
Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:38 AM EDT
World oil supplies are unlikely to rise very rapidly in 2022 because of depletion and inadequate reinvestment. Even if oil prices rise higher in the first part of 2022, this action cannot offset years of underinvestment.
In this article: OIL, UCO, UNG, USO
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Is It Possible That The World Is Approaching End Times?
Friday, December 3, 2021 1:46 PM EDT
As strange as it may seem, we may be approaching what some of us would think of as end times if our economy collapses for lack of cheap-to-produce energy supplies.
In this article: OIL
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Our Fossil Fuel Energy Predicament, Including Why The Correct Story Is Rarely Told
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 2:36 PM EDT
There is more to the fossil fuel energy predicament than we usually hear about.
In this article: OIL, UNG
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Spike In Energy Prices Suggests That Sharp Changes Are Ahead
Monday, October 18, 2021 6:38 PM EDT
The economy doesn’t operate on a single type of energy, any more than human life on a single type of food. The economy uses a portfolio of energy types.
In this article: OIL, UCO, UGA
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Could We Be Hitting Natural Gas Limits Already?
Saturday, September 25, 2021 10:30 PM EDT
The problem with high prices is most noticeable is in Europe, with its dependence on natural gas imports. But Europe may just be the “canary in the coal mine.”
In this article: UNG
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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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