

In the Face of the Four Challenges "some are more equal than others"
While the choice is ours to make, it is important to also realise that, beside the core social issue of cognitive failure on the part of...


Overcoming Power Overshoot
Of course, it remains to be seen how far the global situation has to degrade before enough people realise that we have no longer any...


In the face of cognitive failure the choice is now ours
Professor Klare concluded his “30-year war” essay by making a bet: “Were I to wager a guess [for a range of most beneficial solutions], I...


Valuable know-how to unlock real wealth
The extreme solar paradox shows in a striking way that beside energy as the sole tangible, primary source of wealth, the other...


Solar Paradox - Paradigm Shift in Waiting
The enormous paradox in the present global situation is that in regard of the Four Challenges and of Prof. Klare’s anticipation of at...
Political Vacuum Leading to a "30 year war"
When confronted with major crisis situations, it is customary for most people to turn to governments for decisive action. For example,...
Political & Market Vacuum vs. Critical Opportunity
No doubt many readers will find the thermodynamic realities that we are analysing in this series of postings rather disturbing, even...


Energy Insolvency - The debt "roulette"
The matters analysed in previous postings highlight why energy insolvency is the core issue hidden behind the global crisis that has been...


End of Mythical Times - End of Wealth as we know it
Some readers may find the notion of myth as playing a central role in our supposedly rational world hard to digest. This calls for...


The "Gold Connection"
We have noted in an earlier posting that one of the main, grossly misunderstood, relays between energy, EROI, and “Planet Finance” is...