

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...


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...
It's Thermodynamics!
The fact that EROIs are now in the process of passing below 10:1 has fundamental economic and financial consequences that run very deep....


Life Begins at 30:1
The dire global energy and ecological emergency makes it all the more important to identify and understand well the EROI thresholds that...
Third Energy Challenge
The previous analyses concerning the First and Second Energy Challenges lead us now to expand on the Third, that is, the economic and...


Second Energy Challenge - Lack of Alternatives
Unfortunately, the fossil fuels EROI issues examined previously are compounded by a lack of alternatives. In earlier postings we...