

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...


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...
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...