Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels

Solar power has been generating enthusiasm from homeowners, partly from cost savings, the ability to sell excess to the grid, Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2020

For people born in the 40s, the chance of earning more than their parents was ~90%. For people born in Continue reading →

Past Peak Oil

It is possible that we’re past peak oil. Predicting the future is a necessary yet futile part of civilization. The Continue reading →

Sailing Ships Return

Let’s be clear, these are sailing ships, not sailboats. Before we used fossil fuels for powering transportation, businesses around the Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2019

Fossil fuel subsidies are ~3.7 times greater than subsidies for renewable energy. The cost of gun deaths in the US Continue reading →

Wind Cheaper Than Gas

At least in the US, electricity from wind is now cheaper than electricity from natural gas ($20/MWhr). Subsidies skew such Continue reading →

Changing Energy Subsidies

Subsidies encourage policies that can be mutually exclusive. Renewable energy subsidies are noticeable because they visibly go to people who Continue reading →

UK Hits 2030 CO2 Targets Early

Congratulations to the UK. At least for the end of June, they reduced CO2 emissions to the levels targeted for Continue reading →