Sunday, June 27, 2021

Modern architecture: Ugliness is Beauty

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There's a joke about contemporary architecture schools ( which I've related before ) that goes something like this: The ...
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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Shale oil and gas fraud: A sign of a peak in oil supplies?

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Those of us who watched incredulously as investors shovelled more and more money into what we were sure were money-losing sh...
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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Who pays for the care of "orphaned" oil and gas wells? You do

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When oil and gas wells end their useful life, one of two things happens: 1) They are plugged and capped to prevent further flows or 2...
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Sunday, June 06, 2021

Taking a short break - no post this week

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I'm taking a short break this week and expect to post again on Sunday, June 13.
Sunday, May 30, 2021

Debate over origin of COVID highlights catastrophic systemic risks

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I do not claim to know where the COVID-19 virus originated. And, I don't think we will ever know for sure. But claims ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Not just another drought: The American West moves from dry to bone dry

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The American West is having a drought. So, what else is new? And, that's just the point. The American West has been in an ...
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Sunday, May 16, 2021

The American infrastructure, ancient Rome and 'Limits to Growth'

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Infrastructure is the talk of the town in Washington, D.C. where I now live and with good reason. The infrastructure upon which the li...
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Sunday, May 09, 2021

Clean energy minerals shortage: Who knew it could happen?

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The race for so-called green energy has spawned another race, one for the minerals needed to make the devices such as solar panels and...
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Sunday, May 02, 2021

Is there an alternative to the modern corporate knowledge grab?

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There is a scene in the hit science-fiction television series "The Expanse" in which a leader of "The Belt"—tha...
Sunday, April 25, 2021

Taking a short break - no post this week

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I'm taking a short break this week and expect to post again on Sunday, May 2.