Published inNo-Nonsense MusingsA China-US Energy Deal: Conceivable?A reminder of the potential for tumult in the “reign of Donald the Disruptor” came with Trump’s U-turn on Putin, from Best Bud to…Oct 23A response icon1Oct 23A response icon1
Published inThe New Climate.Dissonance in Energy & ClimateWith peak oil upon us, dissonance is booming in the world of energy. Can Petro President Trump reverse what he sees as a Chinese assault?Oct 3A response icon11Oct 3A response icon11
Published inNo-Nonsense MusingsTrump’s Two-Part Strategy — Part 2Strengthening America’s leadership of the Western camp was Part 1 and it’s nearly done. What comes next?Sep 14A response icon3Sep 14A response icon3
Published inNo-Nonsense MusingsPoliticizing PopulationPopulation change is getting very political, very quickly, in lots of places. Fertility rates — the average number of children women have…Sep 7A response icon18Sep 7A response icon18
Published inThe New Climate.Is Big Oil Sailing into Rough Water?The international oil industry may be heading into trouble, with weak options to fall back on.Sep 2A response icon12Sep 2A response icon12
Published inThe New Climate.US LNG versus Chinese SolarIntense competition between China’s solar-centric energy and US LNG is underway — but who is set to win?Jul 31A response icon14Jul 31A response icon14
Published inNo-Nonsense Musings2028 In Trumpland — ScenariosHow “bad” could the US economy get under President Donald Trump’s tumultuous policies? Or flipping 180°, what might the US look like at…Jun 23A response icon4Jun 23A response icon4
Published inNo-Nonsense MusingsNo Big lefty Ideas? Try This ScenarioThe world desperately needs Big New Lefty Ideas. But until they come, perhaps visions of where current trends may be taking the US will…Jun 15A response icon9Jun 15A response icon9
Published inNo-Nonsense MusingsWhere Have All the Lefty Ideas Gone?Why does the Left in America have no widely appealing vision of a climate-friendly future that also reflects its defining egalitarian…May 27A response icon51May 27A response icon51
Published inThe New Climate.Oil, Dollars — Sunshine, YuanFossil fuels and finance are inextricably intertwined in Trump’s vision for America. China is now our paid-for-in-yuan hope.May 12May 12
