Energy

Energy, Money and Technology – From the Lens of the Superorganism

By Nate Hagens, originally published by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

January 26, 2018

During Nate Hagens’ #WEP2018 keynote, he discussed how all of our lives will be influenced by how we react to the coming era of harder to extract and more costly fossil fuels that will be combined with cleaner but more stochastic energy types.

Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF) an organization focused on educating and preparing society for the coming cultural transition. Allied with leading ecologists, energy experts, politicians and systems thinkers ISEOF assembles road-maps and off-ramps for how human societies can adapt to lower throughput lifestyles.

Nate holds a Masters Degree in Finance with Honors from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. He teaches an Honors course, Reality 101, at the University of Minnesota.

Tags: ecological economics, energy depletion

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Dispatch from Alberta’s Coal War

By Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee

The latest skirmish in Alberta’s new coal wars took place on Nov. 19 as young and old filled the Polish Hall in Coleman, Alberta.

November 26, 2024

Abandoned uranium mine adit at Mt. Byk

More deglobalization: Russia cuts uranium exports to U.S.

By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

Deglobalization is proceeding apace for many reasons. Here’s one more.

November 24, 2024

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Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans − our Nashville data shows it could be a win for everyone

By Zdravka Tzankova, Carol Ziegler, James Muchira, The Conversation

Our team at the Climate, Health and Energy Equity Lab at Vanderbilt University has been exploring the possibility of corporate offset dollars paying to improve energy efficiency in low-income housing, starting with a pilot study in our hometown of Nashville.

November 20, 2024