Before I start my overview of the attached article I want to address the feedback I received from many of you about my format. Thanks to all of you who responded. The first point was that almost everyone liked it and encouraged me not to change it. That said, there was some confusion on the overall scheme. So let me try to…
I have been warning of the impending collapse of the fossil fuel business especially oil. And, with it the devaluation of value of the oil companies’ stock price. I expected it to happen quickly when it occurred but I certainly didn’t expect it to happen due to a global pandemic. But here we are. As predicted, it ain’t pretty. And after we get past…
First of all, click on the video below and enjoy some Bee Gees music while you read this. You’ll get the connection. As I wrote about in my last post, renewable energy is blowing away fossil fuels. It’s not only a prediction any more. It’s reality. “Renewable energy beat coal for generating electricity for the first quarter of…
I’ve over the years, and recently also, mentioned positive feedback loops. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback) Certainly the melting of the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland ice is one that is very frightening. But there is another one that has been extremely worrisome to me and which has gotten little public attention but could be the dagger in the heart to being able to stop runaway climate…
Following up on the post I wrote on Monday (https://franklytalking.com/is-the-coronavirus-pandemic-sending-us-a-wake-up-call-on-climate/) I am attaching two more articles about how ill prepared the U.S. is for anticipating and preparing for a rapid change in the climate and the consequences thereof. Just look at the title of this post and think of how totally incompetently the current Administration is in dealing with the current Pandemic to…
The world around us is changing fast. And as much change as we’ve seen in the last week, especially since Wednesday, it’s going to accelerate and it’s hard to imagine what life will be like a week from now much less in a month. I hope you are taking this pandemic extremely seriously and staying home and isolated. Even if…
I hope you have been paying attention to what I have been telling you was coming for many years. Seems the inevitability of the future of energy is finally beginning to not only take hold but take OVER. And investors are sniffing it out and the flee from fossil fuels is starting and only going to gain momentum. Values for any fossil fuel assets…
Recently I wrote about what you can personally do to help protect the planet from the worst possible outcomes of climate chaos and leave our descendants a more hospitable and livable environment. https://franklytalking.com/quitting-your-hamburger-addiction-aint-gonna-cut-it/ One of the things I suggested was joining Sierra Club and helping in these pursuits. (Full disclosure, as you probably know, I have been a Club member since…
For years I have been saying that scientists and other climate “experts” were under estimating the likelihood and degree (pun intended) of a warming planet. The reason for this I said was because they were worried about public perception of being alarmist and possibly of “getting out over their skis.” And if in fact that their more extreme predictions didn’t come to…
I have been predicting for years that an alternative technology would eventually replace the lithium-ion battery that is now used in electric vehicles. Some of the reasons being weight, cost, range and, the availability and cost of cobalt. The following article describes a promising development that could make a huge difference in EV adoption. We’re getting closer and closer to…