As time permits, I'm going to put the esoterica I encounter related to climate change here rather than trying to update the various pages. So this will be in reverse chronological rather than logically organized within the structure of the rest of this website. Please don't rely on this as a consistent and current source for climate change information updates. Sadly, we cannot rely on our corporate-controlled mass media for good information on this, and my time is limited.

Past blog pages:
2019: May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December   
2020: January    February    March    April    May    June    July [COVID gap]
2021: [COVID gap] October-December
2022: January-February    March    April    May-August    September    October    November-December
2023: January    February    March-April    May-July    August-September    October-November    December
2024: January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December   
2025: January    February    March-May    June-July    August-September    October    November-December   
2026: January    February   

There is no Plan B because there is no Planet B. - Emmanuel Macron (President of France)

2026.04.27 Confirmed: The Alberta Energy 'Regulator' is a captured apologist and liar for the oil industry

New Study Nails Industry as the Cause of Record Quake (The Tyee)

2026.04.27 If Canada was on this list, it would show 68% in 2015 and 80% in 2023. Not bad.

How Much Clean Energy Have Countries Added Since 2015? (Visual Capitalist) 2024 data is not yet available from Canadian government figures, but it's a safe bet the 2024 number won't be worse than in 2023.
Canadian GHG emissions from electricity generation have fallen from 128 Mt to 79 Mt from 2000 to 2023 (62%), while total generation has increased. Again, that's a pretty good story.
So, it's time the anti-EV crowd in Canada stopped whining about pollution from EVs, plugged into the real clean transportation solution, and supported reducing the remaining electricity emissions so there's a chance our grandkids can survive on this planet.
You can also help reduce emissions by charging your EV at low demand times when fossil fuel peaker plants are in use (at least until we can replace them with storage like pumped and compressed air reservoirs, and grid-scale batteries.

2026.04.24 An intelligent approach to cleaner, cheaper energy in Ontario, obviously not a provincial government plan.

ANALYSIS: How Ontario can fight rising power costs with a battery in your home
My addition: if you are going to install a lithium-ion house battery, please put it in a fire-vault enclosure outside any building structure. IMO, these should be installed at neighbourhood electric utility substations to benefit from economies of scale and 'time-sharing' as different households will have different use schedules, and reduce daily cycle loading on the transmission and distribution system components like big transformers and high tension wires. However, I recognize that many local electric distribution companies (LDCs) are sufficiently forward-looking to embrace this approach which would make their systems more resilient and reduce local power outages. Also, have the main connection wiring done by a licensed electrician who will ensure the battery is isolated from the grid connection when the main service panel is 'off', and an additional switch is installed to completely isolate the battery when servicing is required. Respect the energy content of the battery like it's 250 litres of gasoline.

2026.04.24 With the dropping prices of wind, solar and storage, why not just require new data centres to provide their own clean power?

Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions (The Guardian)

2026.04.23 Disagree. There are a range of solutions to decarbonize shipping. Biofuels is one; a good one.

Why Biofuels Are Not The Answer To Decarbonizing Shipping (Oilprice.com)
Biofuels can be done intelligently or stupidly. Why not choose intelligently?
For example, Canada produces a lot of wood waste. Methanol's early name was wood alcohol. Note: WOOD. Methanol can be used as a combustion engine fuel.
Alcohol from crop waste can be blended into gasoline up to 85% E85 for use in car and truck engines, and the remaining solids can be composted for fertilizer.
Biodiesel can be made from a wide variety of organic materials, including used cooking oil, animal fats, silage ...
None of that requires repurposing farm land from food production for livestock or people. In fact, clearing land after forest clear cutting to make toilet paper, the land could be properly cleared for soil amendments and farming. Stumps and roots can be removed, chipped and used as methanol feedstock.
A lot of cooking oil is used for frying foods, and then discarded as waste. Reusing that wastecooking oil doesn't divert any 'food' from anyone. Also, some cooking oil simply goes rancid from long or improper storage. It can be made into fuel.
In some cases, land that is not suitable for conventional food production can support plants that produce oil (e.g. jatropha) while breaking up clay soils and improving the soil for future use of higher value crops.

2026.04.23 For trucking in North America, the most cost-effective replacement for diesel is shifting to electric trucks.

Why Diesel Has Become a Much Bigger Economic Problem Than Gasoline (NYT)

2026.04.23 The powers that be derail climate change action at every turn in every way possible.

How the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket Upended Climate Policy (NYT)

2026.04.22 An unexpected Earth Day conversion in Australia

Gina Rinehart-backed miner achieves remarkable 95.7 pct renewable share in March quarter, slashing diesel costs (Renew Economy)
The ultimate anti-renewables person in Australia embraces clean energy when it saves her money.

2026.04.22 Not such a great Earth Day story - how AI's data centres could massively increased GHG emissions - doesn't seem intelligent to me.

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations (Wired)
If the AI barons were smart, wouldn't they figure out a way to power data centres that was less expensive, more reliable and less likely to kill off their client base?

2026.04.22 Amazon U.S. checks in on Earth Day to announce it's shift to electric with 75 tractor-trailers

Amazon taps Einride to scale electric semi truck fleet capacity, NOW
I'm sure Amazon is well aware of the fuel cost and maintenance savings it will reap from this shift, probably based on diesel fuel costs from 2025 (remember $3.50 a gallon?)
If they want to shave a few more dollars off the fuel bill, they could put solar panels on the roofs of their logistics and distribution centre buildings along with a storage battery and chargers for their trucks.

2026.04.22 Enbridge does have problems with 30 day deadlines

Supreme Court Rejects Oil Company Argument in Fight Over Great Lakes Pipeline (NYT)
Ok, in my case it only took them 90 days to make a payment to me, but I did send five follow-ups in the following 60 days to finally get them to admit they had all the correct information on Day 1.
I think this one may take a bit longer to sort out. Sarnia may want to start looking for a new source of oil for its petrochemical complex. I have an idea for a source of renewable methane from Lake St. Clair, Lake Simcoe and possibly other places in the area. If that's of interest, let's talk.

2026.04.22 Happy Earth Day!

Check in with EarthDay.ca for news and tips - ANY day. (earthday.ca)

2026.04.21 If only someone in Europe could make a drop-in biofuel replacement for jet fuel. If only ...

EU eyes options as Iran conflict threatens jet fuel shortages (Aljazerra)
Hey EU, who ya gonna call? How 'bout: Neste, Enilive, SkyNRG, TotalEnergies, Global Bioenergies, Ineratec, Metafuels ...

2026.04.21 Meanwhile, in Canada, Coke goes better with electric drive - they timed that well relative to jumpy diesel prices.

Volvo electric semi scores another real-world win with Coca-Cola (electrek)
Naturally, not reported in any mainstream Canadian media channel

2026.04.21 The hidden costs - including higher electricity prices for everyone - dwarf the construction and operating costs

Data centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health - costing the economy $25 billion every year (Fortune)

2026.04.21 Oil prices are going to ride the roller coaster for a while.

Norway Pumps Near Capacity as Spare Output Buffer Disappears (Oilprice.com)

2026.04.21 Once again western governments demonstrate that climate change and human survival don't matter, but energy prices do.

UK Unveils 10GW Clean Power Push to Break Gas Grip on Electricity Bills (Oilprice.com)
The oil industry's big mistake now is not eating the price surge, because now they are seen as unstable and unreliable (weak), not just greedy and manipulative.

2026.04.21 Another agency reaches same conclusion on solar electricity. Offer still not available in AB, SK, ON, QC, NB

Global Electricity Review 2026 (Ember)

2026.04.21 Yes, I know, the EV haters will still say it takes too long to charge the vehicles

CATL's new LFP battery can charge from 10 to 98% in less than 7 minutes (ars technica)
For those of you who still get impatient waiting for the charge to finish after going to the washroom, grabbing a snack, checking your email and making a couple of phone calls in less than 7 minutes, the good news is that electrified highways are coming next, so you'll never even have to stop to charge again on your regular coast-to-coast non-stop 62-hour drives.
As for battery life, 1,000 fast charges (retaining better than 90% of full capacity) and 500 km per charge will give you half-a-million kilometres

2026.04.20 We're going to have to change how we produce food, or starve. IMO, it's now too late for climate change mitigation.

Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma Winter Wheat Hit Hard by Drought (Successful Farming)

2026.04.20 Analyst sees plummeting crude oil inventories worldwide, and a long time to recover damaged production after a peace deal.

Why a research firm says oil is at a 'breaking point,' and prices aren't coming back down soon (Business Insider)

2026.04.20 Diesel fuel production destruction (courtesy 2026 middle east conflict), meet demand destruction.

Hot and ready: Mercedes is taking orders for its new eArocs 400 vocational truck (electrek)

2026.04.20 The supply line for sunlight and wind is pretty short most places, taking a big risk factor out of the equation

Solar and wind outpace coal as energy crisis fails to spark fossil fuel revival (euronews)
Because renewables are less expensive except in the Petrostates that block renewables and subsidized fossils, like Canada.

2026.04.20 Would you like some negative electricity prices on your bill?

Negative power prices reach all-time high on the Iberian Peninsula in Q1 (pv magazine)

2026.04.20 You know EVs have won the fight when Canadian mainstream media writes a balanced article on EVs, like this one

Lorraine Explains: EV sales are heading up, the numbers prove it (Driving.ca)
And yes, do shop around for your automotive insurance; there is a premium for 'performance' EVs.

2026.04.20 One way to ensure we don't succeed is to ensure we don't even try. If we tried, it definitely could be done.

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping (Aljazeera)

2026.04.20 Grid defection is getting bigger - not just household scale anymore

Community-scale solar offers $6.5 billion in savings, bypassing California gridlocks (pv magazine)

2026.04.19 Finally, somebody else sees the big story of the attacks in the middle east around Strait of Hormuz.

Opening Hormuz is the easy part. Restoring oil flows isn't (Reuters)
The damaged and destroyed infrastructure isn't coming back online so long as Israel is conducting war crimes in the region. That means oil prices aren't going to come down or stabilize any time soon. US is plundering its oil reserves now, so it will get more exciting - for those dependent on gasoline and diesel - when that starts making a sucking sound. Ukraine's agenda is not about giving Russia a financial lifeline to continue funding its invasion. And the media currently talking about future 'demand destruction' for oil lowering prices aren't reading the room; this is about PRODUCTION and SUPPLY destruction. Proudly brought to you by Israel and the US.

2026.04.19 It's a radical idea; acting as though we wanted our species to survive.

This fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fuel use – end it (The Conversation)

2026.04.19 Offer not available in AB, SK, ON, QC, NB

IEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major global first (electrek)

2026.04.19 High oil prices won't be the trigger for EVs to take the market. That requires de-risking and stability.

Survey Sunday: how much pain at the pump will it take to switch to EV? (electrek)

Gas, diesel and electric vehicles are a major expenditure for most consumers; typically either the biggest or second biggest cost they will undertake in their lives. The idea that their vehicle will become useless because they can't get fuel (hello, hydrogen?), or it won't be affordable (hello, Strait of Hormuz minor, short-term constriction of oil, diesel and gasoline) are a big deal. The oil industry continues to make a big deal of 'you won't be able to charge your EV on long trips', 'EVs can't do long trips' and other disinformation feed into those fears about buying EVs. What nobody mentions in the corporate mainstream media is that many people could charge their cars at home with solar panels and a house battery. (Yes, it's a big upfront investment - but so is the vehicle.) It's worth noting the costs of solar panels and house energy storage are falling - and once in place, the fuel is free, forever. And it is also true that some people don't have the capability to install solar panels - just as it's true that some people don't own road vehicles.

However, so long as big governments use taxpayer money to keep subsidizing the oil industry (billions annually), then the hidden costs of oil will remain the fist on the scale of properly evaluating the risk levels of the various energy sources. Canada's recent removal of the 'carbon tax' and the excise tax on motor fuels is just more financial support for the oil industry.

2026.04.19 It's a time-of-day glut; in other words, a load-shifting problem solved by adding short-term storage

Britain's Renewable Energy Glut (Oilprice.com)
It's like Christmas morning childhood disappointment when the big gift is unwrapped and it doesn't work because the required batteries didn't come in the box. Yes, some planning and assembly is required to make a grid that can run reliably on locally harvested sunlight and wind instead of oil and gas stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.

2026.04.19 Why is this problem being repeated (NS, Wales, U.S.) so frequently? The answer is storage and create local demand.

Millions paid out to keep Shetland windfarm idle - even in a gale (Observer)
The AI barons are looking to build data centres everywhere, but they lack an electricity supply and cooling water. These AI 'data centres' are actually more 'computer centres; their big power suck is computing, not moving data. So a capable data link would be less expensive than a gigantic electric transmission line.
Last I checked, Wales, Shetland Islands, NS are sitting on oceans of water, and apparently have more wind power than they know what to do with. If only there was a solution ... think, think. Hint: storage doesn't have to be a battery (though that's pretty cheap, easy and efficient). Submerged compressed air storage is a thing.
If you need additional hints, get in touch.

2026.04.18 There is one path to emissions reductions that has a good track record: not making them in the first place.

Australia's coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work? (The Guardian)

2026.04.18 Yesterday, I was told by an acquaintance that oil prices would drop back to "normal"

based on Trump's announcement (market manipulation) that a ceasefire with Iran was in effect.
And it took a few hours after U.S. financial markets closed for the weekend for the actual truth to start leaking out.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again because Trump didn't live up the terms of the ceasefire.
"Tehran says the continued U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports -- which Trump vowed to maintain until a nuclear deal is reached -- constitutes a violation of the ceasefire and amounts to 'piracy.'"
That's the reality of 'dealing' with Trump. No agreement is ever final; he just uses what he wants from the 'deal' to leverage his next demand, and ignores the obligations he made as soon as their inconvenient.
(e.g. Trump signed the CUSMA deal when he was President the first time, and unilaterally ripped it up in his second term by imposing the illegal IEEPA tariffs which he 'justified' with trumped up fictions about fentanyl being pushed into the U.S., when it is the U.S. government's responsibility to secure its own borders against those kinds of threats. Actual amount of fentanyl from Canada into U.S. in a month per U.S. border security: l.4 kg.)
Then, Trump issues an 'order' to Netanyahu / Israel to end attacks on Lebanon, which apparently 'shocked' Netanyahu.
So, there is supposedly a ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz is open, per Trump. Tehran says, that wasn't the deal, Israel says, what? that's not what we agreed to. And because apparently nobody ever writes anything down or signs it when Trump is part of the 'negotiations', nobody outside the room knows what was actually said or agreed. Maybe even the people in the room don't know.
It might be hard to tell who is telling the truth about these things, but at this point, based on the historical record, Trump isn't telling the truth. That's why the U.S. media calls him TACO.
It's early on Saturday morning as I write this, and as I scan the reported spot market oil prices, they generally seem to be going up by 2% to 4% worldwide so far today, except U.S. products, where the price is still drifting down.

There is something worse than higher oil prices which will bring recessions to economies heavily dependent on oil. That's erratic prices, confusion and chaos which stop investors from moving their capital away from risk and into safe havens like cash and precious metals. Layer on global political instability, and the global econonmy could get buffeted, with further targeting of long supply lines which are critical to a global economy.

2026.04.17 Full restoration of oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel output and infrastructure could take years, analysts warn

How 50 days of the Iran war led to the loss of $50 billion worth of oil (Reuters)

2026.04.17 Nope. Not gonna happen. The key phrase is in the subtitle is "and give it back to the grid".

If there is money to be made in storing electricity in batteries for grid use (and there is), the utilities will buy their own batteries (which they are) at much lower prices than buying EVs, and save on the set-up costs of paying EV owners trivial amounts of money.
Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid (New Scientist)

2026.04.17 Good news for the U.S. "SMR vendor" (with no demonstrated product or fuel supply;

Doug Ford is locked in on the more expenisve foreign owned nuclear option - no escape for Ontario taxpayers.
New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power (pv magazine)

2026.04.17 Ontario taxpayers and electricity ratepayers take note.

After 2 years, ratepayer pain and political fallout from Georgia's nuclear plant Vogtle (Utility Dive)>BR> Georgia's current lessons are the real legacy of the nuclear power industry. Plus still no disposal solution for nuclear waste after 80 years. Ontario and Europe have chosen deep geologic storage, not disposal, leaving the problem to future generations (assuming we have many more of those).

2026.04.17 Malaysia, too? Saving money by moving off fossil fuels and going to renewables

Malaysia pushes rooftop solar to cushion impact of global energy crisis (Renewable Economy)

2026.04.17 Australia shows that more renewables electricity generation means lower energy bills by passing on gas

Renewable generation records fall across the UK, as imported gas consumption tumbles (Renewable Economy)

2026.04.17 Agrivoltaics: clean electricity, shading for leafy crops (and workers), reduced evaporation / need for irrigation

'We're harvesting the sun and producing electricity': Farmers find their newest crop (TCD)

2026.04.16 Don't buy an EV because of high gasoline and diesel prices; do it because they're better vehicles.

EVs no longer make a statement, they're just better cars (Auto Express)

2026.04.15 Let's see, oil and gas are expensive, so fix your 'grid constraint' with local grid-scale storage

RWE drops 99.9 MW solar project in Wales on grid constraints (Auto Express)

2026.04.14 The IEA needs to get off hallucinogens and using AI to write its copy.

IEA warns Iran war oil shock will cut supply, cause demand to shrink (Reuters)
It's not demand destruction in the short term, it's customers that simply can't or won't pay the current peaking prices. The world's just-in-time fossil fuel energy system simply can't change its primary energy currency that fast. The world has been through this a dozen times or so since 1973. Everybody panics, the oil industry pockets the windfall profits, supply increases due to the higher market price, and despite some token adjustments (U.S. suddenly embracing fuel efficient Japanese cars in the mid-70s and 80's), the great majority adjust their budgets and suck up the petrol again at the new higher price.

How do I know? Because I own a 1976 EVA Metro electric car made in Cleveland Ohio in response to the 1973-4 oil price shocks. Never heard of the U.S. automaker EVA? Exactly. Long story short: there's plenty of proven reserves of crappy or difficult-to-access crude oil. With world crude prices at higher levels, some of them will become financially viable to exploit. Supply will go up. People will pay the higher price and go back to sleep.

If you're just regular poor(er) folks trying to get by, it's the same old recipe for you: work more, eat less, travel less, pay more taxes to ensure the oil company profits don't drop. I mean, you could try some other things, like actually using less fossil fuels, or grow some food with home-made compost instead of fossil fuel ammonia fertilizer made from fossil fuels, but it's all so much extra effort, right? Easier to relax, right? It's cool, Exxon's got you. Right where they want you.

If you're looking to actually make some long-term changes, but a bit at a time on a tight budget, to save money on your energy bills, I've got a book for you. [Shameless plug for my benefit follows.] I have been there. I did the research, I did the analysis, I wrote the book and got it published - about 20 years ago. Frightening how most of it is still relevant and true. Crazy thing, way back then, I thought the e-book fad might take off, despite being told by multiple publishers to forget about it, nobody wanted a book you would read on a computer. I did it anyway, so you can choose from a traditional paper version or a dated looking black and white PDF. Here's my offer, buy the e-book, pick one or two easy things from what it suggests as money-savers, and I'm pretty sure you'll save more than you spent on the book (US$6). I know, reading, right? It's so hard, and on a computer screen, or tablet, or smart phone - really, who DOES that, right?]
Where to buy the award-winning ebook, The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy, or at your favourite bookstore or ebook site.
OK, it's safe to start reading here again for free.

2026.04.13 Solar power project in Australia deemed financially unviable ... wait for it ....

"Not economically viable:" Global funds giant drops plans for solar farm, (Renew Economy)
The photovoltaic project isn't financially attractive, because the market for cheap solar generation is saturated.
What do you do when you have more solar generation than your peak demand? Why, build storage of course, so you can have 24-hour a day electricity with zero fuel costs, and export it to neighbours without your intelligence for big profits. Hence the pivot to a bigger battery instead.

2026.04.13 The Israel- US- Iran dust-up over the Strait of Hormuz is making my typing muscles sore

Explainer: Why oil prices aren't what you think - and what it means for global supply (Al Jazeera)
Why the Israel-US oil disruption is worse that you think.

The real price of physical oil is over US $140 per barrel as I type this. Not $103 as reported on the oil futures (paper) market which assumes things will go back to 'normal' in 2-4 months, as that has happened before, but on the spot market where oil is being bought and sold for real, right now.

However, it may not be so simple this time.

• Iran (and other producers) have learned they have an effective lever in disrupting supply lines. That's different from past OPEC pressure which only slightly turned down their supply rates.
• Due to Trump's past manipulations, the U.S. is once again a net crude oil importer. Trump is lying about this now. For accurate data, check US EIA and international IEA data, noting that "all petrochemical products" is not the same as "crude oil". That's really important for the U.S., because it is a net refined oil products exporter. It's a big profit area for the US, but it collapses without enough cheap crude oil to keep the refineries humming. This is why Maduro was illegally kidnapped and removed from Venezuela, so a more pliable Venezuela government would ship more oil to the US.
• Once military activity by Israel and the US ends in the middle east, crude oil and refined products won't just resume at previous levels, because real long-term damage has already been done to oil products production and transport which will take years to repair. Israel and US haven't stopped their attacks, so Iran is going to continue responding.
• The US doesn't mind the damage to refineries in the middle east. The US plan is to take that market share for its own future profits.
• So far, Iran has chosen not to attack U.S. targets which are not directly involved in the current attacks. You should not assume that will remain the case into the indefinite future. The rules of engagement now allow for illegal attacks.
• Ukraine is successfully targeting Russian crude oil production and transport capacity as Russia was planning on windfall profits from higher prices and removal of sanctions (so far only by Trump). That takes another source of crude oil production off the board, and further weakens Russia's economy and ability to feed it's attrition and looting based war strategy.
• U.S. action has been questionable so far. No advance notification of the attacks to allies. Assumption of a quick, easy win a la Putin in Ukraine (it's been a bit more than 3 weeks now, right? More than 4 years and it appears Ukraine is now on the offensive).
• "Decapitating" (Trump's word) the Iranian leadership as a starting point has had 3 key impacts so far. Trump has proved he can't be trusted to follow international protocols or keep hls word. It has cemented the grip of a new Iranian leadership team, even more opposed to the U.S., and cut off the earlier internal opposition to the IRGC control at the knees. Now that the U.S. has not achieved a quick win, it's unclear who they can 'negotiate' with, as the Iranians see 'US negotiations' as a sham, particularly now that Israel has repudiated the supposed outcomes as reported by Trump on social media.
• What is becoming clear is that Trump has not achieved his stated objectives
  (destroying Iran's missile capabilities; annihilating Iran's navy; preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons; and, ensuring the regime can't continue to arm, fund or direct "terrorist armies" outside its borders [per CBS News] ) to justify unilateral US military action against Iran, and the war has not been concluded within the 5-week duration Trump set out (ended on April 9th).

2026.04.13 This foreseeable Pacific LNG glut is what Canadians are going to get fleeced for because the private sector knows better.

Australia's LNG export window is closing, new report suggests (ABC - Australia)

2026.04.13 That's 2025 data - before Israel and the US chose to attack Iran and close the Strait of Hormuz

Solar leads global additions in 2025 as wind growth accelerates (pv magazine)
I have to imagine that those numbers will grow in 2026 in the wake of stories like Global Oil Shortage Sends Spot Prices Above $140 as Supply Race Intensifies 2026.04.12)

2026.04.12 IMO, this is a great article, stronger grids with a smart plan using old EV batteries

Some Weird Things Are Happening And The Grid May Never Be The Same (CleanTechnica)

2026.04.12 Hunh, put the price of petrol up by 50% in a week, and EVs start looking better. Wait for the next price jump.

Interest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran war (The Guardian)

2026.04.12 There is no short term fix for damage already done. Think 3-5 years of higher oil prices.

Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won't be enough to solve shipping woes and high oil prices (CNN)
Again, there is no short term fix for high oil prices for at least a couple of years. That's gasoline, diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, HFO, LNG or other products based on oil and gas, like industrial fertilizer and ammonia, and electricity generation.
I suggest you start planting gardens focused on foods you like, figuring out food preservation methods that don't require freezing, making compost, and getting an inexpensive but reliable bicycle and a couple of good locks. If you live in a metropolitan area, ensure your city officials are focused on reliable, usable mass transit and finding ways to reduce commuting traffic (like working from home and car pooling). If they didn't already have a program for buying electric vehicles, it's probably already too late to get any at reasonable prices in North America. This is going to get expensive for the next five years or so.

And remember, none of the U.S., Israel or Iran are finished destroying stuff yet.

2026.04.12 A panic spanning a few weeks is a terrible frame of reference for long-term investment decisions

A Panicked Race for Barrels Is Gripping the Global Oil Market (Bloomberg)

What's the real problem to be solved? Reliable access to affordable energy of the right kind where it is needed.

Note: the word 'oil' did not appear in that sentence. Neither did LNG. It's hard to run a data centre on wood fuel. It's easy to run a data centre on electricity produced from photovoltaics with battery storage. It takes about a decade to bring major oil production online and set up the logistics to move it to refineries. For the easy stuff. It takes 5-7 years to bring a new LNG liquefaction plant online from the time the plan passes environmental assessment. By then, the world won't be interested in big new supplies of oil. It will have moved onto reliable, affordable energy sources.

2026.04.12 Please be smart about the installation. Li-Ion batteries should be in a fire vault, not in your house.

Backup power is the LEAST interesting thing your home battery can do (electrek)

2026.04.12 I know, I know, you can't use an EV because they just aren't big enough for your needs.

The Project Vision cruiseliner - all electric - seats/sleeps 1,856 passengers plus crew (CSeatradeCruiseNews)
Will probably have lower fuel costs and a quieter sailing experience.

2026.04.11 Apparently a carbon tax could have sparked a shift to clean energy ... if it had been 50% in one shot.

Now we know what it would have taken to get the attention of consumers and politicians to try real climate change mitigation (The Guardian)
Octopus Energy, the biggest GB energy supplier, shared figures with the Guardian showing its heat pump orders had more than doubled in March compared with February, while sales of solar power systems were up almost 80% and new leases of electric vehicles rose by more than 85%.

2026.04.10 Can you imagine if YIMBY (Yes, In My Back Yard) took hold in Alberta or Saskatchewan?

Independent panel approves another big battery sent for review by long-distance haters (Renew Economy)

2026.04.10 While most oceans are warming, the North Atlantic is cooling as the AMOC collapses. Not good for northern Europe.

Atlantic exceptionalism in the twentieth century (Nature - Climate Change)

2026.04.08 Regular readers here know I have been beating the methane emissions drum for a long time

The underappreciated importance of small wetlands in global methane emissions (Nature - Climate Change)
This aligns with my research going back to 2020 on the methane contribution from algal blooms creating eutrophic lakes and anaerobic decomposition of the seasonal algal bloom die-off creating methane (and a proposal on how to remedy that)

2026.04.06 Researchers utilized computer simulations to predict the species' future in warming oceans

Scientists warn that Arctic Ocean may lose key food source: 'No basis for ... populations of fish' (TCD)

2026.04.03 If you still think oil and gas prices are going back to February 2024 prices ...

Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: 'It makes sense' (The Guardian)

2026.04.02 I have never met anyone who actually wants a gas stove. People want a cooking appliance that works well and is affordable.

Why Losing the Iran War May Be the Best Outcome for the Global Economy (OilPrice.com)

2026.04.01 Perhaps it's time for renewables generators to prank the unresponsive grid operators

Grid bottlenecks threaten 120 GW of planned renewables in Europe (pv magazine)
If the wires monopoly is the barrier to your success, it's time to exploit its weaknesses and create new markets.
The grids were designed to accommodate 'normal peak' demand and big fossil generators. So, they're oversized for average demand, and way oversized for 'baseload' demand. Right now, the illegal attacks on Iran (not a war, because neither aggressor has legally declared war via their legitimate governments, just their rogue leadership), but the cost of fossil fuel generation via LNG and oil is going up and is going to be there for years ahead because real infrastructure is being destroyed and Iran has secured the Strait of Hormuz, and will be charging tariffs on passage of ships allied with those who are still illegally attacking Iran. That presents renewable electricity operators with some options. Remember, most corporate customers for electricity don't care if it's 'green' or 'pitch-black'; they want the lowest price. With rising fossil fuel prices for legacy generators and zero fuel costs for renewables generators, the margin is going to increase in favour of renewables generation, especially if its available reliably 24/7.

Invest in on-site battery storage, so you can make your electricity fully dispatchable, and based on your energy storage, bid on the peak demand time auctions at a price that undercuts the fossil fuel generators. You will be awarded the sales, and the ROI business model for the fossil fuel generators collapses.

Invest in battery storage near major demand points. Then, when the grid is relatively unloaded, move electricity from your generation point(s) to storage at customer premises, to sell to those customers at times when the daily cycle prices are higher. (You can also do time arbitrage by buying grid power from the big generators at off-peak periods where the price is low, even occasionally negative, because its hard and expensive to shut down and restart big nukes and coal plants multiple times a day. Take those big customers away from the utilities, which will upset their business model. They'll respond by making electricity more expensive for small customers, which will encourage households to put up PV and storage batteries and defect from the grid.

Encourage major power users to locate near your generation & storage sites, like data centres. Running data connections is cheap compared to increasing long-haul electric transmission capacity.

2026.03.31 Not in Canada, eh? Pity.

Exclusive: Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost (Reuters)
For Canada, according to the Canadian Renewable Energy Association it took over 5 years to manage 50% growth (2020-2025), and that figure is inflated because includes storage. (Storage is important for the success of renewables, but it is not generation.) There is no clear national strategy in Canada, where the Carney government has handed national energy policy over to the oil industry, with its Major Projects Office located in Calgary for the convenience of the oil patch. At the provincial level, nominally the responsible level of government for energy, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are openly hostile to renewable energy. BC has pledged its recent major renewable energy production (e.g. Site C dam) to powering fossil fuels production, notably LNG for export by non-Canadian companies, and LNG is worse than coal for GHGs emissions. Quebec remains locked into big hydro, and is not visibly shifting to faster, cheaper renewables like PV and wind. NB seems fascinated by LNG, but as a customer only, importing from other countries. NS is installing wind turbines as part of their hydrogen delusion, but not making the effort to connect to mainline grids to distribute to their own citizens to reduce their continued dependence on coal-fired generation. The Canadian north is fully addicted to liquid fossil fuels for heating, transportation and electricity generation, with no strategy in sight to change, and only small, but successful, projects like in Beaver Creek YK making any progress.

2026.03.30

Why the Real Oil Crisis Hasn't Started Yet (Heatmap)
If the Canadian government was smart, it would be ensuring that affordable Chinese EVs are on sale in BC by May, and raise the quota, as gasoline there is going to get really expensive this summer. So, won't happen.
If GM was smart, it would get the Brightdrop plant back into production for tradesman vans, especially electricians who can install charging stations. So, that also won't happen.
Europe isn't going to join an illegal war started by Israel and the U.S., because (most of) the EU is smart.
Hungary and Turkey are going to regret insulting Ukraine over the Russian destruction of the Druzhba pipeline. So is Russia, who are now seeing how much damage Ukraine can do to Russia's oil export infrastructure.

2026.03.30 Because scale, experience and renewables plus storage are lowering generation costs

As petrol and diesel prices soar, EV fast-charging costs are falling (The Driven)

2026.03.30 If the trucking industry in Oz wants serious charging infrastructre, it's a DIY project. They didn't help before.

"I don't think she'll be right this time:" Many in trucking industry say it's electric or bust (The Driven)
We have known for decades that electrification of heavy transport was technically feasible and low hanging fruit (China was in it starting a decade ago). But in the west, our oil-industry-worshipping governments threw up barriers instead of incentives while hanging green curtains in the windows for public view. But now that the price of fossil fuels is starting to gain on the actual costs in spite of billions in taxpayer subsidies, the gored oxen are starting to pay attention. No matter, governments won't address the subsidies, and will continue protecting their financial donors in Big Oil. If the trucking industry wants infrastructure, they better figure out how they're going to install and operate it. Despite all Musk's failings, he got this important part right, and Tesla built its own charging network and made sure it works. Daily. That's dramatically different from GM's feeble Magnecharger roll-out which strongly signalled it's lack of commitment to its EVs (which continues to resonate even now).

2026.03.29 New Energy in Oz is moving freight electrically, reducing fuel cost by 84%.

Electric truck completes Sydney to Canberra freight first (BigRigs)

2026.03.28 Do I have to say it again? Renewables plus storage for the wins: cost, GHG reduction, environment, health, quality of life ...

Apparently Yes, and will have to keep doing so because facts aren't even welcome in important energy conversations now.
Solar is winning the energy race (DW)

2026.03.28 The federal governments will protect the oil industry with more handouts, but not drivers

Iran War Is The Beginning Of The End For Fossil Fuels (CleanTechnica)

2026.03.28 Brace, brace, brace for world wide oil shortage impacts

The Cushion Is Gone and the Oil Market Is Now Exposed (OilPrice.com)

2026.03.27 Just one message for today: for your own benefit, plan your personal oil and gas exit strategy now; you can't afford not to.

What in that list makes you think oil prices are going to come down anytime soon?

The current price manipulations and windfall profits are free money for the oil industry, because today you're buying gasoline they refined months ago. It's only going to get really expensive when the oilogopoly starts selling the stuff they're buying and refining now for sale in a couple of months from now.

Are you worried or angry enough yet to actually do something before the prices really go up?

2026.03.26 It has been called the air conditioner for the northern hemisphere.

Arctic sea ice just dropped to an alarming new low (CNN)

2026.03.26 Another chapter in the Big Oil deny, distort, delay playbook

Fossil fuel companies finally accept the climate crisis - just not their role in it (The Guardian)

2026.03.25 It's definitely time to address your oil addiction, if you have not already

France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed (France24)
The oil and natural gas infrastructure already destroyed by Israel, the U.S. and Iran won't be back fully for years, and all parties are still launching munitions to create additional damage.

2026.03.25 US, top carbon emitter in history, has 'a lot of responsibility' for causing 'substantial' harm globally, scientist says

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds (The Guardian)

2026.03.25 "Here we show that extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2 °C warming for several sectors."

Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes (nature)
Beyond the paper, note that rising GHG emissions - especially methane - mean we're on track to surpass 2 degrees C warming.

2026.03.25 "It points to a systemic failure, one that is already distorting public debate, undermining trust in institutions, and delaying urgent policy action."

'Denial machine': climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds (The Guardian)
Corporate profits vs. survival of the species - guess which one is winning. Your future, your childrens' future, your decision.

2026.03.25 OR, Europe could finally own their fossil fuel addiction and resulting vulnerability,

and shift hard and fast now to petrol and diesel demand reduction, increasing electricity generation from renewables and related energy storage. It has mostly worked for Spain a d Portugal, so probably not. Russian vassal state Hungary is probably the preferred model for the current EU.
Europe could face fuel shortage by April as Iran throttles supplies, says Shell boss (The Guardian)

2026.03.24 Finally, a decision-maker gets the right answer:

'overproduction' of renewable electricity PLUS STORAGE for the wins; financial; speed to deploy; no GHG emissions; no nuclear waste; massive reductions in pollution (air, water, soil, noise)
France proposes linking solar subsidies to storage as prices turn negative (pv magazine)

2026.03.23 The UN has given up trying to get people to understand or care. It's lemming time for humans.

Analysis: The new UN climate report is boring ... except when it's not (CNN)

2026.03.21 Do I have to keep saying it? Renewables plus storage for the wins: financial; speed to deploy; environmental.

California achieves solar energy milestone during 44-hour period: 'Taking over before the sun rises' (TCD)

2026.03.21 A U.S. electric utility planning to survive grid defection by serving, not gouging, customers

Vermont utility makes it easier than ever to add a home backup battery (electrek)

2026.03.20 Why the current oil wars mean you should trade in your pollute-mobile for an EV

Qatar's LNG Exports Disrupted For 5 Years In Iran War: These Nations Impacted (NDTV World)
The disruptions to propane, natural gas, oil and refined products are not going to recover in a week from the time the U.S. chickens out and declares 'victory'. It has taken decades to build the infrastructure in the Gulf states, and so far it appears Israel and the U.S. are still escalating, so there will be more damage done before it cools down. Even then, the Strait of Hormuz probably won't reopen to all traffic unless there is a negotiated peace with Iran, which Israel will likely sabotage for months or years. Other pieces of the supply line have also been shattered. The U.S. is starting to see the early consequences, and they're panicking now: the Jones Act restrictions have been lifted so U.S. refineries can get enough oil; the U.S. has lifted sanctions on Russian oil (even as their reluctant allies are holding fast on that); and, the U.S. is making deals to move oil using Iranian tankers. That's not a win for the U.S., and it's going to get worse. Ras Laffan was not just a petroleum production site, it is (was?) a major source of helium outside of the U.S., and that impacts semiconductor and microprocessor production world-wide.

The takeaway there is that it's going to get worse, and Qatar says recovery for one damaged facility will take years.
Your takeaway: the prices of oil, gasoline, diesel and heating oil are going to get higher and stay there for 5 years or more. My guess is more than 10, because Israel hasn't stopped its attacks, and the U.S. is still ramping up their rhetoric.

If you want reliable, affordable transportation going forward and you currently use a petro-burner, you want to shift to an EV as soon as you can. Right now, EVs are pretty affordable. That likely won't last once fleet owners figure this out.

You also can't afford to wait for the U.S. carmakers to deliver it to you, because they are all-in on the U.S. government's current agenda of killing renewables, any affordable version of electricity generation or EVs. They won't be serious players in tomorrow's EV world as a result.

However, renewable electricity generation worldwide - and even in the U.S. - is increasing because it is cheap and quick to deploy - including energy storage, and there is no on-going fuel cost. Smart money in the U.S. and world-wide get this. And even if they didn't, many people could invest in PV panels on a house roof and a house battery (charging when the sun is shining or grid electricity is cheap, like most nights) to have a manageable transportation fuel bill. I speak from experience. The fuel cost in our EVs is less than $0.01 per km. Yes, that's less than 1 cent per km. ($0.04 per kWh during overnight charging period, and we get over 6 km per kWh, so actually about $0.006 per km. How's your fuel economy - in dollars? As an example, the Nissan Kicks - seen as a pretty fuel-efficient CUV, gets uses about 7.7 litres per 100 km (combined city highway), or flipping that around, about 13 km per litre. With regular gasoline selling at $1.75 per liitre (Ottawa 2026.03.20), that's $0.135 per km, or 22 times as much as our fuel cost for EVs. Our EVs do about 12,000 a year each, so our fuel savings are about $1,560 per year per vehicle. We also don't miss doing oil changes or exhaust system repairs, and our brakes definitely last longer due to regenerative braking. Just saying, those savings grow each time the numbers at the gas pumps ratchet up.

2026.03.20 Spain figured it out for electricity, but a lot of Europe didn't follow through on renewables and bet on Russia instead

'Europe learned the wrong lesson' by doubling down on fossil fuels while India and China went green (Yahoo)

2026.03.20 Spain is in good shape on electricity generation, but not for heating and transportation.

What the EU can - and can’t - learn from Spain's low energy bills (Politico)

2026.03.20 Disinformation from U.S. government is protecting climate change enemy #1.

Feds Are Downplaying Methane Leaks in America's Biggest Oil Field, Satellite Data Suggests (Gizmodo)

2026.03.20 Energy does not equal oil. Productivity does not equal energy consumed.

Why 'decoupling' energy emissions from economic growth underpins the green transition (The Conversation)

2026.03.19 More EVs, less need for resource wars

The US broke the all-time heat record for March. Yes, it's climate change (CNN)

2026.03.19 Seems obvious the way to end a resource war is to end dependence on the resource

Global EV fleet avoided oil consumption equivalent to 70 pct of Iran's exports in 2025 (The Driven)

2026.03.19 Deceit by headline - there's no link to the alleged recent report

Consumers favouring combustion engine cars as interest in EVs wanes: report (Automotive News Canada)
They probably meant this report.
Thing is, it's based on 2025 consumer intentions, and the big intention was to keep their vehicles longer.
Perhaps they should have looked at Canadian sales data instead. Or read a couple of current headlines.
Personally, I see a few things suggesting a shift to EVs in Canada over the next couple of years.
a) the price of gas cars is going up faster than the rate of inflation
b) the federal government has reintroduced a purchase incentive for EVs
c) the oil industry is going to gouge consumers more, pushing gasoline over $2/litre
d) Korea or China are going to deliver amazingly affordable EVs in Canada within 2 years
e) the fast-charge network is finally being deployed seriously in large parts of Canada

2026.03.19 Imagine if Cuba were to expand on this trend - oil embargoes wouldn't matter

Cuba sets a solar power world record as it makes major strides in its renewable energy drive (SupercarBlondie)
China is a key supplier of solar photovoltaic equipment, including to Cuba. What Cuba needs next is to install storage - so that the daytime peak production can be stored for a few hours until the peak demand time in the evening. That should be done at the household level to start (baclony solar plus small batteries), and at the grid scale as equipment can be delivered. Then, Cuba should work with Chinese EV makers to set up an assembly factory in Cuba for a "people's EV". Coastal trade can be managed with electric cargo boats, carrying, which will require charging infrastructure at major ports. Then, they can build a relatively independent electric economy focusing on food production to become independent for that as well. New structures will need to be robust and inland as stronger storms and sea level rise are coming. Then, it might be possible to accommodate tourism again via cruise ships

2026.03.19 Hunh, old growth forests capture more carbon dioxide than tree plantations

Sweden's 'old-growth' natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study (The Conversation)

2026.03.17 Before you get smug about living inland, think about how the climate change refugees arriving will affect you.

How a Melting Glacier Could Affect Tens of Millions Around the Globe (NYT)

2026.03.16 The problem is China is shifting hard away from fossil fuels now, but volume Canadian LNG is a decade away

China unveils next round of green energy ambitions in five-year plan (ABC - Australia)

2026.03.16 Where do millions of people go when the coastal cities (most big cities) are under water?

Sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in over 4,000 years, and the world's biggest cities are on the front lines (earth.com)

2026.03.16 Not only do these large, autonomous, electric trucks work well, they don't rely on imported oil.

This mine put 100 autonomous electric haul trucks to work – here’s how it went (electrek)
Increased uptime, reduced costs, fewer worker injuries. Looks like a solid application and implementation.
The battery swapping works because there is a single owner of the batteries, charging system, trucks and the facility. The autonomous driving risks are reduced because the routes are on private property, not in public spaces.

2026.03.14 In Europe, where petrol prices are higher and renewable (cheap) electricity is on the rise, E-trucks are winning

E-Trucks are the dominant clean technology (Europe) (CleanTechnica)
North America isn't that smart, but as oil surges past $120 for a few months, perhaps even Canada will wake up.

2026.03.13 We won't adopt clean transportation power to avoid extinction, but we will to save a few bucks - maybe

With Oil On The Rocks, Electric Trucks Save Even More Bucks (CleanTechnica)
GM was building small electric trucks in Canada, but shut that down in 2025 to placate U.S. government anti-renewables agenda

2026.03.12 BAU for the oil industry in Canada - let someone else pay.

Alberta landowners take stand over years of missed payments by delinquent oil company (National Observer)
Per usual, the Alberta government will not enforce rules against oil companies, and won't compensate land-owners with losses.
The referenced Land and Property Rights Tribunal processes are still currently under review by an independent consultant tasked with making the organization effective.

2026.03.12 Is your electricity bill shrinking this year? Would you like it to be reduced while serving a greater good?

Electricity bills to fall in state where renewables make up nearly half of generation mix (Renew Economy)
Seems too good to be true, right? Yet, it's happening in Australia's state of Victoria.

2026.03.11 Australian taxpayer subsidies to the fossil foolers going up 9.4% this coming year.

Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds (The Guardian)
Having looked at fossil fooler subsidies for several countries for current years in the past 2 decades, Australia isn't exceptional in this; it's the norm in industrial democracies. It's worse in autocratic Petro states. Despite these ongoing and special subsidies (e.g., Canada's TMX pipeline construction and operation, U.S. strategic oil reserve, reduction and elimination of GHG emissions fees broadly), renewable energy and storage are rapidly displacing fossil fuels for electricity supply in most of Australia , and reducing retail prices in the process.I wonder if Australians could find some other use for $16.3 Billion this year? Perhaps health care, education, worker reskilling, housing ... or gasp, a tax cut?

2026.03.11 One big catch: we don't have centuries to turn this around, maybe a decade.

and so far, we're still increasing GHG emisisions year over year - the wrong direction.
Centuries of net-negative emissions are required to secure a safe climate future, two studies suggest (Phys.org)

2026.03.10 Heat pumps can cut energy use by up to two-thirds while easing pressure on the grid

A new study just debunked a heat pump myth (Postive.News)

2026.03.08 Because some people still think nuclear fission is a cookie-cutter, cheap, proven technology and all its problems are solved

Failed nuclear projects leave households paying 40pc more for electricity (The Telegraph)
To be clear, nuclear fission is not a cheap solution, and even recent builds have produced a string of failures in multiple countries. (Ontario has just signed up for a new set of such failures based on U.S. tech which has never been built before.) Nuclear waste isn't solved. Massive inefficiency (about 2% thermal efficiency to electricity is typical) is still part of the basic physics, and nuclear produces way more waste heat (entropy) than useful energy, on a planet that needs cooling. And that's if everything goes perfectly according to plan. And if you consider the actual uranium fuel cycle and the amount of concrete poured to make a NGS, it's definitely not zero-GHG.

2026.03.07 Another reason humans should want to reduce atmospheric CO2 - we're really adapted to the levels of 4 centuries ago

Atmospheric CO2 Getting So High That It's Weakening Human Skeletons (Futurism)
Step 1) reduce our methane emissions which are heating the planet 100 times faster than CO2
Step 2) reduce our CO2 emissions which are the dominant GHG and last a centure in the atmosphere
Step 3) find actual net-negative GHG ways to reduce existing iventories of both

We might want to get on the CO2 reductions soon, as the rising levels are making us dumber, so we're less likely to make good decisions in the future.
Also, get more phosphorus (possibly from algae supplements) and calcium into your diet.

2026.03.06 NB Power fires first volley into grid defection spiral which will lead to its own demise

Report warns of high energy poverty as N.B. Power seeks to increase ratesE (CBC)
A brilliant solution is available starting with shedding the scarcity mentality and actually wanting to support their customers with innovation improving lives. That should start with a serious shift in thinking from protecting legacy mistakes and embracing renewable electricity sources and storage so electricity generation costs could actually be reduced and NB Power could use their wires monopoly to let New Brunswickers easily and affordably move locally owned renewable production to NB Power customers. Oh, and it would improve quality of life and environmental quality. It could even create jobs as retrofits to improve housing quality, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency are rolled out by not-for-profit enterprises with real budgets, possibly structured as ESCOs (Energy Service Company).

2026.03.06 Another path to grid defection is forming here.

Community battery launches next to community solar system, to help power regional resilience (Renew Economy)
If utilities were awake, they would be ahead of this curve and installing community batteries themselves, prefereably at substations to increase local power supply resilience, and support local customers by providing a market for household PV electricity, and improve their return on investment on their wires monopoly. But actually serving customers isn't really part of the monopoly utility's playbook. Unending rate increases from 'independent regulators' are their playbook. And as the grid becomes increasingly unreliable due to climate change (physical effects of heat, more wildfires, increasingly expensive fossil fuels used for big generation), and household scale PV and batteries become less expensive, more households are likely to start down the road to grid defection, making the expensive wires monopoly increasingly less valuable, but more expensive to maintain.

2026.03.06 We're still going the wrong way on GHG emissions, funding false 'solutions', and accelerating the damage

GHG emissions reached all-time high in 2025: Climate TRACE (DownToEarth)

2026.03.06 Warning: this scientific data may be counter to your manufactured beliefs - wind power

The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data (ZME Science)

2026.03.05 The current trajectory makes it unlikely humans will stay within the 2 degrees C (formerly 1, then 1.5) 'limit'

Even if warming is limited to 2 degrees C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss (Phys.org)

2026.03.05 Expect the electric utilities lobby to make this practice illegal wherever possible - it's a threat to monopoly profits

Faced with rising electricity prices, Americans are stealthily adding DIY solar systems. And they aren't telling utilities (CNN)
This is a low-rise grid defection entry point. Consumers acting in their own best interest because the utilities are chasing monopolistic profits over providing good service or affordable prices.
Once 'balcony solar' hits it's limit at the household level off-setting constant household demand during sunlight hours, e.g. A/C, the next logical step is household energy storage, be it a battery or other approaches (e.g. small thermal storage).
Iran can't stop the sun from shining on your house in most of the world, but they can impact the LNG your utility may be burning.

2026.03.04 Another reason humans are getting dumber - increased CO2 levels impair human brain function

Rising CO2 Could Be Altering Our Blood Chemistry, Study Suggests (science alert)

2026.03.04 Analysis shows average sea levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests (The Guardian)

2026.03.01 There will be a market for the clean electricity, even if it's not hydrogen or AI data centres.

(CBC)
The wind projects are an excellent project for NS. The hydrogen production will never happen. The market for green hydrogen in Europe is evaporating as I write this. The real market for that electricity will come from pairing it with battery storage to make it dispatchable. Then, if there is enough wheeling capacity, it can be sold to the U.S. as its generation capacity crumbles due to fossil and nuclear cost overruns as the U.S. administration strangles low-cost renewable generation. If that fails, Ontario will need juice as its SMR fantasy fails and U.S. natural gas becomes more expensive.
I predict a 4-year time horizon for this to pay off for the investors, like Membertou First Nation.

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