Economics
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Energy
Luca Manes – A Toxic Dependency: Europe’s Growing Reliance on US Gas
Europe is increasingly dependent on American LNG, but what gets little discussed is the damage this LNG production is doing to the health of Americans and the environment they live in. Luca Manes is an Italian […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Things Fall Apart
“The centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world…” Steve Keen is an Australian economist and author. A post-Keynesian, he criticizes neoclassical economics as inconsistent, unscientific and empirically unsupported. Cross-posted from Steve Keen’s […]
Energy
John K. White – Oil Wars: Speeding The Transition to Renewable Energy
The Iran war has proved that oil & gas markets are too volatile for the global economy to rely on, with a shift to renewables likely to be the long term outcome of the war, […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – China: the 15th National Plan
The Chinese economy is the envy of the West Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Photo: Screen Grab The Chinese government is just […]
Energy
Michael Roberts – Iran and the impact on the global economy
An energy price shock is very much a possibility, and Europe is not well-placed to cope with that. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ […]
Energy
Oil Wars: Interview with Rafael Ramírez
Very interesting interview with Venezuela’s former minister of energy about corporate power, geopolitics and oil. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Serena Di Luccio – Three reasons why renewable energy is still Europe’s best solution
A massive expansion of renewable energy capacity in Europe is the answer to the continent’s geopolitical, industrial and cost-of-living problems. Serena Di Luccio is Positive Money’s EU Advocacy and Campaigns Manager. Cross-posted from Positive Money […]
Energy
Michael Hudson – How Washington Uses Energy as a Weapon
Requiring the world to trade oil in dollars is imperative to US imperialism. Michael Hudson is an American economist, a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and a researcher at the Levy […]
Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben – There’s Nothing Fair About It, But the Global South Is Leading the Way on Climate
The rich world—represented mostly by the US, though with parts of Europe and Canada playing supporting roles—has decided that if anyone’s going to deal with climate change it’s not going to be us. Bill McKibben […]