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John K. White

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Oil’s Last Stand and the End of the American Empire?

Is the American attack on Iran another turning point in the transition from brown to green as governments across the globe attempt to deal with the...

20.04.2026 10

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Oil Wars: Speeding The Transition to Renewable Energy

In purely economic terms, the big winners since the start of the US-Israel attack are American oil companies, such as Exxon, Chevron, and Occidental,...

26.03.2026 20

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Winning and Losing in the New American World

According to Donald Trump, the United States is “bigger, better, richer, and stronger” since he became president, lifting his new-and-improved...

11.03.2026 30

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One More in the Name of Oil and Empire

Trouble follows oil like a shimmering slick, challenging the ideals of a presumed enlightened world. Ever since Edwin Drake’s famous first find in...

27.01.2026 30

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Net Zero: Fantasy, Red Herring, or Reality?

Ten years after the 2015 Paris Agreement provided a framework to keep average global temperatures from rising 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) above pre-industrial...

07.01.2026 30

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Renewable Energy in the USA: Stupid is as Stupid Does 

“The days of stupidity” are alive and well in the USA after the Department of the Interior cancelled a Nevada solar farm slated to become the...

30.10.2025 20

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The United States Versus China: Tesla, BYD and the Trump Follies

Once the darling of the left for championing electric vehicles, even with a hefty $44,000-plus sticker price on a range of best-selling “S3XY”...

30.04.2025 10

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The United States Versus Canada: Mine Eyes Don’t See Any Glory

Having declared a national emergency on the first day of his administration, the newly sworn-in American president Donald Trump announced plans to...

14.03.2025 10

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The End of Oil and Empire

In the wake of Donald Trump’s anti-environmental “Drill baby, drill” stance, now may not seem the time to champion a greener future, but we have...

28.02.2025 10

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