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July 30, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

I've been posting a lot at Medium.com. Maybe you've heard of it--it's a way to spread a message further than I might be able to do with only this website. Here are some links that I think you might find useful. Drought and Water, War and Peace Part 3/4 Drought...
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Petroleum’s end game, Part 3

May 09, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

Part 3 There’s a lot more riding on the climate debate than pollution like provisioning an adequate energy supply for mid-century. That’s why we need to transition from debating the climate problem and begin taking action. Parts One and Two of this series are also available on this site.  ...
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Petroleum’s end game, Part 2

May 09, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

Part 2 Part one of this series is also available on this site.   Much of the global community still labors under the premise that our energy supply comes from fossil fuels almost exclusively and when we need more energy, we simply drill more holes in the earth. Unfortunately, though,...
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Petroleum’s end game, Part 1

May 09, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

Part 1 Evidence that we’ve reached Peak Oil, the limits of how much petroleum can be produced is everywhere if you know where to look. Any peak is followed by a fall and there’s evidence the decline has started. That’s why we need a new energy paradigm, a way to...
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Geothermal progress

April 04, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

Lots of us quit counting renewable energy sources after naming wind and solar and while those are two good ones, they’re far from alone. Hydropower, using dams to drive generators has been with us so long that we often overlook its contribution to the overall energy mix. A record 4,185...
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Electric cars on the move

April 02, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

Just sampling the news about electric cars these days can put a smile on the face of even the most desperate climate watcher. It’s happening. The shift to electric cars is happening in large and small ways on multiple continents. Manufacturers lined up a few years ago to announce their...
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New ink

April 02, 2019 by Denis Pombriant

I recently wrote a post for Paul Greenberg's blog at ZDNet that discussed K-waves and disruptive innovation. Check it out here. Also, the press release for the book is officially out. Here's what it looks like.  
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While America sleeps

December 11, 2018 by Denis Pombriant

Part 2 Climate prescription Of the four issues that drive climate change—energy and infrastructure, population, carbon absorption, and water abundance and distribution—it’s tempting to identify “the one” on which all others depend and solve it. But all of the challenges have to be solved together. Like solving a Rubik’s Cube...
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While America sleeps

December 06, 2018 by Denis Pombriant

Part 1 of 2 Civilization faces four major existential threats in this century. They have overlapping and sometimes contrary requirements. They need to be tackled together for they will not resolve separately. Population overshoot or too many people sharing the planet and its dwindling resources. Energy and infrastructure including dwindling...
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Four things we need to solve climate change

December 06, 2018 by Denis Pombriant

Like solving Rubik’s cube, fixing climate change involves several simultaneous actions. Here are the primary challenges and how to deal with them. Carbon emissions take up the majority of any climate change discussion. The Paris Climate Accord is all about limiting emissions, car makers try to design cars that pollute...
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