Category: Governance

A Recession is Potentially Coming

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I’m not big on “scare words”, because – like yelling “fire” in a theater – the announcement itself might end up being the cause of the damage.  However, if a real danger – a fire or an economic calamity – is about to happen, it gives us time to think, to plan, and to adjust.

In terms of “the economy,” I recall an old story about a Soviet May Day military parade in which Premier Khruschev asked his generals why ten civilians were walking in the midst of all their latest weaponry.… Keep reading

Global Catastrophic Climate Event

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In these Blogs, I’ve worked to report solid information about sustainable living that came from reliable sources and that a reader could do something about. D and I went back and forth about using this research report for a blog. It’s scary. Not sharing it would be “ostrich-like” … like putting my head in the sand hoping the danger would pass. But … there are things we can do, that we’ll share after the report, so here goes …

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A catastrophic climate event is upon us.… Keep reading

China Energy Planning Paying Off

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While the U.S. attack on Iran – and the resulting impediment of oil shipping to much of the world – has created considerable dilemmas for many countries, China seems to be reaping huge rewards. Knowing that energy’s future must lie with renewables, they’ve become huge manufacturers of both wind turbines and solar panels … as well as batteries and electric cars.

Information coming from China is heavily controlled by its government, so I like to verify their announcements by checking with alternative sources, such as Reuters, UPI, or AP, as they employ the reporters, or The Guardian, an independent reader-funded newspaper. … Keep reading

Gulf oil supply crisis

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If, in Antarctica, you’d like to walk up a hill to gain a better perspective of the amazing landscape, the easiest walk is atop a penguin path, as the snow has been trampled and the path is clear. However, if you see a penguin waddling down the path, toward you, you need to step aside and let the penguin pass.  Other than Leopard Seals in the water, penguins have no predators. They have no fear of you.  But … they also don’t know how to waddle around you; they’ll just stop and wait in place until the path clears.… Keep reading

Green energy over 90% of China’s investment growth

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The message:  With one of the world’s biggest economies shifting to green energy, and away from fossil fuels, the future for solar power and electric cars becomes a reliable bet, not a passing fad. In addition, wars being fought over oil mean gas prices will climb drastically.

It’s time to trade in your gas car, transition to electric power and car, to save a lot of money, and help eliminate climate disasters.  Comments afterwards.

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Green energy sector drove more than 90% of

China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and

accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth

Jonathan Watts

The Guardian

Wed 4 Feb 2026

China’s clean energy industries drove more than 90% of the country’s investment growth last year, making the sectors bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, a new analysis has shown.… Keep reading