Fueled by “duck and cover” drills that found children huddled under desks or in the halls at school, 20th century Americans were petrified of the Soviet Union, later retitled Russia. A brief hiatus occurred when Mikhail Gorbachev, whose policy of glasnost allowed freedom of expression and resulted in the abandonment … [continued]
Like many, I continue to be a bit baffled that someone who has led a couple of companies to great things has also proven to be extremely simple minded and gullible on other matters. In one field, it’s all about “first principles” and digging down into the heart of matters … [continued]
Americans say they are wiling to pay more at the pump to punish Putin.
Could heat pumps help defeat Putin? Bill McKibben thinks so.
What is Russia’s invasion all about? Sorry, I think that is the wrong question. In my experience, bullies act out of weakness and fear. And it is clear to me that Putin is acting as a bully. So, I believe the real question is, “What is Putin afraid of?” If … [continued]
The EU’s labelling of gas as “green” in its sustainable finance taxonomy is the biggest gift the EU could make to Putin. By William Todts, Executive Director Russians are used to celebrating Christmas a little later than their western brothers. Even so, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, must have been particularly … [continued]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next presidential motorbike escorts will be going electric. Considering the fact that Russia is heavily dependent on its oil industry and has long been a barrier to faster climate action, this comes as a bit of a surprise, but that shows how much the electric revolution is crossing the world.
When even Russia starts to believe in climate change, the world really is coming to an end. Yet to everyone’s surprise, that is exactly what happened.
Donald Trump is not that normal, but he is human. He is a human who has lived essentially all of his life with a totally stacked hand, to bring in a gambling analogy. He has still managed to lose all of his or his companies’ cash several times, but then his connections in the benevolent and altruistic worlds of the mafia, luxury real estate, banking, and show business have bailed him out and let him start a fresh game with a new (again highly stacked) hand. As such, despite being human, The Donald has had a pretty abnormal life that has not fully warped his sense of reality by itself but which has warped his sense of what’s proper and normal for the rest of society. After all, his reality is indeed real, even if it’s not normal or proper.
Will the end of the fossil age as we “leave it in the ground” also mean an end to petro-state corruption and autocratic rule? We’ll see.
