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The world will remain vulnerable to disruptions in oil and gas supply. And few places embody that vulnerability more clearly than the Strait of Hormuz. A sliver of water in the Persian Gulf still holds the power to shake...

True reason consists in admitting that there are realities greater, more urgent, and more sacred than the planet's thermostat. War forces us to look horror in the face. Let us at least have the decency not to ask for its...

Compliance to climate mitigation will be enforced through court action. The fossil fuel industry will be sued into complete capitulation, and the “intuitive feelers” will control what energy sources the public has access...

Given our current weak position in global mineral markets, shortages of copper, nickel, and neodymium that undermine the entire U.S. energy system may replace the oil embargos of the 1970s as the primary threats to U.S. energy...

The crisis also showcases America’s capacity to support allies and the poor. Long‑term LNG contracts with Asian and European partners, coupled with support for reasonable financing of oil and gas projects in developing...

Climate science will not disappear. But, it may go underground and become a privately funded political tool.

There was a time when environmental stewardship meant conservation grounded in gratitude rather than condemnation. It reflected a belief that a prosperous and confident society could protect its natural inheritance without...

It never occurs to the far-left (formerly mainstream) media that its demise might be attributable to more than economic factors or the rise of the internet...

Electricity is not a luxury. It is a necessity that underpins economic growth, public safety, and household stability. Ensuring its affordability requires more than promises. It requires policies that encourage efficient...

Complex systems demand humility. Restructuring global finance on the basis of uncertain nonlinear thresholds may prove to be its own form of tipping experiment.

This installment addresses one of the most consequential shifts embedded in the report: the transformation of climate policy from a legislative choice into a legal obligation...

The strength of the case for rapid systemic transformation ultimately depends on the solidity of the tipping thresholds themselves. If those thresholds remain deeply uncertain in timing and probability, the justification...

The proposal to replace GDP as the “primary measure” signals a philosophical and institutional shift. Economic output, as traditionally measured, would no longer be the central reference point. Instead, output would be...

This installment turns to the political psychology embedded in the report. Beyond science and industry, the document lays out a strategy for shaping public perception, countering resistance, embedding citizen assemblies,...

Baseload power sources — whether nuclear or coal — were dismissed prematurely with pie-in-the-sky magical-thinking that a renewables-centric system could replace them quickly...