Category: Environment • Lorand Energy Corporation

November 26, 2018November 29, 2018Environment, Renewable Energy

Federal Climate Report: Impacts for an Energy System in Flux

A federal climate report released on Black Friday forecasts sweeping, climate-linked threats to many sectors of the U.S. economy. The authors write that challenges for energy infrastructure and power delivery could mean “cascading impacts on other critical sectors.” (more…)

October 29, 2018November 28, 2018Environment

The Physics Behind Pro-Growth Environmentalism

It is an article of faith for the anti-capitalist, anti-trade left that endless economic growth is impossible on a finite planet. The sooner it can be brought to a halt, or even reversed, the better. This month’s IPCC report into the dire consequences of a 1.5°C increase in global temperatures will have given it encouragement. However, the award of the Nobel Prize in Economics to Paul Romer and William Nordhaus (i), in the same week, can only be interpreted as a huge slap in the face for the champions of “degrowth”. (more…)