Category Archives: Energy

Energy, Secession, and Leverage

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Texas This is worth sharing here: “Author Bob Smiley says even if the demands of nearly 100,000 rebels from Texas aren’t being taken seriously in Washington, all that could change, according to Russia Today. “No doubt Texas’s desire to break … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Southern Nationalism, Texas | 48 Comments

Republic of Dixie: Natural Gas Production

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Dixie The South dwarfs the rest of the United States in natural gas production: Note: The value of Wyoming in terms of coal and natural gas is starkly clear. Million Cubic Feet Texas – 6,091,724 Gulf of Mexico – 2,798,718 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dixie, Energy, Southern Nationalism | 36 Comments

Republic of Dixie: Nuclear Power

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Dixie The South generates nearly half of America’s nuclear power: South Carolina – 49,869 Texas – 38,162 North Carolina – 37,775 Georgia – 33,681 Florida – 31,583 Alabama – 30,357 Tennessee – 28,576 Virginia – 25,759 Louisiana – 17,336 Mississippi … Continue reading →

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Republic of Dixie: Projected Coal Production (2011)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Dixie Here’s the numbers for U.S. coal production by state: Dixie would walk away with 31% of U.S. coal production, and if the Far West tagged along, the Red States would walk away with 80% of U.S. coal production. Wyoming and … Continue reading →

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Republic of Dixie: Projected Crude Oil Production (2011)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Dixie H/T Chuck Thompson If the Blue States get Oprah and Harvard’s Department of African-American Studies, the Red States walk away with +82.7% of U.S. crude oil production, and the South alone can walk away with 58.3% of U.S. crude … Continue reading →

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Limits To Growth: California’s Dysfunctional Political System

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

California H/T Walter Russell Mead While there are geological limits to growth (such as Peak Water in Saudi Arabia), OD has always been fascinated by the interplay of other factors upon the energy question. Some of the limits to growth … Continue reading →

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Limits To Growth: Neo-Slavery

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Malthusian World As I mentioned in the comments, Richard Heinberg speculates that slavery might be restored in his book Peak Everything: “In the U.S., as recently as 1850, domesticated animals – horses, oxen, and mules – were responsible for over … Continue reading →

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Limits To Growth: 3 Trillion Barrels of Oil

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

Canada How do you know American policymakers are asleep at the helm on the energy question? “While the chattering classes yammered on about American decline and peak oil, a quite different future is taking shape. A world energy revolution is … Continue reading →

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Limits To Growth: Mining Asteroids

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

New York In The Wall Street Journal, there is a new techno-utopian article about mining asteroids as a solution to resource scarcity: “Is the earth running out of minerals? A recent and widely publicized proposal to mine asteroids for nickel, … Continue reading →

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Limits To Growth: Review: Too Much Magic

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Hunter Wallace

New York I’ve finished reading James Howard Kunstler’s new book Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation. This book is pretty much an update to Kunstler’s 2005 book The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, BRA Economics, Economy, Energy, New York, Peak Oil | 100 Comments