How Will Emissions Scandal Affect The Future Of French Diesel? Known for such cars as the classic Citroen Deux Chevaux and the luxury vehicles of powerhouse Renault, France has long been one of the largest and most recognizable car manufacturers in Europe — and indeed, in the world. But as its automotive market struggles to
While we marvel at Nasa’s discoveries, we destroy our irreplaceable natural resources – so we can buy pre-peeled bananas and smartphones for dogs Evidence for flowing water on Mars: this opens up the possibility of life, of wonders we cannot begin to imagine. Its discovery is an astonishing achievement. Meanwhile, Martian scientists continue their search
Could VW really be responsible for tens of thousands of deaths from pollution?! VW’s pollution cheating has caused thousands of premature deaths, write Mike Berners-Lee & Chris Goodall, creating costs that could destroy the company’s entire shareholder equity. But this is no ‘Black Swan’ event. It is an early example of the existential threat to
Shell’s departure from the Arctic is a very significant event in the global energy picture, writes Energy Post editor-in-chief Karel Beckman. It is another sign that the End of the Oil Age is in sight. After Volkswagen, a second major European company had to face acute embarrassment this week. Shell did not commit fraud, but
Perhaps the VW emissions scandal will actually do some good. Your new clean diesel turns to be less clean than you thought? Switch to an electric car. In recent days, the loudest thing in the automotive industry is Volkswagen’s scandal over diesel engine emissions. We at InsideEVs don’t cover conventional cars, but there’s something we’d
Every now and then the Internet serves up something perfectly pitched to what you assumed were your own very individual fears. On Thursday, for me, that was Romie Stott’s “futurist vision of retirement planning” at The Billfold. Planning for the eventual end of paid work isn’t just difficult because life is expensive and saving money
WEST PALM BEACH, FL—Admitting it has had its eye on the property for quite some time, the Atlantic Ocean confirmed Monday that it was looking forward to moving into a beautiful beachfront mansion in the near future. “For the longest time it seemed like this place was completely out of reach for me, but I’ve
October 2017, after the crash: George Osborne wonders what went wrong The chancellor might have looked in control in 2015, but the UK was badly exposed as the global economy faltered October 2017: just hours to go, and still the words wouldn’t come. Other conference speeches had been straightforward. A few easy gags about the
There are a lot of doom-and-gloom messages going around at the moment – it’s hard to know which to believe. Here’s a smorgasbord of articles that caught my eye, though they’re only a small selection of what’s out there. Biosphere collapse: the biggest economic bubble ever Worried about debt, defaults and deficits? Save up
Peak oil round up
There’s a lot of discussion in the ‘blogosphere’ of whether we’re starting to see the effects of peak oil in our economic woes – here are some highlights (and don’t forget my blog post). 2015 Could Be The Year Of Peak Oil … I am now more convinced than ever that 2015 will see
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