The fossil fuels tipping point [View all]

I believe humanity is very close to peak oil and natural gas demand, if it has not crossed over already. Much of the projected future growth in demand anticipates significant population growth, which is not happening. We are scratching the surface with alternative heating and cooling, such as sand batteries and solar chimneys, that are a fraction the cost of fossil fuel produced alternatives and are commercially available today. Every EV reduces the demand for oil, permanently. Taken together, the alternative energy sources are game changers for climate change and the economy over the next few years.

The Republican Party views this as an existential threat because oil and gas is its single most important industry in terms of support. I believe increasing the price of oil was an objective of Trump’s in the Iran conflict, because $40/barrel oil would lay economic waste to the GOP’s most important constituency.

🎧 Kingsmill Bond's analysis of the current energy crisis was featured on The Rest Is Politics this week ⚡

Listen to the episode to see how renewable energy offers a more secure, affordable, local alternative to fossils ⬇️

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— Ember (@ember-energy.org) 2026-06-14T16:00:11.000Z