Monthly Archives: November 2014

One thing we have learnt this week- oil price

Yesterday after an OPEC meeting the oil price fell dramatically. Brent crude fell by almost $6/barrel in one day and there is talk of it going as low as $60/barrel.  The latest falls come after around a 30% fall in … Continue reading

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Christian Climate change deniers

It was bound to happen, with only a year to go to the vital Paris climate change talks Christian Climate change deniers are on the march.  The Cornwall alliance (the name sounds so cuddly) have issued a ten point manifesto … Continue reading

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One thing we have learnt this week -more doubts over Hinkley C

More doubts over Hinkley C have been raised this week after the nuclear power manufacturer Areva that has a stake in the prospective plant issued a profit warning.  Why this story which has almost passed by almost unnoticed this week … Continue reading

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Zero growth- are we in a new era?

Are we entering a new era of zero growth with another global crash and slump?  Yesterday David Cameron just back from the G20 summit warned of another global crash.  Whilst this maybe domestic politicking there is some evidence to suggest … Continue reading

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One thing we have learnt this week- IEA WEO more pessimistic

The annual IEA WEO (International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook) report is out.  This is a big deal in the energy world and comes at a very interesting time.  Today the oil price has hit a four year low.  Some … Continue reading

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Peak oil and end times theology

A few weeks ago the film “Left Behind” came out, this and my daily readings set me thinking again about peak oil and end times theology.  As we wrote in our book; “Some churches and Christians, it seems particularly in … Continue reading

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One thing we have learnt this week- Irish wind power

With all the talk of the German energy transition are we missing another countries change, that is Irish wind power?  There are now a whole heap of websites where you can look at what’s happening on the grid in real … Continue reading

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Harvest festival time

Its harvest festival time and as we have covered on this blog before just as food security is becoming more important less and less churches have harvest festivals.  My church has not had a harvest festival this year. This is … Continue reading

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