Occasional Gas Pains
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
American Oil Buyers
This quilted-looking graphic has some surprises, including the fact that the Netherlands (of all places) buys more of our oil than China.
Embracing Radioactivity
One of the hottest sectors going right now is uranium miners for the same reason ANY sector is hot right now: artificial intelligence. Here are ten charts I’ve plucked out for you in this fission-happy cohort:
Power Piggies
Here is an interesting breakdown of per-capita use of electricity (white bar) and what it was at the start of this millennium (grey bar). Canadians use the most (cuz it’s chilly, I guess?) whereas, for whatever reason, the U.K, not only is a modest user but has cut back quite a bit. Speaking for myself, the good people at Palo Alto Utilities charge me over $1,000 per month, most of which is for electricity.
Gas Guzzlers
