Ukraine: the home front
November 24, 2022 2:02 am Post a CommentI sometimes think that this blog has become trapped in its own doom loop. The whole idea of Turbulent Times... View Article
Tag Archive: blackouts
Energy: complications
November 15, 2022 2:59 am Post a CommentCiting the war in Ukraine, the unavailability of part of the nuclear estate, and delays in the renewable energies programme,... View Article
Energy: a matter of distrust
November 2, 2022 2:15 am Post a CommentThere’s an element of self-fulfilling prophecy about the possibility of power cuts this winter, with intermittent media stories which all... View Article
Energy: prospects for winter
October 19, 2022 1:56 am Post a CommentIt maybe because power cuts are on the agenda that we’re now seeing a flow of articles on the subject... View Article
Energy: peak predictions
September 23, 2022 1:34 am Post a CommentIn July, the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) published an early view of the winter 2022/23, offering its predictions... View Article
Energy: when experts fail
August 20, 2022 2:34 am Post a CommentIn the dog days of the 2008 summer, before we had been hit by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, triggering... View Article
Energy: the doomsday scenario
December 8, 2021 1:30 am Post a Comment“Unless we’re willing to avert our attentions from [the legacy media] output and set our own agendas”, writes Pete, “they’ll continue... View Article
Energy: a good time to panic
October 15, 2021 1:12 am Post a CommentIt was in 1972, nearly 50 years ago (49 to be precise), when this nation first experienced the phenomenon of... View Article