fossil fuel

Explore the economic, environmental, and policy impact of fossil fuels, coal, and the accelerating shift to clean energy systems.

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    Elias’s Future Farm: Building a Sustainable Legacy for 100 Years and Beyond

    BySustainMe

    From Choices to Legacy: the Future Sustainable Farm Elias, the Ohio farmer we met in recent scenario planning case studies, faces choices that mirror the world’s energy dilemmas: drilling for oil and gas, planting corn for ethanol, building solar and wind farms, or adopting regenerative agriculture. Each path offers rewards and risks, but as Elias looks beyond contracts and crop cycles, his thinking shifts to the future sustainable farm and a carbon-negative future. He is…

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    The Farmer’s Choice: Shell-Inspired Scenarios for a Carbon-Negative Future (1/2)

    BySustainMe

    The Farmer’s Dilemma Elias, a farmer in eastern Ohio, stands at the edge of his fields with competing futures before him. Is there a carbon-negative future ahead? His corn stretches toward the horizon, but beneath the soil lie the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations, some of the richest fossil reserves in North America. He could lease to an oil company tomorrow and receive an upfront check larger than any harvest he has ever sold. Yet…

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    A Tale of Two Reports: Why the DOE’s Climate Assessment Demands a Reality Check

    ByPiAdmin

    A Working Group (of 5) Came out with a “Moderate” Report for the DOE A new DOE climate report has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy at the end of July 2025. Authored by five “independent” researchers, it concludes that the economic damages of climate change may be less than believed and that aggressive action could be more harmful than the problem itself. Essentially, the report says that often doing nothing is better…

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    The Weed-n-Seed IP Trap: GMO Agriculture and the Lock-In Business Model

    ByElmer Hall

    By Dr. Elmer HallAuthor of Patent Primer 5 and Perpetual Sustainability Introduction: The GMO Patent Trap Hiding in Plain Sight Monsanto’s “weed-n-seed” strategy may be the most profitable and dangerous GMO patent trap ever deployed in global agriculture. This business model doesn’t just involve selling genetically modified seeds—it binds farmers into an escalating cycle of seed contracts, herbicide dependence, and legal control. The result? A systemic agricultural lock-in that’s reshaping how food is grown—and who…

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    Killing Off Renewables’ Solar Tax Credit Makes No Sense: What’s at Stake for America?

    BySustainMe

    🏡️ What Is the “One Big Beautiful Bill”? On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, formally titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the name may sound grand, buried deep within this sweeping legislation is one of the most consequential reversals of energy policy in U.S. history: the complete elimination of all federal solar tax credits beginning in 2026. The bill has already cleared the House. Now, it’s up…

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    Happy Earth Day 55: Perpetual Sustainability Book

    BySustainMe

    April 22, 2025 marks the 55th Earth Day. That’s 55 years since millions first took to the streets in 1970 to demand a cleaner, more just, and more sustainable future. But this year, we don’t just mark the day—we recommit to the journey. From Sustainability to Regeneration Sustainability was the starting point. But sustaining broken systems is no longer enough. We need to regenerate—our ecosystems, our communities, and our approach to progress. That’s the heart…