Index of Posts 2026 (Linked)

Deep Rock Disposal Solutions is Drilling a Class I UIC Disposal Well for Landfill Leachate Near Marietta, Ohio. January 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Deep Rock Disposal Solutions is Drilling a Class I UIC Disposal Well for Landfill Leachate Near Marietta, Ohio

The U.S. and China Launch Agentic AI Networked Systems for Scientific Research: Leveraging Supercomputer Infrastructure for Accelerated Breakthroughs and Discoveries. January 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The U.S. and China Launch Agentic AI Networked Systems for Scientific Research: Leveraging Supercomputer Infrastructure for Accelerated Breakthroughs and Discoveries

19 Centi-billionaires Have a Combined Net Worth of +$2.5 Trillion: Forbes 500 = $11.9 Trillion Net Worth: This is Beyond Grotesque and Unfair: It Calls for Some Sarcasm. January 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: 19 Centi-billionaires Have a Combined Net Worth of +$2.5 Trillion: Forbes 500 = $11.9 Trillion Net Worth: This is Beyond Grotesque and Unfair: It Calls for Some Sarcasm

The Russian-Iranian-Venezuelan Cooperation Nexus Needs to Be Dismantled. January 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Russian-Iranian-Venezuelan Cooperation Nexus Needs to Be Dismantled

Niobium-rich Carbonatites in Central Australia Originated from Mantle in Rifting Preceding the Breakup of Supercontinent Rodinia: Dated to 800 Million Years Ago. January 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Niobium-rich Carbonatites in Central Australia Originated from Mantle in Rifting Preceding the Breakup of Supercontinent Rodinia: Dated to 800 Million Years Ago

The Gila River Indian Community's Second Solar-Over-Canal Project is Complete: Offers Great Benefits. January 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Gila River Indian Community's Second Solar-Over-Canal Project is Complete: Offers Great Benefits

Anti-Fossil Fuel Sabotage: ‘Far-Left Extremists’ Cut Power in Berlin. January 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Anti-Fossil Fuel Sabotage: ‘Far-Left Extremists’ Cut Power in Berlin

Nature Chemistry vs. Synthetic Science: Harnessing the Power of Both Worlds: Summary & Review of Article by Jiya lal verma. January 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nature Chemistry vs. Synthetic Science: Harnessing the Power of Both Worlds: Summary & Review of Article by Jiya lal verma

This Date, Five Years Ago, Was a Day of Infamy Not a ‘Day of Love’: The Chief Perpetrator is Still at Large and Still Brandishing the Lie. January 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: This Date, Five Years Ago, Was a Day of Infamy Not a ‘Day of Love’: The Chief Perpetrator is Still at Large and Still Brandishing the Lie

Venezuela Expropriated Billions in Oil Investments from U.S. and Multinational Companies: The U.S, Venezuela, and the World Would Benefit from Increased Oil Output and Willing Investors. January 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Venezuela Expropriated Billions in Oil Investments from U.S. and Multinational Companies: The U.S, Venezuela, and the World Would Benefit from Increased Oil Output and Willing Investors

Capturing Flared Associated Gas from Iraqi Oil Wells Can Reduce Dependence on Iranian Gas and Electricity. January 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Capturing Flared Associated Gas from Iraqi Oil Wells Can Reduce Dependence on Iranian Gas and Electricity

Neptune Energy is Producing Brines from the Rotliegend Sandstone in Germany’s Altmark Basin with Lithium Concentrations Rivalling the U.S Smackover Formation. January 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Neptune Energy is Producing Brines from the Rotliegend Sandstone in Germany’s Altmark Basin with Lithium Concentrations Rivalling the U.S Smackover Formation

Diverted Outflow Water from Hungary’s Thermal Baths is Helping Hungary’s Grasslands Stave Off Desertification and Groundwater Depletion Caused by Droughts and Poor Surface Water Management. January 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Diverted Outflow Water from Hungary’s Thermal Baths is Helping Hungary’s Grasslands Stave Off Desertification and Groundwater Depletion Caused by Droughts and Poor Surface Water Management

Direct Air Carbon Capture Systems Set to Get Better in the Coming Years: Research from Helsinki University Tests Promising New Capture Method. January 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Direct Air Carbon Capture Systems Set to Get Better in the Coming Years: Research from Helsinki University Tests Promising New Capture Method

Sanctioned Tankers are a Safety and Environmental Hazard: Ghost Fleets are Extensions of Criminal Networks: “Stateless and Beyond Substandard”. January 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Sanctioned Tankers are a Safety and Environmental Hazard: Ghost Fleets are Extensions of Criminal Networks: “Stateless and Beyond Substandard”

Mexico is Refining More Oil, but Exporting Less, and Expects No Increase for Cuba. January 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mexico is Refining More Oil, but Exporting Less, and Expects No Increase for Cuba

Reef Restoration Project Offshore Southern California Brings Back Fish, Invertebrates, and Kelp Habitats. January 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Reef Restoration Project Offshore Southern California Brings Back Fish, Invertebrates, and Kelp Habitats

Pulsar Helium Announces Discovery of Rare Helium-3 with Sustained Concentrations of 1.3 to 14.5 Parts Per Billion from Gas Samples in a Well in Northern Minnesota. January 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pulsar Helium Announces Discovery of Rare Helium-3 with Sustained Concentrations of 1.3 to 14.5 Parts Per Billion from Gas Samples in a Well in Northern Minnesota

Systems Thinking - The Cognitive Skill of the 21st Century: Webinar by Professor Ed Crawley, MIT Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems: Summary & Review. January 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Systems Thinking - The Cognitive Skill of the 21st Century: Webinar by Professor Ed Crawley, MIT Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems: Summary & Review

U.S. Congress Firmly Rebukes Trump Request to Lower Funding for NOAA, NASA, and National Science Foundation: A Victory for Science Funding. January 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Congress Firmly Rebukes Trump Request to Lower Funding for NOAA, NASA, and National Science Foundation: A Victory for Science Funding

Silicosis Via Silica Dust from Quartz/Engineered Stone Countertop Cutting is Sickening and Killing People. January 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Silicosis Via Silica Dust from Quartz/Engineered Stone Countertop Cutting is Sickening and Killing People

Many Home Power-Saving Devices are Scams, Yet Heavily Advertised: Alternatives That Do Work Include Smart Plugs and Smart Power Strips. January 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Many Home Power-Saving Devices are Scams, Yet Heavily Advertised: Alternatives That Do Work Include Smart Plugs and Smart Power Strips

Arsenic-Rich Sludge from Groundwater Treatment and Mine Tailings Waste Can Be Chemically Converted to Amorphous Metallic Arsenic for Use as a Semiconductor Metal. January 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Arsenic-Rich Sludge from Groundwater Treatment and Mine Tailings Waste Can Be Chemically Converted to Amorphous Metallic Arsenic for Use as a Semiconductor Metal

Redevelopment of Mature Oil and Gas Fields: Baker Hughes and Hunt Oil Announce Joint Framework. January 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Redevelopment of Mature Oil and Gas Fields: Baker Hughes and Hunt Oil Announce Joint Framework

Fleet Space’s AI-Enabled Satellite-Based Agile Mineral Exploration Geoscience: Q2 Metals’ Cisco Lithium Project in Quebec, Canada, is One Example Where Exploration is Being Speeded Up. January 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Fleet Space’s AI-Enabled Satellite-Based Agile Mineral Exploration Geoscience: Q2 Metals’ Cisco Lithium Project in Quebec, Canada, is One Example Where Exploration is Being Speeded Up

Trump’s Irrational Push for Greenland Inspires Russian Imperialist Alexander Dugin to Call for Invading the Eastern Former Soviet Republics for the Same ‘Sphere of Influence’ Reasons. January 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump’s Irrational Push for Greenland Inspires Russian Imperialist Alexander Dugin to Call for Invading the Eastern Former Soviet Republics for the Same ‘Sphere of Influence’ Reasons

The Caterpillar’s Edge: Evolve, Evolve Again, and Thrive in Business. Sid Mohasseb (Rugged Land, 2017): Book Summary and Review. January 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Caterpillar’s Edge: Evolve, Evolve Again, and Thrive in Business. Sid Mohasseb (Rugged Land, 2017): Book Summary and Review

First Natural Gas Discovery in a Decade in the Philippines Looks Promising: 98BCF Gas-in-Place. January 21, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: First Natural Gas Discovery in a Decade in the Philippines Looks Promising: 98BCF Gas-in-Place

Vandalism at a Power Substation Leads to Non-PBC Transformer Oil Spill and Potential Drinking Water Contamination in Wayne County, West Virginia. January 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Vandalism at a Power Substation Leads to Non-PBC Transformer Oil Spill and Potential Drinking Water Contamination in Wayne County, West Virginia

Geochemical Evidence of the Sebree Trough During the Late Ordovician: Chemostratigraphy of the Point Pleasant-Utica intervals: A Talk by Dr. Julie Bloxson. Summary & Review. Presented for The Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists meeting, January 15, 2026. January 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Geochemical Evidence of the Sebree Trough During the Late Ordovician: Chemostratigraphy of the Point Pleasant-Utica intervals: A Talk by Dr. Julie Bloxson. Summary & Review. Presented for The Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists meeting, January 15, 2026

Energy Sec Wright and Trump Bash Net Zero at Davos: Arguments, Leverage, and Likelihoods. January 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy Sec Wright and Trump Bash Net Zero at Davos: Arguments, Leverage, and Likelihoods

China’s Green Energy Transition is Not as Rosy as It Appears, According to Op-Ed by Charlie Garcia. January 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China’s Green Energy Transition is Not as Rosy as It Appears, According to Op-Ed by Charlie Garcia

Wealth Inequality Continues to Rise in the U.S. While a Group of Billionaires and Millionaires Calls for More Taxes on the Super-Wealthy and Less Oligarchy. January 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wealth Inequality Continues to Rise in the U.S. While a Group of Billionaires and Millionaires Calls for More Taxes on the Super-Wealthy and Less Oligarchy

Affordability: It’s Not a Hoax, but Is at the Root of Everything We Do: The Cost of Energy and Materials is the Key. January 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Affordability: It’s Not a Hoax, but Is at the Root of Everything We Do: The Cost of Energy and Materials is the Key

China’s Helium Discovery in the Tarim Basin: Sourced from Radioactive Decay of Uranium and Thorium in Crustal Granite with Migration Through Vertical Faults and Trapping in Structural Highs. January 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China’s Helium Discovery in the Tarim Basin: Sourced from Radioactive Decay of Uranium and Thorium in Crustal Granite with Migration Through Vertical Faults and Trapping in Structural Highs

The Iranian Groundwater Crisis: What’s Happening and How Can it be Mitigated? Drought and Mismanagement are Factors, and Cloudseeding is Not Expected to Help Much. January 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Iranian Groundwater Crisis: What’s Happening and How Can it be Mitigated? Drought and Mismanagement are Factors, and Cloudseeding is Not Expected to Help Much 

Michigan Attorney General’s Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies is Ridiculous and Based on Inaccurate Information. January 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Michigan Attorney General’s Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies is Ridiculous and Based on Inaccurate Information

Murphy Oil Hits Big Oil Offshore Vietnam but Fails to Find Commercial Hydrocarbons in Deep Well Offshore Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire). January 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Murphy Oil Hits Big Oil Offshore Vietnam but Fails to Find Commercial Hydrocarbons in Deep Well Offshore Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

Quantifying Denitrification Rates in Rivers and Streams: Study Shows Rates Differed in Streams, Compared to Rivers. January 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Quantifying Denitrification Rates in Rivers and Streams: Study Shows Rates Differed in Streams, Compared to Rivers

Fluvial Geomorphology and Dam Failure Analysis Utilizing NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite. January 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Fluvial Geomorphology and Dam Failure Analysis Utilizing NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite

China’s Great Green Wall Reforestation Initiative Has Dramatically Altered Local Hydrologic Cycles in Various Ways and Places. January 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China’s Great Green Wall Reforestation Initiative Has Dramatically Altered Local Hydrologic Cycles in Various Ways and Places

China is Producing More Natural Gas and is Set to Become World’s Third Largest Producer. January 30, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China is Producing More Natural Gas and is Set to Become World’s Third Largest Producer

Hot Water from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Cooling System is Now Being Used to Heat Local Homes and Businesses in France. January 31, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Hot Water from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Cooling System is Now Being Used to Heat Local Homes and Businesses in France

Clean Energy Advocates are Irresponsibly Putting Grid Reliability at Risk by Opposing Fossil Fuel Power According to NERC. February 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Clean Energy Advocates are Irresponsibly Putting Grid Reliability at Risk by Opposing Fossil Fuel Power According to NERC

Injecting Edited DNA and Growth-Promoting Bacteria into Pruned Plants Can Produce Gene-Edited and Transgenic Plants Faster. February 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Injecting Edited DNA and Growth-Promoting Bacteria into Pruned Plants Can Produce Gene-Edited and Transgenic Plants Faster

Aging Septic Systems are Contaminating Water in Florida with Nitrogen and Pathogens: A Shallow Water Table and Porous Soil Allow it to Spread. February 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Aging Septic Systems are Contaminating Water in Florida with Nitrogen and Pathogens: A Shallow Water Table and Porous Soil Allow it to Spread

Venezuelan Oil Industry Expats Helped to Develop the Canadian Oilsands: A Missing Piece of the Story of Venezuelan Oil (as reported by Reuters). February 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Venezuelan Oil Industry Expats Helped to Develop the Canadian Oilsands: A Missing Piece of the Story of Venezuelan Oil (as reported by Reuters)

The Grain Belt Express Transmission Project: Will It Get Built? Maybe: Eminent Domain Cited as an Issue in Defunding Loan Guarantee. February 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Grain Belt Express Transmission Project: Will It Get Built? Maybe: Eminent Domain Cited as an Issue in Defunding Loan Guarantee

Soil Salinization Influences Inorganic Carbon Storage and Distribution, According to Study. February 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Soil Salinization Influences Inorganic Carbon Storage and Distribution, According to Study

Norge Mining’s Phosphate Deposit in Norway is Assessed as the World’s Largest with First Mine Expected Online in 2029. February 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Norge Mining’s Phosphate Deposit in Norway is Assessed as the World’s Largest with First Mine Expected Online in 2029 

Meteor Impact Structures in Southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky: Confirmed, Probable, and Possible. February 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Meteor Impact Structures in Southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky: Confirmed, Probable, and Possible

The UN Needs Reforms, But It Also Needs to Be Relevant and Effective. February 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The UN Needs Reforms, But It Also Needs to Be Relevant and Effective

Inducing Heritable Structural Variation in Plants: A New Simple, Affordable, Safe, and Accessible Method Using the Cancer Drug Etoposide Can Replace Irradiation. February 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Inducing Heritable Structural Variation in Plants: A New Simple, Affordable, Safe, and Accessible Method Using the Cancer Drug Etoposide Can Replace Irradiation

The Importance of Gas-Electric Coordination for Ensuring Power Adequacy and Reliability: The National Petroleum Council’s Reliability Report and RBN Energy’s Summary and Post-Winter Storm Fern Analysis. February 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Importance of Gas-Electric Coordination for Ensuring Power Adequacy and Reliability: The National Petroleum Council’s Reliability Report and RBN Energy’s Summary and Post-Winter Storm Fern Analysis

Lead Pollution is a Vastly Smaller Problem Than It Used to Be: Up to 100-Fold Reduction in 100 Years. February 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Lead Pollution is a Vastly Smaller Problem Than It Used to Be: Up to 100-Fold Reduction in 100 Years

ISO-New England Relies on Diesel Fuel to Power the Grid During Cold Spell: Wood and Refuse Provide 67% of “Renewable” Power, Each More Than Wind and Solar Combined. February 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ISO-New England Relies on Diesel Fuel to Power the Grid During Cold Spell: Wood and Refuse Provide 67% of “Renewable” Power, Each More Than Wind and Solar Combined

Red Lines: What Should Be Unacceptable in Today’s World. February 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Red Lines: What Should Be Unacceptable in Today’s World

Guterres's Congratulating Iran on the Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution is an Insult to Those Oppressed and the UN, As is the Iranian Foreign Minister Addressing the UN Human Rights Council: Existing UN Protocol is Perhaps the Real Issue. February 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Guterres's Congratulating Iran on the Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution is an Insult to Those Oppressed and the UN, As is the Iranian Foreign Minister Addressing the UN Human Rights Council: Existing UN Protocol is Perhaps the Real Issue

T5 Smackover Partners is Developing a Geothermal Plus Lithium Extraction Project in Northeast Texas. February 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: T5 Smackover Partners is Developing a Geothermal Plus Lithium Extraction Project in Northeast Texas

New Water Filter Made with Layered Copper and Aluminum Hydroxides Can Capture PFAS Chemicals Better and Faster Than Carbon Filters. February 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Water Filter Made with Layered Copper and Aluminum Hydroxides Can Capture PFAS Chemicals Better and Faster Than Carbon Filters

Plant-Based Wax Can Cut Pesticide Use By 50%: Biodegradable SafeWax is a Successful Result of Biomimicry. February 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Plant-Based Wax Can Cut Pesticide Use By 50%: Biodegradable SafeWax is a Successful Result of Biomimicry

Winter Storm Fern Cold Spell Shut In 18.3 BCF/Day of Natural Gas Production Due to Freeze-Offs. February 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Winter Storm Fern Cold Spell Shut In 18.3 BCF/Day of Natural Gas Production Due to Freeze-Offs

Plugging Orphan Wells Can Reduce Methane Emissions, Oil Spills, and Brine Spills: Incentives Can Increase Plugging Rates. February 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Plugging Orphan Wells Can Reduce Methane Emissions, Oil Spills, and Brine Spills: Incentives Can Increase Plugging Rates

U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Actually Performed Well During Winter Storm Fern and Atlantic Ocean Winter Wind Capacity Remains Predictably Strong. February 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Actually Performed Well During Winter Storm Fern and Atlantic Ocean Winter Wind Capacity Remains Predictably Strong

Yacht-Zee$: The Billionaires Behind the Energy Class War: Summary and Review of Robert Bryce’s New Mini-Documentary. February 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Yacht-Zee$: The Billionaires Behind the Energy Class War: Summary and Review of Robert Bryce’s New Mini-Documentary

California’s Refinery Closures and Regulatory Requirements Lead to Higher Gasoline Prices. February 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: California’s Refinery Closures and Regulatory Requirements Lead to Higher Gasoline Prices

Ghost Fleet Tankers Carrying Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan Oil are A Multi-Pronged Threat: New Developments Suggest the Problem is Beginning to Be Addressed. February 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ghost Fleet Tankers Carrying Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan Oil are A Multi-Pronged Threat: New Developments Suggest the Problem is Beginning to Be Addressed

Is There a Detectable Acceleration of Global Warming? Some Data Suggests That There Is. February 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Is There a Detectable Acceleration of Global Warming? Some Data Suggests That There Is

U.S. EPA Updates Finalized Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde That Was Issued Before Trump Assumed Office: Now, Allowable Workplace Levels are Not Likely to Be Lowered. February 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. EPA Updates Finalized Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde That Was Issued Before Trump Assumed Office: Now, Allowable Workplace Levels are Not Likely to Be Lowered

Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology by Art Berman: Summary, Review, Critique, and Commentary. February 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology by Art Berman: Summary, Review, Critique, and Commentary

Food Waste Management is a Key to Better Solid Waste Management: Diverting It from Landfills Requires Funding, Personnel, and Storage Capacity. February 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Food Waste Management is a Key to Better Solid Waste Management: Diverting It from Landfills Requires Funding, Personnel, and Storage Capacity

Sewer Overflow Wastewater Spill into the Potomac River Near Washington D.C. May Be Largest in U.S. History. February 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Sewer Overflow Wastewater Spill into the Potomac River Near Washington D.C. May Be Largest in U.S. History

Farmers in New South Wales, Australia, Use Scrap Wool on Fields to Reduce Evaporation, Increase Soil Moisture, and Provide Slow-Release Nutrients. February 21, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Farmers in New South Wales, Australia, Use Scrap Wool on Fields to Reduce Evaporation, Increase Soil Moisture, and Provide Slow-Release Nutrients

Offshore Wind Farms Can Weaken Ocean Currents, According to New North Sea Simulations. February 21, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Offshore Wind Farms Can Weaken Ocean Currents, According to New North Sea Simulations

Optimizing Wetlands Water Table Depth for GHG Emissions Reduction: Water Level Just Below the Surface with Space for an Oxygen-Rich Zone Above, Limits Methane Emissions and Favors CO2 Emissions, Which Have a Lower Global Warming Potential (GWP). Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Optimizing Wetlands Water Table Depth for GHG Emissions Reduction: Water Level Just Below the Surface with Space for an Oxygen-Rich Zone Above, Limits Methane Emissions and Favors CO2 Emissions, Which Have a Lower Global Warming Potential (GWP)

Guyana is Diversifying Its Economy to Avoid Becoming Overly Dependent on Oil Revenue. February 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Guyana is Diversifying Its Economy to Avoid Becoming Overly Dependent on Oil Revenue

EIA: Some Planned Coal and Gas Plant Retirements May Be Delayed in 2026 as They Were in 2025. February 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: EIA: Some Planned Coal and Gas Plant Retirements May Be Delayed in 2026 as They Were in 2025

Study Links Alzheimer’s Disease Risk to Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution. February 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Study Links Alzheimer’s Disease Risk to Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution

The Gas Turbine Crunch May Be Easing, but There Are Still Significant Supply Chain Constraints on Gas Power Projects. February 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Gas Turbine Crunch May Be Easing, but There Are Still Significant Supply Chain Constraints on Gas Power Projects

Pressure on Cuba is Needed, but a Siege and Oil Embargo is Not the Best Way. February 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pressure on Cuba is Needed, but a Siege and Oil Embargo is Not the Best Way

Druzhba Pipeline in Ukraine Struck by Russian Bombs, but Hungary and Slovakia Blame and Punish Ukraine for not Restoring Service Fast Enough. February 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Druzhba Pipeline in Ukraine Struck by Russian Bombs, but Hungary and Slovakia Blame and Punish Ukraine for not Restoring Service Fast Enough

Energy Corps: EQT CEO Toby Rice, Wife Aileen Rice, and Geologist Scott Tinker Launch Non-Profit to Address Global Energy Poverty, Promote Clean Cooking Fuels, and Support Human Flourishing. February 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy Corps: EQT CEO Toby Rice, Wife Aileen Rice, and Geologist Scott Tinker Launch Non-Profit to Address Global Energy Poverty, Promote Clean Cooking Fuels, and Support Human Flourishing

U.S. DOE Gives Out Its Largest Ever Loan, $26.5 Billion to Southern Company for Natural Gas, Nuclear, Hydro, Batteries, and Power Transmission in Georgia and Alabama. February 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. DOE Gives Out Its Largest Ever Loan, $26.5 Billion to Southern Company for Natural Gas, Nuclear, Hydro, Batteries, and Power Transmission in Georgia and Alabama

AEP Ohio Plans to Deploy a Fixed-Wing Drone With a 12-Foot Wingspan and LIDAR to Inspect for Potential Power Line Tree Damage. February 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: AEP Ohio Plans to Deploy a Fixed-Wing Drone With a 12-Foot Wingspan and LIDAR to Inspect for Potential Power Line Tree Damage

Oil & Gas E&P to Accounting Methods: Full Cost vs. Successful Efforts: Effects on Earnings, Asset Value, Depreciation, and Depletion: RBN Energy Analysis. February 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Oil & Gas E&P Accounting Methods: Full Cost vs. Successful Efforts: Effects on Earnings, Asset Value, Depreciation, and Depletion: RBN Energy Analysis

Nurdle Patrols Lead to Nurdle Pollution Containment in Pennsylvania, the Shell Ethane Cracker’s Air Pollution Exceedances and Possible Sale: The Appalachian Petrochemical Hub Has Not Manifested as Predicted. March 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nurdle Patrols Lead to Nurdle Pollution Containment in Pennsylvania, the Shell Ethane Cracker’s Air Pollution Exceedances and Possible Sale: The Appalachian Petrochemical Hub Has Not Manifested as Predicted

The Battle for a Prevailing International Order: Civilizationalism vs. Universalism and Enforcement vs. Tolerance. March 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Battle for a Prevailing International Order: Civilizationalism vs. Universalism and Enforcement vs. Tolerance

Road Salt and Mist Spark Pole Fires That Lead to Power Outages in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. March 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Road Salt and Mist Spark Pole Fires That Lead to Power Outages in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Utica Shale Drilling and Dry Gas Production in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Nearing 1TCF of Cumulative Production. March 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Utica Shale Drilling and Dry Gas Production in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Nearing 1TCF of Cumulative Production

Putin’s Unwavering Determination Amid His Massive Failure: Is It Enabled by Russia’s Totalitarian Government? So Much Lost and So Little Gained in Ukraine. March 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Putin’s Unwavering Determination Amid His Massive Failure: Is It Enabled by Russia’s Totalitarian Government? So Much Lost and So Little Gained in Ukraine

Bjorn Lomborg and the Copenhagen Consensus: Deprioritizing Climate Change in Favor of More Pressing Human Betterment Issues. March 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Bjorn Lomborg and the Copenhagen Consensus: Deprioritizing Climate Change in Favor of More Pressing Human Betterment Issues

Forest Soils May Not Store Carbon as Effectively as Thought, but They May Uptake Atmospheric Methane More Than Previously Thought: Forests Also Have Many Ecosystem Service Benefits. March 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Forest Soils May Not Store Carbon as Effectively as Thought, but They May Uptake Atmospheric Methane More Than Previously Thought: Forests Also Have Many Ecosystem Service Benefits

Geochemical High-Resolution Isotope Ratio Logging for Subsurface Hydrocarbon Analysis: Emerging Tech for Real-Time Reservoir Analysis. March 8. 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Geochemical High-Resolution Isotope Ratio Logging for Subsurface Hydrocarbon Analysis: Emerging Tech for Real-Time Reservoir Analysis

Particulate Static Effect-Induced Power Generation Technology Inspired by the Tesla Turbine Produces Electricity Via Compressed Air Flow and Particles. March 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Particulate Static Effect-Induced Power Generation Technology Inspired by the Tesla Turbine Produces Electricity Via Compressed Air Flow and Particles

Pielke Jr: Science Under Siege’ by Mann and Hotez Demonizes Detractors as Anti-Science. March 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pielke Jr: Science Under Siege’ by Mann and Hotez Demonizes Detractors as Anti-Science

Chinese Company Hunan Tyen Unveils Its Power Turbine Generator: A Compact, Removable Module That Increases EV Range. March 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Chinese Company Hunan Tyen Unveils Its Power Turbine Generator: A Compact, Removable Module That Increases EV Range

Geoengineering Via Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement by Adding Sodium Hydroxide: Experiment Offshore Maine Began in August 2025. March 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Geoengineering Via Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement by Adding Sodium Hydroxide: Experiment Offshore Maine Began in August 2025

New Study Claims Some Plug-In Hybrids Use More Fuel Than Claimed: Cheaper PHEVs Used Less Fuel Than More Expensive Ones. March 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Study Claims Some Plug-In Hybrids Use More Fuel Than Claimed: Cheaper PHEVs Used Less Fuel Than More Expensive Ones

Light and Heavy REEs: Value of Rare Earth Ores Depends on Total REEs, the Mix, and Concentrations: Graphic from Alba Mineral Resources. March 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Light and Heavy REEs: Value of Rare Earth Ores Depends on Total REEs, the Mix, and Concentrations: Graphic from Alba Mineral Resources

Nevada Governor Says California’s Emissions Regulations Affect Regional Fuel Availability and Cost. March 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nevada Governor Says California’s Emissions Regulations Affect Regional Fuel Availability and Cost

Rosebank Oil Field and Jackdaw Gas Field in the UK North Sea Should Be Producing Oil and Gas: Economic and Energy Security Benefits Should Outweigh Emissions Concerns. March 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Rosebank Oil Field and Jackdaw Gas Field in the UK North Sea Should Be Producing Oil and Gas: Economic and Energy Security Benefits Should Outweigh Emissions Concerns

The EU is Right; Trump Should Not Have Waived Russian Oil Sanctions: They Are Bearing the Brunt of Iran War-Induced High Oil & Gas Prices and Still Oppose Appeasing Putin. March 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The EU is Right; Trump Should Not Have Waived Russian Oil Sanctions: They Are Bearing the Brunt of Iran War-Induced High Oil & Gas Prices and Still Oppose Appeasing Putin

Russian Attack on Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant Leaks “Technical Oils” into the Dniester River, Threatening Drinking Water Quality. March 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Russian Attack on Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant Leaks “Technical Oils” into the Dniester River, Threatening Drinking Water Quality

Koloma’s Natural Hydrogen Project Along Midcontinent Rift Zone in Iowa: Wells Show Hydrogen: Next is Confirmation of Trapping Structural Closure. March 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Koloma’s Natural Hydrogen Project Along Midcontinent Rift Zone in Iowa: Wells Show Hydrogen: Next is Confirmation of Trapping Structural Closure

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are Exploring Gravity, Underground Pumped Hydro, and Compressed Air Energy Storage at Appalachian Mines and Shafts. March 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are Exploring Gravity, Underground Pumped Hydro, and Compressed Air Energy Storage at Appalachian Mines and Shafts

Iran War Shows Level of World’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels: Energy Security is Now Front and Center. March 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Iran War Shows Level of World’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels: Energy Security is Now Front and Center

Solutions to the Druzhba Pipeline Are Emerging: Czechia Offers to Reverse Flow to Supply Slovakia, Hungary and Slovakia Plan Pipeline to Link Refineries, and Ukraine Agrees to Fix Damaged Pipeline with EU Help. March 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solutions to the Druzhba Pipeline Are Emerging: Czechia Offers to Reverse Flow to Supply Slovakia, Hungary and Slovakia Plan Pipeline to Link Refineries, and Ukraine Agrees to Fix Damaged Pipeline with EU Help

Jones Act Waiver May Help Gasoline Prices A Little, but Effects Will Be Limited. March 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Jones Act Waiver May Help Gasoline Prices A Little, but Effects Will Be Limited

High Payment Delinquency Rate for Anaerobic Digestor Loans for Farmers Leads to USDA Pause. March 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: High Payment Delinquency Rate for Anaerobic Digestor Loans for Farmers Leads to USDA Pause

Hormuz Chokepoint Exemplifies a Vulnerable Global and Regional Energy Delivery System as Well as a Sanctions Evasion System. March 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Hormuz Chokepoint Exemplifies a Vulnerable Global and Regional Energy Delivery System as Well as a Sanctions Evasion System

Robert Bryce: Five Reasons Not to Bomb Iran’s Power Plants. March 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Robert Bryce: Five Reasons Not to Bomb Iran’s Power Plants

Energy Information Administration Releases International Energy Consumption Data Set Sorted by Fuel and End-Use Sector. March 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy Information Administration Releases International Energy Consumption Data Set Sorted by Fuel and End-Use Sector

Prediction Markets: Should Betting on Events Be Allowed or Encouraged? There are Ethical Concerns and Security Concerns. March 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Prediction Markets: Should Betting on Events Be Allowed or Encouraged? There are Ethical Concerns and Security Concerns

German Study Finds That Solar Panel Efficiency Degrades by 0.52–0.61% Annually, About Half of Previous Estimates: This Means Better Economics, Higher Levelized Cost of Electricity, and Longer Life. March 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: German Study Finds That Solar Panel Efficiency Degrades by 0.52–0.61% Annually, About Half of Previous Estimates: This Means Better Economics, Higher Levelized Cost of Electricity, and Longer Life

Pennsylvania DEP Study Indicates Radioactivity from Shale Drilling Waste Landfill Leachate is Not Dangerous. March 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pennsylvania DEP Study Indicates Radioactivity from Shale Drilling Waste Landfill Leachate is Not Dangerous

Energy Demands of 6G Networks: New Paper Models Synthetic Biology-Based Fuel Cell-Powered Bio-Hybrid Networks as a Sustainable Alternative for Ultra-Dense Small-Cell Base Stations. April 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy Demands of 6G Networks: New Paper Models Synthetic Biology-Based Fuel Cell-Powered Bio-Hybrid Networks as a Sustainable Alternative for Ultra-Dense Small-Cell Base Stations

Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Blog Topic Statistics. April 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Blog Topic Statistics

China’s Reduction in Aerosol Air Pollution Linked to Fewer Aerosol-Fueled Storms in Arctic, Subsequent Lower Loss of Sea Ice, Along with a Reduction in Global Cooling (which is still likely the dominant effect). April 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China’s Reduction in Aerosol Air Pollution Linked to Fewer Aerosol-Fueled Storms in Arctic, Subsequent Lower Loss of Sea Ice, Along with a Reduction in Global Cooling (which is still likely the dominant effect)

U.S. Utility-Scale Solar and Wind Generation Hit a Record 17% Share (19% if Smaller Deployments are Included) in 2025 Despite Solar Deployments Dropping by 22%. April 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Utility-Scale Solar and Wind Generation Hit a Record 17% Share (19% if Smaller Deployments are Included) in 2025 Despite Solar Deployments Dropping by 22%

Submersible and Floating Hydroelectric Technology for the Rivers Flowing into the Great Lakes. April 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Submersible and Floating Hydroelectric Technology for the Rivers Flowing into the Great Lakes

Japanese Funded U.S. Government-Owned Massive Natural Gas Power Plant Planned in Southern Ohio Could Be Largest in the World at 9.2 GW: Will Power Data Centers and More. April 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Japanese Funded U.S. Government-Owned Massive Natural Gas Power Plant Planned in Southern Ohio Could Be Largest in the World at 9.2 GW: Will Power Data Centers and More

New Paper in GM Crops & Food Suggests Glyphosate in Combination with No-Till Farming is the Single Most Effective Global Tool for Carbon Emissions Reduction, And Other Relative Benefits of Glyphosate. April 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Paper in GM Crops & Food Suggests Glyphosate in Combination with No-Till Farming is the Single Most Effective Global Tool for Carbon Emissions Reduction, And Other Relative Benefits of Glyphosate

Cultivating Heat: Part 5: High Enthalpy Geothermal (>250 deg C) and The Potential of Supercritical Geothermal. April 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Cultivating Heat: Part 5: High Enthalpy Geothermal (>250 deg C) and The Potential of Supercritical Geothermal

Endangered Species Act Exemptions in U.S. Gulf Drilling Enacted Due to National Security Concerns. April 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Endangered Species Act Exemptions in U.S. Gulf Drilling Enacted Due to National Security Concerns

Frequent Plowing and Heavy Tractor Traffic Disrupts Soil Structure and Makes it More Vulnerable to Flooding and Drought, According to Study, and Less Intensive Management for Agricultural Soil Works Best, According to Another Study. April 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Frequent Plowing and Heavy Tractor Traffic Disrupts Soil Structure and Makes it More Vulnerable to Flooding and Drought, According to Study, and Less Intensive Management for Agricultural Soil Works Best, According to Another Study

Eni Discovers 2TCF of Natural Gas and 130 Million Barrels of Condensate in the Mediterranean, Offshore Egypt: It Could Reduce Egypt’s Gas Import Bill. April 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Eni Discovers 2TCF of Natural Gas and 130 Million Barrels of Condensate in the Mediterranean, Offshore Egypt: It Could Reduce Egypt’s Gas Import Bill

Iranian Strikes on Qatari LNG Threaten Global Helium Supply Chains and Lead to Rationing Plans. April 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Iranian Strikes on Qatari LNG Threaten Global Helium Supply Chains and Lead to Rationing Plans

Assessing the Societal Benefits of Earth Science Information: New Paper Maps Methods to Do It. April 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Assessing Societal Benefits of Earth Science Information: New Paper Maps Methods to Do It

Remaining Oil & Gas Potential of the Paradox Basin, Southeast Utah: Cane Creek Shale and Carbonate Algal Mound Reservoirs of the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, Salt Tectonics, Natural Fractures, Well Stimulation Methods, and Reserve Estimates. April 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Remaining Oil & Gas Potential of the Paradox Basin, Southeast Utah: Cane Creek Shale and Carbonate Algal Mound Reservoirs of the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, Salt Tectonics, Natural Fractures, Well Stimulation Methods, and Reserve Estimates

The Linear No-Threshold (LNT) Radiological Health Model: Is it Too Cautious? Yes, Probably. April 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Linear No-Threshold (LNT) Radiological Health Model: Is it Too Cautious? Yes, Probably

Natura Resources and NGL Water Solutions Team Up to Utilize Small Modular Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors to Run Permian Basin Water Treatment Plants: Synergies Help. April 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Natura Resources and NGL Water Solutions Team Up to Utilize Small Modular Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors to Run Permian Basin Water Treatment Plants: Synergies Help

The Positive Environmental and Safety Impacts of Dam Removal: Many Old Low Head Dams Remain to Be Removed. April 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Positive Environmental and Safety Impacts of Dam Removal: Many Old Low Head Dams Remain to Be Removed

Aquifer Recoveries Show That Groundwater Depletion is Not Inevitable: New Study. April 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Aquifer Recoveries Show That Groundwater Depletion is Not Inevitable: New Study

New Paper Assesses Groundwater Quantity and Water Table Levels in the U.S. April 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Paper Assesses Groundwater Quantity and Water Table Levels in the U.S.

Studies Show Some Correlation Between Cancer Incidence and Living Near Nuclear Power Plants; However, No Causation Has Been Established. April 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Studies Show Some Correlation Between Cancer Incidence and Living Near Nuclear Power Plants; However, No Causation Has Been Established

EIA Provides Update on U.S. Coal Plant Retirement Delays: They Will Likely Continue for a Few Years. April 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: EIA Provides Update on U.S. Coal Plant Retirement Delays: They Will Likely Continue for a Few Years

Ireland is Struggling with Fuel Affordability in Light of Strait of Hormuz Disruptions and Taxation. April 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ireland is Struggling with Fuel Affordability in Light of Strait of Hormuz Disruptions and Taxation

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Administration Finally Ready to Pursue Shale Gas and Oil via Hydraulic Fracturing. April 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mexico’s Sheinbaum Administration Finally Ready to Pursue Shale Gas and Oil via Hydraulic Fracturing

Decoy Molecules Mimic Fatty Acids, Tricking Enzymes to Degrade Soil Pollutants Like Dioxin and Benzene: Potential New Soil Bioremediation Method. April 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decoy Molecules Mimic Fatty Acids, Tricking Enzymes to Degrade Soil Pollutants Like Dioxin and Benzene: Potential New Soil Bioremediation Method

Mining Ban in Minnesota is In or Out Based on Politics: Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, and Platinum Minerals: Twin Metals Project is Now Back On as 20-Year Ban is Lifted. April 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mining Ban in Minnesota is In or Out Based on Politics: Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, and Platinum Minerals: Twin Metals Project is Now Back On as 20-Year Ban is Lifted

Warmer Streams Release More Atmospheric Carbon, Making Less Available for Food Webs, New Study Shows. April 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Warmer Streams Release More Atmospheric Carbon, Making Less Available for Food Webs, New Study Shows

The Toxic Dangers of Burning Plastic: Low-Tech Burning is Exceptionally Dangerous. April 21, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Toxic Dangers of Burning Plastic: Low-Tech Burning is Exceptionally Dangerous

Common Soil Bacterium Can Digest Lignin by Reorganizing Its Carbon Metabolism: Implications for Biofuels and Bio-Manufacturing. April 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Common Soil Bacterium Can Digest Lignin by Reorganizing Its Carbon Metabolism: Implications for Biofuels and Bio-Manufacturing

The Iceland Deep Drilling Project: Hottest Geothermal on Earth (So Far): Magma EGS Power is Born. April 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Iceland Deep Drilling Project: Hottest Geothermal on Earth (So Far): Magma EGS Power is Born

Eni’s Natural Gas and Condensate Discovery in Kutei Basin, Offshore Indonesia: Known to Be Sourced by Organic Matter Carried by Turbidite Sands, a Rare Occurrence. April 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Eni’s Natural Gas and Condensate Discovery in Kutei Basin, Offshore Indonesia: Known to Be Sourced by Organic Matter Carried by Turbidite Sands, a Rare Occurrence

Chemical Leaked at West Virginia Silver Recovery Plant was Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 2 Killed, 30 Hospitalized, One in Critical Condition. April 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Chemical Leaked at West Virginia Silver Recovery Plant was Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 2 Killed, 30 Hospitalized, One in Critical Condition

Dark Vision’s Kraken In-Line Inspection Pipeline Pigging Tool Acoustically Images Seam Welds, Complex Cracks, and Dents: Cuts Pigging Downtime Per Section, Enables More Monitoring, and Provides High-Detail 3D Photorealistic Visuals. April 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Dark Vision’s Kraken In-Line Inspection Pipeline Pigging Tool Acoustically Images Seam Welds, Complex Cracks, and Dents: Cuts Pigging Downtime Per Section, Enables More Monitoring, and Provides High-Detail 3D Photorealistic Visuals

Konica Minolta’s Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging Camera GMP03: With an Introduction to Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging (QOGI): White Paper Summary & Review. April 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Konica Minolta’s Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging Camera GMP03: With an Introduction to Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging (QOGI): White Paper Summary & Review

Marcellus Shale Coalition Promotes Fact-Based Clarity Ahead of and During Pennsylvania Methane Hearings. April 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Marcellus Shale Coalition Promotes Fact-Based Clarity Ahead of and During Pennsylvania Methane Hearings

U.S. LNG Export Update: 3BCF/Day Rise in Exports Expected through 2027, 10th Export Terminal Comes Online, and Import Prices Very High in Europe and Asia Due to Iran War. April 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. LNG Export Update: 3BCF/Day Rise in Exports Expected through 2027, 10th Export Terminal Comes Online, and Import Prices Very High in Europe and Asia Due to Iran War

South Korean Scientists Develop a ‘Gas Battery’ That Combines Carbon Capture, NOx Pollution Abatement, and It Generates Electricity: A Step Closer to Self-Powered Capture and Abatement. April 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: South Korean Scientists Develop a ‘Gas Battery’ That Combines Carbon Capture, NOx Pollution Abatement, and It Generates Electricity: A Step Closer to Self-Powered Capture and Abatement

American Lung Association State of the Air 2025 Report: Summary & Review: 44% of U.S. Population Lives in Areas with Unhealthy Air Quality Due to Ozone and Particulate Pollution. April 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: American Lung Association State of the Air 2025 Report: Summary & Review: 44% of U.S. Population Lives in Areas with Unhealthy Air Quality Due to Ozone and Particulate Pollution

RNG Directly from Pre-Treated Sewage: New Method Offers Significantly More Efficient Anaerobic Digestion, Cuts Treatment Costs, Reduces CO Emissions, and Produces More RNG. April 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: RNG Directly from Pre-Treated Sewage: New Method Offers Significantly More Efficient Anaerobic Digestion, Cuts Treatment Costs, Reduces CO Emissions, and Produces More RNG

Emerging Contaminants in Surface and Groundwater in an Intensive Agro-Industrial Region in India: Assessed in New Study. April 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Emerging Contaminants in Surface and Groundwater in an Intensive Agro-Industrial Region in India: Assessed in New Study

Surfactant Chemistry for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Natural/Bio-Surfactants, Supramolecular Carriers, Polymeric Surfactants, and Nano Emulsions Emerge as Suitable Technologies. April 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Surfactant Chemistry for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Natural/Bio-Surfactants, Supramolecular Carriers, Polymeric Surfactants, and Nano Emulsions Emerge as Suitable Technologies

Southeast Asia’s Deepwater Oil & Gas Exploration Resurgence Can Produce Needed Resources, but Economics are Marginal, According to Wood MacKenzie. April 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Southeast Asia’s Deepwater Oil & Gas Exploration Resurgence Can Produce Needed Resources, but Economics are Marginal, According to Wood MacKenzie

U.S. Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Exports Skyrocket After Iran War Shock to Markets: LNG Exports Expected to Grow as Well. April 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Exports Skyrocket After Iran War Shock to Markets: LNG Exports Expected to Grow as Well

The Environmental, Water Quality, Habitat, Flooding, and Climate Impacts of Beaver Dams: New Research Shows They Are a Good Carbon Sink, but What About Methane Emissions? May 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Environmental, Water Quality, Habitat, Flooding, and Climate Impacts of Beaver Dams: New Research Shows They Are a Good Carbon Sink, but What About Methane Emissions?

The U.S. Now Has Three Offshore Wind Projects in Production: Dominion’s Coastal Virginia, Orsted’s Revolution Wind, and Vineyard Wind: House GOP Members Propose Extending Wind Tax Credits Expected to Expire in July 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The U.S. Now Has Three Offshore Wind Projects in Production: Dominion’s Coastal Virginia, Orsted’s Revolution Wind, and Vineyard Wind: House GOP Members Propose Extending Wind Tax Credits Expected to Expire in July 2026

The Importance of Source Rocks in Hydrocarbons Exploration: AAPG’s Rasoul Sorkhabi Explains. May 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Importance of Source Rocks in Hydrocarbons Exploration: AAPG’s Rasoul Sorkhabi Explains

Offshore Wind Lease Buyouts: What is Happening? They Set a Potentially Dangerous Precedent, Say Former DOI Officials. May 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Offshore Wind Lease Buyouts: What is Happening? They Set a Potentially Dangerous Precedent, Say Former DOI Officials

Energy Sanctions and the Implications of Lifting Them: Some Thoughts. May 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy Sanctions and the Implications of Lifting Them: Some Thoughts

U.S. Imports: Most Come from the EU, Mexico, Canada, and China: Intellectual Property Concerns. May 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Imports: Most Come from the EU, Mexico, Canada, and China: Intellectual Property Concerns

U.S. Gasoline Types: Conventional, Reformulated, Regional, and Seasonal Blends, Octane Grades, Reid Vapor Pressure Limits, and State Differences. May 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Gasoline Types: Conventional, Reformulated, Regional, and Seasonal Blends, Octane Grades, Reid Vapor Pressure Limits, and State Differences

The Middle Corridor Offers a Much Faster Overland Trade Route from China to Europe: Is Russia Stalling It Through the Georgian Government, and Are Proposed Alternate Routes Feasible? May 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Middle Corridor Offers a Much Faster Overland Trade Route from China to Europe: Is Russia Stalling It Through the Georgian Government, and Are Proposed Alternate Routes Feasible?

Romania’s Neptun Deep Black Sea Natural Gas Project, Expected to Recover 100BCM (about 3.5TCF), Begins Laying Pipeline in Anticipation of 2027 Production Startup. May 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Romania’s Neptun Deep Black Sea Natural Gas Project, Expected to Recover 100BCM (about 3.5TCF), Begins Laying Pipeline in Anticipation of 2027 Production Startup

Pielke Jr. - Good Riddance to RCP8.5 Extreme Climate Scenario and Why the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is the World’s Most Consequential Scientific Advisory Committee. May 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pielke Jr. - Good Riddance to RCP8.5 Extreme Climate Scenario and Why the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is the World’s Most Consequential Scientific Advisory Committee

Nigeria Leads Africa’s Growing Independent Upstream Oil & Gas Producers: Wood MacKenzie. May 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nigeria Leads Africa’s Growing Independent Upstream Oil & Gas Producers: Wood MacKenzie

Fermi’s Seemingly Impending Downfall: Can the Project Be Revived or Sold? Exploits of the Filthy-Rich? May 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Fermi’s Seemingly Impending Downfall: Can the Project Be Revived or Sold? Exploits of the Filthy-Rich?

Norway Re-Starts Production at Once Marginal Eirin Field, Showing That Commodity Prices Determine Value: However, There is Environmentalist Opposition to Re-Opening Old Fields. May 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Norway Re-Starts Production at Once Marginal Eirin Field, Showing That Commodity Prices Determine Value: However, There is Environmentalist Opposition to Re-Opening Old Fields

U.S. Receives Delivery of 1.7 Metric Tons of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) from Japan for Advanced Nuclear Reactors. May 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Receives Delivery of 1.7 Metric Tons of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) from Japan for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Iraq Announces 8.8 Billion Barrel Oil Discovery Near Saudi Border: China’s ZhenHua Oil is the Operator and Expects to Accelerate Development, and a New Pipeline Will Deliver it to Jordan, Bypassing Hormuz. May 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Iraq Announces 8.8 Billion Barrel Oil Discovery Near Saudi Border: China’s ZhenHua Oil is the Operator and Expects to Accelerate Development, and a New Pipeline Will Deliver it to Jordan, Bypassing Hormuz

The End of Single-Basin Dominance is Reshaping U.S. Energy, by BOK Financial: Whitepaper Summary & Review. May 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The End of Single-Basin Dominance is Reshaping U.S. Energy, by BOK Financial: Whitepaper Summary & Review

Tainted Marine Diesel Fuel Cut with Estonian Shale Oil Bought in Singapore is Causing Engine Problems and Breakdowns for Tankers: Undeclared Fuel Substitution is Fraud. May 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Tainted Marine Diesel Fuel Cut with Estonian Shale Oil Bought in Singapore is Causing Engine Problems and Breakdowns for Tankers: Undeclared Fuel Substitution is Fraud

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Deploys Local AI Via a Dell Compact Supercomputer and a NVIDIA Superchip, Without Compromising Security or Control. May 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Deploys Local AI Via a Dell Compact Supercomputer and a NVIDIA Superchip, Without Compromising Security or Control

The Ivanpah Thermal Solar Power Plant, Once a Marvel of Technology, Has Become an Expensive Boondoggle: Some Want it Shuttered, but California Says It is Still Needed. May 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Ivanpah Thermal Solar Power Plant, Once a Marvel of Technology, Has Become an Expensive Boondoggle: Some Want it Shuttered, but California Says It is Still Needed

Trade Over Aid: It’s Fine, but Trade Can’t Treat Dire and Immediate Issues Like Aid Can. May 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trade Over Aid: It’s Fine, but Trade Can’t Treat Dire and Immediate Issues Like Aid Can

The Minerals Processing Gap is Huge: China Has Mineral Processing Dominance and It Will Take Time for the U.S. and Other Countries to Catch Up. May 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Minerals Processing Gap is Huge: China Has Mineral Processing Dominance and It Will Take Time for the U.S. and Other Countries to Catch Up

River Deltas Around the World Are Sinking Faster Than Sea Level is Rising: Groundwater Withdrawal, Reduced Sediment Supply, and Urban Expansion Are the Causes. May 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: River Deltas Around the World Are Sinking Faster Than Sea Level is Rising: Groundwater Withdrawal, Reduced Sediment Supply, and Urban Expansion Are the Causes

U.S. House Passes Legislation Meant to Aid Hydroelectric Production, Trump Administration Directs FERC to Extend Construction Deadlines on Hydro Projects, and NYC Gets Power from Newly Completed Transmission Line to Deliver Canadian Hydro Power. May 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. House Passes Legislation Meant to Aid Hydroelectric Production, Trump Administration Directs FERC to Extend Construction Deadlines on Hydro Projects, and NYC Gets Power from Newly Completed Transmission Line to Deliver Canadian Hydro Power

Transitioning From Fossil Fuels Conference is an Alt Climate Summit for Those Who Implausibly Want to End Fossil Fuels. May 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Transitioning From Fossil Fuels Conference is an Alt Climate Summit for Those Who Implausibly Want to End Fossil Fuels

Kazakhstan and Other Central Asian Countries Plan Green Shield of Trees to Address Desertification and Protect Against Dust Storms. May 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Kazakhstan and Other Central Asian Countries Plan Green Shield of Trees to Address Desertification and Protect Against Dust Storms

TC Energy Announces Significant Pipeline Expansion in the Midwest: Appalachia Supply Project Joins Last Year’s Announced Northwoods Expansion and Will Include Looping. May 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: TC Energy Announces Significant Pipeline Expansion in the Midwest: Appalachia Supply Project Joins Last Year’s Announced Northwoods Expansion and Will Include Looping

Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress: Part 1 – Trade Enriches. May 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress: Part 1 – Trade Enriches

Part 2 – Trade Promotes Trust ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress. May 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Part 2 – Trade Promotes Trust ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress

Part 3 – Trade Promotes Honesty ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress. May 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Part 3 – Trade Promotes Honesty ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress

Part 4 – Trade Promotes Fairness ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress. May 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Part 4 – Trade Promotes Fairness ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress

Part 5 – Trade Promotes Peace ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress. May 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Part 5 – Trade Promotes Peace ---- Trade Enriches, Promotes Trust, Honesty, Fairness, Tolerance, and Peace: Summary & Review of Five Essays by Walker Wright for Human Progress

Aerosol Particles, Mainly from Coal Pollution, Block Sunlight and Reduce PV Solar Output: New Study Quantifies the Effects. May 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Aerosol Particles, Mainly from Coal Pollution, Block Sunlight and Reduce PV Solar Output: New Study Quantifies the Effects

Methylsiloxanes Found to Be One of the Most Common Synthetic Chemicals in Air Pollution: Engine Lubricants Were Found to Be the Source of Most of Them. May 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Methylsiloxanes Found to Be One of the Most Common Synthetic Chemicals in Air Pollution: Engine Lubricants Were Found to Be the Source of Most of Them

Current and Forecasted Market Capitalization of Selected New and Emerging Technologies: AI, Quantum Tech, 6G, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Automation/Robotics. May 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Current and Forecasted Market Capitalization of Selected New and Emerging Technologies: AI, Quantum Tech, 6G, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Automation/Robotics

U.S. Coast Guard Deploys 33-Foot Autonomous Sailboats Powered by Wind, Sun, and Batteries in the Great Lakes for Search & Rescue Missions, Illegal Fishing Intelligence, and Border Control: They Can Run Continuously for Months Without a Crew. May 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Coast Guard Deploys 33-Foot Autonomous Sailboats Powered by Wind, Sun, and Batteries in the Great Lakes for Search & Rescue Missions, Illegal Fishing Intelligence, and Border Control: They Can Run Continuously for Months Without a Crew

Methylobacteria Propagating Inside Fog Metabolize and Neutralize Formaldehyde from Smog. May 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Methylobacteria Propagating Inside Fog Metabolize and Neutralize Formaldehyde from Smog

Particle Physics and Mineral Exploration Geology Combined: Ideon’s Particle Detectors are Used to Map Subsurface Tomography at High Resolution Via Muons. May 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Particle Physics and Mineral Exploration Geology Combined: Ideon’s Particle Detectors are Used to Map Subsurface Tomography at High Resolution Via Muons

Research Breakthrough Suggests That Perovskite Solar Panels Can Reach Over 30% Efficiency If Manufacturing Issues Can Be Solved Via Chemically Guided Manufacturing. May 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Research Breakthrough Suggests That Perovskite Solar Panels Can Reach Over 30% Efficiency If Manufacturing Issues Can Be Solved Via Chemically Guided Manufacturing

Komatsu’s PC9000 Hydraulic Mining Excavators are Being Used in Canada in Alberta Oil Sands Mining and Are Now Available Globally for a Variety of Surface Mining Applications. May 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Komatsu’s PC9000 Hydraulic Mining Excavators are Being Used in Canada in Alberta Oil Sands Mining and Are Now Available Globally for a Variety of Surface Mining Applications

The Atlantic Council’s Energy Sanction Dashboard Provides Data, Analysis, History, and Implications of Energy Sanctions. May 25, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Atlantic Council’s Energy Sanction Dashboard Provides Data, Analysis, History, and Implications of Energy Sanctions

Effects of Hypersaline Desalination Brine Discharges: There Are Environmental and Ecosystem Effects: The Arabian Gulf is Susceptible Due to Weak Waves and Less Freshwater Input. May 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Effects of Hypersaline Desalination Brine Discharges: There Are Environmental and Ecosystem Effects: The Arabian Gulf is Susceptible Due to Weak Waves and Less Freshwater Input

Bangladesh Offers Better Terms in Offshore Oil & Gas Blocks Tender to Lure Investment Amid Shortages and High Costs of Imports: The Geology Shows Prospectivity. May 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Bangladesh Offers Better Terms in Offshore Oil & Gas Blocks Tender to Lure Investment Amid Shortages and High Costs of Imports: The Geology Shows Prospectivity

Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Less Stringent Than Expected Incinerator Emissions Rules: One Third of New York City’s Residential Trash is Incinerated. May 27, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Less Stringent Than Expected Incinerator Emissions Rules: One Third of New York City’s Residential Trash is Incinerated

Two Tank Failure Incidents on the West Coast Make News: Washington – 11 Likely Dead, 9 Injured in Implosion; California - Thousands Evacuated and Explosion Narrowly Averted. May 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Two Tank Failure Incidents on the West Coast Make News: Washington – 11 Likely Dead, 9 Injured in Implosion; California - Thousands Evacuated and Explosion Narrowly Averted

Electrolysis and Electrochemistry Can Neutralize and Convert Contaminants On-Site: New Technique Addresses Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Including Toxic Pesticides. May 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Electrolysis and Electrochemistry Can Neutralize and Convert Contaminants On-Site: New Technique Addresses Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Including Toxic Pesticides

Canada to Supply LNG to Germany in New Deal: Competition for U.S. but not in Current High Demand Scenario: Canada Pivots to Europe as U.S. Relations Sour a Bit. May 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Canada to Supply LNG to Germany in New Deal: Competition for U.S. but not in Current High Demand Scenario: Canada Pivots to Europe as U.S. Relations Sour a Bit

Solar-Powered Desalination System Bypasses the Release of Hypersaline Waste Brine: Self-Cleaning, Super-Wicking Solar Panels are the Key: Minerals, Including Salt and Lithium, Can Be Recovered. May 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solar-Powered Desalination System Bypasses the Release of Hypersaline Waste Brine: Self-Cleaning, Super-Wicking Solar Panels are the Key: Minerals, Including Salt and Lithium, Can Be Recovered

Geoengineering Startup Stardust Solutions Wants to Use Microscopic Amorphous Silica Particles High in the Atmosphere to Reflect Sunlight: Is For-Profit Geoengineering the Future? May 30, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Geoengineering Startup Stardust Solutions Wants to Use Microscopic Amorphous Silica Particles High in the Atmosphere to Reflect Sunlight: Is For-Profit Geoengineering the Future?

China Has Built and is Now Deploying the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Power Converter. June 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China Has Built and is Now Deploying the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Power Converter

Should Scientific Journals Endorse Political Candidates? Pielke Jr. Argues That It Leads to Increased Polarization and Erodes Public Trust in Science: Counterarguments Say It Depends on Whether the Journal is Privately or Publicly Funded. June 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Should Scientific Journals Endorse Political Candidates? Pielke Jr. Argues That It Leads to Increased Polarization and Erodes Public Trust in Science: Counterarguments Say It Depends on Whether the Journal is Privately or Publicly Funded

Equinor’s Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind Project Helps Power Oil & Gas Platforms and Proves That Floating Wind Can Be Reliable with Large 8.6MW Turbines. June 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Equinor’s Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind Project Helps Power Oil & Gas Platforms and Proves That Floating Wind Can Be Reliable with Large 8.6MW Turbines

Singlet Fission Via a Molybdenum-Based Near-Infrared Light-Emitting Spin-Flip Emitter Shows Promise for Breaking the Shockley–Queisser Limit of Solar Cell Efficiency. June 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Singlet Fission Via a Molybdenum-Based Near-Infrared Light-Emitting Spin-Flip Emitter Shows Promise for Breaking the Shockley–Queisser Limit of Solar Cell Efficiency

Natural Gas Demand Growth in the U.S. Northeast: RBN Energy, Now a Part of NOVI Labs, Forecasts 1BCF/Day of New Demand by 2029. June 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Natural Gas Demand Growth in the U.S. Northeast: RBN Energy, Now a Part of NOVI Labs, Forecasts 1BCF/Day of New Demand by 2029

LGBTQ Rights are Basic Human Rights, and We Should Accept Them as Such. June 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: LGBTQ Rights are Basic Human Rights, and We Should Accept Them as Such

Hydrostor’s Compressed Energy Storage Technology Requires Caverns Built in Igneous or Metamorphic Rock, A Closed-Loop Water Reservoir, and Both Air and Water Shafts. June 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Hydrostor’s Compressed Energy Storage Technology Requires Caverns Built in Igneous or Metamorphic Rock, A Closed-Loop Water Reservoir, and Both Air and Water Shafts

Quaise Energy’s Project Obsidian Details Released: Millimeter Wave Drilling Expected to Make Vitrified Boreholes for Superhot Geothermal Energy Production. June 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Quaise Energy’s Project Obsidian Details Released: Millimeter Wave Drilling Expected to Make Vitrified Boreholes for Superhot Geothermal Energy Production

First Craneless Installation of a Wind Turbine in Namibia is An Important Milestone That May Lower Future Installation Costs. June 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: First Craneless Installation of a Wind Turbine in Namibia is An Important Milestone That May Lower Future Installation Costs

Cuba is Scrambling to Deploy Solar Energy Amid Oil Blockade: Chinese Workers Have Been Helping, Starting Before the Blockade, Now Accelerating. June 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Cuba is Scrambling to Deploy Solar Energy Amid Oil Blockade: Chinese Workers Have Been Helping, Starting Before the Blockade, Now Accelerating

Latest U.S. Coal Revival Plans Include Building Large New Plant in West Virginia, Which is Already Powered by 87% Coal. June 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Latest U.S. Coal Revival Plans Include Building Large New Plant in West Virginia, Which is Already Powered by 87% Coal

NETL Utilizes Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Characterize and Quantify Subsurface Fluids in Cores: Improved Recovery in Shale Reservoirs is a Likely Outcome. June 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: NETL Utilizes Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Characterize and Quantify Subsurface Fluids in Cores: Improved Recovery in Shale Reservoirs is a Likely Outcome

Idex Metals Explores for Tungsten in Blind Porphyry Copper Deposit in Western Idaho as Tungsten Prices Skyrocket Tenfold in Just Over a Year: Munitions and Drill Bit Costs are Rising and America is on the Verge of a Tungsten Revival. June 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Idex Metals Explores for Tungsten in Blind Porphyry Copper Deposit in Western Idaho as Tungsten Prices Skyrocket Tenfold in Just Over a Year: Munitions and Drill Bit Costs are Rising and America is on the Verge of a Tungsten Revival

Will Bolivia Join Cuba and Venezuela in Becoming a Failed Socialist State? No, but Socialist Supporters of the Former Rulers, Facing Some Austerities, are Rioting. June 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Will Bolivia Join Cuba and Venezuela in Becoming a Failed Socialist State? No, but Socialist Supporters of the Former Rulers, Facing Some Austerities, are Rioting

Plants Emit Isoprene, a Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) That Repels Insects: Three Papers Show How It Protects Plants, Its Oxidation Chemistry and Environmental Impacts, and How Its Production is Triggered in Soybeans. June 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Plants Emit Isoprene, a Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) That Repels Insects: Three Papers Show How It Protects Plants, Its Oxidation Chemistry and Environmental Impacts, and How Its Production is Triggered in Soybeans

China Leads Recent Nuclear Power Deployment, but the U.S. is Still by Far the Global Leader in Nuclear Power Capacity and Generation. June 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China Leads Recent Nuclear Power Deployment, but the U.S. is Still by Far the Global Leader in Nuclear Power Capacity and Generation

New Northeast Pipeline Projects Serve In-Region and Out-of-Region Demand: Summary of RBN Analysis Plus My Own Analysis. June 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Northeast Pipeline Projects Serve In-Region and Out-of-Region Demand: Summary of RBN Analysis Plus My Own Analysis

Wyoming Pumped Hydro Project Facing Pushback Due to Potential Wildlife and Fishing Impacts. June 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wyoming Pumped Hydro Project Facing Pushback Due to Potential Wildlife and Fishing Impacts

Machine Learning Lithofacies Prediction and Deep Learning Fault Detection Transform Reservoir Characterization – Faster and More Economical vs. Traditional Methods – Webinar Summary/Review. June 2, 2026. June 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Machine Learning Lithofacies Prediction and Deep Learning Fault Detection Transform Reservoir Characterization – Faster and More Economical vs. Traditional Methods – Webinar Summary/Review. June 2, 2026.

Reclaimed Refrigerants: RMI Analysis Shows Refrigerants Can Be Reclaimed to Virgin Standards, and Doing So Can Help Prevent Price Spikes as Demand for HFCs Could Exceed Supply in the Coming Years. June 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Reclaimed Refrigerants: RMI Analysis Shows Refrigerants Can Be Reclaimed to Virgin Standards, and Doing So Can Help Prevent Price Spikes as Demand for HFCs Could Exceed Supply in the Coming Years

The SpaceX IPO, Questions About Its Valuation, and the Sheer Absurdity of Elon Musk Being Personally Wealthier Than Every Country in the World Except the 20 Wealthiest Countries. June 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The SpaceX IPO, Questions About Its Valuation, and the Sheer Absurdity of Elon Musk Being Personally Wealthier Than Every Country in the World Except the 20 Wealthiest Countries

High-Grade Vanadium Slag Mining & Processing in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex Region is Progressing as U.S. Vanadium Holding Company (USV) Signs 100% Offtake Agreement with Vanadium Resources Limited (VR8). June 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: High-Grade Vanadium Slag Mining & Processing in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex Region is Progressing as U.S. Vanadium Holding Company (USV) Signs 100% Offtake Agreement with Vanadium Resources Limited (VR8)

Brazil is Developing an Ethanol Power Plant Pilot Project Utilizing the Country’s Abundance of Sugarcane Ethanol and Available Ethanol Infrastructure: Meanwhile, Ethanol Trade/Tariff Imbalances Between the U.S. and Brazil Are Being Corrected by New U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs. June 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Brazil is Developing an Ethanol Power Plant Pilot Project Utilizing the Country’s Abundance of Sugarcane Ethanol and Available Ethanol Infrastructure: Meanwhile, Ethanol Trade/Tariff Imbalances Between the U.S. and Brazil Are Being Corrected by New U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs

UN Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025: Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazard: Summary, Review, and Commentary. June 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: UN Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025: Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazard: Summary, Review, and Commentary

Solar Farms in India are Losing Efficiency Due to Extreme Heat and Air Pollution: However, After Removal of the SPP5-8.5 Climate Scenario, Lower Efficiency Loss is More Likely. June 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solar Farms in India are Losing Efficiency Due to Extreme Heat and Air Pollution: However, After Removal of the SPP5-8.5 Climate Scenario, Lower Efficiency Loss is More Likely

Air Pollution from Satellites Via Rocket Launches and Re-Entries is Dimming the Sun by Lingering in the Upper Atmosphere: It is an Ongoing Geoengineering Experiment, Says New Paper. June 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Air Pollution from Satellites Via Rocket Launches and Re-Entries is Dimming the Sun by Lingering in the Upper Atmosphere: It is an Ongoing Geoengineering Experiment, Says New Paper

Chinese Scientists are Developing a Coal Fuel Cell Which Can Generate Electricity Without Combustion and Carbon Emissions: It Also Recycles Carbon On-Site. June 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Chinese Scientists are Developing a Coal Fuel Cell Which Can Generate Electricity Without Combustion and Carbon Emissions: It Also Recycles Carbon On-Site

Greenpeace’s Blocking and Delay of Golden Rice Has Led to Over 100,000 Unnecessary Deaths and Hundreds of Thousands of Unnecessary Blindnesses Due to Vitamin A Deficiency, According to New Calculations. June 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Greenpeace’s Blocking and Delay of Golden Rice Has Led to Over 100,000 Unnecessary Deaths and Hundreds of Thousands of Unnecessary Blindnesses Due to Vitamin A Deficiency, According to New Calculations

Data Centers: Some Thoughts on Impacts, Benefits, and Backlash. June 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Data Centers: Some Thoughts on Impacts, Benefits, and Backlash

Membrane Technology Breakthrough for Fractionating Hydrocarbons Announced: Ultrathin Polymer Membranes with Locked Intrinsic Microporosity. June 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Membrane Technology Breakthrough for Fractionating Hydrocarbons Announced: Ultrathin Polymer Membranes with Locked Intrinsic Microporosity

Bipartisan Backlash Leads to Trump Administration Backtracking on Plan to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System. June 20, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Bipartisan Backlash Leads to Trump Administration Backtracking on Plan to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

AI and Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing Help to Develop Direct-to-Chip Cooling System Composed of Copper Plates That Attach to Computer Chips: Can Cut Cooling Costs, Energy Use, and Provide Better Cooling. June 21, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: AI and Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing Help to Develop Direct-to-Chip Cooling System Composed of Copper Plates That Attach to Computer Chips: Can Cut Cooling Costs, Energy Use, and Provide Better Cooling

Democratic Socialists Threaten Private Property Rights, Which Are ‘Essential for Personal Liberty, Economic Dynamism, Market Efficiency, and Social Order’. June 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Democratic Socialists Threaten Private Property Rights, Which Are ‘Essential for Personal Liberty, Economic Dynamism, Market Efficiency, and Social Order’

David Jenkins of Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship is Correct That We Need an All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy and that Energy Cancel Culture is Not Warranted Nor Useful. June 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: David Jenkins of Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship is Correct That We Need an All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy and that Energy Cancel Culture is Not Warranted Nor Useful

State Subsidization and its Effects on Global Capitalism: OECD Report Shows That Post-COVID Subsidization Increases Have Remained, China is the King of Subsidization, and Solar and Semiconductors are the Most Subsidized Industries. June 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: State Subsidization and its Effects on Global Capitalism: OECD Report Shows That Post-COVID Subsidization Increases Have Remained, China is the King of Subsidization, and Solar and Semiconductors are the Most Subsidized Industries

JCB’s Hydrogen ICE Engine, Approved for Sale Across Europe in Late 2025, Has Benefits Over Diesel and Battery-Electric: It Could Enable Decarbonized Construction and Agriculture: Is It Commercially Viable as They Say? June 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: JCB’s Hydrogen ICE Engine, Approved for Sale Across Europe in Late 2025, Has Benefits Over Diesel and Battery-Electric: It Could Enable Decarbonized Construction and Agriculture: Is It Commercially Viable as They Say?

Net Worth of Elon Musk vs. Median Global Net Worth and U.S. Net Worth: An Exercise in the Absurdity of it All. June 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Net Worth of Elon Musk vs. Median Global Net Worth and U.S. Net Worth: An Exercise in the Absurdity of it All

Australia is Offering Three Hours of Free Electricity Per Day to Consumers from Solar That Would Otherwise Be Curtailed. June 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Australia is Offering Three Hours of Free Electricity Per Day to Consumers from Solar That Would Otherwise Be Curtailed

Climate Disclosure Platform CDP Sells Majority Stake to Private Equity as Fewer Companies Disclose and Mandatory Disclosure Requirements Lead to Less Company Interest in the Platform. June 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Climate Disclosure Platform CDP Sells Majority Stake to Private Equity as Fewer Companies Disclose and Mandatory Disclosure Requirements Lead to Less Company Interest in the Platform

Global Superbasins: Geoscience Resources and Future Opportunities: AAPG Academy Webinar Summary & Review, June 25, 2026. June 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Global Superbasins: Geoscience Resources and Future Opportunities: AAPG Academy Webinar Summary & Review, June 25, 2026

Biggest Single Driver of Global Sea Level Rise is Thermal Expansion of Warming Seawater, Not Melting Ice Sheets or Glaciers, New Paper Confirms. June 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biggest Single Driver of Global Sea Level Rise is Thermal Expansion of Warming Seawater, Not Melting Ice Sheets or Glaciers, New Paper Confirms

Russia and Iran Lead Increase in Gas Flaring, and Along with Iraq Make Up Half of Global Flaring, According to Improved World Bank Global Gas Flaring Tracker. June 26, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Russia and Iran Lead Increase in Gas Flaring, and Along with Iraq Make Up Half of Global Flaring, According to Improved World Bank Global Gas Flaring Tracker

Scientific Fact-Checking and Quality Control: Guidelines and Trends. June 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Scientific Fact-Checking and Quality Control: Guidelines and Trends

Manufactured Subsurface Hydrogen: Inside GeoKiln's Bet on the Induced-Thermal Pathway. Webinar by Enverus. June 30, 2026. Summary & Review. June 30, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Manufactured Subsurface Hydrogen: Inside GeoKiln's Bet on the Induced-Thermal Pathway. Webinar by Enverus. June 30, 2026. Summary & Review

The Importance of Ethics in Business: There is Too Much Unethical Conduct and Not Enough Fairness. June 30, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Importance of Ethics in Business: There is Too Much Unethical Conduct and Not Enough Fairness

Highlights from Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy: U.S. Leads 2025 CO2 Emissions Increase, Accounting for Nearly 30% of Global Increase: 10% Increase in Coal Consumption is a Key Source: 3% Rise in Electricity Demand Contributed. July 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Highlights from Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy: U.S. Leads 2025 CO2 Emissions Increase, Accounting for Nearly 30% of Global Increase: 10% Increase in Coal Consumption is a Key Source: 3% Rise in Electricity Demand Contributed

DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Awards $75 Million for Five Projects to Extract Minerals from Coal and Coal-Based Feedstocks: It Follows Earlier Announcement to Spend $134 Million to Shore Up REE Supply Chains. July 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Awards $75 Million for Five Projects to Extract Minerals from Coal and Coal-Based Feedstocks: It Follows Earlier Announcement to Spend $134 Million to Shore Up REE Supply Chains

Europe Needs Air Conditioning Amid Intense Heat Wave: AC is a Form of Climate Adaptation, and it Saves Lives. July 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Europe Needs Air Conditioning Amid Intense Heat Wave: AC is a Form of Climate Adaptation, and it Saves Lives

CoolCove Plug-In Air Conditioner Delivers Cheap and Effective AC as Advertised, According to One Independent Tester and Online Product Reviews: It Is Also a Ceramic Heater: However, There are Also Complaints That It Does Not Cool Effectively and Offers No More Cooling Than a High-End Fan Does. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: CoolCove Plug-In Air Conditioner Delivers Cheap and Effective AC as Advertised, According to One Independent Tester and Online Product Reviews: It Is Also a Ceramic Heater: However, There are Also Complaints That It Does Not Cool Effectively and Offers No More Cooling Than a High-End Fan Does

Are the Democratic Socialists of America Growing in Influence? The Answer Would Seem to Be Yes, with 250 Members Holding Elected Office, Most Since 2019, and a 16-Fold Increase in Membership Over the Past Decade: Emzari Gelashvili’s Unique Perspective. July 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Are the Democratic Socialists of America Growing in Influence? The Answer Would Seem to Be Yes, with 250 Members Holding Elected Office, Most Since 2019, and a 16-Fold Increase in Membership Over the Past Decade: Emzari Gelashvili’s Unique Perspective

China’s Ethnic Unity Law Has Some Positive Features But is Also Blatantly Racist and Is Another Unacceptable Product of Communist Authoritarianism. July 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China’s Ethnic Unity Law Has Some Positive Features But is Also Blatantly Racist and Is Another Unacceptable Product of Communist Authoritarianism

Horizontal Utica Shale Well in Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Be Converted to EGS Geothermal Pilot Project. July 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Horizontal Utica Shale Well in Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Be Converted to EGS Geothermal Pilot Project

Rapid Spread of Land Plants in Late Ordovician Time Altered the Composition of the Atmosphere, Climate, and Carbon/Phosphorus Burial Ratios in Marine Sediments. July 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Rapid Spread of Land Plants in Late Ordovician Time Altered the Composition of the Atmosphere, Climate, and Carbon/Phosphorus Burial Ratios in Marine Sediments

Largest Onshore Wind Project in the U.S. in New Mexico is Now Online: Pattern Energy’s SunZia Wind Project Capacity is 3.65GW, and It is Delivered Via a 550-Mile a High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Line. July 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Largest Onshore Wind Project in the U.S. in New Mexico is Now Online: Pattern Energy’s SunZia Wind Project Capacity is 3.65GW, and It is Delivered Via a 550-Mile a High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Line

Water-In-Diesel Emulsions with Surfactants Can Improve Combustion Efficiency, Reduce NOx and Particulate Emissions, and Improve Brake Thermal Efficiency, According to Review of Studies. July 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Water-In-Diesel Emulsions with Surfactants Can Improve Combustion Efficiency, Reduce NOx and Particulate Emissions, and Improve Brake Thermal Efficiency, According to Review of Studies

New Economies for Eradicating Poverty (NEEP) and Its Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: Is It Another Unfeasible Degrowth Initiative? It Appears That Way: Summary, Review, and Critique. July 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Economies for Eradicating Poverty (NEEP) and Its Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: Is It Another Unfeasible Degrowth Initiative? It Appears That Way: Summary, Review, and Critique

The Simon Abundance Index: Global Resource Abundance Has Increased Over 6 Times Faster Than Global Population Since 1980. July 7, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Simon Abundance Index: Global Resource Abundance Has Increased 6 Times Faster Than Global Population Since 1980

Malaria is Closer to Being Eliminated in Southeast Asia Due to Funding, Science, Cooperation, and Better Access to Treatment and Guinea Worm Disease is On the Verge of Being Eliminated Globally. July 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Malaria is Closer to Being Eliminated in Southeast Asia Due to Funding, Science, Cooperation, and Better Access to Treatment and Guinea Worm Disease is On the Verge of Being Eliminated Globally

Satellite-Based Study Shows That U.S. Tidal Wetlands Increased Carbon Sequestration by Vegetation Via Photosynthesis by 6% in 20 Years, in Addition to Other Ecosystem Benefits. July 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Satellite-Based Study Shows That U.S. Tidal Wetlands Increased Carbon Sequestration by Vegetation Via Photosynthesis by 6% in 20 Years, in Addition to Other Ecosystem Benefits

Book Review: Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal About the Current Threat – and How to Counter It – by Wallace S. Broecker and Robert Kunzig (Hill & Wang, 2008). July 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Book Review: Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal About the Current Threat – and How to Counter It – by Wallace S. Broecker and Robert Kunzig (Hill & Wang, 2008)

Recent Data and Model Simulations Suggest Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Could Weaken Faster Than Expected: Thermohaline Circulation Post #2. July 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Recent Data and Model Simulations Suggest Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Could Weaken Faster Than Expected: Thermohaline Circulation Post #2

Ocean Heat Transport Causes the Bulk of “Warming Hole” aka “Cold Blob” Heat Content Variations, Not Surface Fluxes, According to New Paper: Thermohaline Circulation Post #3. July 8, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ocean Heat Transport Causes the Bulk of “Warming Hole” aka “Cold Blob” Heat Content Variations, Not Surface Fluxes, According to New Paper: Thermohaline Circulation Post #3

Study Suggests Greenland Ice Melt is Weakening AMOC, but There is No Impending Tipping Point Seen: Using the SP5-8.5 Scenario Makes the Results Questionable: Thermohaline Circulation Post #4. July 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Study Suggests Greenland Ice Melt is Weakening AMOC, but There is No Impending Tipping Point Seen: Using The SP5-8.5 Scenario Makes the Results Questionable: Thermohaline Circulation Post #4

Three April 2026 Papers in ‘Science Advances’ Address AMOC: 1) Overturning Transport Change at AMOC’s Western Boundary May Indicate Weakening; 2) Volcanic Activity at the Onset of the Younger Dryas May Have Disrupted AMOC; and 3) Ridge-Regularized Linear Regression Model Shows AMOC Weakening of 51%, Higher Than Climate Models, Which Predict a Weakening of 32%: Thermohaline Circulation Post #5. July 9, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Three April 2026 Papers in ‘Science Advances’ Address AMOC: 1) Overturning Transport Change at AMOC’s Western Boundary May Indicate Weakening; 2) Volcanic Activity at the Onset of the Younger Dryas May Have Disrupted AMOC; and 3) Ridge-Regularized Linear Regression Model Shows AMOC Weakening of 51%, Higher Than Climate Models, Which Predict a Weakening of 32%: Thermohaline Circulation Post #5

Israel Plans to Increase Natural Gas Exploration in Its Mediterranean Blocks: The Eastern Mediterranean Region Remains Prospective. July 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Israel Plans to Increase Natural Gas Exploration in Its Mediterranean Blocks: The Eastern Mediterranean Region Remains Prospective

Subsurface Analytics: Gen AI Implementation and Architecture: AAPG Webinar, July 2026: Summary & Review. July 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Subsurface Analytics: Gen AI Implementation and Architecture: AAPG Webinar, July 2026: Summary & Review

Monitoring Records Sea Floor Spreading Event at Mid-Ocean Ridge for the First Time: Aseismic Fault Slip Found to Be Responsible for Over 95% of Fault Slip and Earthquakes for the Remainder. July 11, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Monitoring Records Sea Floor Spreading Event at Mid-Ocean Ridge for the First Time: Aseismic Fault Slip Found to Be Responsible for Over 95% of Fault Slip and Earthquakes for the Remainder

Automation and AI are Likely to Replace More Oil & Gas Field Geologists: Insights from GeoExPro’s Henk Kombrink, a Recent Operations Geoscience Conference in London, and Existing Automated Services. July 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Automation and AI are Likely to Replace More Oil & Gas Field Geologists: Insights from GeoExPro’s Henk Kombrink, a Recent Operations Geoscience Conference in London, and Existing Automated Services

Parasitic Business Practices: Types, Examples, Impacts, and Remedies. July 12, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Parasitic Business Practices: Types, Examples, Impacts, and Remedies

New Study Concludes Anthropogenic Activities Affect Atlantic Ocean Surface Temperatures More than in the Pacific, Where Natural Processes Have the Biggest Effect on Temperatures. July 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Study Concludes Anthropogenic Activities Affect Atlantic Ocean Surface Temperatures More than in the Pacific, Where Natural Processes Have the Biggest Effect on Temperatures

Symbiotic Business Practices: Types, Examples, Benefits, and Challenges. July 13, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Symbiotic Business Practices: Types, Examples, Benefits, and Challenges

Uplift Beginning in the Jurassic Era and Accelerated in the Eocene Period Created High Mountains in East Antarctica, Resulting in Snowfall and Ice Sheet Formation Millions of Years Before Arctic Ice Accumulation: This Happened When the Earth was 5 Degrees Celsius Warmer Than Today. July 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Uplift Beginning in the Jurassic Era and Accelerated in the Eocene Period Created High Mountains in East Antarctica, Resulting in Snowfall and Ice Sheet Formation Millions of Years Before Arctic Ice Accumulation: This Happened When the Earth was 5 Degrees Celsius Warmer Than Today

Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Response Possibly Impeded by Deprioritization and CDC Staff Cuts. July 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Response Possibly Impeded by Deprioritization and CDC Staff Cuts

Mitigating Natural Gas Emissions at Data Centers: RBN Energy’s Housley Carr Explains (Part 1). Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mitigating Natural Gas Emissions at Data Centers: RBN Energy’s Housley Carr Explains (Part 1)

The UN Failed in Gaza and in Lebanon as UNRWA and UNIFIL Allowed Iranian-Backed Terrorist Sectarian Armies to Proliferate, and the UN’s Extraordinary Anti-Israel Bias. July 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The UN Failed in Gaza and in Lebanon as UNRWA and UNIFIL Allowed Iranian-Backed Terrorist Sectarian Armies to Proliferate, and the UN’s Extraordinary Anti-Israel Bias

China Announces Synthetic CO2-to-Fuel Breakthrough: It Can Make Synthetic Jet Fuel More Economically Competitive. July 15, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China Announces Synthetic CO2-to-Fuel Breakthrough: It Can Make Synthetic Jet Fuel More Economically Competitive

Eco Wave Power Promotes Wave Energy and AI-Driven Energy Infrastructure in Coastal Areas. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Eco Wave Power Promotes Wave Energy and AI-Driven Energy Infrastructure in Coastal Areas

Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture: Quebec Chemical Company Pioneers Non-Toxic Gold Extraction and Processing. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture: Quebec Chemical Company Pioneers Non-Toxic Gold Extraction and Processing

Pielke Jr. Explains the Continued Retreat from High Carbon Emissions Scenarios. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pielke Jr. Explains the Continued Retreat from High Carbon Emissions Scenarios

RMI’s Five Oil & Gas Myths Regarding Methane Emissions: Since Gas Waste Drops When Prices are High, They Say Companies Capture Methane for Profit When it Benefits Them. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: RMI’s Five Oil & Gas Myths Regarding Methane Emissions: Since Gas Waste Drops When Prices are High, They Say Companies Capture Methane for Profit When it Benefits Them

‘Buy, Borrow, Die’ Strategy Works for the Super-Wealthy, Despite Bezos Saying It Isn’t Real. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ‘Buy, Borrow, Die’ Strategy Works for the Super-Wealthy, Despite Bezos Saying It Isn’t Real

The Spaceship Earth Metaphor of Resource Distribution is Outdated: A More Expansive and Dynamic Approach is Needed. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Spaceship Earth Metaphor of Resource Distribution is Outdated: A More Expansive and Dynamic Approach is Needed

Lake Powell and the Colorado River System Face Continued Drought and Reduced Hydropower Output. July 16, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Lake Powell and the Colorado River System Face Continued Drought and Reduced Hydropower Output

AAPG Subsurface AI Special Report: Summary & Review. July 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: AAPG Subsurface AI Special Report: Summary & Review

Canadian Wildfire Smoke is Bad for Americans., But U.S. Wildfire Smoke is Also Bad for Canadians, and Ways to Be Protected. July 17, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Sucks for the U.S., But So Does U.S. Wildfire Smoke Suck for Canadians, and Ways to Be Protected

Household Air Pollution and Clean Cooking Fuels: Despite Efforts, Many Still Lack Access: LP Gas, aka Propane, Offers the Most Practical Solution: Efforts by the UN, WHO, and Others. July 18, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Household Air Pollution and Clean Cooking Fuels: Despite Efforts, Many Still Lack Access: LP Gas, aka Propane, Offers the Most Practical Solution: Efforts by the UN, WHO, and Others