Michael Kern

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• Harvesting Human Electricity Gains Commercial Traction

  Published 10 November 2019 | viewed 13,091 times

  One odd, energy-related fact that came out of the Yugoslav wars was the phenomenon of the “Designated Electricity Maker”. With no power in the cities,…

• Saudi Arabia’s Newest Tactic To Hush Dissidents

  Published 09 November 2019 | viewed 12,399 times

  In 2017, Saud al-Qahtani--advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince--was rather active on social media. In one Twitter post, he stated: “Does a pseudonym protect you…

• Keanu Reeves: The Perfect Environmental Role Model

  Published 05 November 2019 | viewed 17,045 times

  It’s time to set a new climate change benchmark. And we’ll call it the Keanu Reeves Factor (KRF). Generally speaking, being a celebrity means having…

• A Rare Bullish Bounce In Oil Markets

  Published 01 November 2019 | viewed 16,199 times

  While oil market sentiment has been and remains decidedly bearish, Friday has seen a rare bullish bounce after the rig count fell once again and…

• The Dirty Underwear That Saved Syrian Oil From ISIS

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 19,546 times

  When ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by U.S. military forces last week, ostensibly removing a key threat to Syrian oil, it was dirty…

• Oil Bulls Broken By Economic Fears

  Published 25 October 2019 | viewed 30,768 times

  A Quadrillion Dollar Mining Opportunity: The race to become the world’s first trillionaire has begun, and investors in this one industry are miles ahead. Find…

• U.S. Energy Secretary Subpoenaed As Ukraine Scandal Escalates

  Published 10 October 2019 | viewed 6,088 times

  On Thursday afternoon, House Democrats issued a subpoena to Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The subpoena is the latest in the party's impeachment probe into whether…

• $100 Oil? Drone Strikes Halt Half Of Saudi Crude Production

  Published 14 September 2019 | viewed 294,247 times

  Half of Saudi Arabia's oil production has gone offline following a surprise drone strike. Drones attacked Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia and the Khurais oil…

• The Tech Transforming The Energy Industry

  Published 17 January 2019 | viewed 9,659 times

  The energy sector is in the midst of a technological revolution. From blockchain and the Internet of Things to decentralized power grids, energy tech is…

• Bitcoin Can Fuel Green Energy Innovation

  Published 22 August 2018 | viewed 14,451 times

  If you’ve been following the cryptocurrency space for a while, chances are you’ve heard this one: “Bitcoin uses more energy than <insert country here>.” The…

• The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is On The Horizon

  Published 16 June 2018 | viewed 21,398 times

  Just a few short years after economists and social theorists declared that we had entered the Third Industrial Revolution, the next revolution is already on…

• The Technology To Transform The Utilities Sector

  Published 22 April 2018 | viewed 14,741 times

  There are a number of blockchain initiatives that have so much hype backing them that it can be difficult to tell whether the project is…

• What’s Really Happening With Venezuela’s “El Petro?”

  Published 23 February 2018 | viewed 34,697 times

  Venezuela has made history as the first country to launch its very own Initial Coin Offering. The long-hyped Petro cryptocurrency has been the center of…

• Why Commodity Coins Are Gaining Popularity

  Published 18 February 2018 | viewed 12,826 times

  Cryptocurrencies have become the most loved-and-hated topic in the financial world. Corporate coins, joke coins, government coins, and even commodity-backed coins are flooding the markets,…

• The Blockchain Revolution Is Heading To Space

  Published 23 January 2018 | viewed 27,663 times

  There is a new wave of coders and hackers looking to upend the entire internet, signaling the start of a brand new space race. No,…

• The Best Places In The World To Mine Bitcoin

  Published 18 January 2018 | viewed 53,723 times

  Deep in China’s Sichuan mountains, miners are chipping away at complex mathematical puzzles in hopes of unlocking one of today’s most prized assets, bitcoin. Currently,…

• Cheap Energy Draws Bitcoin Miners To Canada

  Published 16 January 2018 | viewed 29,406 times

  A new leak has sprung from China’s bitcoin rumor pool. And while markets have grown resilient of such news, this new potential crackdown seems to…

• Blockchain And The $3.6 Trillion Infrastructure Crisis

  Published 09 December 2017 | viewed 39,928 times

  There is a crisis unfolding in the United States. Infrastructure has become dated, decayed, and vulnerable to attack. A problem which the American Society of…

• Reducing Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint

  Published 25 November 2017 | viewed 16,852 times

  Bitcoin’s surge in popularity has sent the network’s electricity consumption soaring. And while using the electricity is not necessarily a problem when building the largest…

• The Petrodollar’s Biggest Challengers

  Published 28 October 2017 | viewed 19,880 times

  Established in the early 1970s, the petrodollar has secured the United States’ influence over the oil trade for over 40 years, but recently, it is…