‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat
‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat Temperatures of more than 45C have left population of 29 million exhausted – but the poorest suffer most As the water tanker drove into a crowded Delhi neighbourhood, a ruckus erupted. Dozens of residents ran frantically behind it, brandishing buckets, bottles and hoses, and jumped on […]
The Ideological Battle Behind the U.S. Debt Crisis
The Ideological Battle Behind the U.S. Debt Crisis The U.S. national debt is at 34.7 trillion dollars. If you laid that many dollar bills end-to-end, it would wrap around the Earth 134,599 times. That’s enough to travel to the sun and back 17 times. Suffice it to say, we’re in a pickle. America is slowly approaching […]
Our Crisis of Competence
Our Crisis of Competence If this is what passes for competence while we cheerlead “the Roaring 20s”, then our delusion has reached “what looks like a permanently high plateau.” That America is mired in a crisis of competence appears to be yet another issue that can’t be addressed directly as it might upset the narrative control that all […]
Russian Warships Steam For Caribbean As Ukraine Tensions Go Global
Russian Warships Steam For Caribbean As Ukraine Tensions Go Global In a show of force perhaps prompted by President Biden’s authorization of Ukrainian strikes inside Russia using US weapons, a group of Russian warships is en route to the Caribbean, a senior US official has told McClatchy and the Miami Herald. White House officials alerted members of […]
False Flag On The Horizon? The Strange Case Of The Destroyed Russian Nuclear Radar
False Flag On The Horizon? The Strange Case Of The Destroyed Russian Nuclear Radar If we accept the fundamental truth that Ukraine is nothing more than a proxy battleground between Russia and the west, then you might say WWIII has already begun. The powers-that-be have been content to keep the situation contained primarily to Ukraine […]
Is the Loss of Insects a Desperate Cry for Help From a Planet Under Assault?
Is the Loss of Insects a Desperate Cry for Help From a Planet Under Assault? It’s already too late for millions of insect, plant, and animal species that have gone extinct; it may soon be too late for us if we don’t wake the hell up and take decisive action… Not a single insect anywhere […]
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the […]
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries Ecuador has sought funding to fight the effects of climate change, like this June 2023 flood that followed heavy rains in Esmeraldas. So far, the developed world has offered the debt-strapped nation more loans than grants. […]
Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice. PHOTOGRAPH: FEDERICO RIOS ESCOBAR/REDUX PICTURES Ecuador is in trouble: Drought has shrunk its reservoirs, and its hydroelectric dams […]
‘Effectively worthless’: EV bubble bursts
‘Effectively worthless’: EV bubble bursts The proverbial ‘arse’ has fallen out of the EV market, and it’s those who have already bought who are the biggest losers. Top Gear star’s bold claim about EV collapse The electric vehicle bubble is bursting. They were meant to be the environmental panacea – the guilt-free answer to travel. […]
The Energy Transition Story Has Become Self-Defeating
The Energy Transition Story Has Become Self-Defeating We need another kind of transformation more than ever A place and time for magical thinking. Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash There is still a widespread belief that it is possible to transition away from fossil fuels, a myth which is contradicted by an ever growing body of evidence. Not […]
Means of Extinction: Antarctic “Super Vortex” is Accelerating
Means of Extinction: Antarctic “Super Vortex” is Accelerating From the Daily Mail in the UK comes an article titled Antarctica ‘super vortex’ is speeding up due to climate change – and it could melt thousands of square miles of sea ice, study reveals. The article was published on 27 March 2024. More sensationalist headlines appear in […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXX–She Blinded Me With Science, and More on the ‘Clean’ Energy Debate…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXX She Blinded Me With Science, and More on the ‘Clean’ Energy Debate… For whatever reason, I just can’t seem to help myself… The most relevant issue for the first part of this Contemplation is a loose definition and lack of agreement at the outset on what all of us involved […]
Aluminum Prices Hit Two-Year High On Smelter Output Limits In China
Aluminum Prices Hit Two-Year High On Smelter Output Limits In China Aluminum prices in London reached their highest in two years as the industrial metals rebound theme continued, driven by a combination of supply constraints and the prospect of increased demand in China and the US. The latest driver for the silvery-white, lightweight metal, used in everything from vehicles […]
