New England is an Energy Crisis Waiting to Happen
New England is an Energy Crisis Waiting to Happen “A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.” – Carl Reiner At its core, the human body is a symphony of chemical reactions. The complexities and interdependencies of the molecular machinery that makes our bodies function are almost too […]
Richard Heinberg: Post-doom with Michael Dowd
Richard Heinberg: Post-doom with Michael Dowd
Vaclav Smil: ‘Growth must end. Our economist friends don’t seem to realise that’
Vaclav Smil: ‘Growth must end. Our economist friends don’t seem to realise that’ The scientist and author on his latest book – an epic, multidisciplinary analysis of growth – and why humanity’s endless expansion must stop. Vaclav Smil is a distinguished professor emeritus in the faculty of environment at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. […]
US to Help Ukraine Strengthen Border With Russia, Belarus
US to Help Ukraine Strengthen Border With Russia, Belarus The US will pay about $20 million for video recording systems, drones, and equipment for border guards Ukraine’s border service said on Tuesday that the US will finance projects to strengthen the country’s borders with Russia and Belarus. The border service said the US will spend about […]
Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
A cell tower in rural Ontario in a file photo. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ontario’s former privacy commissioner is sounding the alarm about the government’s tracking of cellphone data to inform policy, after it was revealed recently that a federal agency has […]
“Tornadic Supercells” Possible In South As Storms Intensify
“Tornadic Supercells” Possible In South As Storms Intensify Northern portions of Alabama and Mississippi and parts of Tennessee are at risk of tornadoes, damaging hail, and high winds on Wednesday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). A tornado watch has been issued for Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee until late Wednesday […]
The Economy May Be Finally Peaking, and the Fed Won’t Help Matters
THE ECONOMY MAY BE FINALLY PEAKING, AND THE FED WON’T HELP MATTERS Here we go again it may seem to many. The Fed is preparing us for a policy tightening just when a powerful growth cycle upturn is faltering. Or is it in fact an example of another well-known type of error from Fed history—getting […]
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are far more productive and less risky than raising interest rates. [Images Money / CC BY 2.0] The Federal Reserve is caught between a rock and a hard place. Inflation grew by 6.8% in November, […]
Weekly Commentary: Just the Facts – December 24, 2021
Weekly Commentary: Just the Facts – December 24, 2021 For the Week: The S&P500 rallied 2.3% (up 25.8% y-t-d), and the Dow rose 1.7% (up 17.5%). The Utilities were little changed (up 11.7%). The Banks gained 1.4% (up 34.1%), and the Broker/Dealers advanced 2.2% (up 29.5%). The Transports rose 2.3% (up 29.4%). The S&P 400 […]
Australian fuel import dependencies Sep 2021 Data
Australian fuel import dependencies Sep 2021 Data Diesel Imports Fig 15: Diesel imports Diesel imports increased from China since 2015 and also from a brand new Chinese refinery in Brunei. See Fig 18. Fig 16: Diesel imports from China have been increasing but were nil in July/Aug 21 Fig 17: Australian diesel imports compared to […]
If You Haven’t Researched Arguments Disputing A Western Narrative, You Don’t Understand The Issue
If You Haven’t Researched Arguments Disputing A Western Narrative, You Don’t Understand The Issue Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Lately when people react with shock and indignation that I would dare to dispute a claim made by the western political/media class about an empire-targeted government, I’ve taken to simply asking them what reading […]
Government Surveillance with COVID Microchips
Government Surveillance with COVID Microchips A microchip implanted under the skin that relays your private information to the government seems like a dystopian nightmare. The South China Morning Post announced that a company in Sweden has created the technology and is ready to distribute it to governments worldwide. Around 6,000 people in Sweden have already […]
What to Do About a Government That’s Always Watching Us
What to Do About a Government That’s Always Watching Us Two University of Maryland professors recently announced they developed a software program called “Geneva” that can protect people from the pervasive surveillance of their online activities by repressive governments like the People’s Republic of China. This will help Chinese citizens, but it is no solution […]
Here’s How the Energy Crisis Turns Into Hunger and Then… War?
Here’s How the Energy Crisis Turns Into Hunger and Then… War? We have previously warned about a whopping food crisis and supply problems in the fertilizer market. Well, now is worse because that was BEFORE we had the natural gas crisis. Why is that important? Natural gas is THE critical input into making fertilizer. Urea […]
