US Meat Prices To Remain Elevated Amid Depleted Reserves
US Meat Prices To Remain Elevated Amid Depleted Reserves Beef, pork, and chicken in US cold storage warehouses have yet to recover from pandemic lows and could continue to support higher prices. New United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) data shows beef reserves dropped 7.7% from a year ago in August, poultry supplies fell 20%, […]
The UK’s Green Gilt is Marketing Puff and a Pointless Distraction
The UK’s Green Gilt is Marketing Puff and a Pointless Distraction The UK attracted a record £137 bln order book for its £10 bln Green Gilt. But what does the Green Gilt achieve? Its marketing puff. It may disguise how ill-considered and ultimately self-defeating the Government’s rush to looking green has been. No matter how […]
The Key Is Interrelated Communities
The Key Is Interrelated Communities Part of the GTI forum on Can Human Solidarity Globalize? Richard Falk’s engaging essay invites us to identify various “foreclosures of the imagination” that are blocking the emergence of pathways to greater global solidarity in the future. Any realistic thoughts about the future, though, must surely be set within the context of […]
Are the Police Really on the Other Side?
Are the Police Really on the Other Side? If you listen to this clip, there is an important revelation here. PROTESTOR: “Why are you doing this? Policies are killing people.” POLICE: “I agree with you, I’m just doing my job…I’m just as over this lockdown as you are mate, but this is my job. I’m not skilled […]
Organizing Patriots In The Face Of Government Informants And False Flags
Organizing Patriots In The Face Of Government Informants And False Flags There is a simple fact that must be understood when it comes to the fight for liberty: Such a fight cannot be won by lone individuals. Freedom requires organized resistance and it does not matter how many millions of people stand against an authoritarian […]
BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes
BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes Compounding the ongoing UK energy crisis is BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company, which said it plans to restrict deliveries of gasoline and diesel across its network of service stations in the country amid a truck driver shortage, according to ITV. ITV, citing a […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Today’s post has been prompted by some thoughts regarding the inability of our political systems to respond in a timely manner to our plight of ecological overshoot penned by Rex Weyler, co-founder of Greenpeace, and posted by Alice Friedemann of energyskeptic.com. * * * I […]
Is Evergrande a symptom of deeper malaise?
Is Evergrande a symptom of deeper malaise? Evergrande’s imminent default is rocking markets – but few believe the collapse of a Chinese property developer could trigger a global financial crisis. What if Evergrande is just a symptom of a deeper malaise within the Chinese economy and its political/business structures? Maybe there is more at stake […]
‘Revolutionary in a quiet way’: the rise of community gardens in the UK
‘Revolutionary in a quiet way’: the rise of community gardens in the UK Royal Horticultural Society sets up first Community Awards as community gardens become more common Lucy Mitchell, a community project worker with the Golden Hill community garden, in Horfield, Bristol. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian “The first melon of the season always tastes amazing,” says […]
UK Power Suppliers Halt Adding New Customers As Energy Crisis Worsens
UK Power Suppliers Halt Adding New Customers As Energy Crisis Worsens There’s a growing risk that a bankruptcy wave of power providers is nearing as several small firms stopped accepting new customers Tuesday amid a worsening energy crisis, according to Bloomberg. Ampower, Green, Igloo, NEO, and Utilita Energy posted notices on their websites earlier today that […]
China’s Crackdown on Debt, Tech & Evergrande Sends Frazzled Wall Street Titans to China
China’s Crackdown on Debt, Tech & Evergrande Sends Frazzled Wall Street Titans to China The property sector and its debts are possibly the biggest financial mess in China’s history. The crackdowns by Chinese authorities on some of the biggest hype-and-hoopla industries have sent investors heading for the exits. There is a crackdown on debt to […]
It’s all connected: The natural gas market and its casualties
It’s all connected: The natural gas market and its casualties Natural gas was supposed to be the so-called bridge fuel to the low-carbon renewable energy economy. It was abundant, cleaner to burn than oil and coal, and more and more available to anyone who wanted it as a global market in liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’?
Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’? World War II began in Europe when the British, Sept. 3, 1939, declared war on Germany over its invasion of Poland to retrieve what Berlin claimed were its territories… If World War III breaks out between China and the U.S., it is likely to be […]
The UK is racing towards a winter energy crisis
The UK is racing towards a winter energy crisis Gas prices are spiking and the energy markets are coming under increasing pressure. The combination may lead to a bleak winter GETTY IMAGES / BLOOMBERG Winter is coming – and it looks like it’s going to be a rocky one. The price of natural gas in […]
