“Gas Run Has Begun” – Fuel Stations Run Dry Amid Hacked Pipeline
“Gas Run Has Begun” – Fuel Stations Run Dry Amid Hacked Pipeline Gas shortages are being reported in the Southeast of the US amid the recent cybersecurity attack that temporarily shut down one of the largest pipelines in the US. Colonial Pipeline Co. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Blount said the company was in the process of restoring its […]
Free Speech Inc.: How Democrats Have Found A New But Shaky Faith In Corporate Speech
Free Speech Inc.: How Democrats Have Found A New But Shaky Faith In Corporate Speech Below is an updated version of my column in The Hill on Facebook’s decision to uphold the ban on former president Donald Trump. Notably, this weekend, Twitter took it upon itself to add a gratuitous response to an observation made by Donald […]
Heinberg on what to do at home
Heinberg on what to do at home Preface. A quick summary: Best investment: insulate exterior walls, ceiling, and floors for energy savings. Other good changes were to plant a garden and fruit-and-nut orchard, and buy solar hot water heater, solar food dryer, solar cooker, chickens, energy-efficient appliances Lessons learned: It is expensive, especially energy storage. […]
Crude oil, refined product prices jump after Colonial pipeline cyberattack
Crude oil, refined product prices jump after Colonial pipeline cyberattack HIGHLIGHTS Colonial pipeline primary artery for gasoline, refined products for South, East Coast US declared a state of emergency following the attack ICE Brent July contract up about 0.4% from previous settle Singapore — 0346 GMT: Crude oil and refined product prices jumped during the mid-morning […]
The Evil Rising in the World
The Evil Rising in the World COMMENT: Martin, Just by chance, I wanted to look up your small blog again “Europe is under control of world economic forum”. Typed it in google search, your blog didn’t come up on the first 5 pages of results, and I didn’t look beyond that. Typed it in Duck Duck […]
The Inflation Monster Has Been Unleashed
The Inflation Monster Has Been Unleashed The monster known as inflation has been unleashed upon the world and will not easily retreat into the night. This is reflected in soaring commodity and housing prices. Due to the stupid and self-serving policies of the Fed, we are about to experience a massive shift in the way […]
Wildfires Are Contaminating Drinking Water Systems, and It’s More Widespread Than People Realize
Wildfires Are Contaminating Drinking Water Systems, and It’s More Widespread Than People Realize Fire in one part of a community can contaminate the water system used by other residents, as Santa Rosa, California, discovered after the Tubbs Fire. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images More than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on […]
Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates
Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates How can you feign anger over others’ attacks on a free press when you imprison Assange as punishment for his vital revelations about U.S. officials? U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on the importance of independent journalism, May 6, 2021 (Radio […]
Clean energy minerals shortage: Who knew it could happen?
Clean energy minerals shortage: Who knew it could happen? The race for so-called green energy has spawned another race, one for the minerals needed to make the devices such as solar panels and batteries that produce, store and transmit that energy. A hitherto largely unchallenged economic idea—that we will always have supplies of everything we […]
Here’s How ‘Everything Bubbles’ Pop
Here’s How ‘Everything Bubbles’ Pop But weirdly, and irrationally, bubbles pop anyway. At long last, the moment you’ve been hoping for has arrived: you’re pitching your screenplay to a producer. Your agent is cautious but you’re confident nobody else has concocted a story as outlandish as yours. Your agent gives you the nod and you’re off […]
Oil Tanker Spotted in Risky Active Pass Alarms Activists
Oil Tanker Spotted in Risky Active Pass Alarms Activists Officials promise no repeats. But advocates say the incident raises new concerns about regulation of tankers in BC’s waters. Narrow, twisting and busy Active Pass is no place for oil tankers, say advocates. But a loaded tanker travelled through the busy pass last month. Photo by Ruth Hartnup, […]
One Blue Earth
One Blue Earth Cici Luis – The blue Earth/flickr Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman Here are three memories from backpacking trips in the virgin wilderness of the Pacific […]
