The latest story of toxic deceit and delay: PFAS
The latest story of toxic deceit and delay: PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS—a group of persistent toxic chemicals often referred to as “forever chemicals”—are everywhere. Don’t take my word for it. Here is a list posted on the site of the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) agency: Food packaged in PFAS-containing materials, processed with equipment that used […]
Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants into Salmon Habitat, Say Critics
Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants into Salmon Habitat, Say Critics Advocates want greater oversight as a mapping project identifies more than 170 mines putting waterways at risk. Effluent from the Bell Mine, closed in 1992, remains in ponds near the shore of Babine Lake, a critical salmon habitat. Photo from SkeenaWild Conservation Trust. Two closed […]
‘Spend as much as you can,’ IMF head urges governments worldwide
‘Spend as much as you can,’ IMF head urges governments worldwide MOSCOW (Reuters) – Policymakers worldwide should embrace more spending to help revive their stuttering economies, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Friday at Russia’s annual Gaidar economic forum. Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva did not give any specific economic forecasts, but made […]
Farming as the climate changes
Farming as the climate changes The world is facing a climate crisis that is dramatically impacting farmers and growers across the world. As temperatures rise, rainfall becomes increasingly unpredictable, extreme weather events happen more frequently and soils are eroded through desertification. These changes mean that crop yields are increasingly inconsistent, and agricultural businesses are struggling […]
Building A false Economy On Hope And Printing Money
Building A false Economy On Hope And Printing Money False Economy’s End In Decay And Failure This article is in response to a piece about how it looks like massive stimulus is finally upon us and the only question is how big it will be. It would be wise to remember this is all an […]
Inflation Is Spreading Broadly into the Economy. Amid Surging Costs, Companies Raise Prices, and Customers Pay them, Despite Weak Economy, 10 Million Missing Jobs
Inflation Is Spreading Broadly into the Economy. Amid Surging Costs, Companies Raise Prices, and Customers Pay them, Despite Weak Economy, 10 Million Missing Jobs “Not only have the last two months seen supply shortages develop at a pace not previously seen in the survey’s history, but prices have also risen due to the imbalance of […]
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses It was no secret that leading up to Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s IPO in 2019 that the company touted its low emissions compared to other producers. Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said while the company was doing its roadshows: “Not because our crude is cleaner […]
You Counter Trumpism By Ending The Conditions Which Created It, Not With Authoritarian Policies
You Counter Trumpism By Ending The Conditions Which Created It, Not With Authoritarian Policies The US political/media class have been pushing hard for more authoritarian policies to stave off the threat of “domestic terrorism” in the wake of the Capitol riot. President Biden, who was already working on rolling out new domestic terror policies well before January sixth, confirmed after […]
Biden’s Presidency Will Be A Catalyst For Secession – And Perhaps Civil War
Biden’s Presidency Will Be A Catalyst For Secession – And Perhaps Civil War Over the past few months I have written a handful of articles which discussed what would probably happen if Joe Biden actually entered the White House and launched his administration. My initial belief was that Trump would refuse to concede and that […]
K-Wave – Real or Not?
K-Wave – Real or Not? QUESTION: What is your opinion on Kondratieff Waves? EH ANSWER: All those investigating cycles within the economy made a simple mistake. Kondratieff followed agriculture/commodity prices when agriculture accounted for 70% of the GDP pre-19th century. That only began to decline from 1850 forward, dropping to 40% by 1900 as the Industrial Revolution […]
The Next Wave Of Spending Will Not Bring Prosperity
The Next Wave Of Spending Will Not Bring Prosperity We Are Starting A New Series Of Mistakes The surprisingly bad job numbers recently released show America lost 140,000 jobs in December. A big part of the problem is that this is only one indicator of the carnage taking place in our economy. As small businesses […]
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated Bubbles of methane gas in water around an unplugged oil/gas well in Pennsylvania. Credit: Mary Kang A recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells in Canada and the US have been greatly underestimated—by […]
The Masks Are Coming Off
The Masks Are Coming Off I had intended to start the New Year with a heart-warming piece entitled, “2021: The Year of Censorship of Dissent”. It would have been a somewhat prophetical piece, shocking some readers with predictions of a coming crackdown on dissent, and causing others to hoot with laughter because they haven’t quite […]
Eco-fascism and Overpopulation
Eco-fascism and Overpopulation “Eco-fascist” is the usual insult directed at anyone who dares to mention overpopulation. This is funny to me because, as far as I know, fascists are usually concerned with denatality, race purity and similar morbid fantasies, but not with overpopulation who is just about the number of persons and not about skin […]
