Scientists finally solved chilling mystery of why the Mayans vanished after thousands of years
Scientists finally solved chilling mystery of why the Mayans vanished after thousands of years Self-made environmental issues took a turn for the worse. Mayans have always been a topic of interest renowned for their hieroglyphic writing, agricultural achievements, as well as their ancient calendar that famously predicted an apocalypse back in 2012. Around A.D. 250, […]
Severe energy crisis paralyzes Ecuador for two days
Severe energy crisis paralyzes Ecuador for two days President Daniel Noboa has suspended work and school on Thursday and Friday, and accuses the outgoing energy minister of having hidden the problem A student reads a text by candlelight in Quito, Ecuador, on April 17, 2024.JOSÉ JÁCOME (EFE) Ecuador is in the dark. Not only because […]
Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050
Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050 Cost of environmental damage will be six times higher than price of limiting global heating to 2C, study finds The climate crisis will mean that average incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years compared with what they […]
Orwellian Sydney Police: We Will Be the “Source of Truth”
Orwellian Sydney Police: We Will Be the “Source of Truth” Sydney residents question the implications of centralized truth and censorship in the wake of a government’s push to police online discourse. Offering a fresh perspective on the fallout of a recent Sydney stabbing attack, residents have expressed their anger and mistrust toward the police who […]
Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures
Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures Permafrost underlies a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. A comprehensive analysis shows that the area may have shifted from a sink to a source of greenhouse gases, bringing a longtime prediction to fruition. Credit: Justine Ramage Permafrost underlies about 14 million square kilometers of land in and […]
Why Is Gold Rising Now, Where Is It Headed Tomorrow?
Why Is Gold Rising Now, Where Is It Headed Tomorrow? Needless to say, we at VON GREYERZ spend a good deal of time thinking about, well… gold. The Complex, the Simple, the Math and the History Year after year, and week after week, there is always a new way to examine gold price moves and decipher […]
Russian Refineries Install Nets as Protection From Drone Attacks
Russian Refineries Install Nets as Protection From Drone Attacks Russian oil company Bashneft, part of state-controlled giant Rosneft, has installed metal mesh at its refineries to protect them from drone attacks from Ukraine, Russian media reported on Friday, quoting Radiy Khabirov, the head of the Bashkortostan region where Bashneft is based. “We don’t stop there. There are […]
What are Mises’s Six Lessons?
What are Mises’s Six Lessons? Ludwig von Mises’s Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow has become quite popular recently. The Mises Book Store has sold out of its physical copies, and the PDF, which is available online for free, has seen over 50,000 downloads in the past few days. This surge in interest in Mises’s ideas was started by […]
Telegram Founder Reveals US Government’s Alleged Covert Maneuvers to Backdoor The App
Telegram Founder Reveals US Government’s Alleged Covert Maneuvers to Backdoor The App US authorities allegedly sought backdoors into Telegram’s encryption. Here’s a headline that surfaced on the internet this week: “US government tried to spy on people…” (…somebody, who happens to be the Telegram founder, “claims”.) What a shocker. Is this really newsworthy? Actually yes […]
Homesteading: A Journey of Self-Sufficiency
Homesteading: A Journey of Self-Sufficiency It doesn’t take 40 acres, mule and a plow to start Apple Trees on our farm, April 2024 Homesteading (or “Farmsteading”) is a journey of self-sufficiency, and a path that may or may not lead to a life off-the-grid. It’s about building or rebuilding a home and/or farm, and learning […]
The world’s economic myths are hitting limits
The world’s economic myths are hitting limits There are many myths about energy and the economy. In this post I explore the situation surrounding some of these myths. My analysis strongly suggests that the transition to a new Green Economy is not progressing as well as hoped. Green energy planners have missed the point that […]
What Would a New Civil War Look Like?
What Would a New Civil War Look Like? Not Like the One You Learned In School Editor’s Note: Today’s essay comes from Doug Casey’s longtime friend, Chris Weber. You might recognize his name because we often discuss his excellent newsletter during our podcasts. You can catch Doug and me discussing the latest issue here. And in the […]
Bank of America Accused of Political Debanking
Bank of America Accused of Political Debanking Bank of America is under fire from Republican AGs, accused of debanking based on political and religious beliefs. Bank of America is facing serious accusations of involvement in discrimination based on politics, religion, and ideology (i.e., speech expressing this), with the targets of “debanking” allegedly being some Christian […]
Draining the World of Fresh Water
Draining the World of Fresh Water Two recent studies show human activity is drying up the planet’s lakes, rivers and aquifers. Efficient irrigation systems have not conserved water but encouraged the expansion of irrigated land, resulting in more havoc with the global water system. Image via Shutterstock. “When you drink the water, remember the spring.” — […]
Getting to the other side of the biodiversity crisis
Getting to the other side of the biodiversity crisis A 4-pronged strategy can turn the tide of species extinction. Source: Shutterstock/Open Art Unless you’ve been hibernating, you know that planet Earth is in the midst of a full-blown, global-scale biodiversity crisis. Biodiversity refers to the total number of organisms across the planet that are present […]
