It’s Not About Saving the Planet, It’s the Big Daddy We Need To Look For
It’s Not About Saving the Planet, It’s the Big Daddy We Need To Look For Don’t tell Greta, but the hits keep coming for wind projects… For perspective, $4 billion equals about 28 billion DKK. Orsted’s equity is 76 billion DKK, so that $4 billion hit is equivalent to some 37% of its market cap. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXII–Greenwashing, Fiat Currency, and Narrative Management: More On Climate Change and Elite Confabs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXII November 6, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Greenwashing, Fiat Currency, and Narrative Management: More On Climate Change and Elite Confabs Today’s missive was motivated by a former student’s (and eventual colleague) question regarding a Facebook Post I made regarding COP-26. Here’s what I posted: COP-26. Be aware… These elite confabs […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI–Beware the Snake Oil Salesmen: Climate Change and Elite Confabs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI November 2, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Beware the Snake Oil Salesmen: Climate Change and Elite Confabs So, dozens of political leaders, their hundreds of staff, multitudes of corporate leaders, and who knows how many ‘celebrities’ have all gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for an elite confab (#26) to discuss the […]
India Produced Record Amounts Of Electricity From Coal In October
India Produced Record Amounts Of Electricity From Coal In October India produced a record amount of electricity from coal in October to make up for a shortfall in hydro generation following lower-than-normal monsoon rains. Coal remains fundamental to the country’s energy security, despite rapid deployment of wind and solar generation, underscoring the challenge of reducing […]
The Censorship Began Earlier and Went Further Than We Thought
The Censorship Began Earlier and Went Further Than We Thought There was some sense in the air in the spring of 2020 that many things were not quite normal. Here we had most governments in the world locking down their populations with extreme policies, wrecking economies and long-settled traditions of rights and liberties, while fake […]
The World Has Already Ended
The World Has Already Ended Due to climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, the world in which civilization was born has already ended. Most people just don’t know it yet. “You say the ocean’s rising, Like I give a shit, You say the whole world’s ending, Honey, it already did.” – All Eyes On Me […]
Inside the UN Plan to Control Speech Online
Inside the UN Plan to Control Speech Online The UN is escalating its war against ‘conspiracy theories’ and ‘misinformation’ by creating an ‘internet of trust.’ A powerful United Nations agency has unveiled a plan to regulate social media and online communication while clamping down on what it describes as “false information” and “conspiracy theories,” sparking […]
Coming Soon: Your Travel Will Be Restricted By Personal Carbon Allowances
Coming Soon: Your Travel Will Be Restricted By Personal Carbon Allowances “Experts suggest” your standard of living be reduced by over 85% A report on the future of travel and tourism, co-authored by a travel agency called Intrepid Travel and The Future Labs Institute, posits a future deeply impacted by climate change and restrictions on […]
The First Signs of Civilization’s Collapse?
The First Signs of Civilization’s Collapse? New Video Link! Sorry! Draft script: From Tom Dispatch on 17 August 2023 comes a story headlined Michael Klare, A World on the Edge of … Collapse? The article is short, and it introduces a much longer article by Michael Klare, professor emeritus of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College. I’ll […]
Simon Michaux: The Green Energy Myth
Simon Michaux: The Green Energy Myth Green energy, it turns out, is something of a myth. And, given all that’s at stake, a rather dangerous myth. Welcome to this Off The Cuff podcast with Professor Simon Michaux There is no topic more important than today’s. Everything hinges on “us” getting it right. And by us […]
Putting Science in its Place
Putting Science in its Place Photo by Noam R Although I might be described as a dyed-in-the-wool scientist, I’m about to say some things that are critical of science, which may be upsetting to some. It’s like those warnings on a movie or show: strong language, nudity, smoking, badmouthing science. So, before I lay into […]
Why Do Today’s Realities Escape Society?
Why Do Today’s Realities Escape Society? Philpott Lake, Virginia, as seen from the Visitor Center of Philpott Dam First of all, many people do clearly see what is happening. However, society as a whole still has many blind spots. The news continues to worsen regularly as this article points out, and more studies pointing out tree decline and deforestation like I have […]
