Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh IV–Fiat Currency: Debasement and Infinite Growth
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh IV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Fiat Currency: Debasement and Infinite Growth Sep 24, 2020 My comment on an article in The Tyee about our federal government’s latest throne speech by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/09/24/Throne-Speech-Stew/). _____ The idea that a sovereign nation can never run into trouble financially because […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh III; Grieving: There Are No ‘Solutions’ to Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh III August 14, 2020 Athens, Greece (1993) Photo by author Grieving: There Are No ‘Solutions’ to Overshoot My comment posted on The Tyee in response to an article highlighting the increased occurrence of earthquakes as a result of hydraulic fracturing by the oil and gas industry in an area of British Columbia, Canada, […]
Canada To Create Registry Of Podcasters In Potential Censorship Initiative
Canada To Create Registry Of Podcasters In Potential Censorship Initiative Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking Canada down a dangerous path of censorship to regulate streaming services and social media platforms. The next regulation phase comes as some podcasters will soon have to register with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The Online Streaming Act, formerly Bill C-11, goes […]
By Preston Howard: The Maximum Power Principle and Why It Underscores the Certainty of Human Extinction in the Near Future
By Preston Howard: The Maximum Power Principle and Why It Underscores the Certainty of Human Extinction in the Near Future Howard T. Odum: co-originator of Maximum Power Principle Today’s guest post by Preston Howard discusses an issue central to our overshoot predicament that is often ignored: The Maximum Power Principle (MPP). The MPP states that life […]
Solutions Are Scary: Part 2 – Economic Rebellion And Black Markets
Solutions Are Scary: Part 2 – Economic Rebellion And Black Markets September 30, 2023 8 Comments In the first article in this series I examined the issue of militias and the public taking its security into its own hands. I did this because frankly, without security, you have nothing. There are millions of people out there, each with […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh II; Feeding the Growth Monster: Fiat Currency and Technology
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh II August 8, 2020 Monte Alban, Mexico (1988) Photo by author. Feeding the Growth Monster: Fiat Currency and Technology My response to an ongoing discussion regarding debt-/credit-based fiat currency and it’s impact on our pursuing the infinite growth chalice. _____ Yes, credit-/debt-based fiat is certainly one of the most significant causes […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh–Mythical Narratives Everywhere to Avoid Reality
NOTE: Beginning to post these thoughts of mine here. I began a couple of years ago posting them on Medium but have found that the subscription practices there are somewhat restrictive. I will attempt to post one per day until I am caught up…and then will be posting in both locations. _____ Today’s Contemplation: Collapse […]
What alternatives are there REALLY for fossil fuel use? – Dialogue with Mark Taylor
What alternatives are there REALLY for fossil fuel use? – Dialogue with Mark Taylor Hint: it’s not solar John: “What alternative to carbon-based fuels do you suggest, if not solar? Since the WPP is engaging in the process of policy development, we need one for transitioning away from carbon-based fuels. Any ideas?” Mark:”First, to set […]
Slouching Towards 1984
Slouching Towards 1984 Orwell could not have imagined the swiftness in which the Left has exerted control over our body politic In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” he portrays English society – renamed Oceania – as a futuristic version of the 1940s Soviet Union. In this invented society that Orwell calls IngSoc – English Socialism […]
Canada Launches UN Declaration Targeting Online ‘Disinformation’
Canada Launches UN Declaration Targeting Online ‘Disinformation’ Canada has launched a U.N. declaration that calls for action to protect what it calls “information integrity” and to tackle “disinformation.” Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has launched a United Nations declaration that calls for action to protect what it calls “information integrity” and to tackle “disinformation.” Ms. […]
Is World War III About to Start? Part I: Drift Toward War
Is World War III About to Start? Part I: Drift Toward War Nuke rattling from both sides over Ukraine. Read Part 2 of this series here. It is likely that billions of people around the world view the conflict in Ukraine as a proxy war being waged by the U.S. against Russia. US President Joe Biden […]
Oil Can Push Higher As Cushing Stockpiles Collapse
Oil Can Push Higher As Cushing Stockpiles Collapse Crude prices will likely get a fresh boost this week, as stockpiles at the key US storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, risk collapsing to the lowest level (aka “tank-bottoms”) in almost a decade. Such a move would embolden those aiming for a return of $100 oil by […]
Report: majority of carbon offset projects globally are “likely junk”
Report: majority of carbon offset projects globally are “likely junk” Analysis found that 39, or 78%, of the 50 environmental projects were categorised as “likely junk or worthless” due to one or more “fundamental failing”. Reforestation is one of the most common projects traded within the VCM. Credit: Richard Whitcombe via Shutterstock. The “vast majority” […]
Researchers: We’ve Underestimated The Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures Worldwide
Researchers: We’ve Underestimated The Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures Worldwide The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to a study Tuesday that researchers said should be a “wake up call” about the threat climate change poses to our food systems. Food production is both a key source of planet-warming emissions and […]
