EPA Finds Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Systems Across the US
EPA Finds Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Systems Across the US The Environmental Protection Agency discovered toxic, cancer-causing “forever chemicals” in water systems across the country. The Aug. 17 finding comes after the U.S. Geological Survey found in July that perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals known as PFAS, were found in 45 percent of water taps in […]
Scorching climate records call for real solutions
Scorching climate records call for real solutions Renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation offer numerous advantages over fossil fuels beyond climate benefits. As the world breaks heat records, our biggest roadblock is fossil fuel companies, and their influence. Credit: Chris LeBoutillier / Unsplash On July 6, the world’s average temperature was the hottest ever recorded, at 17.23 C. […]
A Reader Asks “Does an Increase in Money Supply Cause Inflation?”
A Reader Asks “Does an Increase in Money Supply Cause Inflation?” This seemingly simple question, is not so simple. What is the money supply? How does one measure inflation. Other Deposit Liabilities vs M2, monthly average via St. Louis Fed ODL vs M2 Chart Notes Other Deposit Liabilities (ODL see description below), is a monthly […]
Hundreds of ULEZ cameras destroyed by vigilante group following wider London roll-out
Hundreds of ULEZ cameras destroyed by vigilante group following wider London roll-out The group intent on disrupting London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s green vehicle tax has received some political support despite its criminal activity Hundreds of Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) cameras have been vandalized by a vigilante group that opposes the controversial scheme, which extended […]
Why You Are Feeling So Much Poorer
Why You Are Feeling So Much Poorer We are living through the largest pillaging of the American middle class in a half-century. It’s not in the headlines. This is extremely strange. In fact, this might be the first and only article you have read about it. This could be for a reason. If people knew […]
Fossil Fuel Imports Are Already Constrained
Fossil Fuel Imports Are Already Constrained For many years, there has been a theory that imports of oil would become a problem before there was an overall shortage of fossil fuels. In fact, when I look at the data, it seems to be clear that oil imports are already constrained. Figure 1. Interregional trade of […]
Why the world’s big debt loads may be here to stay
Why the world’s big debt loads may be here to stay Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Staggeringly high government debt levels around the globe may stick — a huge shift from previous years that could come despite the warnings of economic damage this dynamic may cause. Why it matters: Aging populations, worsening partisanship, steepening interest rates and other factors could […]
Climate change is redrawing the disaster map
Climate change is redrawing the disaster map From tropical storms to wildfires, climate disasters aren’t confined to the places we’re used to seeing them. Vehicles and housing structures are partially submerged after Tropical Storm Hilary flooded a community of unhoused people on August 21st, 2023, in Cathedral City, California. Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images […]
Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable
Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity’s demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet can regenerate annually. Many economists criticising the developing degrowth movement fail to appreciate this critical point of Earth’s biophysical […]
It Bears Repeating: Best Of…Volume 1
Recently released: It Bears Repeating: Best Of…Volume 1 A compilation of writers focused on the nexus of limits to growth, energy, and ecological overshoot. With a Foreword and Afterword by Michael Dowd, authors include: Max Wilbert; Tim Watkins; Mike Stasse; Dr. Bill Rees; Dr. Tim Morgan; Rob Mielcarski; Dr. Simon Michaux; Erik Michaels; Just Collapse’s […]
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’ The world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years, prior to human existence, because […]
Climate Change Has Come Full Circle
Climate Change Has Come Full Circle Photo by Mike Newbry on Unsplash Our modern technological civilization was born out of fossil fuels. Coal. Oil. Natural gas. To this very day most of our industry, transportation and agriculture is still powered by these incredibly dense, portable, storable sources of energy. There is a fly in the ointment though: the […]
Will This Fall Be the Fall of Falls?
WILL THIS FALL BE THE FALL OF FALLS? MAMChat Egon von Greyerz & Matt Piepenburg This 25 minute video with Matthew Piepenburg and myself is probably one of the most important discussions that we have had. For years we have both warned investors about the consequences of a system based on unlimited money printing, debt […]
