Our energy hunger is tethered to our economic past
Our energy hunger is tethered to our economic past Civilization may need to “forget the flame” to reduce CO2 emissions. Just as a living organism continually needs food to maintain itself, an economy consumes energy to do work and keep things going. That consumption comes with the cost of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, […]
I also hate this conclusion (on net zero)
I also hate this conclusion (on net zero) I begin the final section of my chapter on Energy Collapse with the subtitle “I also hate this conclusion”. Because I did not want to discover that modern societies cannot continue their energy trajectories by simply displacing fossil fuels with new technologies. But that is what the sum […]
Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected–new research
Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected–new research Across the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra is thawing. Indeed, scientific studies have now recorded “regime shifts” like these in more than 20 different types of ecosystem where tipping points have been […]
Researchers: We’ve Underestimated The Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures Worldwide
Researchers: We’ve Underestimated The Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures Worldwide (PeterAustin/iStock/Getty Images Plus) 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 […]
Plan To Pour Radioactive Waste From Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into Pacific Ocean Is Safe: IAEA
Plan To Pour Radioactive Waste From Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into Pacific Ocean Is Safe: IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded that Japan’s plans to release radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean are consistent with international safety standards. An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water […]
Chris Hedges: They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine.
Chris Hedges: They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine. The U.S. public has been conned, once again, into pouring billions into another endless war. Preying for Peace – by Mr. Fish The playbook the pimps of war use to lure us into one military fiasco after another, including […]
The Spectre of Peak Oil — Part 2
The Spectre of Peak Oil — Part 2 Ramifications: the long term consequences of peak oil Photo by Boston Public Library on Unsplash Peak oil is not the end of the world. It is a subtle, almost barely noticeable phenomenon. It does not mean that we will run out of oil from one day to another, causing all […]
Global Peak Oil Remains an Existential Threat
Global Peak Oil Remains an Existential Threat “I have reported on the dire impacts of global peak oil at guymcpherson.com for many years. My reports from August 2007 onward indicate the potential for peak oil to terminate industrial civilization. Information I discovered a few years later indicates that stopping or even slowing industrial activity will cause our extinction. […]
When in Rome
When in Rome Over its last one hundred years, the State steadily devalued the currency by 98% The high cost of government—particularly, growing entitlements and perpetual warfare, coupled with a diminished number of taxpayers, led the government to massive debt, to the point that it could not be repaid. Those citizens that were productive began […]
US Honeybees Suffer Second Deadliest Season On Record
US Honeybees Suffer Second Deadliest Season On Record Figures published today reveal beekeepers in the U.S. lost an estimated 48% of their honey bee colonies in 2022-23. As Statista’s Martin Armstrong reports, according to an annual survey that tracks the state of managed hives, this is the second highest death rate on record after 2020-21’s 51%. You will […]
Solar Cycle 25’s Maximum Might Arrive Earlier And Hit Harder
Solar Cycle 25’s Maximum Might Arrive Earlier And Hit Harder Solar Cycle 25 has been underway since April 2019. Ever since the cycle began, the sun has become more active, unleashing solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms, with at least one scientist warning solar maximum could arrive ahead of schedule, and that’s not […]
“A Global Digital Compact” – UN promoting censorship, social credit & much more
“A Global Digital Compact” – UN promoting censorship, social credit & much more Late last month the office of the United Nation’s Secretary General published a policy document on aims for the future of the internet.A follow-up to the 2021 report “Our Common Agenda”, the new report’s title says it all really, “A Global Digital Compact”. That’s […]
