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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXI–We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 3.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXI We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 3. In Part 2 of this multipart Contemplation (see: Part 1 Website Medium, Substack; Part 2 Website Medium Substack) I present a critical perspective on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) that have become the latest and greatest nuclear power-based ‘solution’ to humanity’s […]
The Bulletin: November 19-25, 2025
The Bulletin: November 19-25, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Living well within limits – by Catherine Knight How to Reverse the Massive Worldwide Loss of Soil Moisture, and Why … What Is a City? Archaeological and Historical Perspectives As Energy Costs […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXX–We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 2.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXX We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 2. In Part 1 of this multipart Contemplation on the nuclear energy ‘renaissance’ (see: Website Medium, Substack), I argue that energy has been the fundamental driver behind the growth and complexity of human societies, from hunter-gatherer bands to modern industrial civilisation. An […]
The Bulletin: November 12-18, 2025
The Bulletin: November 12-18, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Chris Hedges: The Empire Self-Destructs – Consortium News Latin American Kuwait: Trump’s Looming War In the Caribbean Might Have Nothing To Do With Narco Terrorism The seminal papers on water – by […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXIX–We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXIX We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 1. gettyimages.com Energy is the backbone of physical existence. The universe. Our galaxy and solar system. All life on our planet. And of human societies. As humans discovered means of increasing the flow of energy into our ‘struggle for survival’, our […]
The Bulletin: October 29-November 4, 2025
The Bulletin: October 29-November 4, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. New Mexico Officials Report High Rate Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Residents Near Air Base | ZeroHedge Barack Obama Proposes a Scary Idea for Social Media Censorship Is Now A New Form […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXVIII– We’re Saved! ‘Good Government’ Has Humanity’s Back. Part 3.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXVIII– We’re Saved! ‘Good Government’ Has Humanity’s Back. Part 3. Eat the Rich redbubble.com In Part 1 of this multi-part Contemplation (see Website Medium Substack) I challenge the belief that governments are benevolent institutions in service of the masses and argue that this is not only a dangerous myth but that […]
The Bulletin: October 22-28, 2025
The Bulletin: October 22-28, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Japan Pushes Back on U.S. Pressure to Halt Russian Energy Imports | OilPrice.com Demystifying Collapse Western Media Finally Admit That Trump’s Mobilisation of Forces Against Venezuela Is All About Regime Change | […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXVIII–We’re Saved! ‘Good Government’ Has Humanity’s Back. Part 2.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXVIII We’re Saved! ‘Good Government’ Has Humanity’s Back. Part 2. dreamstime.com In the first part of this multi-part Contemplation (see Website Medium Substack) I laid out my reason for examining critically the commonly-held belief that humanity’s major ‘problems’ and/or ‘predicaments’ can be ‘solved’ by governments. Using the Canadian constitutional principle of ‘peace, order, and […]
The Bulletin: October 15-21, 2025
The Bulletin: October 15-21, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Wellbeing: Vitamin D2 or D3? – by Robert W Malone MD, MS Concerns Mount Over Europe’s Below-Average NatGas Storage Levels Ahead Of Winter | ZeroHedge Britain Set to Outlaw Fracking After Decades […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXVII– We’re Saved! ‘Good Government’ Has Humanity’s Back. Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXVII– We’re Saved! ‘Good Government’ Has Humanity’s Back. Part 1. Canadian federal parliament building. Ottawa, Ontario. (gettyimages.ca) Many (most?) people believe that the problems/predicaments that humanity finds itself having to deal with can be addressed by our governing institutions–especially if the ‘right’ individual and/or political party gets to hold the reins […]
The Bulletin: October 8-14, 2025
The Bulletin: October 8-14, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Thermodynamic drag It’s Already Started: The Oil Crisis They Said Would Never Happen As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn – Inside Climate News From Fear to […]
The Bulletin: October 1-7, 2025
The Bulletin: October 1-7, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. EIA Data Shows Record U.S. Oil Output After Major Upward Revision | OilPrice.com Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – Stockholm Resilience Centre How To Keep Warm If You’re Temporarily Homeless […]
The Bulletin: September 24-30, 2025
The Bulletin: September 24-30, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. The Terracotta Pot Heater: A DIY Guide To Cozy Emergencies ‘Families are dying’: an Ohio town suffering from fallout years after nuclear plant’s closure | US news | The Guardian Confronting devastating […]
