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The Laws of Thermodynamics Will Not Bend for Landfills
The Laws of Thermodynamics Will Not Bend for Landfills Illustration by Rey Velasquez Sagcal An expert on waste management responds to Palmer Holton’s “Universal Waste.” You handle waste every day. Tissues. Bottles and cans. Kitchen scraps, maybe yard trimmings. And plastics. So many plastics. The wet, the dry, the smelly, and the disgusting. But the stuff […]
Are Progressive “Experts” Fallible? Yes, But Don’t Tell Them That
Are Progressive “Experts” Fallible? Yes, But Don’t Tell Them That It can be argued that the world has reached the sorry state it’s in today largely because academics, politicians, “distinguished experts,” and “recognized authorities” did not have the humility to admit their own mistakes or to at least recognize the limits of their knowledge. Of […]
Canadian Banks Slammed For Continued Fossil Fuel Investments
Canadian Banks Slammed For Continued Fossil Fuel Investments Canadian banks are receiving backlash from investors for their continued investments in fossil fuels. All Canadian banks were revealed to have increased their exposure to fossil fuels between 2020 and 2021, by between 25 percent—TD and BMO—and 132 percent for CIBC. The report is the latest example […]
The Great Gold Robbery of 1933
The Great Gold Robbery of 1933 It’s been 75 years since the federal government, on the spurious grounds of fighting the Great Depression, ordered the confiscation of all monetary gold from Americans, permitting trivial amounts for ornamental or industrial use. This happens to be one of the episodes Kevin Gutzman and I describe in detail […]
The Diesel Crunch Is Finally Causing Demand Destruction
The Diesel Crunch Is Finally Causing Demand Destruction Diesel inventories slumped to their lowest level for the time of the year since 1951. signs have emerged that weaker demand in the past weeks may have slowly started to rebuild diesel inventories. Refiners are processing more crude oil to capture the still high refining margins. High […]
US Bird Flu Outbreak Officially Becomes Worst On Record
US Bird Flu Outbreak Officially Becomes Worst On Record The US outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu is now the worst on record, with 50.54 million birds culled, US Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. Earlier this week, the outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in South Dakota resulted in tens of thousands […]
War on Cash: India Rolling Out Retail Pilot Program for Digital Rupee
War on Cash: India Rolling Out Retail Pilot Program for Digital Rupee NOVEMBER 23, 2022 BY SCHIFFGOLD 0 1 We recently reported that the Federal Reserve plans to launch a 12-week pilot program in partnership with several large commercial banks to test the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The US isn’t alone in experimenting with digital […]
Credit Suisse Craters To Record Low After Revealing Staggering $88 Billion Bank Run
Credit Suisse Craters To Record Low After Revealing Staggering $88 Billion Bank Run One month ago, weeks before the crypto sector was shaken by the crushing FTX bankrun which led to a quick and painful bankruptcy, and revealed that one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges and its “JPMorgan-esque” owner were nothing but hollow shells […]
The Renewable Energy Transition Is Failing
The Renewable Energy Transition Is Failing Not sustainable: Vast quantities of minerals and metals are required for the renewable energy transition. (Photo credit: AleSpa/Wikimedia Commons) Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy—it’s adding to it. Despite all the renewable energy investments and installations, actual global greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing. That’s largely due to economic […]
#243. The Great Inflexion
#243. The Great Inflexion A SYSTEM UNRAVELS INTRODUCTION As everyone surely knows by now, the global economy has entered a recession which is likely to be both severe and protracted. For the most part, governments and central bankers are concentrating on the task of trying to tame inflation. Their critics tend to argue for more expansionary […]
Poland’s central bank predicts double-digit inflation until 2024
Poland’s central bank predicts double-digit inflation until 2024 (Natural News) The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has predicted that the Central European nation will be saddled with high inflation for the next two years. According to the NBP, yearly inflation will hit 14.5 percent in 2022 and drop to 13.1 percent in 2023. Single-digit rates will […]
A quarter of America could experience LONG BLACKOUTS this winter due to energy supply problems
A quarter of America could experience LONG BLACKOUTS this winter due to energy supply problems (Natural News) Large parts of North America could face long blackouts and other energy emergencies this winter as supplies of natural gas and coal begin to tighten. According to the latest seasonal assessment of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), a large […]
Chris Hedges: Imminent Mass Extinction
Chris Hedges: Imminent Mass Extinction https://youtu.be/cbH_o-96qZI
