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Development: a failed project
Development: a failed project It’s time to abandon development and think about postdevelopment instead. “They talk to me about progress, about ‘achievements,’ diseases cured, improved standards of living. I am talking about societies drained of their essence, cultures trampled underfoot, institutions undermined, lands confiscated, religions smashed, magnificent artistic creations destroyed, extraordinary possibilities wiped out. They […]
The Problem With “Green” Monetary Policy
The Problem With “Green” Monetary Policy Although there is increasing support for the idea that central banks should actively contribute to the fight against climate change, monetary policymakers have no mandate to do so, and for good reason. Tackling climate change is – and must remain – the responsibility of elected governments and parliaments. FRANKFURT […]
French MPs Want To Ban Black Friday Because Of “Resource Waste” And “Overconsumption”
French MPs Want To Ban Black Friday Because Of “Resource Waste” And “Overconsumption” Members of the French Parliament are now demanding the government prohibit Black Friday, reported The Independent. French MPs passed an amendment Monday that could make the annual shopping holiday, widely popularized in the US, illegal, warning that a shopping frenzy causes “resources waste” and […]
The Grim Reality About Pandemics They Don’t Want You To Know: “No Country is Prepared”
The Grim Reality About Pandemics They Don’t Want You To Know: “No Country is Prepared” It’s been 100 years since the Spanish Flu caused a global pandemic. While you can rest easy right now knowing a global pandemic is not currently a threat, it is just a matter of time before the next one arrives. […]
Scientists on where to be in the 21st century based on sustainability
Scientists on where to be in the 21st century based on sustainability Preface. The article below is based on Hall & Day’s book “America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions: Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends”. Related articles: Hess, P. 2016. These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D. Popular Science. Lang, G. […]
Analysts Stunned After Lagarde Demands “Key Role” For The ECB In Climate Change
Analysts Stunned After Lagarde Demands “Key Role” For The ECB In Climate Change Having failed miserably to “trickle down” stock market wealth for a decade as was their intention, something Ben Bernanke made clear in his Nov 4, 2010 WaPo op-ed, central banks have moved on to more noble causes. Over the weekend Minneapolis Fed chair […]
Solar Minimum Madness: Is Thanksgiving’s Winter Wonderland A Preview Of The Bitterly Cold Winter To Come?
Solar Minimum Madness: Is Thanksgiving’s Winter Wonderland A Preview Of The Bitterly Cold Winter To Come? This week, three major winter storms will batter most of the country with ice, snow and bitterly cold temperatures just in time for Thanksgiving. It is being projected that 55 million Americans will be traveling this week, and so […]
Darn, This Is Inconvenient: Apple Is Destroying the Planet to Maximize Profits
Darn, This Is Inconvenient: Apple Is Destroying the Planet to Maximize Profits Stripmining the planet to maximize profits isn’t progressive or renewable–it’s just exploitive and destructive. How do we describe the finding that the planet’s most widely-owned super-corporation is destroying the planet to maximize its smartphone sales and profits? Shall we start with “inconvenient?” Yes, we’re […]
Enviros Tools of Russians? The Weird Conspiracy Theory Firing up Kenney’s Inquiry
Enviros Tools of Russians? The Weird Conspiracy Theory Firing up Kenney’s Inquiry SPECIAL REPORT: Alberta’s ‘anti-energy’ probe makes a debunked US report its must-read. Russian Attempts to Influence U.S. Domestic Energy Markets by Exploiting Social Media was produced by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology, which at the time was led […]
The Coming Big Freeze
The Coming Big Freeze The BIG FREEZE is upon us. The volatility in weather that our computer has been forecasting on a long-term basis should result in this winter being colder than the last. In Britain, the snow has hit an already flood-ravaged country as temperatures plunged to -7C. This is part of the problem we face. The […]
Microbes a key factor in climate change
Microbes a key factor in climate change Preface. The IPCC, like economists, assumes our economy and burning of fossil fuels will grow exponentially until 2100 and beyond, with no limits to growth. But conventional oil peaked and has stayed on a plateau since 2005, so clearly peak global oil production is in sight. As is […]
There is no such thing as a business as usual scenario
There is no such thing as a business as usual scenario The discussions about how much it will cost to mitigate climate change is a smokescreen. What constitutes a cost is not an objective fact, but laden with assumptions and subjective values. How much does it cost to stop climate change, to keep within the […]
Assange, Nitrogen, Pensions, Solomon
Assange, Nitrogen, Pensions, Solomon I’m getting pissed off about multiple things right now, too many to make them all separate essays. Let’s give it a combined shot: In Holland, the talk of the town is nitrogen emissions. I’d never seen it raised as that kind of problem, but there you go. The government last week […]
Volatility in Weather is Spot On! Are Pole Shifts Part of the Process?
Volatility in Weather is Spot On! Are Pole Shifts Part of the Process? QUESTION: What proof do you have that there is higher volatility in weather? I think you just make this up. I have not seen anywhere else with claims of new high and low records. Humans are responsible for climate change. You are spreading […]
