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National Geographic Admits Billions Of People Will “Face Shortages Of Food And Clean Water” Over The Next 30 Years
National Geographic Admits Billions Of People Will “Face Shortages Of Food And Clean Water” Over The Next 30 Years A lot of people out there don’t like when I write these kinds of articles, because they directly contradict the false narrative that humanity has an extremely bright future ahead. Sadly, the truth is that our […]
Getting Real About Green Energy: An honest analysis of what it CAN’T promise
Getting Real About Green Energy: An honest analysis of what it CAN’T promise I want to be optimistic about the future. I really do. But there’s virtually no chance of the world transitioning gently to an alternative energy-powered future. These Are The ‘Good Old Days’ I’m often asked where I stand on wind, solar and […]
An “All-Out Blizzard” That Is “Unheard Of For October” Is About To Hit Farms In The Midwest With Up To 2 Feet Of Snow
An “All-Out Blizzard” That Is “Unheard Of For October” Is About To Hit Farms In The Midwest With Up To 2 Feet Of Snow Farmers in the middle of the country are about to get hit by what could potentially be the worst October blizzard in U.S. history. According to USA Today, “the massive size and intensity […]
‘Planet of the Humans,’ Possibly Most Bracing Environmental Documentary Ever Made, Premieres at Traverse City Film Festival
‘Planet of the Humans,’ Possibly Most Bracing Environmental Documentary Ever Made, Premieres at Traverse City Film Festival Director Jeff Gibbs argues we’re heading toward ‘total human apocalypse’ and green energy is ‘not going to save us, it’s actually going to kill us faster’ Films about environmental issues have long been a staple of the documentary […]
The Green New Deal and Accursed Wealth
The Green New Deal and Accursed Wealth Pulp mills, Longview, Washington. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Accursed Wealth! O’er bounding human laws,Of every evil thou remains’t the cause:Victims of want, those wretches such as me,Too truly lay their wretchedness to thee:Thou art the bar that keeps from being fed,And thine our loss of labour and of […]
‘Factfulness’ may calm you down, but won’t change our ecocidal trajectory
‘Factfulness’ may calm you down, but won’t change our ecocidal trajectory Here and there people have been referring to author Hans Rosling’s idea of “factfulness” as an antidote to gloomy thinking about the trajectory of the human enterprise. Rosling writes: [T]he vast majority of the world’s population live somewhere in the middle of the income scale. Perhaps […]
Food Is Freedom: How Washington’s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick
Food Is Freedom: How Washington’s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick Farm subsidies are perhaps the ultimate, but secret, third rail of American politics. While entitlements are discussed out in the open, farm subsidies are rarely talked about – even though they are the most expensive subsidy Washington doles out. All told, […]
he New Age of Protest
The New Age of Protest Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the first day, protestors chained themselves to a boat three blocks from the White House, and 32 activists were arrested. On the second day, activists targeted the EPA and […]
Frost-Apocalypse Set To Sweep Across US, Could Mark End Of Growing Season
Frost-Apocalypse Set To Sweep Across US, Could Mark End Of Growing Season We are tracking frost and freeze potential US temperature weather maps this weekend that indicate a strong possibility frost-apocalypse is headed for the Pacific, Rocky Mountains, and Midwest regions over the next ten days. This could mean the end of the growing season […]
The birds and the bees
The birds and the bees North America’s birds are dying at a rate that’s alarming ornithologists. Since the 1970s, the continent has lost 3 billion birds, nearly 30% of the total, and even common birds such as sparrows and blackbirds are in decline, U.S. and Canadian researchers report this week online in Science. The findings raise fears that […]
Green Party Debates Green New Deal
Green Party Debates Green New Deal Despite the furor over the Green New Deal (GND), many of its supporters have no idea of the wide variety of views on it, especially within the Green Party (GP), where it originated in the US. From June through August, 2019 Missouri Greens held public discussions contrasting at least […]
Central Bankers Go Green… Why?
Central Bankers Go Green… Why? I was told many depressing things as a child. Watching World Vision infomercials educating the west to the want and misery suffered by millions of children in the third world, I wasn’t alone in asking adults “why”? When I enjoyed all the comforts of food security, electricity and running water, […]
Oil Industry Set Agenda During Climate Summit Meeting with Big Greens
Oil Industry Set Agenda During Climate Summit Meeting with Big Greens Last week, as climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations Climate Action Summit, invited leaders from major environmental groups spent their day listening to the leaders of fossil fuel companies discuss how they want to respond to the climate crisis. Depending on which room you […]
