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Communism, Fascism and Green Shaming
Communism, Fascism and Green Shaming In the United States, for over a hundred years, the ruling interests tirelessly propagated anticommunism among the populace, until it became more like a religious orthodoxy than a political analysis.” – Michael Parenti (Blackshirts and Red) “…the totality of which the psyche is a part becomes to an increasing extent […]
Climate Change & the Blame Game has been going on Since the 1890s
Climate Change & the Blame Game has been going on Since the 1890s COMMENT: I really get annoyed by people who say well it has been warm here so what happens elsewhere is irrelevant. They are idiots and cannot see the whole and just want to blame humans for everything. I can see how our situation […]
2018: the tipping point
2018: the tipping point My year in review — looking back, looking ahead Published by INSURGE INTELLIGENCE, a crowdfunded investigative journalism project for people and planet. Please support us to keep digging where others fear to tread. Over the last few years, the sense that world events are accelerating in a way that is increasingly difficult to keep up with […]
The Coming Mini Ice Age & Cyclical Movement of the Tropics Belt Itself
The Coming Mini Ice Age & Cyclical Movement of the Tropics Belt Itself We have the most sophisticated and diverse client base than probably any institution covering more than 100 countries. Our business has been constructed upon one bedrock foundation – unbiased computer analysis. These forecasts are NEVER my personal opinion. There are plenty of people who seek to […]
2018 Was a Year of Deadly Climate Disasters and an ‘Ear Splitting Wake-Up Call’
2018 Was a Year of Deadly Climate Disasters and an ‘Ear Splitting Wake-Up Call’ 2018 is set to rank as the fourth warmest year on record — and the fourth year in a row reflecting a full degree Celsius (1.8° Fahrenheit) temperature rise from the late 1800s, climate scientists say. This was the year that introduced […]
Schumer vs. the Climate: Manchin’s Criminally Insane Promotion
Schumer vs. the Climate: Manchin’s Criminally Insane Promotion Hell hath no fury like Chuck Schumer scorned. If I read Chuck Schumer correctly, he generally assumes his progressive opponents are powerless wimps and that he can just serve his Wall Street and AIPAC masters without taking our views or feelings into account. Or even that we’re […]
Ten 2018 Extinction Awards
Ten 2018 Extinction Awards Given the way people are transforming the earth into a place where the human species cannot survive, it is only right and just that we honor achievement in the race to extinction. Without further ado, here are the top eight Extinction Awards of 2018. 2018 Extinction Global Person of the Year […]
Fracking Future Shock in Colorado
Fracking Future Shock in Colorado If fracking treated all people equally, that is, if every person in Colorado were threatened with anywhere from 10 to 50 fracked wells in their neighborhood, the oil and gas industry would be long gone. But it doesn’t, so only a minority of Coloradans reap the whirlwind in the state’s […]
The GMO Issue Reaches Boiling Point in India: Interview with Aruna Rodrigues
The GMO Issue Reaches Boiling Point in India: Interview with Aruna Rodrigues In a recent article published on the India-based News18 site (CNN), prominent US biologist Nina Federoff was reported as saying it is time for India to grant farmers access to genetically modified (GM) crops. In an interview with the site, she says there is no evidence that GM crops are dangerous […]
Rising Sea Levels – by How Much, and Why? A Current Commentary.
Rising Sea Levels – by How Much, and Why? A Current Commentary. The following was published in the journal Science Progress recently, of which I am an editor. Since this blog typically covers issues of environment and energy, I am including the present topic, which I hope will be of interest to its regular readers, […]
Carbon Crossroads: Can Germany Revive Its Stalled Energy Transition?
A wind turbine operating next to the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant near Bergheim, Germany. LUKAS SCHULZE/GETTY IMAGES Carbon Crossroads: Can Germany Revive Its Stalled Energy Transition? Although Germany has been a global leader in moving to decarbonize its massive economy, the country’s ambitious clean-energy transformation is faltering. Now, a broad spectrum of energy experts are […]
We Don’t Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels With Renewable Energy
We Don’t Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels With Renewable Energy Rare earth metals are used in solar panels and wind turbines—as well as electric cars and consumer electronics. We don’t recycle them, and there’s not enough to meet growing demand. Image: Shutterstock A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of […]
The Next Big Solar Storm Could Cripple Britain’s Infrastructure With £16 Billion Worth Of Damage
The Next Big Solar Storm Could Cripple Britain’s Infrastructure With £16 Billion Worth Of Damage Scientists at Oxford University, have produced the first economic risk model that details the next big solar storm could leave Britain with £16 billion ($20.3 billion) worth of damage. A geomagnetic storm triggered by a burst of solar energy from the […]
Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings for the State
Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings for the State Louisiana is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change. Even though the state is already feeling the costly impacts to life and property due to extreme weather and an eroding coastline linked to a warming planet, its […]
