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The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. This article is an excerpt from the book “On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America,” about climate migration in the U.S. For more, see abrahm.com. Another great American migration is now underway, this […]
The largest renewable energy project in history fails: only desert is left and we have lost $2 billion
The largest renewable energy project in history fails: only desert is left and we have lost $2 billion A renewable energy project that promised to change history seems to have failed. At the moment, there is only desert and an apparent loss of 2 billion dollars. Human beings are going through a period of energy […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CIII–We All Believe What We Believe…Evidence Be Damned.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CIII Teotihuacan, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. We All Believe What We Believe…Evidence Be Damned. The following contemplation is my comment on the latest Honest Sorcerer post that explores personality ‘types’ and how these contribute to why we tend to hold such different views of our world. Very interesting discussion and does help […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 6
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 6 February 16, 2023 (original posting date) While I take a break from my Contemplation posts here is the sixth installment of chapters from the fourth book in my fictional novel series (that stalled a few years ago but have ready). I will continue to share some […]
Today Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CI–Theory Is Great, In Theory: More On Our ‘Renewable’ Energy Future
Today Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CI February 13, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Theory Is Great, In Theory: More On Our ‘Renewable’ Energy Future Quite often I get involved in online discussions with others about our predicament(s). Most of the time these are quite friendly in nature and a sharing of ideas […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIX–Energy Future, Part 4: Economic Manipulation
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIX February 9, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Energy Future, Part 4: Economic Manipulation In Part 1, I argue that energy underpins everything, including human complex societies. In Part 2, I suggest that the increasing need for diminishing resources, especially finite or limited ‘renewable’ ones, invariably leads […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCVIII–‘Inevitable’ Growth: Helping To Keep the Profiteer Gravy Train Pumping
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCVIII February 7, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. ‘Inevitable’ Growth: Helping To Keep the Profiteer Gravy Train Pumping The following are two brief comments (followed by a couple of shorter responses to others) I put out on one of my town’s FB pages regarding the ongoing conversation/debate […]
We have two years to save the planet: UN climate chief
We have two years to save the planet: UN climate chief Simon Stiell Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the UN’s climate chief said yesterday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians’ agendas. Scientists say that halving climate-damaging greenhouse […]
What Farmers Say About Climate Change
What Farmers Say About Climate Change This is probably the most honest assessment of the current state of farming and our future food supply. Photo by Rob Mulder / Unsplash People seem to misunderstand the connection between atmospheric CO2, climate predictability and industrialized agriculture. The number of times a “climate skeptic” has told me “plants […]
Study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution
Study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial production have serious consequences for human health and are a strong indicator of overall air pollution levels. Many countries aim to reduce their emissions, but they cannot control air flows originating in other regions. A new […]
Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 2016 – new report
Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 2016 – new report Just 57 companies and nation states were responsible for generating 80% of the world’s CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and cement over the last seven years, according to a new report released by the thinktank InfluenceMap. This finding […]
Large-scale factory farms have become the biggest source of water pollution in the U.S.
Large-scale factory farms have become the biggest source of water pollution in the U.S. The EPA can change that. Your hotdogs and burgers may be doing more than feeding friends at a barbeque. Large-scale factory farms and confined feedlot operations have become the biggest source of water pollution in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to […]
Is nuclear energy the answer?
Is nuclear energy the answer? probably not Nuclear power is one of the most polarizing topics in any discussion of our energy future. As someone who appreciates the potential of nuclear energy, I am torn about its prospects. On one hand, nuclear energy offers an always-on, low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. On the other, its […]
Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time
Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time President Joe Biden keeps lecturing corporate America to “pay your fair share” of taxes. It turns out he’s right that some companies really are getting away scot-free from paying taxes. But it isn’t Big Tech companies in Silicon Valley or the Wall Street financial company “fat cats” or […]
