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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCLXIII–We’re Saved! Artificial Intelligence.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCLXIII–We’re Saved! Artificial Intelligence. One of the latest and greatest techno-fixes to our ecological overshoot predicament and its myriad of symptom predicaments–artificial intelligence (AI)–is another in a growing list of oxymoronic “solutions”, doing the exact opposite of “saving” our societies and planet. Our various “solutionists” are shouting from the rooftops incessantly […]
The Bulletin: May 27-June 2, 2026
The Bulletin: May 27-June 2, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Aluminum Supply Crisis Is About To Get Worse | ZeroHedge The path ahead – by Chris Smaje Towards a Thermoeconomically Viable Food System The Third Attractor and the Bioregional Commons The […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXLII–We’re Saved! Well, Canada Is…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXLII– We’re Saved! Well, Canada Is… Before I begin this particular Contemplation, I have a confession. One of my major distractions from the polycrisis our species has led itself into is sports. Primarily hockey (which I follow and continue to play as I travel into my late 60s, skating 4-5 times […]
The Bulletin: May 20-26, 2026
The Bulletin: May 20-26, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Carrying capacity: The vinegar in economists’ wine Western leaders play their part in our charade democracies. Can you spot the tell? American Democracy Does Not Exist – by Caitlin Johnstone Energy Independence […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXLI– We’re Saved! E-Waste For Empire.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXLI– We’re Saved! E-Waste For Empire. Just as I was putting the final touches on my last We’re Saved! Contemplation regarding the concept of a circular economy (see: Website Medium Substack) I happened across a RealClearDefense article reposted by Zerohedge under the guise of RealClearWire (see: here) that perfectly reflected a particular aspect of a […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXL We’re Saved! A Circular Economy.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXL– We’re Saved! A Circular Economy. On the heels of my last We’re Saved! Contemplation (see: Website Medium Substack) that deconstructed the idea that solar photovoltaic panels are “fully recyclable”–as many of its supporters argue–I believe it’s logical to take this the next step to the broader concept of a “circular economy”. This is […]
The Bulletin: May 13-19, 2026
The Bulletin: May 13-19, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. US Unleashes Another Wave Of Crude From Strategic Reserve As Gas Prices Soar | ZeroHedge The Price Isn’t Right: Fundamentals Don’t Support $100 Oil | Art Berman 50+ years of World Models: […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXIX–The Empire As a Depleting Engine
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXIX–The Empire As a Depleting Engine In this Contemplation, I begin with an exploration of the ideas that: the geopolitical actions of the nation state of the United States of America (USA) are reflective of how empires have behaved in general throughout history; there is no international body or coalition capable […]
The Bulletin: May 6-12, 2026
The Bulletin: May 6-12, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. China Openly defies US Sanctions, Strengthens Ties with Canada – Global Research Why Each American Lives Like a 40-Ton Whale: Power, Overshoot, and Climate The Voices of Collapse Denialism | how to […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXVIII–We’re Saved! Solar Photovoltaic Panel Recycling.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXVIII We’re Saved! Solar Photovoltaic Panel Recycling. One of the more common rebuttals to my attempts to highlight the limitations of solar photovoltaic energy as a “drop-in” substitute for hydrocarbons is that these wondrous technologies are completely recyclable. In the minds of true believers, this means the finiteness of mineral inputs […]
The Bulletin: April 29-May 5, 2026
The Bulletin: April 29-May 5, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. National Gasoline Prices Hit the Highest Level Since Start of War in Iran – MishTalk Why the Economy Is a House of Cards…In an Earthquake Zone Farmers Frazzled to the Bone […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXVII– We’re Saved! Massive Buildout of Solar Photovoltaic Energy!
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXVII– We’re Saved! Massive Buildout of Solar Photovoltaic Energy! I was starkly reminded of the cult-like belief in the salvation offered via solar photovoltaic energy last week when a Greenpeace International post in my Facebook feed appeared suggesting it. I agreed with the comment of another who was skeptical. That agreement […]
The Bulletin: April 22-28, 2026
The Bulletin: April 22-28, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Food, Energy, Capitalism, Collapse Who Owns the Seed? – by Dr. Robert W. Malone America’s Suez Moment Manipulators Understand That Narrative Control Is Everything The Ecological Crisis: An Unsolvable Wicked Problem The […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCIIIVI–Everything Is Fine!
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCIIIVI–Everything Is Fine! In a recent Energy Bad Boys article arguing that in opposition to the belief that the US environment is getting worse, the authors assert that “[a]ll measurable environmental quality metrics have shown consistent improvement over the last 25 years”. After supporting this assertion with some (limited) data, the authors go on […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXV– Rules For Thee, Not For Me.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXXV– Rules For Thee, Not For Me. An ‘interesting’ facet of the ever-evolving conflict between the United States of America and Iran (what I’ve been referring to for sometime as Schrodinger’s War) is the transit of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and what its disruption has done to the global […]
