The Bulletin: August 6-12, 2025
This past week’s articles of interest…
If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview.
Dennis L. Meadows on the Future of our Planet
The Silent Collapse: What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and the Earth
Resilient, Self-Reliant Life Is Hard
#308: The coming deconstruction of global money | Surplus Energy Economics
Iceland’s Renewable Dreams, Fossil Realities | Art Berman
Growing a Garden For the Bees, Butterflies, and Birds
Why Complex Societies Collapse | Joseph Tainter
The Ministry of Truth? – Dominic Adler
Collapsing European States: Is the Olduvai Theory Coming True?
What’s worse? Climate Change or Chemical Pollution?
U.S. Surpasses China As Top Producer Of Gas Power
URGENT URGENT – ABANDON SHIP NOW!
GMO Crop Failures in Climate Extremes: Monoculture Risks Signaling Food System Crash
Iraq’s water crisis deepens: Reserves collapse, mismanagement continues – Shafaq News
Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows
The 5 Disasters You Need To Be Prepared For
Missing Words – by Nate Hagens – The Great Simplification
How a Megadam Disrupts the Flow of Water—and Money
Mexico Approves Fracking to Reverse Sagging Oil and Gas Production | OilPrice.com
How Much Power Do Data Centers Use?
Vaclav Smil on why there will be no energy transition | Peak Everything, Overshoot, & Collapse
Shrinking Cod: How Humans Are Impacting the Evolution of Species – Yale E360
New York energy company ramps up disconnections as it seeks 11% price hike
International Energy Agency Policies Hurt Africans | RealClearEnergy
Record US Honey Bee Losses And What ‘Mite’ Be Behind Them | ZeroHedge
China Is Busy Repeating the Same Fundamental Mistake the West Made
The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays
Are You Ready For Capital Controls?
Is Extra CO2 Good/Food for Plants?
The Deadly Campaign To Shield All Pesticides From Legal Liability
Images of the Future – by Matt Orsagh
“Half the Tree of Life” Balances on the Brink of Extinction
If It Walks Like a Duck: Is The AI Mania a Psych-Ops?
Prepare Now”: Substation Failure Puts Baltimore At Risk Of “Widespread” Blackout | ZeroHedge
Central Banks Do Not Prevent Financial Crises or Control Inflation | dlacalle.com
From Collapse Awareness to Collapse Acceptance – by Jessica
Health-Wrecking Microplastics Hidden in Unexpected Places — Virtually EVERYWHERE
Financial WMD: How Iran Could Trigger a Global Economic Collapse
New Research: 3 Degrees By 2050
Newsflash: Governments Lie – The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
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