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The Bulletin: May 22-28, 2025
The Bulletin: May 22-28, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Witness to Collapse Climate Change: The Crisis Management Model – Ecosophia Restoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action Building a Mycelial Network of Resistance and Resilience Gazprom CEO Sounds […]
The Bulletin: February 20-26, 2025
The Bulletin: February 20-26, 2025 US Flies Bomber Group Over Middle East In Warning To Enemies | ZeroHedge Bizarre Symptoms of Societal Collapse Peak Oil. Food. Fascism. Collapse. Guest post: How the global ‘water gap’ will grow under climate change – Carbon Brief Bird study finds much larger volumes of toxic PFAS chemicals than previously […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCVIII–Beyond Peak Oil: Will Our Cities Collapse?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCVIII–Beyond Peak Oil: Will Our Cities Collapse? Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. CLICK HERE For long-time readers of mine, you will know that I have emphasised repeatedly the importance of energy to human existence and its complex societies. It is the net surplus energy that we have been able to […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCVII–‘Renewable’ Energy: See, Hear, and Speak No Evil, Part 3
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCVII–‘Renewable’ Energy: See, Hear, and Speak No Evil, Part 3 In attempting to bolster the mass rollout of supposed ‘clean/green/sustainable’ ‘renewable’ energy technologies (and the necessary ‘investments’, particularly in terms of finite resources–especially energy), the marketers of these industrial products and their enthusiastic supporters have created and pushed a narrative/mythos […]
The Bulletin: January 23-29, 2025
The Bulletin: January 23-29, 2025 Collapse or Extinction: The Unholy Double Bind of the 21st Century US Will Likely Stop Buying Oil From Venezuela: Trump | The Epoch Times The End of the Regenerative Illusion? Germany’s Outgoing Economy Minister Warns Europe Not to Over-Rely on US Energy | The Epoch Times Modern Civilization is Proving […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCVI–‘Renewable’ Energy: See, Hear, and Speak No Evil, Part 2
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCVI–‘Renewable’ Energy: See, Hear, and Speak No Evil, Part 2 In Part 1 of this now three-part Contemplation (see Website, Medium, Substack) I introduced some of the claims made by ‘renewables’ cheerleaders. These include the two I attempted to unmask as false in the initial post: wars are not created as a result of […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCV–‘Renewable’ Energy: See, Hear, and Speak No Evil, Part 1
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCV–‘Renewable’ Energy: See, Hear, and Speak No Evil, Part 1 A recent post on environmentalism as a meme states that ‘renewable’ energy supporters hold that these technologies solve some significant problems that humanity faces. ‘Renewable’ energy enthusiasts claim the following: wars are not created as a result of them; they fight pollution; and […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCII–Sorry, folks, but ‘renewables’ are NOT going to save humanity or the planet.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCII–Sorry, folks, but ‘renewables’ are NOT going to save humanity or the planet. Tulum, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. In a truly stereotypical Canadian way, I begin with an apology to those who might disagree with or be affronted by what I am about to argue… I’m sorry, but non-renewable, renewable […]
The Bulletin: November 7-13, 2024
The Bulletin: November 7-13, 2024 Thousands Of Californians Lose Power After PG&E Protects Grid As Wildfire Risks Soar | ZeroHedge The Possible Relevance of Joseph Tainter – by Brink Lindsey The Recession of 2025 Will Be Backdated | The Epoch Times ‘Ecosystems are collapsing’: one of Australia’s longest rivers has lost more than half its […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXIV– ‘Renewables’: The Great ‘Solution’ (NOT)
Knossos, Crete (1988). Photo by author. ‘Renewables’: The Great ‘Solution’ (NOT) I’ve been very, very slowly reading a paper by archaeologist Joseph Tainter (Problem Solving: Complexity, History, Sustainability Population and Environment, Sep., 2000, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 3-41) that I will comment upon and summarise in a few weeks. In the meantime, I thought […]
The Renewables Farce
The Renewables Farce The renewals transition is a lie. Here’s why. Photo by CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash Let me say this loud for the people in the back: RENEWABLES ARE NOT A PANACEA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Sure, wind, solar or geothermal energy might reduce carbon intensity per unit of output. Indeed, an EV, for example, emits less […]
Visualizing The Copper Investment Opportunity In One Chart
Visualizing The Copper Investment Opportunity In One Chart Copper is essential for clean energy applications such as solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles (EVs), as well as for expanding electrical grids. The surge in demand for the metal, driven by the growing adoption of these technologies, presents a unique investment opportunity for early investors […]
