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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 […]
Brexit: stage one in Europe’s slow-burn energy collapse
Brexit: stage one in Europe’s slow-burn energy collapse The Brexit fiasco and French riots are accelerating symptoms of Europe’s earth system crisis Riots in Paris (source: Irish Times) Everyone’s talking about Brexit. Some about the French riots. But no one’s talking about why they are happening, and what they really mean. They might think they are, but they […]
US military document reveals how the West opposed a democratic Syria
US military document reveals how the West opposed a democratic Syria Bashar al-Assad propaganda. watchsmart US military documents from 2011 and 2016 reveal that although officials wanted a Syrian regime change in theory, they thought it was highly unlikely to actually happen — and hoped that if President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, he would not […]
The next financial crash is imminent, and China’s resource crisis could be the trigger
The next financial crash is imminent, and China’s resource crisis could be the trigger Over three decades, the value of energy China extracts from its domestic oil, gas and coal supplies has plummeted by half Source: naturepost China’s economic slowdown could be a key trigger of the coming global financial crisis, but one of its core drivers — China’s […]
Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism’s Imminent Demise
Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism’s Imminent Demise A climate change-fueled switch away from fossil fuels means the worldwide economy will fundamentally need to change. Image: Shutterstock Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General. The main reason? We’re transitioning rapidly […]
Global heatwave is symptom of early stage cycle of civilisational collapse
Global heatwave is symptom of early stage cycle of civilisational collapse Welcome to a 1C planet: the precursor of an 8C catastrophe in 82 years if we keep burning up fossil fuels like there’s no tomorrow Greek Red Cross workers discovered 26 bodies in the devastated resort village of Mati near Athens after horrendous wildfires Published […]
Only ‘collective intelligence’ can help us stave off an uninhabitable planet
Only ‘collective intelligence’ can help us stave off an uninhabitable planet Humanity needs new tools to overcome the global crisis of collective insanity Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. The world faces an unprecedented convergence of crises. The ecological crisis, which […]
Information overload, sustainability, and the emerging organization
Information overload, sustainability, and the emerging organization Nafeez Ahmed, an exceptional journalist who writes at the intersection of resources and society, understands the complexity of the ecological predicament we humans face. In a piece he wrote last year, Ahmed asserted that our current arrangements are approaching a convulsive crisis point. One reason for this is […]
Former OPCW official: no conclusive proof of Russian complicity in Salisbury attack
Former OPCW official: no conclusive proof of Russian complicity in Salisbury attack But Russia’s denial of past ‘Novichok’ programmes is misleading Nerve agent found in Salisbury does not conclusively prove Russian complicity Russia’s denial of a Novichok programme is true but misleading — a secret nerve agent programme to create Novichok-type agents was run under a different […]
The UK government is manufacturing its nerve agent case for ‘action’ on Russia
The UK government is manufacturing its nerve agent case for ‘action’ on Russia Official claim that ‘Novichok’ points solely to Russia discredited Military personnel investigate the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. On Monday, Prime Minister Theresa May […]
Army document: US strategy to ‘dethrone’ Putin for oil pipelines might provoke WW3
Army document: US strategy to ‘dethrone’ Putin for oil pipelines might provoke WW3 Senior DIA, Air Force and Army officials admit that NATO expansionism and US covert interference in Russian internal politics may trigger “next global conflict” French soldiers unload tanks from a train in northern Poland for a NATO military exercise (Source: LA Times) Published by […]
City of London financiers contemplate “imminent” 2018 US stock market crash of up to “50%”
City of London financiers contemplate “imminent” 2018 US stock market crash of up to “50%” Coming dramatic decline of US stock prices would trigger global recession, finds grim forecast to be explored at roundtable hosted by British financial services think-tank A new analysis published on the website of a London-based think-tank, funded by the world’s biggest […]
BP solar chief forecasts global clean energy renaissance
BP solar chief forecasts global clean energy renaissance A new paradigm of ‘planetary ecology’ might emerge after 2050 Published as part of the launch of the new beta platform for INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfunded journalism platform for people and planet A new book put together by the Chairman of the philanthropic arm of Europe’s largest solar company, […]
How Facebook will infiltrate national elections and rule the world in less than 10 years — unless we stop it
How Facebook will infiltrate national elections and rule the world in less than 10 years — unless we stop it What do NATO, private military contractors, giant arms manufacturers, wine merchants, the NSA, Trump, British property tycoons, Russian oligarchs, and Big Oil have in common? The world’s largest social network Source: Geek.com Published to launch the new beta platform […]
The Collapse of Media and What You Can Do About It
The Collapse of Media and What You Can Do About It Photo by Poster Boy | CC BY 2.0 When a system enters into the final stage of its deterioration – whether that is an institutional system, a state, an empire, or the human body – all the important information flows that support coherent communication […]
