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The Bulletin: March 25-31, 2026

The Bulletin: March 25-31, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. The Food Crisis Hidden Inside the Hormuz Crisis What a Mess THE HUNGER GAP IS COMING – by Margi Prideaux, PhD The Greatest Economic Crash Ever – by David Haggith The Invasion […]

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The Bulletin: January 28-February 3, 2026

The Bulletin: January 28-February 3, 2026 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Collapse is near, scientists warn – by Julian Cribb EU ‘Celebrates’ Replacing One Massive Energy Dependency With Another One | ZeroHedge BREAKING: US Threatens to Use Military Force Against Canada Systemic […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXX–We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 1.

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXX We’re Saved! A Nuclear Renaissance Is Upon Us, Part 1. gettyimages.com Energy is the backbone of physical existence. The universe. Our galaxy and solar system. All life on our planet. And of human societies. As humans discovered means of increasing the flow of energy into our ‘struggle for survival’, our […]

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The Bulletin: September 24-30, 2025

The Bulletin: September 24-30, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. The Terracotta Pot Heater: A DIY Guide To Cozy Emergencies ‘Families are dying’: an Ohio town suffering from fallout years after nuclear plant’s closure | US news | The Guardian Confronting devastating […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXIV–We’re Saved! Solar Photovoltaic Panels.

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXIV–We’re Saved! Solar Photovoltaic Panels. CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Recently, a member (JS) of a Facebook Group (Peak Oil) I am a member of posted a graph (see above) of the massive increase in the energy supplied by solar photovoltaic panels and led […]

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The Bulletin: June 5-11, 2025

The Bulletin: June 5-11, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE   If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. In the Sightlines of Empire: The Gift and Curse of Thermal Optics The Superfood That Replaces Every Toxic Oil in Your Kitchen Why Analysts Misjudge Oil’s Future | Art Berman CO2 […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCV–Do You Believe ‘Renewables’ Are ‘Clean’ And Can ‘Save the Planet’?

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCV– Do You Believe ‘Renewables’ Are ‘Clean’ And Can ‘Save the Planet’? Photo by author. CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this synopsis. While carrying out some research on one of Canada’s big players in the environmental ‘protection’ racket (Environmental Defence Canada (EDF)), I posed some questions to […]

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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 […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVII–Limitless, ‘Clean’ Energy: More Magical Thinking

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVII December 29, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Limitless, ‘Clean’ Energy: More Magical Thinking A brief contemplation that shares my comment on the latest post by The Honest Sorcerer regarding the recent fusion energy ‘breakthrough’ that has been making the rounds on many media sites. My current […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXX–Ignoring Ecological Systems Destruction

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXX November 28, 2023 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Ignoring Ecological Systems Destruction This contemplation shares a response of mine to another within an ongoing discussion regarding a Facebook post by Clean Energy Canada[1] highlighting one of Canada’s major energy companies’ offshore wind farm projects. This ‘think tank’ […]

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Climate change is a Narrow View of the Human Predicament

Climate change is a Narrow View of the Human Predicament A transition away from fossil fuels seems like a sensible approach to climate change but what are the correct ingredients? Wind, solar, hydrogen, electric vehicles, carbon capture, nuclear, geothermal, heat pumps, hydropower? It’s like a doctor treating a patient without examining the source of his […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIV–To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 2.

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIV Knossos, Greece (1988). Photo by author. To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 2. In Part 1 of this two-part Contemplation I argue that the recent trumpeting of electric vehicle (EV) car sales as a prologue to their imminent mass adoption and possibly […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXV–More Greenwashing: ‘Sustainable’ Development

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author More Greenwashing: ‘Sustainable’ Development This contemplation was prompted by an article regarding an ‘independent’ think tank’s report that presented the argument that government funding of the oil and gas industry needed to be shifted towards ‘green/clean’ alternatives. I’ve included a few hyperlinks to sites that […]

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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII–‘Clean Energy’ and the Stages of Grieving

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Clean Energy’ and the Stages of Grieving Today’s thought was motivated by another Tyee article that carries on the notion of ‘clean energy’ and the ‘magical thinking’ needed to buy into such narratives. As long as language is being manipulated (e.g., ‘clean energy’ is a […]

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The clean energy economy turns out to be the metals energy economy

The clean energy economy turns out to be the metals energy economy A very observant longtime friend of mine opined recently that the clean energy economy is really just a metals energy economy where metals provide the basis for energy production and transmission. The idea that this emerging economy is going to be light on […]

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