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The Bulletin: November 19-25, 2025
The Bulletin: November 19-25, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Living well within limits – by Catherine Knight How to Reverse the Massive Worldwide Loss of Soil Moisture, and Why … What Is a City? Archaeological and Historical Perspectives As Energy Costs […]
The Bulletin: October 22-28, 2025
The Bulletin: October 22-28, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Japan Pushes Back on U.S. Pressure to Halt Russian Energy Imports | OilPrice.com Demystifying Collapse Western Media Finally Admit That Trump’s Mobilisation of Forces Against Venezuela Is All About Regime Change | […]
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 […]
The Bulletin: January 30-February 5, 2024
The Bulletin: January 30-February 5, 2024 What Won’t Happen Trump’s Bold Energy Gamble: It’s Not What You Think | Art Berman We already have a date for the zenith of civilization: 2025-2026 – Peak Everything, Overshoot, & Collapse The Geopolitics of Climate Change || Peter Zeihan The longest 10 minutes of your life have just […]
The Bulletin: November 28-December 4
The Bulletin: November 28-December 4 Globalists Go For Broke: Plan To Trigger World War III Moves Forward – Alt-Market.us Why Bunkers Won’t Save The Super Rich Hydropower decline due to climate change may increase price tag to decarbonize the grid Energy Crises & Global Power Shifts: The Struggle for Stability in Israel, Iran, and Beyond […]
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 […]
July 1, 2024 Readings
Common Household Cleaning Product Found To Release Trillions of Microplastic Fibers Widespread floods in Bangladesh leave over 2 million people stranded – The Watchers Neo-Nazi Junta’s F-16s Flying From NATO Countries – Great Way to Start WW3 – Global Research Amazon Sparks Outrage with “Do Not Promote” Book Ban List Following Biden Admin Pressure Russia […]
A Most Dangerous Assumption: Mining the Future to Spend More Today
A Most Dangerous Assumption: Mining the Future to Spend More Today What the cheerleaders are actually claiming is the process of adding zeroes to “money” is limitless, but there are limits on the utility of devaluing currency, too. How prosperous would the world be if we hadn’t collectively borrowed and spent $315 trillion—-333% of global […]
Growth or Scale?
Growth or Scale? Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay Demonstrating that growth can’t continue on a finite planet has been a favorite sport of mine in the past (e.g., here, here, and here). But it’s child’s play, really: not a difficult accomplishment. Still, as blatantly obvious as it is, a surprising number of people are surprised […]
How Much Of India’s Wastewater Is Left Untreated?
How Much Of India’s Wastewater Is Left Untreated? As is the case with rapid population growth and urbanization in many so-called developing nations, waste management becomes a problem not only in rural areas but also in densely populated cities. As Statista’s Florian Zandt details below, a textbook example of this growth outpacing infrastructural capacities is the situation in […]
Quantitative Brainwashing
Quantitative Brainwashing We’re all familiar with the term, “quantitative easing.” It’s described as meaning, “A monetary policy in which a central bank purchases government securities or other securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply.” Well, that sounds reasonable… even beneficial. But, unfortunately, that’s not really the whole […]
The Thermodynamics of Degrowth | Tim Garrett
The Thermodynamics of Degrowth | Tim Garrett Collapse and Recovery What’s the relationship between our energy consumption, our material footprint and our economies? Tim Garrett and I come to refer to these as “the holy trinity”. Tim is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, and over two years ago, he joined me […]
Even The Millionaires Are Fed Up
Even The Millionaires Are Fed Up How to speak to a hostile crowd Some weeks ago, I was sitting on stage with an economist from the World Trade Organisation and a banker from UBS. We were opening a small, one-day conference for the private aviation industry, and I had been invited to challenge the prevailing […]
North America’s biggest city is running out of water
North America’s biggest city is running out of water Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so. Mexico City is being threatened by a water crisis after the main reservoirs remain under 40 percent of their full capacity due to low rainfall, geography, and lack of […]
