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Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice. PHOTOGRAPH: FEDERICO RIOS ESCOBAR/REDUX PICTURES Ecuador is in trouble: Drought has shrunk its reservoirs, and its hydroelectric dams […]
The UK is racing towards a winter energy crisis
The UK is racing towards a winter energy crisis Gas prices are spiking and the energy markets are coming under increasing pressure. The combination may lead to a bleak winter GETTY IMAGES / BLOOMBERG Winter is coming – and it looks like it’s going to be a rocky one. The price of natural gas in […]
A Response to McAfee: No, the “Environmental Kuznets Curve” Won’t Save Us
A RESPONSE TO MCAFEE: NO, THE “ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE” WON’T SAVE US A number of people have asked me to respond to a piece that Andrew McAfee wrote for Wired, promoting his book, which claims that rich countries – and specifically the United States – have accomplished the miracle of “green growth” and “dematerialization”, absolutely […]
Inside the British Army’s secret information warfare machine
Inside the British Army’s secret information warfare machine They are soldiers, but the 77th Brigade edit videos, record podcasts and write viral posts. Welcome to the age of information warfare. Future Publishing/Getty Images/WIRED Abarbed-wire fence stretched off far to either side. A Union flag twisted in a gust of wind, and soldiers strode in and […]
What Empire Loyalists Are Really Saying When They Bash Julian Assange
What Empire Loyalists Are Really Saying When They Bash Julian Assange Wired has just published what might be the single most brazenly dishonest and manipulative piece of down-punching empire smut that I have ever read. An article by Virginia Heffernan titled “The Real Houseguest of the Ecuadorian Embassy” revolves around the outright lie that Julian Assange […]
US Opens 2018 with Fake-News Bang, Suggests Russia Plotting to Cut Trans-Atlantic Internet Cables
US Opens 2018 with Fake-News Bang, Suggests Russia Plotting to Cut Trans-Atlantic Internet Cables Well, that didn’t take long. Just five days into 2018, and the American fake news industry is already up and running, churning out tasteless whoppers faster than Burger King. Wired magazine has joined the greasy ranks of other Western mythmakers now fueling a […]
Remember the Russian Attack on the Internet?
Remember the Russian Attack on the Internet? In 2016, a bot, named Mirai, wrecked havoc over the global internet with massive waves of DoS attacks on anything, from French telecoms, to U.S. web services, to Russian banks, to African airports and beyond. Per Wired, “As the 2016 US presidential election drew near, fears began to […]
U.S. Grid Narrowly Escapes Apocalyptic Attack
U.S. Grid Narrowly Escapes Apocalyptic Attack The American grid security story grows increasingly grim. Last week, security consulting firm Symantec warned that recent cyberattacks gave hackers direct access to the nation’s power grid on multiple occasions, according to a new report by Wired. This time, not only the United States was exposed, said Symantec. Europe […]
Someone Is Lying | Zero Hedge
Someone Is Lying | Zero Hedge. Yesterday, moments before the North Korea “hacking” tragicomedy escalated into full retard mode with Sony pulling The Interview, or a movie that absent the attention would certainly be a flop, Wired released an article titled: “North Korea Almost Certainly Did Not Hack Sony” (title subsequently changed to the one below as […]
