John Washington Burning Up Reading John Vaillant’s Fire Weather and Jeff Goodell’s The Heat Will Kill You First, you may wonder if civilization is getting so hot that we’re no longer thinking straight. Ingrid D. Rowland Nature’s Rival Antonio Canova’s clay models reveal the creative struggle behind the classical perfection of […]
Wednesday, 24 April 2024 “The hatchet must fall on the block; the oak must be cleft to the centre. The weight of the world is on my shoulders. Here is the pen and the paper; on the letters in the wire basket I sign my name, I, I, […]
By Joel Kotkin April 4, 2024/in Urban Affairs The greatest threat to Western civilisation comes not from China, Russia or Islamists, but from the very people who rank among its greatest beneficiaries. In virtually every field, the midwives of our demise are not working-class radicals or far-right agitators, […]
By Joel Kotkin March 30, 2024/in Politics For a policy that requires sacrifice, at least for the masses, the climate agenda lacks one critical element: public support. Even in ultra-green Europe, there is a growing resistance among politicians and the public towards extreme climate policies. In America, too, […]
Apr 18, 2024 Welcome to The Charge! Friends, In this week’s edition of The Charge, we look at Volkswagen unionization and plastic-bag bans. Amir Vexler, president and CEO of America’s only domestically owned uranium enrichment company, appears on “The Power Hour” podcast as well as in […]
Case Study #3 The Fledge: Investing in Self-Actualization By Kurt McVey for Radiical Systems Core Problem #1: Unaddressed, systemic cycles of abuse are fueling an epidemic of mental unwellness, addiction, trauma, and violence. Core Problem #2: Corrupt individuals that are supported, enabled, protected, or hidden by an institutional apparatus […]
By Don Fitz A friend recently told me of a new study showing that the “life cycle” of electric vehicles (EVs) causes fewer CO2 emissions than gas-powered cars. This is important since research comparing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per mile have left out the enormous emissions associated with […]
April 8 2024 ‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative COMMENTARY By Tyler O’Neil The Associated Press style guide tries to silence dissent from climate alarmism, creating a rather hostile climate for actual journalism, let alone good science. More Left-Wing […]
A twenty-year veteran of clean tech now says we need to use more, not less, energy, especially natural gas and nuclear Brian Gitt Mar 24, 2024 Renewables will make electricity so cheap that they’ll pay for themselves, explained the news media to the public over the last decade. […]
People are drowning in debt and suffering from inadequate health care, rising inflation, and endless wars. We must degrow the destructive economic system that enriches a financial elite at the expense of people, planet and peace. The privatized money system is unstable and wreaks havoc as it grows […]
Does a Green Future = Lower Energy Usage? by Peter Zeihan on March 18, 2024 Some European economists came up with a super-duper-hyper-revolutionary solution to the green problem…just use less energy! Crazy, right? Before we write off this idea completely, let’s break it down. One of the big […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Climate Change is Unfalsifiable Woo-Woo Pseudoscience (2015) The Corbett Report Mar 16 READ IN APP SHOW NOTES: https://corbettreport.com/flashback-woowoo/ FROM 2015: Karl Popper famously said, “A theory that explains everything explains nothing.” So what do you make of the theory that catastrophic […]
ICYMI: Natural Influences Driving Sea Level Rise Overlooked in Media’s Climate Coverage, Heritage Report Says The often circulated idea that sea levels will rise between 15 and 30 feet from 2023 to 2100 is “clearly political hype and does not represent the science, even as advocated by climate […]
anon (not verified) Against all cages: For a transhumanist anti-speciest alliance Common online discourse among anarchists so far has overstated the incompatibility between transhumanists and anticiv antispeciest animal liberation, perhaps even primitivist, type. Currently there is debate on whether artificial intelligence may develop into an emergent life form […]
By anon (not verified) From Free Spirit Anarchist Journal From the outset, it seems obvious that it would be impossible to reduce eco- anarchist praxes to what may be written and recorded for anyone to read, in the same way that it is impossible for any individual to […]
By thecollective From CrimethInc. Some Occupy the Forest, Some Shut Down the Power Grid For several years now, locals, anarchists, environmentalists, and others have been engaged in a struggle against a Tesla “gigafactory” in the small town of Grünheide, only five kilometers southeast of Berlin. Tags: journalism Germany […]
By thecollective From Informativo Anarquista, Via Act for freedom now! Anarchic Words Concerning the Necessary Struggle for the Earth Faced with devastation: sabotage and war! As the comrades who have raised and formed part of the campaign have understood it, “Switch Off! The system of destruction” consists of […]
View in browser Truth Jihad Radio Jeff Brown on Xinjiang, clima… 0:00 56:33 Jeff Brown on Xinjiang, climate change, Gaza genocide Kevin Barrett Mar 8 READ IN APP Jeff Brown discusses his recent articles on Xinjiang, climate change, and more. Jeff J Brown is the author of The […]
On the Relentless Campaign to Force Americans to Accept the Automobile Via Overland By Jeff Sparrow November 27, 2019 In the face of such dire prognostications, motoring interests rallied. Embracing the emerging techniques of public relations, they launched a prolonged crusade to reshape public views, in ways still felt today. […]
I recently listened to Jason Hickel’s book Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save The World while simultaneously skimming and underlining passages in a print copy. I made a prediction before I began reading/listening to the book: I guessed that I would agree with his justifications for why […]
By Rev. Chuck Baldwin Published: Thursday, February 22, 2024 Download free computerized mp3 audio file of this column (To subscribe to my columns at no cost, click here.) On Super Bowl Sunday, February 11, tens of thousands of “churches” all over America shortened services, canceled services altogether or […]
Sponsored by Yale University Press Tim Flannery Ready to Rumble A new book by the volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer details the gifts and destruction brought by volcanoes, and the sublimity and terror experienced in their presence. Lynn Hunt A New Force Set Loose A new history of pre-1789 France […]
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These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump Matt Simon You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero. READ Watch Usher’s Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show Angela Watercutter The “Yeah!” singer will take […]
This webinar was presented 2/7/2024. The US uses enormous amounts of energy and labor while causing ecological destruction in order to manufacture food that is awful. The worst example is “factory farms” (Confined Animal Feeding Operations) that are spreading like a disease. Alternatives are growing. Agriculture does not […]
Rachel Nolan The Forest Eaters In 2017, the Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum moved from São Paulo to a small city in the Amazon. Her new book vividly uncovers how the rainforest is illegally seized and destroyed. Robyn Creswell Reimagining al-Andalus To modern Arab thinkers, the Andalusian experiment has […]
Sponsored by University of Toronto Press Emily Raboteau A New Environmental Canon New books by Camille Dungy and Elizabeth Rush argue that the ethics of care we often associate with maternity is crucial in combating issues as large as the climate crisis. Jenny Uglow In Search of the […]
Feb 01, 2024 Welcome to The Charge! Friends, In this week’s edition of The Charge, we feature Heritage Foundation experts Kevin Dayaratna and Miles Pollard on “The Power Hour” to discuss their recent report, “Powering Human Advancement: Why the World Needs Reliable and Affordable Energy.” In our […]
The Missouri Green Party invites your representative to comment during our February webinar on “Degrowth: Healthier Food Grown Locally” The Black & Green Wednesday program is cosponsored with the Universal African Peoples Organization. It will be at 5:30 pm PT, 6:30 pm MT, 7:30 pm CT, 8:30 pm ET, Wednesday, […]
by Peter Zeihan on January 23, 2024 The largest Greentech power generation system in the hemisphere is under construction in New Mexico. SunZia has raised $11 billion for this project and aims to generate 3.5 gigawatts of wind power for the NM, AZ, and CA energy markets. This […]
by J. W. van der Vogelweide Arktos Journal Jan 21, 2024 J. W. van der Vogelweide explores the right’s traditional ecological values and critiques modernity’s impact on nature, advocating a deep ecological understanding and the preservation of European heritage amidst global environmental and demographic shifts. Throughout history, the […]
by Peter Zeihan on January 19, 2024 With cold fronts rushing through much of the country, the Texas power grid had lots of eyes on it this past week. Thankfully, some “updates” over the past couple years have helped the Texans avoid catastrophe. There’s a handful of reasons […]
Friends, Happy New Year to all. In this week’s edition of The Charge, we feature Heritage Foundation expert Mario Loyola on “The Power Hour” to discuss the recently published Fifth National Assessment on Climate Change. In our “Quick Takes” section, we look at hurricane trends, the energy […]
People everywhere are asking if degrowth is the only realistic way to counter climate change. But how would that happen? Would people lose their jobs and be impoverished in the US and across the world? Or would it be the only way for poor countries to free themselves […]
December 18 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Conservative State Files First-in-the-Nation Lawsuit Against BlackRock Over Deceptive Climate Policies NEWS By Tyler O’Neil Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sues the investment company BlackRock for deceptive practices. More ICYMI: Woke Duke Energy Jacks Up Electric Rates to Pay for ESG, Zero Carbon […]
People everywhere asking if degrowth is the only realistic way to counter climate change. But how would that happen? Would people lose their jobs and be impoverished in the US and across the world? Or would it be the only way for poor countries to free themselves from […]
December 07, 2023 | Read Online Presented by What would the Earth look like if all the ice melted? The answer is terrifying. How Earth Would Look If All The Ice Melted | Science Insider A terrifying video from Business Insider, based on National Geographic’s estimation, […]
by Peter Zeihan on December 5, 2023 COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, is underway in Dubai. As with many of these foo-foo summits, I’m not expecting much to come out of it. COP28 is a progress report on countries’ emission reduction commitments, equating to a parent-teacher […]
The dark side of environmental activism https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112506Get rights and content Abstract In times of growing concerns about climate change, environmental activism is increasing. Whereas several studies have examined associations between environmental activism and the Big Five personality characteristics, the potential “dark side” of environmental activists’ personality has been […]
Private Jets to the Climate Conference Plus: Chinese migrants, socialized medicine kills, NYC can’t handle preteen bullies, and more… LIZ WOLFE Get out the private jets, it’s climate conference time! Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and King Charles III each took their own private jets—as did […]
Hypocrisy is how weak leaders flex their power Michael Shellenberger Dec 3, 2023 The world is making great progress in transitioning away from fossil fuels, but more must still be done, world leaders and the news media agree. The urgency comes from climate change, which is worse than […]
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by Peter Zeihan on November 28, 2023 A while back, I talked about a few technologies I was most hopeful for – small modular nuclear reactors being one of those. Click below to watch that video… Understanding the Limits of Innovation Unfortunately, we’ll be drawing a line through […]
by Peter Zeihan on November 27, 2023 Note: This video was recorded over the summer during one of Peter’s hikes. Thorium is a potential substitute for uranium-based nuclear power, but will it solve our nuclear problems? If thorium could help with the proliferation of plutonium and make it […]
November 24 2023 Lack of ‘Affirmation’ Is Child Abuse: New Biden Rule Applies Transgender Standard to Foster Care COMMENTARY By Tyler O’Neil Transgender orthodoxy may soon become a litmus test for parenthood, according to the logic of a new policy working its way through the Department of […]
by Peter Zeihan on November 20, 2023 Note: This video was recorded over the summer during one of Peter’s hikes. Lithium has played an important role in the green transition and remains a crucial resource for the future of electricity; however, it’s not going to be all sunshine […]
The End of Airbnb in New York Amanda Hoover Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions. READ New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos Amanda Hoover People are listing short-term rentals […]
by Peter Zeihan on November 14, 2023 Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to MedShare International over the past two weeks! We have some exciting news to share today. In addition to the $80,000 match we’ve already announced, another subscriber has added $10,000 more to the […]
Motorist shoots dead two environmental protesters blocking a road: Driver caught in traffic gets out of his car and guns down demonstrators when they refuse to move in Panama Shocking footage shows the man gunning down two environmental protesters in Chame, Panama The pair were killed and one person […]
by Peter Zeihan on November 9, 2023 Would you try to fly a kite when there’s no breeze? Or try to surf when there are no waves? If you answered ‘no’ to those questions – CONGRATS – your basic analytical skills are much better than those tasked with […]
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