Jan 20, 2011 | Feature Articles
ORIGINAL ARTICLE This article is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Richard’s new book (working title ‘The End of Growth’), which is set for publication in July 2011. Given the urgency and fragility of the global economic crisis, we will be serializing the...
Jan 17, 2011 | Feature Articles
“Municipal” bonds include bonds issued by states, as well as bonds issued by cities and by many types of smaller entities, such as hospitals and toll roads. To date, everyone has assumed that there is not much risk of default, and even if there is, someone else will handle it. But if one looks at the long term oil situation, and the problems states and cities are having already, it is pretty clear that the debt default problem is likely to get worse over time, and there is really no one set up to handle the default risk.
Jan 5, 2011 | Climate Change/Environment, Energy Depletion, Feature Articles
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Karen Rybold Chin | January 5, 2011 The scientific community has long agreed that our dependence on fossil fuels inflicts massive damage on the environment and our health, while warming the globe in the process. But beyond the damage these fuels cause...
Dec 30, 2010 | Video
Think you’re paying too much for local, organic food? Think again.
Nov 30, 2010 | Preparation
By Giordano Bruno Neithercorp Press – 11/29/2010 Food production is one of the most essential concerns of any society. Without direct availability and ease of consumption, without the consistent flow of agricultural goods, every nation existing today (except the most...
Nov 27, 2010 | Collapse of Industrial Civilization, Economic Meltdown
Reprinted from COLLAPSENET Euro-Zone Debt Crisis Escalates (WSJ) Over the last few days I have seen a couple of stories urging Ireland to declare bankruptcy and default rather than take the IMF/EU/UK bailout. Every one of them made perfect sense. The European Crisis...
Nov 26, 2010 | Economic Meltdown, Energy Depletion, Preparation
Reprinted from SEEKING ALPHA Once a year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) releases its World Energy Outlook (WEO), and it’s our tradition to review it. A lot of articles have already been written on the WEO 2010 report, and I don’t wish to tread an...
