Monthly Archives: February 2012

Sardine fishery threatened

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Milius, S. 27 Feb 2012. Sardine fishery may be in peril. Conditions in northeast Pacific echo those related to collapse last century. Science News. The Sardine fishery was once the largest of any species in the Western hemisphere.  It’s still … Continue reading →

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Colder winters

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Brahic, C. 7 Feb 2012. Melting Sea Ice could trigger colder winters.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Cold winters in Europe and North America may be due to declining sea ice, which warms the arctic air blowing cold … Continue reading →

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Last Man Standing

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Richard Heinberg, in his February 2010 blog China or the U.S.: Which Will Be the Last Nation Standing? states his “Last Man Standing” hypothesis: I thought that world leaders would want to keep their nations from collapsing. They must be … Continue reading →

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World oil supply debate between former Shell Oil president and Professor Patzek

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

This is a paraphrase of some of what was said.  Basically Hofmeister is drill baby drill, Patzek advises taking action in your own life to live more simply, because that’s how it will be in the future regardless — investing … Continue reading →

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Wildfire

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

4 Feb 2012. Sobering Future of Wildfire Dangers in U.S. West, Researchers Predict.  ScienceDaily (based on Marlon, Jennifer R. et. al. Long-term perspective on wildfires in the western USA. Proceedings of the National Academies of Science 10.1073/pnas.1112839109) The American West … Continue reading →

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Why do political and economic leaders deny Peak Oil and Climate Change?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Since there’s nothing that can be done about climate change, because there’s no scalable alternative to fossil fuels, I’ve always wondered why politicians and other leaders, who clearly know better, feel compelled to deny it.  I think it’s for exactly … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Waste disposal: not going to happen

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

Nuclear waste is an immediate danger because it’s a plentiful source of dirty bombs or the material to fabricate a real bomb.  Terrorists and despots with nothing left to lose as society falls apart during the initial phase of collapse … Continue reading →

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Nuclear reactors problems in the news

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

If you’ve read the nuclear reactor hazards paper or my summary of it, then you understand why there will continually be accidents like Fukushima and Chernobyl.   Which will make investors and governments fearful of spending billions of dollars to … Continue reading →

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Extinction can happen over hundreds of thousands of years

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2012) — A painstakingly detailed investigation shows that mass extinctions need not be sudden events. The deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent of Earth’s marine life, and it killed in … Continue reading →

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