The Bulletin: August 6–12, 2025
This past week’s articles of interest…
If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview.
Dennis L. Meadows on the Future of our Planet
The Silent Collapse: What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and the Earth
Resilient, Self-Reliant Life Is Hard
#308: The coming deconstruction of global money | Surplus Energy Economics
Iceland’s Renewable Dreams, Fossil Realities | Art Berman
Growing a Garden For the Bees, Butterflies, and Birds
Why Complex Societies Collapse | Joseph Tainter
The Ministry of Truth? — Dominic Adler
Collapsing European States: Is the Olduvai Theory Coming True?
What’s worse? Climate Change or Chemical Pollution?
U.S. Surpasses China As Top Producer Of Gas Power
URGENT URGENT — ABANDON SHIP NOW!
GMO Crop Failures in Climate Extremes: Monoculture Risks Signaling Food System Crash
Iraq’s water crisis deepens: Reserves collapse, mismanagement continues — Shafaq News
Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows
The 5 Disasters You Need To Be Prepared For
Missing Words — by Nate Hagens — The Great Simplification
How a Megadam Disrupts the Flow of Water — and Money
Mexico Approves Fracking to Reverse Sagging Oil and Gas Production | OilPrice.com
How Much Power Do Data Centers Use?
Vaclav Smil on why there will be no energy transition | Peak Everything, Overshoot, & Collapse
Shrinking Cod: How Humans Are Impacting the Evolution of Species — Yale E360
New York energy company ramps up disconnections as it seeks 11% price hike
International Energy Agency Policies Hurt Africans | RealClearEnergy
Record US Honey Bee Losses And What ‘Mite’ Be Behind Them | ZeroHedge
China Is Busy Repeating the Same Fundamental Mistake the West Made
The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays
Are You Ready For Capital Controls?
Is Extra CO2 Good/Food for Plants?
The Deadly Campaign To Shield All Pesticides From Legal Liability
Images of the Future — by Matt Orsagh
“Half the Tree of Life” Balances on the Brink of Extinction
If It Walks Like a Duck: Is The AI Mania a Psych-Ops?
Prepare Now”: Substation Failure Puts Baltimore At Risk Of “Widespread” Blackout | ZeroHedge
Central Banks Do Not Prevent Financial Crises or Control Inflation | dlacalle.com
From Collapse Awareness to Collapse Acceptance — by Jessica
Health-Wrecking Microplastics Hidden in Unexpected Places — Virtually EVERYWHERE
Financial WMD: How Iran Could Trigger a Global Economic Collapse
New Research: 3 Degrees By 2050
Newsflash: Governments Lie — The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
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