Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Brexit: A Repeat of the Turmoil of 1914-1922?

What do critical chapters of British-Irish history augur for Brexit?

Drama in the Oil Markets After Attacks on Saudi Production. But This Isn’t 2007 Anymore

How the shale boom made the US less vulnerable to oil supply shocks.

Richard Murphy: Brexit Yellowhammer Is Wrong, but That Doesn’t Mean We Should Ignore It

The Brexit headlines focused on Yellowhammer when that isn’t the biggest development of the day.

Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon

Ecocode is profitable, so follow the money.

Democratic Presidential Candidates Face 7 Hours of Tough Questions on Climate Change, From Fracking to Fossil Fuels

CNN hosts seven hour town hall with Democratic presidential candidates on climate change: recap of key exchanges.

Brexit: Ultra Fracas

Why the Brexit Ultras are down but not out.

Take the (Night) Train Redux

My recent trip on the night train from High Point, North Carolina, to NYC.

US and Iran “At Cliff’s Edge”

Patrick Cockburn, the Independent’s Middle East correspondent, discusses the situation in Iran with the Real News Network.

Germany to Ban Use of Glyphosate By End 2023

Germany moves to reduce significantly the use of glyphosate – and ban it outright, starting in 2023.

FabScrap Tackles Fashion Waste

FabScrap works with fashion companies to reuse and recycle fashion scraps, thereby mitigating the notorious waste in the fashion industry.

UN High Seas Treaty Looks Set to Founder

Stage three of UN negotiations on a conservation treaty for the high seas would up last week without “a serious commitment”; prospects for a final agreement remain weak.

As Aerial Footage of Devastated Bahamas Emerges, Campaigners Ask How Much Destruction and Death Before Global Climate Action Taken?

Devastating footage of Dorian damage in the Bahamas: when will the world take meaningful action to arrest climate change?

Brexit: Thar She Blows

Does Parliament’s revolt agaist Boris Johnson on Brexit amount to progress?

Alaska: Log, Mine, Drill, Despoil

While fires rage in the Amazon and Anchorage, Alaska, registers record high temperatures, the Trump administration makes plans to open the world’s largest intact temperate rain forest for exploitation.

A European Perspective on Boeing’s 737 MAX Debacle: An “Existential Crisis” for a National Champion

Four existential threats to Boeing: Adverse court judgments, losing insurance retroactively, new competitors, and the end of today’s regulatory regime.