Doomsday scenarios Archives - Page 139 of 266

Brexit: Send in the Clowns

May takes yet more body blows….while the no deal threat is not yet disarmed.

Brexit: Chaos Visible

Things continue to go badly for Theresa May’s Brexit.

The EU Is Facing Gigantic Questions About Its Future That Are Hidden in Obscure Bank Policy Decisions

The ECB again rides in to try to paper over fundamental problems with the EU’s structure and to offset is austerity bias by restarting QE. But the EU needs more government spending. Will it take another crisis to get there?

Boeing Crapification: Second 737 Max Plane Within Five Months Crashes Just After Takeoff

Another Boeing 737 aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff in Addis Ababa yesterday, killing all 157 passengers on board, in circumstances similar to last October’s Lion Air crash in Indonesia. Consequences for Boeing depend on what the just-recovered voice and data recorders reveal.

Is a War With Iran on the Horizon?

Why the US might be dumb enough to start a hot war with Iran.

Brexit: Slouching Towards Bethlehem

No one knows what is set to happen on Brexit day.

Have We Already Passed World Peak Oil and World Peak Coal?

Gail Tverberg extends her peak oil analysis to coal and finds a similar pattern.

Deregulating Banks Fueled Speculation, Not Productive Investment

More proof that letting banks have their way is not such a good idea…at least for non-financiers.

Developing Industry Standards Won’t Give AI a Conscience

Marc Böhlen is part of the team developing universal benchmarks for ethical artificial intelligence (AI). He tells us why they won’t work.

The Green New Deal: Just Focus on What We Do, Not How We Pay for It

The debate over the Green New Deal reinforces why government policy should focus on real resource constraints.

Brexit: MPs Sink to a New Collective Low of Incompetent Acquiescence

Motion on the Brexit front does not necessarily amount to progress.

How Much Will It Cost to Address Climate Change? Pennies Compared to the Alternative

Not surprisingly, climate change, if not checked, will have catastrophic economic effects.

The Inevitable Death of Natural Gas as a ‘Bridge Fuel’

Renewables have become the low-cost fuel source for new power generation much faster than most anticipated, killing arguments to use natural gas as a bridge fuel away from coal-fired power generation. This is great news for the climate.