Given our current weak position in global mineral markets, shortages of copper, nickel, and neodymium that undermine the entire U.S. energy system may replace the oil embargos of the 1970s…
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Hormuz Choke Point Displays ‘Green’ Vulnerabilities and US Power
The crisis also showcases America’s capacity to support allies and the poor. Long‑term LNG contracts with Asian and European partners, coupled with support for reasonable financing of oil and gas…
“These People are Crazy:” Climate Science and the Cult of Self-Loathing
There was a time when environmental stewardship meant conservation grounded in gratitude rather than condemnation. It reflected a belief that a prosperous and confident society could protect its natural inheritance…
Another Confusing Story Highlights Why Climate Hysteria and Far-Left Media Are Reaching Their End
It never occurs to the far-left (formerly mainstream) media that its demise might be attributable to more than economic factors or the rise of the internet. Just as important is…
We Didn’t Just Get Expensive Electricity. We Built a System That Makes It Inevitable.
Electricity is not a luxury. It is a necessity that underpins economic growth, public safety, and household stability. Ensuring its affordability requires more than promises. It requires policies that encourage…
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 8: Financialization of Climate Risk and Systemic Consequences
Complex systems demand humility. Restructuring global finance on the basis of uncertain nonlinear thresholds may prove to be its own form of tipping experiment.
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 7: Climate as Legal Imperative and the Judicialization of Policy
Charles Rotter This is Part VII of a multipart, systematic refutation of the University of Exeter’s Global Tipping Points Report 2025. Part I examined the catastrophe framing and the tension…
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 6: The Scientific Core — How Solid Are the Tipping Thresholds?
Charles Rotter This is Part VI of a multipart, systematic refutation of the University of Exeter’s Global Tipping Points Report 2025. Part I examined the catastrophe framing and the tension…
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 5: Replacing GDP and Reengineering Economic Purpose
Charles Rotter This is Part V of a multipart, systematic refutation of the University of Exeter’s Global Tipping Points Report 2025. Part I examined catastrophe framing and the tension between…
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 4: Narrative Management, Public Opinion, and the Politics of “Misperception”
Charles Rotter This is Part IV of a multipart, systematic refutation of the University of Exeter’s Global Tipping Points Report 2025. Part I examined the catastrophe framing and the gap…
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 3: Positive Tipping Points and Industrial Policy Engineering
Charles Rotter This is Part III of a multipart, systematic refutation of the University of Exeter’s Global Tipping Points Report 2025. Part I examined the catastrophe framing and the tension…
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 Part 2: Governance Architecture and Technocratic Expansion
Charles Rotter This is Part II of a multipart, systematic refutation of the University of Exeter’s Global Tipping Points Report 2025. In Part I, the focus was the report’s rhetorical…
Australia’s Problem Child, The BOM.
BOM should at least attempt to face and answer the many criticisms in this article. The BOM silence is deafening. Why do they decline to answer even a single slip-up???
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, Part 1: Catastrophe, Certainty, and the Architecture of Urgency
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 is ambitious. It seeks to reshape finance, law, economics, and culture under a unified urgency narrative. Whether that narrative rests on sufficiently robust predictive…
Hell Has Frozen Over: The Washington Post Discovers the Limits of the EPA
Hell may not have frozen entirely. But a chill wind has blown through the Post’s editorial boardroom. When an institution long associated with climate alarmism writes “It’s about time” in…
Data centers are the physical internet
Building new data centers has become highly controversial. This massive public debate suffers from a major confusion in that what data centers do is seldom mentioned, except that they do…
Mighty Mickey Has Struck Out-Again
And oh, the sound of gavel wood was sharp against the hall— They ruled the play was foul, not fair, bad faith and that was all.
A speculation on military risk with offshore wind — AI submarines
It is up to the Trump administration to carefully assess the threat of tiny AI subs hiding among the massive steel monopiles of offshore wind facilities. Results might range from…
Energy Security: Trump Bluntly Admits Why Venezuelan Action Was Needed
Asked how his actions against Maduro line up with his “America First” agenda, Trump replied, “We want to surround ourself with energy, we have tremendous energy in that country. It’s very…
What the Climate Issue Is All About
Compliance to climate mitigation will be enforced through court action. The fossil fuel industry will be sued into complete capitulation, and the “intuitive feelers” will control what energy sources the…