Resource Insights

Independent Commentary on Environmental and Natural Resource News
By Kurt Cobb

Sunday, March 08, 2026

Iran war: What we're in for and why logic is your friend

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Two weeks ago I suggested that the complacency regarding war with Iran was misplaced and that that complacency was likely soo...
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Sunday, March 01, 2026

Could AI lead to the destruction of civilization?

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When it comes to the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and now artificial superintelligence (ASI) (sometimes called artificial g...
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Wars and rumors of wars: Iran edition

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Last September I produced a brief survey of major conflict across the globe in which I wrote the following about the conf...
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Sunday, February 15, 2026

The chemical society and its discontents: Ozone layer edition

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The history of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) , their danger to the ozone layer , and the drive to replace them reminds me o...
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Sunday, February 08, 2026

Taking a break - no post this week

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Your humble author has been so overwhelmed with work that he has been unable to find time to write a post this week. He promises to return n...
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Sunday, February 01, 2026

Taking a break - no post this week

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I am taking a break this week and plan to post again on Sunday, February 8.
Sunday, January 25, 2026

World oil and natural gas consumption vs discoveries: Diverging trends mean trouble

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Herbert Stein was an American economist who served in both the Nixon and Ford administrations. He is probably most famous for form...
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Sunday, January 18, 2026

Venezuela's goo-in-the-ground isn't usable oil at current prices (and may never be)

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In the wake of Trump administration's prosecution of a war and blockade against Venezuela and the administration's promise to...
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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Venezuela and Greenland: 'Smash-and-grab' diplomacy in the age of scarcity

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The United States is now engaged in what I am calling "smash-and-grab" diplomacy in Venezuela, and it will perhaps soon do t...
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Sunday, January 04, 2026

Autonomous vehicles: Is necessity really the mother of invention?

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Aesop's Fables date back to the 7th century BCE and may be the first known written expression of an often repeated proverb, namely...
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