Resource Insights

Independent Commentary on Environmental and Natural Resource News
By Kurt Cobb

Sunday, October 27, 2019

The troubled Saudi Aramco IPO: It's what you can't see that counts

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It's what you can't see—the oil beneath the Arabian sands—that potential investors in Saudi Aramco's on-again, off-again initial...
Sunday, October 20, 2019

Taking a short break - no post this week

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I'm taking a short break from posting this week. I expect to post again on Sunday, October 27.
Sunday, October 13, 2019

California wildfires, electricity shutoffs and our troubled energy future

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Most of the news surrounding the electricity shutoffs in California—done to avert the ignition of additional wildfires by aging electrical i...
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Sunday, October 06, 2019

'Factfulness' may calm you down, but won't change our ecocidal trajectory

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Here and there people have been referring to author Hans Rosling's idea of "factfulness" as an antidote to gloomy thinking ab...
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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Oops! Gene editing not as precise as advertised

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Sometimes a headline gives you practically the entire story. Take this one: "Gene-Editing Unintentionally Adds Bovine DNA, Goat DNA, a...
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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Taking a short break - no post this week

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I'm taking a short break from posting this week. I expect to post again on Sunday, September 29.
Sunday, September 15, 2019

Genetically engineered honeybees: Not the dumbest idea ever, but close to it

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In the wake of widespread declines in bee populations, farmers and beekeepers are wondering who exactly is going to pollinate that third of ...
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Sunday, September 08, 2019

Oil prices and the coming financial 'Ice Age'

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Albert Edwards turned bearish on stocks back in 1996— well, not exactly bearish, but cautious . He recommended to clients that they overwei...
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Sunday, September 01, 2019

Taking a holiday break - no post this week

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I'm taking a short break from posting this week to enjoy the holiday. I expect to post again on Sunday, September 8.
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Trump and Greenland: America keeps looking for the next frontier

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President Donald Trump's announcement that he was looking into buying Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, was treated with de...
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