Resource Insights

Independent Commentary on Environmental and Natural Resource News
By Kurt Cobb

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Here's comes the AI bailout: Why government stakes in AI companies are a sucker's bet

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When Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump agree on something, that agreement deserves examination. Both are touting the i...
Sunday, June 07, 2026

Our oil "savings account" is dwindling rapidly, more oil price spikes likely

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In the coming weeks readers will increasingly see two rarely used phrases in stories covering our dwindling worldwide oil inventories:...
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Sunday, May 31, 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, June 7.
Sunday, May 24, 2026

South by Southwest: Water crises hit America

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Policymakers, politicians and the media have been talking about the need for better water policy in the desert southwest of the United...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Fertilizer, Energy and Liebig's Law of the Minimum

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The loss of fertilizer shipments coming from the Persian Gulf as a result of the Iran war got me thinking about the chemist...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Chinese ag theft, pathogen research only point up dangers of GMO crops and monoculture

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I'm shocked, shocked , to find out that the Chinese are stealing America's agricultural technology! It can hardly...
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Sunday, May 03, 2026

Will the U. S. curtail oil exports as fuel prices rise?

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President Donald Trump may soon feel the need to "blockade" U. S. crude oil exports after those exports hit a record...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

The Iran conflict and our Wile E. Coyote moment

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I believe the global financial markets are now in what I would call a Wile E. Coyote moment frequently depicted in the old Warner B...
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Sunday, April 19, 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, April 26.
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Why most economists vastly underestimate the economic damage of the Iran conflict

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A priest, an engineer and an economist are stranded on a desert island. The first order of business is to get some food. The priest su...
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