As evidenced by the significant vote against fracking British gas last Wednesday in the House of Commons, influential elites are either in denial about the horrifying costs and consequences of Net Zero or are busy snatching up the virtually unlimited funds currently being offered for promoting pseudoscience climate scares and investing in impractical green technologies. They are unlikely to pay much... 

Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia’s second poorest nation, is sitting on a pile of gold, quite literally. For years, the bulk of profits from the colossal Kumtor Mine have been sent abroad. Now, a new government is trying to change that. In May, the former Soviet republic sparked an international legal battle when it rolled in and took control of the Kumtor Mine, operated by Toronto-based Centerra Gold.... 

US Troops in the Arctic A new US Army report paints the picture of a dark and chaotic future because of “climate change”, with power and water shortages, refugee crises – but also more opportunities for US military intervention around the world. Behind the dull title “Implications of climate change for the US Army”, a 52-page report by a team of scientists outlines apocalyptic scenarios caused... 

The unprecedented degradation of the Earth’s resources threatens humans’ health gains. The overexploiting of the Earth’s natural resources coupled with climate change can put at stake much of what humans have gained in their health enhancement efforts over the last 150 years, new study says. The results of a study conducted by 15 leading scientists, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal... 

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a message stating that in 2012 oil production in the country will increase by seven percent. America is opening up its resources and reviewing its energy policy, experts say. If the production of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons continues to grow at the same pace, in a couple of years the United States will catch up to the indicators of Saudi... 

A study published by McGill University in Montreal and Utrecht University in the Netherlands, analyzed data from global ground water use against computer generated models of underwater aquifers and concluded that the “groundwater footprint” of reliable resources above ground is 3.5 times larger than the known aquifers. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Program... 

Melting of the polar ice cap has made Arctic resources more accessible. WikiLeak cables show fears that Arctic resources rivalry could lead to military conflict between Nato and Russia. The US government has signalled a new determination to assert its role in Arctic oil and gas exploration by sending secretary of state Hillary Clinton and other ministers to a summit of the region’s powers for... 

Stunning potential: Afghanistan has nearly $1 trillion in untouched mineral deposits including lithium. JACKPOT! The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously...