by Daniel Brouse Humans are part of nature. Yet much of modern society has become fundamentally out of balance with the natural world that sustains us. The energy imbalance is the cause of climate change. Human activity has disrupted the Earth’s natural energy balance, creating an accelerating accumulation and redistribution of energy throughout the climate […]
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Humanity’s Greatest Threat Is Humanity
G7 Releases 100 Million Barrels: Will It Lower U.S. Diesel Prices?
On October 2, 2026, President Trump announced that he had pressed European allies to release diesel reserves in an effort to bring down soaring fuel prices ahead of the November midterm elections. The effort culminated in a coordinated G7 agreement to release up to 100 million barrels of crude oil and refined fuels from emergency […]
When Paychecks Lose Ground
Inflation Is Eating Into Workers’ Paychecks The U.S. labor market is showing another sign of strain: wage growth is slowing while inflation continues to erode purchasing power. In September 2026, average hourly earnings for private-sector workers increased just 0.1% for the month, or 5 cents, reaching $37.81. Over the previous 12 months, nominal hourly earnings […]
Cognitive Ability, Christian Nationalism, and Climate Change Denial
Simplified Introduction Cognitive Ability, Christian Nationalism & Climate Change Denial A new 2026 study by sociologist S. L. Perry finds a significant negative association between verbal cognitive ability and Christian nationalist beliefs in the United States. That finding raises an important question: What does cognition have to do with climate change denial? Climate science is […]
The Future of Humanity: +4°-7°C
by Daniel Brouse Introdution 🌎 THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY +4°C → +7°C: From Civilization Crisis to Human Survival Crisis What happens to humanity if Earth doesn’t stop at +2°C or +3°C—but eventually reaches +4°C and then +7°C? There is no scientifically established population number for a +7°C Earth. But the physical constraints are becoming increasingly […]
From Climate Denial to Climate Authoritarianism: Fossil Fascism, Ecofascism, and Petro-Masculinity
by Daniel Brouse Introdution 🌎 FROM CLIMATE DENIAL TO CLIMATE AUTHORITARIANISM Climate politics is evolving. As outright denial becomes harder to sustain, the narrative can shift from: “Climate change isn’t happening.”→ “Fixing it will cost too much.”→ “Blame the outsiders.”→ “Protect our resources.” This article examines four related concepts: 🔹 Climate denial & climate delay🔹 […]
When Climate Change Hits the Wallet: Insurance, Interest Rates, and Taxes
by Daniel Brouse What will change consumer behavior when it comes to climate change? Money. Insurance, interest rates, and taxes. Most consumers do not substantially change their behavior until doing nothing becomes cost prohibitive. For years, we assumed that climate change was unlikely to change consumer behavior in the near term. Climate change seemed too […]
Climate Denialism, Obfuscation, Suppression and Normalization
By Daniel Brouse Simplified Introduction UK Climate Security: From Suppression to the Domino Effect Climate change is increasingly moving from the category of environmental problem into the category of systemic risk. A recently reported UK national-security assessment warned that climate and ecological disruption can cascade across borders—affecting food security, economies, migration, and political stability. The […]
Climate Denialism and the Domino Effect
by Daniel Brouse From Climate Shock to Food Disruption, Economic Shock, Migration, Political Instability, and Conflict Abstract Climate change is often discussed as a sequence of individual environmental impacts: higher temperatures, droughts, floods, crop failures, sea-level rise, wildfires, and ecosystem degradation. This framing can obscure a more consequential property of the climate system: climate shocks […]
How Is Climate Energy Hitting You? Sea Level vs. Private Property Rights
by Daniel Brouse Simplified Introduction How Is the Climate Energy Hitting You?SoCal Coastal ArmoringSea Level vs. Private Property Rights = Managed Retreat 🌊 Climate energy is hitting the coast. When waves encounter a hard structure instead of dissipating their energy across a gradually sloping beach, some of that energy can be reflected back toward the […]