China Saved the World Economy (So Far) Direct link to original post:https://verysmallocean.org/blog.html#china-saves-world-economy An incomplete summary of China Quietly Saved the World Last Month (also embedded below) by Max Fisher Months ago, the news and many other people were expecting a much more massive oil shock. Oil at $150-200 a barrel. Gas lines. No jet flights. An economic […]
Category: Politics
Humans Will Never Live on Mars Permanently
The barriers to establishing a permanent presence on mars are many and appear insurmountable to anyone with a little bit of critical thinking and scientific knowledge. Among them are the radiation, lack of atmosphere, biological effects of low gravity, and toxic dirt. Elon Musk and others are selling a dangerous fantasy
Very Small Ocean Flyers
In 2025, Solar & Clean Power met all demand growth while fossil electricity stayed flat. Fossil exports in mid-2026 are paralyzed on 4 seas & in Russia, while China rolls out EVs (electric vehicles) & renewables at massive scales. Climate Victory is Possible. But Climate Change presents a less talked-about problem: the threat to Ocean Oxygen. Seawater only contains 6-10 mg/kg of molecular oxygen, O2, compared to 210,000 mg/kg in the air.
Measuring Climate Change Progress by Infrastructure Deployment Rather than Temperature
In a new video, Climate Targets MISSED. What happens now?, the Just Have a Think YouTube channel discusses a new paper about measuring climate change progress with clean energy targets, not temperature targets, “to avoid the insidious narrative of climate failure, which risks backlash and doomerism.” They go on: […]
Trump NSF Backs Down from Dismantling Critical Ocean Monitoring Systems – CNN
After bipartisan backlash Trump admin backs down from unilateral and sudden dismantling of ocean monitoring network to ‘consult’ and ‘study’ ‘path forward’. Some of the kinds of news coverage / content that can be expected to disappear if the Skydance-Paramount / Warner Bros. Discovery merger is able to go through […]
Large Systemic Change is Necessary
A new addition to the Things to Do page at my site verysmallocean.org
#MEGA – Make the Enlightenment Great Again
#MEGA – Make the Enlightenment Great Again
“Characterized by an emphasis on reason, empirical evidence, and the scientific method, the Enlightenment promoted ideals of individual liberty, religious tolerance, progress, and natural rights. Its thinkers advocated for constitutional government, the separation of church and state, and the application of rational principles to social and political reform.”
The Pestilence of ‘Christian’ ‘Nationalism’
Steven Colbert reported Tuesday that there had been 110 grievances filed by military members stationed at dozens of places in the Middle East that commanders have told them that “President Trump is annointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth…”.
Your Dishonor – Postcard Microfiction
My first real postcard poem in a while. I guess I’ve grown a bit bored with the precomposed printed text blocks so I’ll be doing these again. But it’s election season and I’ve got stuff to advertise so I won’t be entirely giving up on the precomposed text blocks.
Strengthening Baltic Defense: A Unified Approach Against Aggression
Given the news of the day (Several Russian attack drones shot down after flying into Polish airspace) and the general expectation that Russia+Belarus will at some point attack the Baltic states, would it make sense for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to have a sub-NATO, cross-border, joint defense structure and posture?
Lost in Mist 