Does our Sun have a sibling?

A new book says it might… The phenomenon known as the precession of the equinox, fabled as a marker of time by ancient peoples, is not due to a local wobbling of the Earth as modern theory portends, but to the solar system’s gentle curve through space. This movement of the solar system occurs because …

Peak Oil by 2006?

That’s what Colin Campbell says in a recent Guardian article: Campbell reckons global peak production of conventional oil – the kind associated with gushing oil wells – is approaching fast, perhaps even next year. His calculations are based on historical and present production data, published reserves and discoveries of companies and governments, estimates of reserves …

Macleans on fragile US Economy

Macleans is running an article about the current unsustainable fiscal policy in the US. I originally saw this on Bound By Gravity. He’s asking for some comment from any economists or others with a different point of view. Please go visit if you’d like to comment. Udpated 2 times You may look at that headline …