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    From Farm to Future: Four Scenarios for a Carbon-Negative World (2/2)

    ByPiAdmin

    Revisiting the Farmer’s Choice In Part 1 of this series, we introduced Elias, a farmer in eastern Ohio whose land sits at the crossroads of energy and agriculture. Beneath his soil lie the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations, tempting him with oil and gas leases. Above his fields stretch skies fit for solar panels and wind turbines. On the ground itself, his soil could be managed regeneratively to store carbon while producing food. (See Part…

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    Unsustainability as the Engine of Sustainability and Scenario Planning

    ByPiAdmin

    Sustainability and scenario planning Synergy. Sustainability and scenario planning may seem like two separate domains—one focused on resource stewardship and long-term resilience, the other on mapping uncertainties and preparing for multiple futures. Yet they are deeply intertwined. Anything that is not sustainable will eventually fail, and in that failure lies the seed of future scenarios. By integrating sustainability thinking with foresight methods, leaders can anticipate not only the risks of collapse but also the opportunities…

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    A Tale of Two Reports: Why the DOE’s Climate Assessment Demands a Reality Check

    ByPiAdmin

    A Working Group (of 5) Came out with a “Moderate” Report for the DOE A new DOE climate report has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy at the end of July 2025. Authored by five “independent” researchers, it concludes that the economic damages of climate change may be less than believed and that aggressive action could be more harmful than the problem itself. Essentially, the report says that often doing nothing is better…

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    When Public Policy Becomes Propaganda: The SSA, Social Security, and the Truth Behind the Tax Claims

    ByPiAdmin

    Public Policy or Political Spin? The SSA’s Misleading Social Security Announcement By Dr. Elmer HallStrategic Business Planning Company | PerpetualInnovation.org In a time when trust in public institutions is already under pressure, the July 2025 statement from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has sparked widespread concern. The agency’s announcement, celebrating the One Big Beautiful Bill, claimed that 90% of seniors would no longer pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits. But a…

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    The Weed-n-Seed IP Trap: GMO Agriculture and the Lock-In Business Model

    ByElmer Hall

    By Dr. Elmer HallAuthor of Patent Primer 5 and Perpetual Sustainability Introduction: The GMO Patent Trap Hiding in Plain Sight Monsanto’s “weed-n-seed” strategy may be the most profitable and dangerous GMO patent trap ever deployed in global agriculture. This business model doesn’t just involve selling genetically modified seeds—it binds farmers into an escalating cycle of seed contracts, herbicide dependence, and legal control. The result? A systemic agricultural lock-in that’s reshaping how food is grown—and who…

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    Roundup Syndrome: Glyphosate, GMO, and the Vicious Degradation Spiral

    BySustainMe

    By Dr. Elmer HallAuthor of Perpetual Sustainability and Patent Primer 5 A Global Experiment Without Consent Roundup® has become one of the most controversial agrochemical products in modern history. Marketed as a simple weed killer based on glyphosate, it is in fact a potent chemical cocktail applied globally to genetically modified (GMO) crops. This system—glyphosate plus surfactants and sticking agents—has infiltrated our food supply, water systems, and soil health with little public awareness and even…