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200 Million Americans Roast In Two Massive “Heat Domes”
200 Million Americans Roast In Two Massive “Heat Domes” At the beginning of the week, we told readers the dog days of summer have finally arrived with above-average temperatures for most of the country. By late Thursday, watch/warning/advisory alerts for dangerous heat extended to nearly 200 million Americans as multiple heat domes scorch the Pacific Northwest, Central […]
This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know
This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
What the IPCC report should have told us
What the IPCC report should have told us The problem with the recent IPCC report is that it is still talking about ‘average’ changes over the earth, discussing what might happen decades from now as a result of increased rate of change. Even if the message is labeled “code red” or urgent, it is still understating what […]
To Save Ourselves, We’ll Need This Very Different Economy
To Save Ourselves, We’ll Need This Very Different Economy What would ‘getting serious’ about the survival of civilization look like? ‘Ecological overshoot’ is causing climate change, the pandemic and more. Is our political system capable of doing what’s needed? Photo by Paddy O Sullivan. The pandemic is a big problem. Climate change is an even bigger problem. […]
Are We Facing a Biological War?
Are We Facing a Biological War? This is the Chinese response to the finger-pointing at China being responsible for the leak of COVID-19. What it brings up can be verified. Nonetheless, I continue to believe that all the sources I had were too coincidental that this was neither released by China nor the US Military, […]
How to Sell ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuel That Doesn’t Exist
How to Sell ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuel That Doesn’t Exist Energy companies are starting to pitch the idea that planet-warming natural gas can be erased by paying villagers to protect forests. Experts can’t make the math work. Volunteers clear vegetation that would otherwise stoke wildfires in forests around their village near Mbire, Zimbabwe. Their work is funded, […]
Everyone has a role to play in stopping the Line 3 pipeline
Everyone has a role to play in stopping the Line 3 pipeline Indigenous water protectors and allies are effectively engaging all four roles of social change — just what’s needed to beat a company as powerful as Enbridge. On Monday, July 19, in a red shirt and long black skirt, Sasha Beaulieu strode toward the […]
Frost Bites Brazilian Sugar Crop As Prices Zoom Higher
Frost Bites Brazilian Sugar Crop As Prices Zoom Higher Brazil’s top producing regions for coffee, oranges, and sugar have been devastated by the worst weather in decades and could leave a lasting impact on prices, according to Bloomberg. The South American country is one of the world’s leading coffee, sugar, and orange producers experienced a cold snap and drought this […]
Inequality Could Be Addressed By Removing Our Options
Inequality Could Be Addressed By Removing Our Options Recently I stumbled upon an interesting and informative YouTube video on the environment that gives information on both sides of the question, “is there a climate change crisis?” A fella who has studied this subject indicated there is not and what we are being told by many […]
What is the Root Issue of Our Unsustainability?
What is the Root Issue of Our Unsustainability? Two pictures from Falls Mill, Tennessee, depicting life in the late 1800s. The mill now houses a museum and is open for tours and a bed and breakfast is also on site. Last week, I updated the files here with over 250 new articles and studies (see this list). There were […]
“Code Red For Humanity” – UN Warns Climate Change Likely Can’t Be Stopped, And China Is Biggest Contributor
“Code Red For Humanity” – UN Warns Climate Change Likely Can’t Be Stopped, And China Is Biggest Contributor Paging Greta Thunberg… On Monday morning millions of smartphone users awoke to a flurry of push alerts from news organizations touting urgent, ground-breaking news: what Bloomberg described as an “epochal” new report from “the world’s top climate scientists” warned […]
All of a sudden: Climate change tipping points appear with a vengeance
All of a sudden: Climate change tipping points appear with a vengeance Across the world climate change seems to have arrived earlier than expected. There are world-class athletes with bodies trained for endurance and strength breaking down from the extreme heat visited on the Tokyo Olympics by mother nature. There are the continuing wildfires in the American […]
People Left Cities for Rural Zoom Towns. How Does That Impact Wildfire Risk?
People Left Cities for Rural Zoom Towns. How Does That Impact Wildfire Risk? As the pandemic waxes and wanes and we look back on the last 18 months, it’s clear that different types of workers experienced differential economic impacts. On one hand, there are workers who need to be in a location to do their […]
Dixie Wildfire Becomes Largest Active Fire In US, Charing Nearly Half Million Acres
Dixie Wildfire Becomes Largest Active Fire In US, Charing Nearly Half Million Acres The Dixie Wildfire continues to ravage hundreds of thousands of acres, fueled by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation in Northern California. The wildfire has become the third-largest in California history, and the largest in the US as more than a hundred large […]
