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What if we treated the climate emergency as seriously as we treated COVID–19?
What if we treated the climate emergency as seriously as we treated COVID–19? Prof Alice Larkin, University of Manchester, argues that, if our society were really serious about tackling climate change, we would put much greater priority on social and economic change – as shown by the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Article from […]
The Black Elephant in the Room
The Black Elephant in the Room ALMOST EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT YOU MEAN NOW WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BLACK SWANS That unexpected event, which upends all the plans you had and turns your life – or everyone’s – upside down. An apparent surprise, but which, once the event has happened, is rationalized, making it seem predictable and giving […]
Gates Thinning the Heard with a Food Crisis?
Gates Thinning the Heard with a Food Crisis? Biden is now paying farmers not to grow crops and was perhaps directed by Bill Gates, who has become the biggest farmland holder in the USA. The risk of starvation around the world is rising. The real question is very dark. Is this part of Gates’ idea […]
Greed and Its Offsets
Greed and Its Offsets Farmland shouldn’t be used to expiate the carbon guilt of the rich, argues Simon Fairlie. — Bill Gates’s recently published book on climate change tells us little that anyone who is averagely well read on the subject didn’t know anyway.1 As one might expect, he advocates technological fixes, most of which have […]
Water: Garden Friend….and Foe? – Water, Relative Humidity, and Plant Diseases
Water: Garden Friend….and Foe? – Water, Relative Humidity, and Plant Diseases We all know that water is essential for life and that we have to ensure our landscapes, gardens, and houseplants all have a sufficient supply of the stuff. Forget to water your garden during a hot, dry spell and it could mean disaster for […]
The Climate Crisis: Interview with Social Psychologist Kelly Fielding
The Climate Crisis: Interview with Social Psychologist Kelly Fielding Kelly Fielding is a social and environmental psychologist and Professor in the School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her research has included a focus on trying to understand climate change beliefs and identifying ways to address climate change skepticism and inaction. The […]
BC’s Methane Emissions Are Double What Government Thought: Study
BC’s Methane Emissions Are Double What Government Thought: Study The province’s own research has found flaws in how natural gas was detected and measured. Premier John Horgan in Kitimat announcing LNG Canada’s $40 billion investment in 2018. At the time, BC said fracked gas fit its climate action goals, but a new study doubles emissions […]
When climate breakdown goes nuclear
When climate breakdown goes nuclear Wikipedia Nuclear is on the front-line of climate change – and not in a good way. Climate models have run hot in the last year. As knowledge of climate sensitivity and polar ice melt-rate evolves, it’s become clear that sea-level rise is significantly faster than previously thought – which means more frequent and destructive storm, […]
Let’s Talk About Infrastructure
Let’s Talk About Infrastructure The Hungry Horse Dam located just outside Hungry Horse, Montana Let’s talk about infrastructure, shall we? Living in the human-built world day in and day out, we often forget that all these buildings, roads, buried pipes, wires, sewers, and literally everything else we build is not actually natural. We require nature […]
MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule.
MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule. A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule. IMAGE: GETTY A remarkable new study by a director at one of […]
The Latest Fraud of CNN
The Latest Fraud of CNN CNN is deliberately misleading the public, and they REFUSE to do any real investigative reporting. They should be shut down as a propaganda organization that is against the national security of the United States. Anyone who would bother to just look at how that statistic was created would be ashamed to […]
Yellen Urges Development Banks To Stop Fossil Fuel Funding
Yellen Urges Development Banks To Stop Fossil Fuel Funding U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is prepared to gather together the heads of development banks to persuade them to stop fossil fuel project funding, according to Bloomberg. The Treasury Secretary intends to “articulate our expectations that the MDBs align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement and net-zero […]
Our climate change turning point is right here, right now
Our climate change turning point is right here, right now People are dying. Aquatic animals are baking in their shells. Fruit is being cooked on the tree. It’s time to act. In April, California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference in the parched basin of Lake Mendocino, where he announced a drought emergency for […]
Myth #22: Nate Hagens discredits claim “We Can Always Get More Resources If We Have More Money”
Myth #22: Nate Hagens discredits claim “We Can Always Get More Resources If We Have More Money” “We can create money, but we cannot create energy, only extract what exists — FASTER.” “We can create money, but we cannot create energy, only extract what exists — FASTER. And importantly, when money is created the interest is […]
