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Some inconvenient questions. Open letter to the politicians responsible for the Ecological Transition, in Spain and in Europe
Some inconvenient questions. Open letter to the politicians responsible for the Ecological Transition, in Spain and in Europe (First published at the author’s blog. Translated with permission by Amelia Burke / Fabricants de Futur.) Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: I am writing to you with the intention of raising a series of relevant questions regarding the current […]
Backyard biocontrol – using natural enemies to wipe out invasive weeds
Backyard biocontrol – using natural enemies to wipe out invasive weeds The agricultural-residential interface Four years ago we moved to the family farm (where I grew up) and we’ve enjoyed restoring the 1 acre landscape around the farmhouse. Given that the residential part of this farm is surrounded by pastureland, there is a continual influx […]
Christmas Tree Farms Scorched In Oregon Amid Record Heat
Christmas Tree Farms Scorched In Oregon Amid Record Heat Oregon’s record-breaking heat waves and raging wildfires are set to dent Christmas tree crop output, resulting in supply constraints that may send prices skyrocketing come December. According to Reuters, who spoke with multiple Christmas tree farm operators in Oregon, one of the top Christmas tree producing states, […]
Huge carbon capture pipeline network proposed: Industry’s ‘delay-and-fail strategy’ rises again
Huge carbon capture pipeline network proposed: Industry’s ‘delay-and-fail strategy’ rises again An astute journalist I know once described carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a “delay-and-fail strategy” devised by the fossil fuel industry. The industry’s ploy was utterly obvious to him: Promise to perfect and deploy CCS at some vague point in the future. By […]
Our World Is Dying Because We Don’t Value Un-Making Things
Our World Is Dying Because We Don’t Value Un-Making Things Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ I talk a lot about how we’re destroying our environment with a global system where human behavior is driven by the pursuit of profit, how the power structure which dominates that system does so by violence, exploitation, oppression, and the threat […]
The Grand Illusion
The Grand Illusion One of the things that is so pervasive in today’s society is the constant flow of hype, advertising, marketing, and propaganda, and many people fail to see through it. Steve Bull came out with this article explaining the same scenario. They are led to believe that everything is a problem and that technology or […]
“Alarming Forecasts” Show US Agricultural Belt In For 15-Day Dry Spell
“Alarming Forecasts” Show US Agricultural Belt In For 15-Day Dry Spell Meteorologists at private weather forecaster BAMWX have sounded the alarm of troubling new forecasts for the US’ agricultural belt for the next 15 days. Kirk Hinz, the chief meteorologist at BAMWX, said rising temperatures and drier conditions would be present across the midwestern US, approximately covering […]
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 […]
