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California Grid Strained As Power Shortfalls Loom
California Grid Strained As Power Shortfalls Loom Amid another heat wave across the Western half of the US, California issued a stage-2 power-grid emergency alert Friday and urged customers to conserve power as temperatures surpassed 100 degrees, according to The Sacramento Bee. The state’s grid operator, California Independent System Operator (ISO), issued the alert on Friday, […]
Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation to climate chaos
Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation to climate chaos Interview with Professor Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation to climate chaos, by Facing Future TV. In 2018, a climate paper by Jem Bendell went viral, being downloaded over a million times. It helped to launch a worldwide movement of people seeking to reduce harm in the face of […]
Dry Corn Belt Ahead Of Pollination May Spell Disaster For Farmers
Dry Corn Belt Ahead Of Pollination May Spell Disaster For Farmers Kirk Hinz, a meteorologist with BAMWX, published an agriculture note Thursday which outlines “persisting rains” in some parts of the Southwest but “expanding dryness” in the north. Hinz concentrates on the corn belt, which spans the Midwest. He said, “expanding drought into a crucial […]
Climate change consequences: Too hot, too wet and out of time
Climate change consequences: Too hot, too wet and out of time The last few weeks have demonstrated that we have arrived at the climate change catastrophe long prophesied by climate scientistsâa catastrophe that many thought we still had decades to avert. In the Pacific Northwest high temperatures broke records day after day. In my former […]
Climate change, domination and the temporality of direct democracy
Climate change, domination and the temporality of direct democracy [Being masters or possesors of nature] has no meaning â except to enslave society to an absurd project and to the structures of domination embodying that project.~Cornelius Castoriadis[1] The debates surrounding climate change almost always contain a certain urgency, and, it couldnât be otherwise as it […]
What is Ecological Overshoot?
What is Ecological Overshoot? What is ecological overshoot and why is it important? Is it a more important predicament than climate change? What about energy and resource decline – more important than it? The answer to the latter two questions is YES and ecological overshoot is important because it is the predicament which is causing all the other predicaments […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXV
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author This contemplation was prompted by an article regarding an âindependentâ think tankâs report that presented the argument that government funding of the oil and gas industry needed to be shifted towards âgreen/cleanâ alternatives. Iâve included a few hyperlinks to sites that expand upon the concepts/issues discussed. […]
Canada Spent $23 Billion to Support Pipelines in Just Three Years
Canada Spent $23 Billion to Support Pipelines in Just Three Years Taxpayers should understand the financial and climate risks of the big commitment, says an independent report. Governmentsâ financial support for pipelines is financially and environmentally risky, says a report. Photo from Trans Mountain. Canadian pipelines have received over $23 billion in support from federal and […]
Climate change consequences: Too hot, too wet and out of time
Climate change consequences: Too hot, too wet and out of time The last few weeks have demonstrated that we have arrived at the climate change catastrophe long prophesied by climate scientistsâa catastrophe that many thought we still had decades to avert. In the Pacific Northwest high temperatures broke records day after day. In my former […]
âPoPâ Goes the Weasel
âPoPâ Goes the Weasel How do you plan your work in your garden? One of the things that is most likely to affect what you do is rainfall. But how do you know when and how much rain is likely to fall? One way to get an idea of the possibility of rain is to […]
The Future of Fire in Canada
The Future of Fire in Canada Weâre on the brink of a ârunaway fire age.â Hereâs why. And how to respond. A motorist watches from the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire sweeps down a mountain near Lytton, BC, destroying the town on July 1. Photo by Darryl Dyck, the Canadian Press. Five days after wildfire destroyed […]
Why Isnât the US Preparing for EMP War Like the Rest of the World?
Why Isnât the US Preparing for EMP War Like the Rest of the World? Youâre likely already familiar with the 2009 EMP Commission Report. It was this report that raised the issue of EMP-preparedness for the American public. Itâs notorious stating that just one year after an EMP attack, 90% of the American population would be dead, […]
A bombshell report from closely followed International Energy Agency
A bombshell report from closely followed International Energy Agency (Photo: Courtesy of IEA) Climate researchers and policy experts around the world are singing praise of a study just released by the stodgy International Energy Administration in Paris. âQuite amazing,â said one. âHeartening,â said another. A third one called it, âone of the most important climate […]
Cramming cities full of electric vehicles means weâre still depending on cars â and thatâs a huge problem
Cramming cities full of electric vehicles means weâre still depending on cars â and thatâs a huge problem This week, the NSW government announced almost A$500 million towards boosting the uptake of electric vehicles. In its new electric vehicle strategy, the government will waive stamp duty for cars under $78,000, develop more charging infrastructure, offer rebates […]
