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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XX Pompeii, Italy (1993) Photo by author Today’s contemplation is once again generated by way of an article from the online media site The Tyee. It’s topic is the city of Vancouver’s (British Columbia, Canada) attempts to require ‘electrification’ of all new buildings as part of their Climate Emergency Action Plan and the […]
Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy
Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy Image courtesy of the author Preface to “Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy”. You can find the book here. Fellow shareholders in the future of the planet Earth, I am not going to sugarcoat it. We have trouble ahead. In this book, […]
Credibility from Apparent Hypocrisy
Credibility from Apparent Hypocrisy Flip the script! Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay Purveyors of unpopular messages are often scrutinized for any inconsistent, seemingly hypocritical behavior that might give lie to their preachings and be used to discredit the unwelcome perspective. A famous example is Al Gore’s heavy air travel schedule to spread the word […]
By Neil Halloran: A Skeptical Look at Climate Science
By Neil Halloran: A Skeptical Look at Climate Science I haven’t had time to write a new essay, and I wanted a new post so newcomers don’t assume un-Denial.com has shifted its focus to Covid, which is a confusing space populated by crazy people speculating about the intentions of our incompetent leaders. Thank you to reader […]
“Water, water, everywhere…
“Water, water, everywhere… Did it rain enough last night to water your garden? Have you started running the sprinklers and aren’t sure if they’re running enough? Perhaps you’re not sure that new drip system you installed is doing its job. Or maybe you just want to be more efficient and careful with your water use. […]
Vancouver Council Pushed to Weaken Climate Emergency Plan
Vancouver Council Pushed to Weaken Climate Emergency Plan An industry group wants the city to delay a deadline for shifting from natural gas in new homes. At least one councillor says no. Photo by Mark Bonica, Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0. A natural gas lobby group could delay action on a pillar of the City of […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Andrew Nikiforuk is an author and contributing editor of the online media site The Tyee. He has been writing about the oil and gas industry for close to 20 years. In his most recent article he writes about the lies being told by the Canadian government regarding its […]
Worst Drought in 91 Years Turns Brazil Into Hot Spot for LNG
Worst Drought in 91 Years Turns Brazil Into Hot Spot for LNG State-run oil company is seeking liquefied natural gas cargoes Water crisis curbs hydropower supplies across South America Brazil’s worst water crisis in almost a century is turning Latin America’s biggest economy into a hot spot for liquefied natural gas. As hydropower output declines, […]
Gates & Schwab Control Europe
Gates & Schwab Control Europe I have warned from the outset that the entire COVID Pandemic has been created. The idea of COVID Passports is to reduce travel to cut CO2. Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU, was also a board member of the World Economic Forum. So is the head of […]
How We End Consumerism
How We End Consumerism
My Soil Is Crap, Part II
My Soil Is Crap, Part II Last month in my blog My Soil Is Crap Part I, I tried to dispel the myth that you can diagnose soil problems by just looking at your soil. While the color of a soil does impart some diagnostic qualities, most soils are not easily analyzed without a soils test. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author As per usual, my comment on an article in The Tyee that gives an interesting perspective on the idea of ‘Carbon Footprint’ and individual verses collective actions in addressing the behavioural/consumption changes necessary for effective action on climate change. * * * Great read […]
Extreme Drought Puts California’s Power Supply At Risk
Extreme Drought Puts California’s Power Supply At Risk A more severe than usual drought in California has depleted reservoirs and lakes, including the ones feeding some of the largest hydropower facilities, putting the state again at risk of power outages during heat waves this summer. Last year, residents in California went through rolling outages as there was […]
Climate Justice and Movement Building: An Interview with Brian Tokar
Climate Justice and Movement Building: An Interview with Brian Tokar Photograph Source: Fibonacci Blue – CC BY 2.0 Adam Aron: What was your personal journey to focus on the ecological and climate crisis? Brian Tokar: I was lucky enough to go to a high school in New York City that kids from all around the city […]
World Localization Day is back!
World Localization Day is back! June 20th 2021 marks the return of the international WLD campaign, which aims to galvanize the worldwide localization movement into a force for systemic change. This movement is made up of myriad initiatives and groups on every continent working to rebuild community fabric, reduce ecological impact and increase human wellbeing, by […]
