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Material challenges of bicycle manufacturing in a post-growth world
Material challenges of bicycle manufacturing in a post-growth world The idea of a world based on active transport, and on cycling in particular, is a recurring theme in thinking on degrowth. This was one of the proposed transformative paths of the Manifesto of the Mouvement québécois pour une décroissance conviviale[1] and this notion also plays an important role […]
‘It Looks Like Mars’ – Saharan Dust-pocalypse Blankets Europe
‘It Looks Like Mars’ – Saharan Dust-pocalypse Blankets Europe A significant intrusion of Saharan-desert dust has blanketed parts of Europe this week, with tremendous impacts on the environment, health, and power generation, according to Bloomberg. The sand and dust storm began on Feb. 5 in northern Algeria. Dust particles were whipped up into the atmosphere and […]
Critics Skeptical as Alberta Reverses Course on Open-pit Coal Mines
Critics Skeptical as Alberta Reverses Course on Open-pit Coal Mines Five days after Kenney defended the province’s mining push, the government says it was all a big mistake. Rancher Renie Blades says she’s glad that the Alberta government admitted its mistake in cancelling the Coal Policy, but calls her response ‘very guarded.’ Photo by Callum Gunn. […]
By William Rees – Climate change isn’t the problem, so what is?
By William Rees – Climate change isn’t the problem, so what is? Thanks to friend and retired blogger Gail Zawacki at Wit’s End for bringing this excellent new talk by professor William Rees to my attention. Rees discusses our severe state of ecological overshoot and the behaviors that prevent us from taking any useful action to make the future […]
New research challenges scientific orthodoxy on the role of grazing livestock in relation to emission reduction targets
New research challenges scientific orthodoxy on the role of grazing livestock in relation to emission reduction targets This week we are highlighting the announcement of what we think is one of the world’s first soil carbon sequestration offsetting partnerships, between Microsoft Corporation and the Australian Wilmot Cattle Co. The reason we are drawing this news […]
Are glyphosate-based herbicides poisoning us and the environment?
Are glyphosate-based herbicides poisoning us and the environment? A new study, published on 27th January in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, conducted by an international team of scientists led by Dr Michael Antoniou of Kings College London, found that exposure to glyphosate and its commercial Roundup formulation, can disrupt the function of gut microbiome (bacteria and […]
Conservatives’ Bid to Overturn Tanker Ban on North Coast Fails
Conservatives’ Bid to Overturn Tanker Ban on North Coast Fails After 40 years’ debate, proponents are still pushing for oil exports via BC’s ports. And residents are still pushing back. ‘If we did see a Conservative majority down the road, the oil tanker moratorium would be something they would want to repeal as quickly as […]
Forecast What?
Forecast What? Roy Lichtenstein Woman With Flowered Hat 1963Well, Dr. D is back again. You might want to sit down for this one.Dr. D: In my last article I wrote about cows and hay and unrealistic estimates of production of the land. But surely that is all academic. What could possibly force Americans to once again eat by […]
Paris on Two Wheels: Leading the Race?
Paris on Two Wheels: Leading the Race? Since the first lockdown, Paris has become the test site for an ambitious cycling project, rolling out new infrastructure and remapping its transport routes. It is not the only European city where pop-up cycle paths have appeared, almost overnight, but in some cases they have not remained in […]
Against Climate Gloom and Doom
Against Climate Gloom and Doom When given a chance, life finds a way. Here are some reasons to keep hoping — and fighting. Environmental scholar Elin Kelsey suggests that the conservation of coastal ecosystems hinges on hope. Photo via Shutterstock. [Editor’s note: As the environmental problems facing our world compound, despair may feel like a rational […]
Climate Change and the Mitigation Myth
Climate Change and the Mitigation Myth It is not nice to be told that you have been diagnosed with a terminal condition. It is even worse to be given false hope that if you did this or that you could mitigate the problem or turn it around when it cannot. If a medical practitioner does […]
Major Nor’easter Could Bury NYC In Two Feet Of Snow
Major Nor’easter Could Bury NYC In Two Feet Of Snow Tens of millions of people across the Northeast are waking up Monday to 2021’s first major snowstorm with up to two feet and whiteout conditions in certain areas. National Weather Service’s Event Summary Of Major Nor’easter A major nor’easter is dumping heavy snow from Baltimore–Washington […]
Embrittlement in Nuclear Power Plants
Embrittlement in Nuclear Power Plants Of all the daunting tasks Joe Biden faces, especially vital is the inspection of dangerously embrittled atomic reactors still operating in the United States. A meltdown at any one of them would threaten the health and safety of millions of people while causing major impact to an already struggling economy. […]
The Resilience Doctrine: an Introduction to Disaster Resilience
The Resilience Doctrine: an Introduction to Disaster Resilience Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Part 1 of a 4-part Primer on Disaster Collectivism in the Climate and Pandemic Crises Climate change and pandemics are sad and frightening topics, but they can also be viewed as an unprecedented opportunity for 21st-century societies. These crises can become an […]
New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences
New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences How much will the world warm with ongoing fossil-fuel carbon emissions? It’s a big question that preoccupies policymakers and activists, with important discussions about when the world will hit two degrees, are we really on a path […]
