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Months Before Albertans Were Told, Australian Miners Knew Plans to Axe Coal Policy
Months Before Albertans Were Told, Australian Miners Knew Plans to Axe Coal Policy Investor presentations signalled the Kenney government aimed to open protected lands to open-pit mining. Documents show Australian firms seeking open-pit coal mining leases in Alberta got signals protections to sensitive lands would be lifted, clearing the way. The public only found out […]
Climate Campaigners Say ‘Listen to the Science’ as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years
Climate Campaigners Say ‘Listen to the Science’ as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years The study “changes the baseline and emphasizes just how critical it is to take our situation seriously,” its lead researcher said. A new study published in the journal Nature shows the Earth is now hotter than […]
Powerful Snowstorm Could Impact 100 Million People From Midwest To Northeast
Powerful Snowstorm Could Impact 100 Million People From Midwest To Northeast A powerful winter storm starting on Saturday through early next week could impact more than 100 million people across the Midwest to the Northeast. CBS News reports from Chicago to Cleveland to Baltimore to New York, tens of millions of people could be impacted by […]
Are EVs good for the environment? – Mostly Not!
Are EVs good for the environment? – Mostly Not! EVs Still Charged By Electricity From Fossil Fuel The idea Electric vehicles are less damaging to the environment has been broadly accepted by many people as fact. The notion EVs are good for the planet is a key factor for many of those deciding to buy an […]
Healthy Crops: A New Agricultural Revolution
HEALTHY CROPS: A NEW AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION First published in 1985 by agronomist Francis Chaboussou, Healthy Crops: A New Agricultural Revolution is republished online in full here for the first time! A forgotten classic, Healthy Crops offers a critical exploration of the plant science behind the success of organic, agroecological, biodynamic and other holistic agricultural approaches, as well as the catastrophic […]
The latest story of toxic deceit and delay: PFAS
The latest story of toxic deceit and delay: PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS—a group of persistent toxic chemicals often referred to as “forever chemicals”—are everywhere. Don’t take my word for it. Here is a list posted on the site of the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) agency: Food packaged in PFAS-containing materials, processed with equipment that used […]
Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants into Salmon Habitat, Say Critics
Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants into Salmon Habitat, Say Critics Advocates want greater oversight as a mapping project identifies more than 170 mines putting waterways at risk. Effluent from the Bell Mine, closed in 1992, remains in ponds near the shore of Babine Lake, a critical salmon habitat. Photo from SkeenaWild Conservation Trust. Two closed […]
Farming as the climate changes
Farming as the climate changes The world is facing a climate crisis that is dramatically impacting farmers and growers across the world. As temperatures rise, rainfall becomes increasingly unpredictable, extreme weather events happen more frequently and soils are eroded through desertification. These changes mean that crop yields are increasingly inconsistent, and agricultural businesses are struggling […]
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses
Aramco’s Carbon Emissions Could Be “Nearly Double” What The Company Discloses It was no secret that leading up to Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s IPO in 2019 that the company touted its low emissions compared to other producers. Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said while the company was doing its roadshows: “Not because our crude is cleaner […]
K-Wave – Real or Not?
K-Wave – Real or Not? QUESTION: What is your opinion on Kondratieff Waves? EH ANSWER: All those investigating cycles within the economy made a simple mistake. Kondratieff followed agriculture/commodity prices when agriculture accounted for 70% of the GDP pre-19th century. That only began to decline from 1850 forward, dropping to 40% by 1900 as the Industrial Revolution […]
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated
Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated Bubbles of methane gas in water around an unplugged oil/gas well in Pennsylvania. Credit: Mary Kang A recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells in Canada and the US have been greatly underestimated—by […]
Eco-fascism and Overpopulation
Eco-fascism and Overpopulation “Eco-fascist” is the usual insult directed at anyone who dares to mention overpopulation. This is funny to me because, as far as I know, fascists are usually concerned with denatality, race purity and similar morbid fantasies, but not with overpopulation who is just about the number of persons and not about skin […]
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021 Environmental threats are among some of the most pressing. Image: REUTERS/Adrees Latif Billions are at risk of missing out on the digital leap forward, as growing disparities challenge the social fabric. In the medium-term, the global economy will be threatened by the knock-on effects of the coronavirus […]
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood. The research published […]
Cascadia Was Poised to Lead on Climate. Can It Still?
Cascadia Was Poised to Lead on Climate. Can It Still? BC, Washington and Oregon all aimed to slash emissions. After epic battles, they failed. First in a series on creating a zero-carbon bioregion. Aji Piper, now 20, was 15 when he joined a lawsuit against the US government for failing on climate change. Here he […]
