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Scientists sound the alarm on pharmaceutical pollution crisis
Scientists sound the alarm on pharmaceutical pollution crisis Credit: Unsplash Our increasing dependency on pharmaceuticals comes at a major environmental cost, researchers have warned. In an article published in the journal Nature Sustainabilty, researchers warn that discharges to the environment during drug production, use, and disposal have resulted in ecosystems around the globe being polluted with […]
Power outage-causing storms are on the rise. That’s already impacting food insecurity
Power outage-causing storms are on the rise. That’s already impacting food insecurity Major power outages have increased tenfold since 1980 Straw bales and storm (Getty Images/BalazsKovacs) As rounds of severe weather — complete with thunderstorms, hail and flooding — continue to pummel Dallas and surrounding Texas counties, many of the over 650,000 people who were left without power are […]
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in […]
It Leaked From a US-Backed Lab
It Leaked From a US-Backed Lab For The New York Times, which started this whole fiasco dating from Feb. 27, 2020, with a podcast designed to drum up disease panic, it’s been a drip, drip, drip of truthiness ever since. A fortnight ago, the paper finally decided to report on vaccine injury from shots that […]
Is the Electric Vehicle Panacea Crashing in California and America?
Is the Electric Vehicle Panacea Crashing in California and America? The idea that the panacea of electric vehicles will end “climate change” may have finally crashed into the wall of reality. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was interviewed on May 26 by host Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.” The full interview is on YouTube. Ms. […]
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Killing Us All
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Killing Us All We need to talk about what bombs do in war. Bombs shred flesh. Bombs shatter bones. Bombs dismember. Bombs cause brains, lungs, and other organs to shake so violently they bleed, rupture, and cease functioning. Bombs injure. Bombs kill. Bombs destroy. Bombs also make people rich. When a […]
Are We Communitarian By Nature, or Merely Tribal?
Are We Communitarian By Nature, or Merely Tribal? image above from the wild human initiative This month, Aurélien has wandered a bit afield and speculated on the fundamental nature of the human animal. I think most of us can agree that the cult of rugged individualism that has prevailed in the west over the past century, encouraging […]
The Government’s War on “Backyard” Farms
The Government’s War on “Backyard” Farms “I’m still the king of me” – Part 1 On the front page of the CDC website, is the following headline: Which then opens into the following: Are you ready to give away your chickens? Move from the country? Wear gloves and a mask when caring for backyard chickens? […]
Means of Extinction: Earth is Too Salty
Means of Extinction: Earth is Too Salty I have not produced a video titled Means of Extinction since 30 July 2021. At that point, I had identified six means by which we were rapidly driving ourselves to extinction. Due to the rate of environmental change in our wake, and also the uncontrolled meltdown of nuclear power plants, […]
Finding Our Future
Finding Our Future We are looking for it in all the wrong places SolarPunk versus Fossil Fuels AI-Generated – Copilot The world in the image on the left above is totally dependent on the world in the image on the right. These now function as states of cognitive dissonance, which must be resolved by […]
‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat
‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat Temperatures of more than 45C have left population of 29 million exhausted – but the poorest suffer most As the water tanker drove into a crowded Delhi neighbourhood, a ruckus erupted. Dozens of residents ran frantically behind it, brandishing buckets, bottles and hoses, and jumped on […]
Is the Loss of Insects a Desperate Cry for Help From a Planet Under Assault?
Is the Loss of Insects a Desperate Cry for Help From a Planet Under Assault? It’s already too late for millions of insect, plant, and animal species that have gone extinct; it may soon be too late for us if we don’t wake the hell up and take decisive action… Not a single insect anywhere […]
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the […]
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries Ecuador has sought funding to fight the effects of climate change, like this June 2023 flood that followed heavy rains in Esmeraldas. So far, the developed world has offered the debt-strapped nation more loans than grants. […]
Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice. PHOTOGRAPH: FEDERICO RIOS ESCOBAR/REDUX PICTURES Ecuador is in trouble: Drought has shrunk its reservoirs, and its hydroelectric dams […]
