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Food Is Freedom: How Washington’s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick
Food Is Freedom: How Washington’s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick Farm subsidies are perhaps the ultimate, but secret, third rail of American politics. While entitlements are discussed out in the open, farm subsidies are rarely talked about – even though they are the most expensive subsidy Washington doles out. All told, […]
he New Age of Protest
The New Age of Protest Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the first day, protestors chained themselves to a boat three blocks from the White House, and 32 activists were arrested. On the second day, activists targeted the EPA and […]
Frost-Apocalypse Set To Sweep Across US, Could Mark End Of Growing Season
Frost-Apocalypse Set To Sweep Across US, Could Mark End Of Growing Season We are tracking frost and freeze potential US temperature weather maps this weekend that indicate a strong possibility frost-apocalypse is headed for the Pacific, Rocky Mountains, and Midwest regions over the next ten days. This could mean the end of the growing season […]
The birds and the bees
The birds and the bees North America’s birds are dying at a rate that’s alarming ornithologists. Since the 1970s, the continent has lost 3 billion birds, nearly 30% of the total, and even common birds such as sparrows and blackbirds are in decline, U.S. and Canadian researchers report this week online in Science. The findings raise fears that […]
Green Party Debates Green New Deal
Green Party Debates Green New Deal Despite the furor over the Green New Deal (GND), many of its supporters have no idea of the wide variety of views on it, especially within the Green Party (GP), where it originated in the US. From June through August, 2019 Missouri Greens held public discussions contrasting at least […]
Central Bankers Go Green… Why?
Central Bankers Go Green… Why? I was told many depressing things as a child. Watching World Vision infomercials educating the west to the want and misery suffered by millions of children in the third world, I wasn’t alone in asking adults “why”? When I enjoyed all the comforts of food security, electricity and running water, […]
Oil Industry Set Agenda During Climate Summit Meeting with Big Greens
Oil Industry Set Agenda During Climate Summit Meeting with Big Greens Last week, as climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations Climate Action Summit, invited leaders from major environmental groups spent their day listening to the leaders of fossil fuel companies discuss how they want to respond to the climate crisis. Depending on which room you […]
Excerpt: Reconnecting to the Earth
Wakeup Calling humanity ragesdestruction in stagesof everything under the sun the birds and the beesthe rivers and treesit seems like the end has begun a population of peopleturned into sheepleconditioned to crave more and more life based on greedwant, desire and needleads to nothing but war the planet is dyingthe animals cryingthe forests all being cut […]
‘There Is No Climate Emergency’: Scientists Call for Reasoned Debate
‘There Is No Climate Emergency’: Scientists Call for Reasoned Debate The message was clear: “There is no climate emergency.” With those five simple words, a global network of scientists and professionals attempted to inject reasonableness and decorum into what should be a robust discussion about a complex scientific and public policy issue, but has instead degenerated into […]
The Myth of Imminent Collapse
The Myth of Imminent Collapse The ills that have haunted our species since time immemorial — starvation, illness, protection from the elements — are less prevalent than ever before. At the same time we’ve probably never been as disillusioned about the fruits of progress. Panicking about an imminent apocalyptic disaster, people march on the streets of the most prosperous cities in all […]
Dutch Farmers in Mass Revolt Against Green Fascism
Dutch Farmers in Mass Revolt Against Green Fascism Demonstrators cause huge traffic jams in backlash against threat to livestock production. Thousands of Dutch farmers descended on the Netherlands capital to protest against onerous environmental restrictions that threaten their livelihoods. The demonstrations were sparked after the coalition government proposed that “Dutch livestock farming should be slashed […]
Poland: Zero Emissions Is A Trillion-Dollar Fantasy
Poland: Zero Emissions Is A Trillion-Dollar Fantasy Reducing emissions in Poland to zero will cost the country between $760 and $980 billion (700-900 billion euro), said Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski, as quoted by Reuters. “Of course, these costs would obviously be spread over years. But I treat it as a fantasy when someone says that Poland is […]
The carbon trap by Paul Chefurka
The carbon trap by Paul Chefurka Preface. We are caught in the carbon trap — we utterly depend on fossils that don’t have an electric replacement. Someday people will figure this out the hard way, but Chefurka compassionately points out that there is no one to blame for our situation, and it’s not something we […]
