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Amazon Chaos: “BlackRock Is Literally Reaping Profits As The World’s Jungles Burn”
Amazon Chaos: “BlackRock Is Literally Reaping Profits As The World’s Jungles Burn” According to a new report from the Friends of the Earth U.S.; Amazon Watch; and Profundo, Larry Fink’s BlackRock Inc is one of the top investors in companies “responsible for tropical forest destruction in the Amazon and around the world.” The report called BlackRock’s Big […]
Ancient Amazonian Societies Managed the Forest Intensively But Sustainably–Here’s What We Can Learn From Them
ANCIENT AMAZONIAN SOCIETIES MANAGED THE FOREST INTENSIVELY BUT SUSTAINABLY — HERE’S WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM The Amazon’s trees, soils and mysterious earthworks tell the story of the millions who lived there before European arrival August 15, 2019 — When loggers and cattle ranchers began toppling the rainforest in Brazil’s far western state of Acre, […]
Boris Johnson’s destruction of democracy is making it easier for the hard right to ruin our planet
Boris Johnson’s destruction of democracy is making it easier for the hard right to ruin our planet The vision that Boris and his clique represent is plain (for some of us) to see. They appear to be unabashed authoritarians, and their grand scheme consists of austerity for the poor, welfare for the wealthy and marginalisation […]
Extinction Rebellion: What is it?
Extinction Rebellion: What is it? The climate crisis is turning average law-abiding people into raging law-breaking eco rebels, by boatloads. Extinction Rebellion (ER) is at the forefront, demanding that governments declare climate emergencies and take urgent action. In that regard, ER, which started in the UK, says government must reduce carbon emissions to Net Zero […]
Unsettled Weather
Unsettled Weather After leaving the Bahamas for dead, Hurricane Dorian barely grazed the US mainland en route to the Canadian shoals of oblivion, perhaps saving America’s insurance industry. But the steamy west coast of Africa is hurling out a cavalcade of replacements as the high season for Atlantic storms commences, so better keep the plywood […]
‘Spill’: A New Exhibit Examines Humanity’s Abuse of Water
‘Spill’: A New Exhibit Examines Humanity’s Abuse of Water Toxic messes turn into blazing — and angry — works of art at Vancouver’s Belkin Gallery. Oil slicks, toxic tailing ponds, poisoned aquifers, drowned landscapes and sludgy brown crude vomited up from the bottom of the sea. To say that humans have abused water is like […]
Bernie Sanders’ Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power Draws Attacks — Here’s Why They’re Wrong
Bernie Sanders’ Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power Draws Attacks — Here’s Why They’re Wrong Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has released an ambitious climate proposal, one which champions of the status quo were quick to criticize. One line of attack, coming from many different sources, focuses on Sanders’ plan to phase out nuclear power, but the arguments, and who is […]
One million plant & animal species at risk of extinction
One million plant & animal species at risk of extinction As usual, no mention of birth control or carrying capacity. Plumer, B. 2019. Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace. New York Times. Extinction rates are tens to hundreds of times higher than they have been in the past 10 […]
Do We Face Global Cooling or an Ice Age?
Do We Face Global Cooling or an Ice Age? QUESTION #1: You expect global cooling due to the decrease in solar energy. Why do glaciers melt? MG QUESTION #2: Now that the Greenland Glacier is growing, is this part of the shift back toward global cooling? Do you think we are headed to an ice age? FH ANSWER: There […]
Floridians Brace For Dorian As Hurricane Weakens To Category 3
Floridians Brace For Dorian As Hurricane Weakens To Category 3 Hurricane Dorian has weakened from a Category 4 storm down to Category 3, now with winds of 120 miles per hour, but experts and officials say it’s too soon for Floridians to relax. The storm stalled over the island of Grand Bahama for a day, staying […]
Cat-5 Hurricane Dorian “Strongest In Modern History” To Hit Bahamas
Cat-5 Hurricane Dorian “Strongest In Modern History” To Hit Bahamas Update (11:00 a.m. ET): Dorian is now the strongest hurricane in modern records for the Northwestern Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center, with sustained winds of 180 mph, up from 160. ✔ Extreme winds from the eyewall of #Dorian in excess of 180 mph will affect […]
Panic Spreads To Georgia, Carolinas As Trump Warns Category 4 Hurricane Dorian “Very Hard To Predict”
Panic Spreads To Georgia, Carolinas As Trump Warns Category 4 Hurricane Dorian “Very Hard To Predict” We’re starting to suspect that hurricane forecasters aren’t much better at predicting the future movements of storms than market forecasters are at predicting the future movements of markets. To wit, on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center shifted its forecasts […]
The open Amazon and its enemies: a call for action and optimism
The open Amazon and its enemies: a call for action and optimism The Amazon, now on fire, has become the central political and geopolitical hot spot for humanity’s right to its own future. Optimism is the gasoline that must feed the fight. June and July have been the hottest months on record in the Western […]
Burgundy’s Vineyards Haven’t Been This Hot And Dry Since “The Black Death” In The 14th Century
Burgundy’s Vineyards Haven’t Been This Hot And Dry Since “The Black Death” In The 14th Century Vintners in France haven’t seen such a succession of hot weather and dry harvest since the 14th century, during a time called “the Black Death”, according to Bloomberg. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Though these weather extremes may seem […]
“Things Are Going To Get Worse” – Florida Gas Shortages Intensify As Dorian Becomes Category 3 Hurricane
“Things Are Going To Get Worse” – Florida Gas Shortages Intensify As Dorian Becomes Category 3 Hurricane Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Cat 3 storm Friday afternoon with 115 mph winds as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised state troopers would escort trucks of fuel to areas along the east coast that could be directly in […]
