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‘You can’t drink money’: Kootenay communities fight logging to protect their drinking water
‘You can’t drink money’: Kootenay communities fight logging to protect their drinking water In Glade, where clear-cutting could begin any day, determined residents are pulling out all the stops in an effort to protect their local creek — even though a judge ruled they have no right to clean waterSarah Cox Jul 20, 2019 17 min read […]
Scientists work to solve phosphate shortage – the dwindling resource required to grow food
Scientists work to solve phosphate shortage – the dwindling resource required to grow food By 2030, the world’s population is projected to be about 8.5 billion people. Global food security is a major concern for governments – zero hunger is the second most important of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is a severe conflict between […]
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Future History
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Future History In Donald Trump’s go-back-to-where-you-didn’t-come-from America, where the fear of immigrants (as well as their grotesque mistreatment) still seems on the rise, just wait. There’s so much more to come. Climate change has barely begun to hit this planet big time and yet, while there’s much writing about the grim circumstances (including gangs, drugs, and […]
Philly Oil Refinery Files For 2nd Bankruptcy In 2 Years After Massive Fire
Philly Oil Refinery Files For 2nd Bankruptcy In 2 Years After Massive Fire Following a massive fire at a Philadelphia refinery that sent gas prices higher across the Northeast, Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC has filed for bankruptcy protection as the fuel-making company grapples with the aftermath of a June explosion and fire at its oil refinery that forced […]
“There Is No Excuse For What Happened” – 50,000 Con Ed Customers Lose Power During Deadly Heatwave
“There Is No Excuse For What Happened” – 50,000 Con Ed Customers Lose Power During Deadly Heatwave This weekend’s record-setting heatwave roasted 200 million Americans inhabiting the eastern two-thirds of the country, but some had it worse than others. While most of those affected had the option of beating the heat by staying indoors, power […]
The Planetary Insanity of Eternal Economic Growth
The Planetary Insanity of Eternal Economic Growth This is the fantasy: we can rebuild our entire global industrial society every generation or two forever. “Earthrise” is one of the most influential photographs ever published. Taken on the Apollo 8 mission in late December 1968 by astronaut Bill Anders, it captures Earth’s uniqueness, isolation and modest scale: […]
It’s the Volatility – not the Temperature!
It’s the Volatility – not the Temperature! QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, in relating your comments on weather and how the winters will spike to record cold and then the summers will spike to record highs, is this the same as a panic cycle in markets? HC ANSWER: Yes. Our computer looks at the weather the same as it […]
Widespread, Dangerous Heat Expected To Roast 200 Million Americans
Widespread, Dangerous Heat Expected To Roast 200 Million Americans About 200 million Americans in the eastern two-thirds of the country will be trapped in a monsterous heat dome that will send tempatures over 100°F into the weekend, and with humidity factored in, the real feel could be a scorcher: 110°F, reported AccuWeather. “Significant heat is expected […]
“Due To A Poor Harvest Season, We Are Experiencing Shortages On Many Of Our Canned Vegetable Items”
“Due To A Poor Harvest Season, We Are Experiencing Shortages On Many Of Our Canned Vegetable Items” I know that this headline is alarming, but it is actually a direct quote from a notice that was recently posted in a Kroger supermarket. And as you will see below, similar notices are being posted in the canned […]
Ebola-Stricken Man Takes Bus To DRC Travel Hub With 2 Million Residents
Ebola-Stricken Man Takes Bus To DRC Travel Hub With 2 Million Residents The Congolese health ministry announced that a pastor infected with Ebola took a bus to the city of Goma late Sunday, the first time the virus has spread to the major travel hub and home to more than two million people. The man, […]
US Beekeepers Lost 40% Of Honeybee Colonies Last Year, UMD-Led Survey Finds
US Beekeepers Lost 40% Of Honeybee Colonies Last Year, UMD-Led Survey Finds Recent budget cuts by the Trump Administration slashed funding for the US Department of Agriculture’s annual Honey Bee Colonies report that has recently detailed a collapse in the bee population across the nation. Now researchers will be observing a new study, one that […]
Changing Climate, Vanishing Old Growth Bring Increase Fire Risk for Coastal Forests
Changing Climate, Vanishing Old Growth Bring Increase Fire Risk for Coastal Forests ‘It’s getting worse,’ expert warns. ‘As the climate is shifting, these factors are becoming more extreme.’ It rains in Zeballos. A lot. The village, perched at the end of a long inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is surrounded by mountains […]
Have we got a deal for you!
Have we got a deal for you! Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered an interesting deal for Canadians. In return for agreeing to the construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMEX) pipeline, his government has offered to invest all the profits from the operation of the pipeline into clean energy projects. Is this a deal […]
