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Do electric cars take more CO2 to build than they save?
Do electric cars take more CO2 to build than they save? EVs take a lot of CO2 to manufacture but should save more over a lifetime of use Listen 2:33 (click on above link to listen) This week’s question comes to us from John Stinner in Prince George, B.C. He asks: Do electric car batteries […]
‘Clean’ natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis
‘Clean’ natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis Global investment of more than $1 trillion in planned LNG plants at risk There’s no question that when you burn it, methane, the main component of natural gas, is much cleaner than coal. With that in mind, you might think a newly released report […]
Iran’s FM Zarif Confirms Enriched Uranium Limit Now Breached
Iran’s FM Zarif Confirms Enriched Uranium Limit Now Breached It what appears to be the first known violation of the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iran’s stockpiles of enriched low-grade uranium have surpassed the limit of 300 kg, Iran’s semi-official Fars News is reporting. Fars noted further that the International Atomic Energy Agency had confirmed […]
Household tissue is a climate issue
Household tissue is a climate issue Trees are the source of much of our household tissue. And trees and soil store huge quantities of carbon to add to greenhouse gas totals. LONDON, 27 June, 2019 − The household tissue you use to blow your nose could be adding to the problems of climate change. A substantial […]
Life Expectancy Falters in the UK: Slow Death but Fast Profits for the Agrochemical Sector
Life Expectancy Falters in the UK: Slow Death but Fast Profits for the Agrochemical Sector A special report in the Observer newspaper in the UK on 23 June 2019 asked the question: Why is life expectancy faltering? The piece noted that for the first time in 100 years, Britons are dying earlier. The UK now […]
Spain Battles Self-Combusting Manure As “Heat-Wave From Hell” Torments Europe
Spain Battles Self-Combusting Manure As “Heat-Wave From Hell” Torments Europe Update (1240ET): Temperatures were even hotter than expected across Europe today and, as Accuweather reports, the extreme heat wave is suspected of killing several people as it set an all-time high in France. The highest temperature ever measured across France in the entirety of record keeping was […]
“It’s A Scary Picture”: Midwest Farming Turmoil Being Compared To 2008 Housing Crisis
“It’s A Scary Picture”: Midwest Farming Turmoil Being Compared To 2008 Housing Crisis The wettest year in memory continues to decimate corn crops across the midwest, according to Bloomberg. And it’s not just farmers that are bearing the brunt of the flooding, it’s the entire agricultural economy. Those that provide supplies like seeds, fertilizer, equipment and services are […]
Crops Devastated As More Ferocious Storms Pound The Midwest – “It’s Hard To Get Your Head Around Just How Bad It Is”
Crops Devastated As More Ferocious Storms Pound The Midwest – “It’s Hard To Get Your Head Around Just How Bad It Is” It has gotten to the point where maybe we should just expect violent storms to hammer the Midwest every single day of the week. Highly destructive storms ripped through the Midwest on Tuesday, […]
Exxon Continues to Fund ‘Science’ Group Steeped in Climate Denial and Delay
Exxon Continues to Fund ‘Science’ Group Steeped in Climate Denial and Delay ExxonMobil, under chief executive Darren Woods, center, has cut ties with some groups over their climate denial work, but continues to fund the American Council on Science and Health. Photo credit: Exxon via Twitter ExxonMobil is funding a little-known nonprofit that calls itself […]
“Hell Is Coming” Dangerous Heatwave Strikes Europe
“Hell Is Coming” Dangerous Heatwave Strikes Europe Most of Europe will be blanketed by an oppressive heatwave as the continent suffers unreasonable warmth this week, with officials across the European Union announcing severe warnings against dehydration and heatstroke. The heat wave will be centered from Spain into France and Germany. AccuWeather said a storm stalling over the […]
Sign Of The Times? Weather Patterns All Over The Planet Are Going Absolutely Nuts
Sign Of The Times? Weather Patterns All Over The Planet Are Going Absolutely Nuts We have never seen global weather patterns go as crazy as they have so far in 2019. Record high temperatures are being shattered all over the planet, but meanwhile some parts of the U.S. were just buried by massive amounts of […]
‘Modified’: A Film About GMOs and the Corruption of the Food Supply for Profit
‘Modified’: A Film About GMOs and the Corruption of the Food Supply for Profit Parts of the documentary Modified are spent at the kitchen table. But it’s not really a tale about wonderful recipes or the preparation of food. Ultimately, it’s a story of capitalism, money and power and how our most basic rights are being eroded […]
Pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis
Pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis Effective democracy needs “a widespread sense of responsibility for the common good” Every answer has a cost. Every choice exacts a penalty. A new book reminds readers there are no easy answers to the climate crisis. LONDON, 24 June, 2019 − Resolving the climate crisis demands radical political change, […]
We evolved to exercise and need high levels of physical activity to be healthy
We evolved to exercise and need high levels of physical activity to be healthy Preface. This is my summary of Herman Pontzer’s 2019 “Evolved to exercise. Unlike our ape cousins, humans require high levels of physical activity to be healthy” in Scientific America. As fossils decline, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll use more muscle power, so […]
Shocking Before And After Photos Reveal The Truth About The Widespread Crop Failures The U.S. Is Facing In 2019
Shocking Before And After Photos Reveal The Truth About The Widespread Crop Failures The U.S. Is Facing In 2019 Torrential rains have been hammering the heartland of America for months, and at this point vast stretches of farmland in the middle of the country are nothing but mud. As a result of the endless rain […]
