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The World Will End in Fire
The World Will End in Fire Proclaiming that the end is nigh has now become the labor of the very opposite of a deluded religious devotee. And the question framed by Robert Frost of whether the world will end in fire or ice is no longer in dispute. The world will soon end in fire, […]
Polar ice loss speeds up by leaps and bounds
Polar ice loss speeds up by leaps and bounds More ice is melting in Antarctica, threatening much faster sea level rise. Image: By Danielle Barneson Unsplash North and south, polar ice loss is happening faster than ever. Researchers now have a measure of the accelerating flow into the ocean. LONDON, 22 January, 2019 – In the last few decades […]
A Homemade Vegan Version of Natural & Organic Fertilizer
A HOMEMADE VEGAN VERSION OF NATURAL & ORGANIC FERTILIZER Last year I worked a couple of gardens with a friend/boss, Buck, who has been cultivating these spaces for decades. Though some of his techniques don’t jive with my permaculture sensibilities, such as tilling every year and walking in garden beds, on many things we were […]
That Green Growth at the Heart of the Green New Deal? It’s Malignant
That Green Growth at the Heart of the Green New Deal? It’s Malignant A burgeoning save-the-climate effort called the Green New Deal, explains Vox’s David Roberts, “has thrust climate change into the national conversation, put House Democrats on notice, and created an intense and escalating bandwagon effect. … everyone involved in green politics is talking about the […]
The most dangerous climate feedback loop is speeding up
The most dangerous climate feedback loop is speeding up In Siberia, the carbon-rich permafrost warmed by 1.6°F in just the last decade. The carbon-rich permafrost warmed “in all permafrost zones on Earth” from 2007 to 2016, according to a new study. Most ominously, Siberian permafrost at depths of up to 30 feet warmed a remarkable 1.6°F […]
Turn Trash Into Treasure: The Easy Way To Make A Compost Pile Or Bin
Turn Trash Into Treasure: The Easy Way To Make A Compost Pile Or Bin Composting not only reduces trash in landfills but also improves your backyard at home. Your garden will produce healthier vegetables and more beautiful flowers with just the addition of a compost pile. Composting doesn’t have to be difficult and although it […]
Eating Clean, Green and Anthropocene
Eating Clean, Green and Anthropocene Scientists say our diets must evolve. Canada could lead the way. Adding a vice to a culture is always easier than removing it. Consider, as examples, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and the hamburger. Despite all we know about the harm we do to ourselves and others by indulging in these vices, […]
Coffee Tree Extinction And The Caffeine Blues
Coffee Tree Extinction And The Caffeine Blues Is man’s second-best friend at risk of extinction? What lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease, boosts your brain cells and adds years to your life? Health experts will tell you that would be coffee. A morning cup of Joe not only gives many of us the jolt we […]
The Top Global Risks in 2019
The Top Global Risks in 2019 The suits are pressed and the jets are gassed up, as global political and business leaders prepare to converge in Davos for the World Economic Forum. To prep the wide variety of world leaders attending the summit, the organization has just published its most recent edition of the Global Risks […]
Arctic Blast Brings Dangerously Cold Wind Chills To Northeast
Arctic Blast Brings Dangerously Cold Wind Chills To Northeast The coldest air of the year and possibly the Winter 2018-2019 season has descended southward toward the East Coast, can create life-threatening situations for those who lose power and cannot heat their homes. Wind chill warnings and advisories have been posted by the National Weather Service from the Midwest into the […]
Complaint Lodged with European Ombudsman: Regulatory Authorities Colluding with Agrochemicals Industry
Complaint Lodged with European Ombudsman: Regulatory Authorities Colluding with Agrochemicals Industry Back in 2016, I posed the question in The Ecologist whether regulators in the EU were acting as product promoters when it came to the relicensing of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup. The renewal of the license for glyphosate in the EU was […]
Whiplash & the Breath of the Sea
Whiplash & the Breath of the Sea Last week was tough in a way that I hadn’t expected. I had two events to go to: the first, a climate change conference put on by our state’s climate change commission, and the second, an agricultural bank board meeting. It was unexpectedly tough to think about the […]
Monsanto/Bayer Giant Moving to “Genome Edit” Fruits and More
Monsanto/Bayer Giant Moving to “Genome Edit” Fruits and More Not surprising, Monsanto, today hidden behind the Bayer logo, as the world leader in patented GMO seeds and the probable carcinogenic Roundup herbicide with glyphosate, is attempting to quietly patent genetically modified or GMO varieties of fruits using controversial gene-editing. The “beauty” of this for Monsanto/Bayer […]
Opinion: Energy Development Threatens Big Game Herds in Wyoming (And Why it Matters outside the state, too)
OPINION: ENERGY DEVELOPMENT THREATENS BIG GAME HERDS IN WYOMING (AND WHY IT MATTERS OUTSIDE THE STATE, TOO) We’re faced with a federal government determined to continue free-for-all industrial development even when there are pragmatic, evidence-based conservative solutions available. Illustration by Sean Quinn Wyoming is sprawling and sparsely populated, home to some of the most awe-inspiring, […]
Science magazine on Peak Sand 2017 and 2018
Science magazine on Peak Sand 2017 and 2018 [ Sand is essential to make concrete, glass, silicon for computer chips, and many other products (longer list in Peak Sand), so no wonder top journal “Science” has had two articles on this topic. Sand mining also ruins ecosystems, lessens biodiversity, impairs water and food security, makes storm […]
