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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 Longview, Washington. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. 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 […]
More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes
More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes Spanish market: Vegetable-rich diets make for a healthier planet. Image: By ja ma on Unsplash Researchers are clear: the healthy diet for a healthy planet is more vegetables, less meat. What matters is the food that’s served, and the way it’s produced too. LONDON, 17 January, 2019 […]
What will happen when Earth’s north and south poles flip
What will happen when Earth’s north and south poles flip Earth’s magnetic field is what protects our planet from harmful space radiation. But our protective shield might soon go into a transformation that could threaten the lives on Earth. This video shows what will happen when Earth’s magnetic poles flip. Did you know that Earth […]
Climate Disaster Is Upon Us
Climate Disaster Is Upon Us The question is no longer whether or not we are going to fail, but how are we going to comport ourselves in the era of failure? Ice falls from Margerie Glacier into Glacier Bay, Alaska. (Kimberly Vardeman, CC BY 2.0) I’m standing atop Rush Hill on Alaska’s remote St. Paul […]
Why Sustainable Agriculture Should Support a Green New Deal
Why Sustainable Agriculture Should Support a Green New Deal “For Sale” signs have replaced “Dairy of Distinction” on the last two dairy farms on the road I drive to town. The farm crisis of the 1980’s that never really went away has resurfaced with a vengeance. In 2013, aggregate farm earnings were half of what […]
Warmer waters leave Irish anglers fishless
Warmer waters leave Irish anglers fishless Anglers’ prize: But the salmon is not doing well in Irish waters. Image: Via Wikimedia Commons [public domain] Irish anglers are having little luck as fish feel the effects of warmer waters − which are also increasing greenhouse gases. WEST OF IRELAND, 16 January, 2019 − Unusually high temperatures […]
Life Threatening Winter Storms
Life Threatening Winter Storms Parts of Canada could become the coldest spot on the planet with a winter storm coming with crazy frigid temperatures with wind chill factors in the -40oC level for some. This going to be really dangerous. Quite frankly, the human body was NOT designed to handle conditions like that. This is […]
Jorg Friedrichs: The future is not what it used to be. climate change and energy scarcity
Jorg Friedrichs: The future is not what it used to be. climate change and energy scarcity Preface. This book ranges across many topics and I’ve only included a few bits and pieces. Friedrichs discusses what to do, recovery, denial, migration, historically how Japan, North Korea, and Cuba reacted to sudden energy decline and based on […]
Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost
Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost A desalination plant in Spain. Image: By Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, via Wikimedia Commons Two thirds of the world worries about water for at least a month annually. One successful source of salt-free drinkable water leaves a bitter aftertaste. LONDON, 15 January, 2019 – […]
The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry?
The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry? As the Southwest faces rapid growth and unrelenting drought, the Colorado River is in crisis, with too many demands on its diminishing flow. Now those who depend on the river must confront the hard reality that their supply of Colorado water may be […]
BC Energy Minister on Her Site C Reversal: No Regrets
BC Energy Minister on Her Site C Reversal: No Regrets Michelle Mungall once firmly opposed the mega-dam. Now she’s a powerful figure in a ‘complicated’ party. Critics criticize. But once you’re in government, says Energy Minister Michelle Mungall, ‘It’s not so easy to put your mark in the sand and say it’s never going to […]
Opinion: Sooner or Later, We Have to Stop Economic Growth–And We’ll Be Better For It
OPINION: SOONER OR LATER, WE HAVE TO STOP ECONOMIC GROWTH — AND WE’LL BE BETTER FOR IT The end of growth will come one day, perhaps very soon, whether we’re ready or not. If we plan for and manage it, we could well wind up with greater well-being. Illustration by Kelsey King January 8, 2019 […]
The Overlooked Catalyst That Will Send Energy Demand Soaring
The Overlooked Catalyst That Will Send Energy Demand Soaring As the earth gets hotter, energy demand will increase significantly along with global temperatures. Now a team of researchers in China has determined in a recent study that by the end of this century, peak energy demand in China will increase by a minimum of 72 […]
Rising Sea Levels – by How Much, and Why? A Current Commentary.
Rising Sea Levels – by How Much, and Why? A Current Commentary. The following was published in the journal Science Progress recently, of which I am an editor. Since this blog typically covers issues of environment and energy, I am including the present topic, which I hope will be of interest to its regular readers, […]
Magma Under The Yellowstone Supervolcano Is “Rising”, And Scientists Warn That An Eruption Would Devastate The Entire Planet
Magma Under The Yellowstone Supervolcano Is “Rising”, And Scientists Warn That An Eruption Would Devastate The Entire Planet Could it be possible that a full-blown eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano is not too far away? All over the world seismic activity has been increasing in recent years, and this process seems to have accelerated during […]
