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Energy Transfer Uses Workaround to Open Mariner East 2 Pipeline Amid Hazard Worries, Criminal Investigation
Energy Transfer Uses Workaround to Open Mariner East 2 Pipeline Amid Hazard Worries, Criminal Investigation Energy Transfer has begun shipping natural gas liquids through one of the most troubled pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, sparking calls for additional investigations as residents say safety concerns remain unresolved. Natural gas liquids (NGLs) are fossil fuels found in large volumes in […]
How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress
Trucks hauling coal at a Chinese-financed open-pit mine in Pakistan’s Sindh province in May 2018. RIZWAN TABASSUM / AFP / GETTY IMAGES How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a colossal infrastructure plan that could transform the economies of nations around the world. But with its focus […]
Ghost Empires
Ghost Empires As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information Drought is a normal recurring feature of the climate in most parts of the world. It doesn’t get the attention of a tornado, hurricane or flood. Instead, it’s a slower and less obvious, a […]
Forget El Nino, StormFest is about to Hit the West Coast
Forget El Nino, StormFest is about to Hit the West Coast Things often calm down after January 1 during El Nino years….but not this year…with the U.S. West Coast from central California to Washington State about to be pummeled by a series of storms. Rain, snow, wind? Plenty for everyone. A view of the latest […]
The FT Editorial Board has a problem with those who pretend to solve climate change. Who might they have in mind?
The FT Editorial Board has a problem with those who pretend to solve climate change. Who might they have in mind? “The depressing reality about climate change is that we could solve the problem, at manageable cost, but are failing to do so.” So the Financial Times Editorial Board concluded on 26th December. “This failure […]
Population wrapped up: a response to Jane O’Sullivan
Population wrapped up: a response to Jane O’Sullivan And so we come to Small Farm Future’s final blog post of 2018. Time for some seasonal goodwill and an offer of peace to all? Nah, time to settle old scores – in this case my debate with Jane O’Sullivan about population and poverty that’s been rumbling […]
Insights From The Wilderness – Human Civilization Will Not Survive Climate Intensification
Insights From The Wilderness – Human Civilization Will Not Survive Climate Intensification I recognize that the title of this StonyHill Nugget is alarming and that I will be accused of holding extremist views on global warming and climate intensification. But I am concerned that the media and our government are not telling us the truth. […]
Re-regionalization: Bioregional development as a regenerative pathway
Re-regionalization: Bioregional development as a regenerative pathway Based on an excerpt of the ‘Ecological Design Dimension’ of Gaia Education’s online course in ‘Design for Sustainability’ To relocalise effectively we need to map the productive potential of our regions and communities, including resource, material, waste and energy flows and identify threads and opportunities for relocalising production […]
A regenerative food system is both a means and an end
A regenerative food system is both a means and an end The land-sparing argument is mostly flawed when it promises to save land for wildlife or for carbon sequestration. Continued intensification of the food system will lead to increased pressure on nature as well as the continued erosion of food culture. A regenerative food system […]
The Troubles of “Invasive” Plants: Collateral Damage, Monsanto, and the Tragedy of Pinyon-Juniper eradication
The Troubles of “Invasive” Plants: Collateral Damage, Monsanto, and the Tragedy of Pinyon-Juniper eradication St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum). Photo by KtS This is part one of a three part series. In this part we discuss: a) the negative effects of invasive plant removal methods, b) the involvement of Monsanto in popularizing invasion biology, and c) […]
It’s Time to Get Serious About CO2 Pollution
It’s Time to Get Serious About CO2 Pollution Fifty years ago, a bipartisan U.S. Congress enacted novel, far-reaching legislation that changed our country and the world for the better. At that time, the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act were new, untested approaches to combating pollution. The U.S. had a huge problem in the […]
Climate Diary of an extreme heatwave across Australia and climate heat impacts
Climate Diary of an extreme heatwave across Australia and climate heat impacts The Bureau of Meteorology in the lead up to christmas in 2018 showed a heatwave building through the week. The forecast was for severe and extreme heatwave impacts particularly Thursday 27 December to Saturday 29 December. A blocking high in the Tasman and […]
BC earthquakes and fracking
BC earthquakes and fracking As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information There is no fracking going on right now in northeastern British Columbia, the epicenter of the province’s oil and gas production. Hydraulic fracturing operations have been shut down there for a month due to earthquakes […]
Climate Change Action Cannot Ignore Social Issues
Gideon Mendel For Action Aid/ In Pictures/Corbis via Getty Images Climate Change Action Cannot Ignore Social Issues Despite a series of troubling new reports and studies, the world has yet to respond adequately to the threat posed by global warming. One reason is that policymakers have not made the connection between climate action and the […]
Native Shrubs and Why They’re Essential for Carbon Sequestration
Native Shrubs and Why They’re Essential for Carbon Sequestration Sand prairie merging into shrubland in southeast Wisconsin. Credit: The Prairie Botanist “Shrubbiness is such a remarkable adaptive design that one may wonder why more plants have not adopted it.” (H. C. Stutz, 1989) In light of the newest IPCC and US climate change reports, coupled with […]
