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Coldest December on Record in China
Coldest December on Record in China China is also experiencing the coldest day record during December 6 below zero C. Snow is falling in Beijing to Shanghai. It has been in the 70s in Abu Dhabi and in Tampa Florida, so the cold is dipping lower and lower across the planet. Temperatures in China have been held […]
London Assembly passes climate emergency motion
London Assembly passes climate emergency motion The London Assembly has passed a motion by a vote of 12 votes for, 0 against, for declaring a climate emergency. The motion by UK Greens Councillor Caroline Russell urges that the Mayor should “declare a Climate Emergency, supported by specific emergency plans with the actions needed to make […]
State Of Emergency Declared As “Historic Winter Storm” Pounds Carolinas; 100,000 Without Power
State Of Emergency Declared As “Historic Winter Storm” Pounds Carolinas; 100,000 Without Power A significant and possibly “historic” winter storm is pounding North Carolina to central and southern Virginia with heavy snowfall will bring the likelihood of widespread power outages and travel disruptions into early next week. AccuWeather meteorologists forecast the heaviest snowfall is expected from the southern Appalachians […]
Is This The Answer To Global Warming?
Is This The Answer To Global Warming? In my previous article – Indisputable Facts On Climate Change – I addressed some of the things we know to be true as it relates to carbon dioxide and global temperatures. Note that I didn’t try to connect any number of potential threads, nor make dire predictions. My article was […]
Yet Another Trillion-Dollar Unfunded Liability: WHY California Is Burning
Yet Another Trillion-Dollar Unfunded Liability: WHY California Is Burning The apocalyptic fires that hit California last month have left observers scratching their heads and wondering how destruction on that scale could be possible – and how much it will cost in the future if the causes aren’t addressed immediately. This morning’s Wall Street Journal concludes […]
Preppers Love Diatomaceous Earth
Preppers Love Diatomaceous Earth Survivalists love hacks that can help out in many different situations. That’s why preppers stock up on diatomaceous earth (DE). This organic product keeps animals – including us humans – healthy, protects food storage, gardens, and living quarters, and can help filter water. You say you’ve never heard of this miracle […]
North Carolina Prepares For “Historic Storm;” Fears Of “Impossible Travel Conditions”
North Carolina Prepares For “Historic Storm;” Fears Of “Impossible Travel Conditions” Ed Vallee, head meteorologist at Vallee Weather Consulting, is now warning that a “severe winter storm” is about to hit parts of North Carolina this weekend. His forecast on Thursday, correctly pointed out that Winter Storm Diego was going to be a “historic storm in […]
The Deathly Insect Dilemma
The Deathly Insect Dilemma Photo Source Ryan McGuire | CC BY 2.0 Insect abundance is plummeting with wild abandon, worldwide! Species evolve and go extinct as part of nature’s normal course over thousands and millions of years, but the current rate of devastation is off the charts and downright scary. Moreover, there is no quick […]
Degrowth: Toward a Green Revolution
Degrowth: Toward a Green Revolution The Americanism that people will never voluntarily give up the consumption that is killing the planet represents the triumph of a long con. The problem that consumed (apologies) economists in the early twentieth century was how to get people to want the stuff that capitalism produces. Past the point of […]
What If We Just Buy Off Big Fossil Fuel? A Novel Plan to Mitigate the Climate Calamity
What If We Just Buy Off Big Fossil Fuel? A Novel Plan to Mitigate the Climate Calamity Photo Source Food & Water Watch | CC BY 2.0 As the nations of the world are gathered in Poland to fret about the state of the climate, there’s an unpleasant truth—one might say an inconvenient truth—that climate […]
Guest Post: Carbon emissions will reach 37 billion tonnes in 2018, a record high
Guest Post: Carbon emissions will reach 37 billion tonnes in 2018, a record high Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research – Oslo; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research – Oslo, and Rob Jackson, Stanford University Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions […]
Mercury rising
Mercury rising Mercury is back in the news. And it’s not good. A new report just released by IPEN (a global network of public interest NGOs) documents the high levels of this potent neurotoxin found in women surveyed in 21 countries, including many small island states. Almost 75 % of the women surveyed had mercury […]
Money: the silent killer
Money: the silent killer In Sweden, which is famously on the way to becoming cash-free, you can find signs in shop windows that say ‘we don’t take cash because electronic payments are better for the environment’. Since cash does require a certain amount of resource use for its production process and transportation, and since in […]
Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won’t Destroy the Environment
Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won’t Destroy the Environment If you’re seeking some good news during these troubled times, look at the ecologically sound ways of producing food that have percolated up from the grassroots in recent years. Small farmers, environmentalists, academic researchers and food and farming activists have given us agroecology, holistic […]
“Historic Storm” To Bury Southern Appalachians In Snow; Expect Massive Travel Disruptions
“Historic Storm” To Bury Southern Appalachians In Snow; Expect Massive Travel Disruptions Ed Vallee, head meteorologist at Vallee Weather Consulting, has certainly been on his weather game this year. Last month, his forecasts correctly pointed to a number of cross-country storms and unprecedented cold weather that punished the East Coast. Now, his forecasts point to […]
