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The Zika Scare: a Political and Commercial Maneuver of the Chemical Poisons Industry
The Zika Scare: a Political and Commercial Maneuver of the Chemical Poisons Industry Aedes aegypti mosquito potentially carrying the Zika virus. Courtesy Wikipedia. Researchers discovered the Zika virus in the Zika forest of Uganda – in 1947. It is a virus not much different than the viruses causing dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile fever, and […]
CDC Director: Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable
CDC Director: Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that people need to be prepared for the worst. Redfield said the Democratic Republic of Congo’s newest Ebola outbreak may not be containable. Tom Inglesby, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for […]
What Preppers Can Learn from Cape Town, Where Residents Live on 13 Gallons of Water Per Person Per Day
What Preppers Can Learn from Cape Town, Where Residents Live on 13 Gallons of Water Per Person Per Day Living in Cape Town South Africa, after we have gained experience with rolling blackouts, our city (and surrounds) ran out of water … a first-world major metropolis ran out of water. This is my summation of […]
Superbugs Pose A Very Real Threat To Humanity
Superbugs Pose A Very Real Threat To Humanity Superbugs, those pesky bacteria that have evolved to become resistant to antibiotics, are on the rise and pose a very real threat to humanity. Antimicrobial resistance is a large and growing problem, with the potential for enormous health and economic consequences for the United States and the rest […]
Why Forests are the Best ‘Technology’ to Fight Climate Change
Why Forests are the Best ‘Technology’ to Fight Climate Change The warning from the world’s top climate scientists that carbon dioxide (CO2) will need to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is both a due and dire recognition of the great task in front of us. What must […]
The Secret of Eternal Growth? It’s Wishful Thinking
The Secret of Eternal Growth? It’s Wishful Thinking I want to believe in eternal economic growth. Given what humanity is facing with climate change and other consequences of our collective consumption, it must be awfully comforting to have faith in a cornucopian future where no one ever goes wanting. Especially if all we have to […]
New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered
New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered The ocean absorbs about 90 percent of the excess heat produced as climate change warms the earth. Editor’s note: A new study by scientists in the United States, China, France and Germany estimates that the world’s oceans have absorbed much more excess heat from human-induced climate change than […]
San Andreas Fault Line: An Unstoppable Geyser Of Mud
San Andreas Fault Line: An Unstoppable Geyser Of Mud An unstoppable geyser of mud is continuously pouring from the San Andreas fault line and slowly creeping across California. The troublesome mud in California’s Imperial County has caused local authorities to declare it an emergency earlier this year. It’s called the Niland Geyser, according to Science […]
Tree Teachings: How Forests and Wildfires Are Critically Linked
Tree Teachings: How Forests and Wildfires Are Critically Linked First in a series about the work of famed botanist . Diana Beresford-Kroeger: The global forest ‘forecasts our future in every breath it takes.’ I have called up Diana Beresford-Kroeger, the famed Irish botanist and bestselling author, to ask about the megafires that carpeted much of […]
Is the “world” actually getting better? Depends on your definition of “world”
Is the “world” actually getting better? Depends on your definition of “world” A frequent critique of the daily news flow is that it is filled with negative events. This is partly a product of the human nervous system. We react very quickly to perceived threats and more slowly to hope of gain or pleasure. Editors […]
The Next Generation Of Warfare: Genetically Engineered VIRUSES
The Next Generation Of Warfare: Genetically Engineered VIRUSES Genetically engineered viruses could very well become the next generation of warfare. Deadly viruses modified in labs could be released eliminating entire communities of people as they infect making them a valuable asset to militaries worldwide. As dystopian as that sounds, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency […]
Is The Evidence of Global Warming Too Scary For Humans To Cope With?
Is The Evidence of Global Warming Too Scary For Humans To Cope With? I appreciate the numerous emails thanking me for providing an understandable explanation of the global warming scenario. The book, Unprecedented Crime, about which I reported, caused me to start thinking more seriously about man-made global warming. I already was thinking about it, […]
After Florence, Carolinians Know the Climate is Changing; Now we Must Act
After Florence, Carolinians Know the Climate is Changing; Now we Must Act Across the Carolinas, the floodwaters have receded and rebuilding is under way. But the epic 2018 hurricane season has left a mark, like a ghostly high-water stain on the wall of a flooded building. Today, Carolina residents increasingly accept the reality of climate […]
