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An Engineer, an Economist, and an Ecomodernist Walk Into a Bar and Order a Free Lunch . . .
An Engineer, an Economist, and an Ecomodernist Walk Into a Bar and Order a Free Lunch . . . Photo source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | CC BY 2.0 Humanity’s and the Earth’s prospects have been dimming for the past year and a half. But they’ve been bleak for a long time; as little […]
Canada, U.S. governments watching, but not intervening, in coal mine pollution controversy
Teck’s Greenhills mountaintop removal coal mine, in B.C.’s Elk Valley. Photo: Garth Lenz. Canada, U.S. governments watching, but not intervening, in coal mine pollution controversy U.S. officials accused Canada of omitting information on selenium pollution flowing from B.C.’s Elk Valley into Montana waters The U.S. State Department is not going to intervene in a dispute […]
Canada Global Warming Tax up to $1,000 per Household?
Canada Global Warming Tax up to $1,000 per Household? I have been warning that Global Warming is profitable for governments. They paid these academics $1 billion to come up with dire forecasts that ignore nature, cycles, and history, all to justify taxing people that will never actually impact anything nor balance their budgets. Canadian households […]
The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why.
The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why. A dangerous heatwave is sweeping across Britain. The temperature reached 95 degrees at London’s Heathrow Airport on Thursday, making it the hottest day so far this year. Friday is forecasted to be even hotter, and could be the hottest day in the island’s history. […]
Michigan Declares State Of Emergency After Cancer-Linked Toxin Found In Drinking Water
Michigan Declares State Of Emergency After Cancer-Linked Toxin Found In Drinking Water Michigan officials declared a state of emergency on Sunday after high levels of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) were discovered in Kalamazoo County tapwater, reports Mlive.com The declaration was made by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley (R), several days after the toxic compound was found in the water […]
12-Plus Methods For Keeping Challenging Weeds and Pests Out of the Garden
12-PLUS METHODS FOR KEEPING CHALLENGING WEEDS AND PESTS OUT OF THE GARDEN With organic gardening, especially at the outset, comes a few new challenges for transitioning growers. Pesticides and other chemicals have, for several decades, become the go-to solution for all things in the garden, and now that many of us are clearing our heads […]
California’s progress, or lack thereof, in cutting its emissions
California’s progress, or lack thereof, in cutting its emissions The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently published its 2018 inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to which the state achieved its goal of cutting GHG emissions below 1990 levels in 2016, four years in advance of the 2020 target date*. Gov. Jerry Brown claims […]
Climate Change is Real – Do Droughts Last 8.6 Years?
Climate Change is Real – Do Droughts Last 8.6 Years? It is time to begin to really investigate Climate Change for what our computer is forecasting is like a dramatic rise in volatility or a Panic Cycle to be more accurate. What does that mean? We are going to experience extremes on both sides. […]
Big Meat and Dairy are Heating up our Planet
Big Meat and Dairy are Heating up our Planet What do Smithfield, Tyson and Cargill have in common? Besides being three of the largest meat producers in the United States and the world, each of them has committed to reducing its climate footprint. But are they? Who is monitoring these companies to hold them accountable? […]
What Reporting Looks Like at the End of the World
What Reporting Looks Like at the End of the World Photo source Neville Wootton | CC BY 2.0 This summer has seen another spate of deadly wildfires, from Oregon to Sweden to Greece. The Greek fires encapsulated a popular beach resort killing scores of trapped tourists and pensioners on holiday. Many were forced into the […]
The Burning Planet
The Burning Planet Photo source NOAA Photo Library | CC BY 2.0 A recent UK newspaper headline read “The World’s On Fire,” which is literally true as extraordinary continent-wide wildfires consume the planet, accompanied by unbearable, insufferable, oppressive heat. Europe, North America, Japan, and North Africa are all experiencing unprecedented scorching heat. All of which […]
Erasing Flint’s Water Crisis: Or How to Lie With Statistics
Erasing Flint’s Water Crisis: Or How to Lie With Statistics Photo by Pete Souza | CC BY 2.0 Mark Twain famously wrote that “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” This insight is relevant to examining the apologetics of modern-day academics in the rising neoliberal assault on the public. This subservience […]
The Global Heatwave Is About to Hit Your Wallet
A combine harvester cuts a field of rapeseed in the U.K. Major crops are expected to be smaller due to dry conditions. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg The Global Heatwave Is About to Hit Your Wallet Scorching weather across the globe makes fields too dry for crops, rivers too warm to cool power plants, and leaves wind turbines […]
