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Leaked U.N. climate change report shows inverted thinking on growth
Leaked U.N. climate change report shows inverted thinking on growth The Reuters news service managed a genuine journalistic coup by getting an advance copy of a U.N. climate change report not due out until October. Given what the report says—it’s dire—and the fact that the climate isn’t going to stop changing while the report gets […]
U.S. Disaster Zones: Are You Living In A Place Where Disasters Are Common?
U.S. Disaster Zones: Are You Living In A Place Where Disasters Are Common? With constant media bombardment of fears of a nuclear war, many have begun to prepare for a disaster. But government uncertainty isn’t the only thing on the minds of the masses. Volcanic activity appears to be increasing and earthquakes seem to be […]
Former Bank of Canada Head: Pipeline Protesters May Be Killed. So Be It.
Former Bank of Canada Head: Pipeline Protesters May Be Killed. So Be It. “North American governments have shown the ‘fortitude’ necessary to kill indigenous people often enough that this is no idle threat,” warns Bill McKibben. Protesters at a rally in Vancouver to show opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline on September 9th, 2017. (Photo: […]
Sea level rise due to Antarctic ice melt has ‘tripled over past five years’
Sea level rise due to Antarctic ice melt has ‘tripled over past five years’ The rate of sea level rise resulting from the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet has tripled over the past five years, according to new research from a global team of scientists. The study, published in Nature, finds that ice loss […]
‘DISEASE X’: New Strain Of Bird Flu Kills 40% Of Those Who Contract, 100s Dead In China
‘DISEASE X’: New Strain Of Bird Flu Kills 40% Of Those Who Contract, 100s Dead In China A “new” strain of deadly bird flu dubbed “Disease X” by the World Health Organization (WHO) has killed hundreds of people in China, and is just three mutations away from becoming transmissible between humans, according to experts. The strain, […]
State of the Climate – It’s Alarming!
State of the Climate – It’s Alarming! Photo by Akuppa John Wigham | CC BY 2.0 Stuart Scott of Climate Matters.TV recently interviewed Dr. Peter Wadhams, emeritus professor, Polar Ocean Physics, Cambridge University and author of the acclaimed highly recommended: A Farewell To Ice (Oxford University Press, 2017). In response to the question “what’s your […]
The Battle To Save Our Dying Soil
The Battle To Save Our Dying Soil This camp in southern Spain is finding ways to restore degraded land LA JUNQUERA, Spain ― In this sparsely populated region of rural Murcia in southern Spain, fields of thirsty almond trees eek sustenance out of the dusty soil and pale rocks tumble down slopes onto the sides of […]
Yellowstone Supervolcano: The Steamboat Geyser Just Went off AGAIN
Yellowstone Supervolcano: The Steamboat Geyser Just Went off AGAIN As scientists continue to tell the public not to worry, the largest geyser in Yellowstone has just gone off for the ninth time. Normally, this geyser is quiet for years at a time, but scientists are now saying this is the new normal. Over the past […]
US East Coast Risk of Tsunami & Earthquakes that Threaten NYC
US East Coast Risk of Tsunami & Earthquakes that Threaten NYC QUESTION: Hey Marty, Thanks for all your insight the last few years on what the models are projecting for volcanic & seismic activity. As usual, you’re on the money. The forecast of events laying out to 2032 is really starting to add up in […]
The True Cost of Food: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet, Publishing in June 2018
The True Cost of Food: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet, Publishing in June 2018 The following is an excerpt from Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System, published by Island Press in June of 2018. Nourished Planet was edited by Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, and produced with support from the Barilla Center […]
Civilization as asteroid: humans, livestock, and extinctions
Mass of humans, livestock, and wild animals (terrestrial mammals and birds) Civilization as asteroid: humans, livestock, and extinctions Humans and our livestock now make up 97 percent of all animals on land. Wild animals (mammals and birds) have been reduced to a mere remnant: just 3 percent. This is based on mass. Humans and our […]
The Plight of Birds and the Hand of Man in the Sixth Great Extinction
The Plight of Birds and the Hand of Man in the Sixth Great Extinction Photo by Mark Gillow | CC BY 2.0 As birds become fewer, wildflowers vanish, butterflies disappear, and animals in the wild are threatened, extinction and a grim future haunts. How often did Rumi write about birdsong … there is a reason. […]
ALERT: Presenter Warns of ‘Ecological Apocalypse’ In Great Britain
ALERT: Presenter Warns of ‘Ecological Apocalypse’ In Great Britain Springwatch presenter Chris Packham is warning Great Britain of an “ecological apocalypse.” On this year’s Springwatch, Packham warns that we are presiding over “an ecological apocalypse” and Britain is increasingly becoming “a green and unpleasant land.” According to The Guardian, Packham, who is a naturalist and broadcaster, is […]
A Yellow Alert Has Just Been Issued For 2 Major Volcanoes In North America
A Yellow Alert Has Just Been Issued For 2 Major Volcanoes In North America Massive eruptions of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano and Guatemala’s Fuego volcano have captivated the entire world in recent days, and now it looks like even more volcanoes are starting to wake up. In fact, yellow alerts were just issued for Mexico’s Mt. […]
EPA Staff Say the Trump Administration Is Changing Their Mission From Protecting Human Health and the Environment to Protecting Industry
EPA Staff Say the Trump Administration Is Changing Their Mission From Protecting Human Health and the Environment to Protecting Industry The Environmental Protection Agency made news recently for excluding reporters from a “summit” meeting on chemical contamination in drinking water. Episodes like this are symptoms of a larger problem: an ongoing, broad-scale takeover of the […]
