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World can limit global warming to 1.5C by ‘improving energy efficiency’
World can limit global warming to 1.5C by ‘improving energy efficiency’ It is possible to limit global warming to 1.5C and achieve many of the sustainable development goals without “negative emissions technologies”, a new study finds. The research suggests that improving energy efficiency – chiefly by saving on everyday energy use – could play a major […]
Dramatic Drone Footage Shows Massive Kilauea Crater Collapse, Miles Of Lava Devastation
Dramatic Drone Footage Shows Massive Kilauea Crater Collapse, Miles Of Lava Devastation The number of homes destroyed in Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption has jumped to 117 from 87, according to Monday figures released by the Hawaii County Civil Defense. An estimated 20-40 homes were destroyed in Kapoho, while around a dozen people were trapped on the eastern tip […]
Making It To The 4th Second
Prince Ea Making It To The 4th Second A hard-hitting delivery of the predicament humanity faces Our work here at PeakProsperity.com focuses on raising awareness of the serious challenges facing humanity as we continue to live well beyond our economic, energetic and ecological means. Through the Three Es framework presented in The Crash Course, we’ve […]
“Bunker,” the Fuel for the Giant Engines in Large Cargo Ships
“Bunker,” the Fuel for the Giant Engines in Large Cargo Ships The world grapples with the emissions. When pricing a container shipment, we are sometimes told rates have gone up because “bunker oil” has increased in price or that the delivery will take a few extra days because shipowners ordered their skippers to slow down […]
Only Radical Environmental Activism Can Bring About Whole-System Change
Only Radical Environmental Activism Can Bring About Whole-System Change To come to terms with the many dimensions of our ecological crisis we need to co-create conscious, connected communities, and act together Adapted from A New Republic of the Heart; An Ethos for Revolutionaries A healthy future for humanity requires a healthy living planet. And our […]
‘Enlightenment Now’ rationalizes the violence of empire
‘Enlightenment Now’ rationalizes the violence of empire Through an impressive array of data and visual metrics, Steven Pinker’s most recent book, Enlightenment Now, presents a fiercely optimistic portrait of the achievements of the human race. Pinker uses stats and charts to show how, as one reviewer put it: “Wars are fewer and less severe, homicides are […]
Troubled Gas Firm Drops Request to Dodge Drilling Limits Near New Mexico’s Methane Hot Spot
Troubled Gas Firm Drops Request to Dodge Drilling Limits Near New Mexico’s Methane Hot Spot Today, one of New Mexico’s largest oil and gas producers, Hilcorp Energy, dropped its recently filed request to increase the number of wells it can drill or frack in the San Juan Basin, already home to tens of thousands of gas […]
Down-to-earth policy: Improving soil health
Down-to-earth policy: Improving soil health In recent years there has been a surge in research, education and advocacy efforts to catalyse agricultural policies that help farmers actively improve the health of their soil. Healthy soils are essential to agricultural and rural prosperity, to improving food security and nutrition and to enhancing vital biodiversity and ecosystem […]
Wicked Weather: Midwest Jumps From Coldest April To Hottest May On Record
Wicked Weather: Midwest Jumps From Coldest April To Hottest May On Record “After an incredibly chilly April, May rebounded significantly, featuring record heat late in the month across the Midwest and while not official yet, May could go down as the warmest May on record nationally thanks to this late-month heat surge. A plethora or […]
We Are All in the Clutches of the Delusion Dragon
We Are All in the Clutches of the Delusion Dragon Image by Jean Arnold, Association for the Tree of Life It’s time to accept that we are not going to dislodge the entrenched interests holding back effective action on looming climate chaos by any means tried so far. Believing that 97% of credible scientists is […]
The toxic price of convenience
The toxic price of convenience As many as 110 million Americans may be drinking water contaminated by a toxic class of chemicals that according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are used in “stain- and water-repellent fabrics, nonstick products (e.g., Teflon), polishes, waxes, paints, cleaning products, and fire-fighting foams (a major source of groundwater […]
Ebola Breach: Vomiting Patients “In Active Phase” Smuggled Out Of Quarantine, Die Within Hours
Ebola Breach: Vomiting Patients “In Active Phase” Smuggled Out Of Quarantine, Die Within Hours Congo health officials are scrambling to contain the country’s newest Ebola outbreak, which has made its way from the small remote town of Bikoro to the town of Mbandaka, home to around 1.2 million residents. On Thursday, Dr. Jean-Clement Cabrol of Doctors Without Borders […]
The 8.6-Year Frequency is Within Nature
The 8.6-Year Frequency is Within Nature QUESTION: You have noticed that the 8.6-year frequency even allowed you to see that volcanic eruptions would begin in 2018. Are there other examples from history where you have found this to also be true or was Hawaii just unique? PK ANSWER: Oh, there are plenty of examples. Let’s take […]
