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Conflict Over the Future of the Planet
Conflict Over the Future of the Planet On this Earth Day, it is difficult to look at the state of the planet and the current political leadership and see much hope. In “Junk Planet”, Robert Burrowes writes a comprehensive description of the degradation of the atmosphere, oceans, waterways, groundwater, and soil as well as the […]
Hayward Bay Fault Line MORE DANGEROUS Than San Andreas: It’s A ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
Hayward Bay Fault Line MORE DANGEROUS Than San Andreas: It’s A ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Scientists are now saying that the “Big One” in California may not be caused by the San Andreas fault line, but by the Hayward Bay fault line. It is now thought to be the “ticking time bomb” fault line and more […]
Beyond Sustainability? — We are living in the Century of Regeneration.
Re-greening the Forest Planet (Image Source) Beyond Sustainability? — We are living in the Century of Regeneration. Valuing Ecosystem Function higher than material things is the paradigm shift that determines whether we understand the meaning of our lives and survive or whether we remain ignorant and selfish and destroy our own habitat trying to gain more wealth or […]
The Atlantic Current if Slowing Down = Global Cooling
The Atlantic Current if Slowing Down = Global Cooling The Atlantic current is slowing down dramatically A team of scientists says it is the weakest in 1600 years. Naturally, they attribute it to humans who are driving their cars and heating their homes which is melting the ice in Greenland and that is fresh water which is […]
Denial by a Different Name
DENIAL BY A DIFFERENT NAME It’s Time to Admit That Half Measures Can’t Stop Climate Change IT CAN FEEL GOOD to make fun of climate deniers. So let’s take a little romp with one: Wolfgang Müller. Here he is in a Dusseldorf hotel conference room, 100 people gathered to take a group photo before him. He’s […]
Nuclear Keeps on Polluting, Long After Shutdown
Nuclear Keeps on Polluting, Long After Shutdown Photo by Nuclear Regulatory Commission | CC BY 2.0 Last month, the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, on the banks of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, was found to be leaking radioactive tritium (the radioactive form of hydrogen) into the groundwater. Again, clean, safe, cheap nuclear power comes […]
The unacceptable collateral damage of overconsumption
Source: The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme The unacceptable collateral damage of overconsumption The Great Acceleration, un-burnable carbon, and global impacts We are living in extraordinary times and transformation is already happening and accelerating all around us. Many technological, social, and environmental changes are racing up the steep end of the exponential curve. In almost every area of […]
What Will We Do With All Those Solar Panels When Their Useful Life is Over?
WHAT WILL WE DO WITH ALL THOSE SOLAR PANELS WHEN THEIR USEFUL LIFE IS OVER? As solar power booms, businesses are exploring ways to ensure valuable components don’t end up in landfills. Photo courtesy of sinovoltaics.com April 11, 2018 — Solar power is having its hockey stick moment. Since the early 2000s, the amount of […]
An Oceanic Problem: the Atlantic Overturning Current is Slowing
An Oceanic Problem: the Atlantic Overturning Current is Slowing Photo by Michael Mayer | CC BY 2.0 The Atlantic Overturning Current is part of a worldwide twisted loop of ocean water, called the thermohaline cycle (thermo = heat, haline = salt), which emerges very salty and warm out of the Gulf of Mexico, travels north […]
Hanford’s Toxic Avengers: Department of Energy Suppresses Deadly Nuclear-Cleanup Flaws
Hanford’s Toxic Avengers: Department of Energy Suppresses Deadly Nuclear-Cleanup Flaws Your tax dollars are on the line. The DOE is set to extend a contract to Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) for another year at the Hanford Nuclear Site, despite numerous allegations of misconduct since the company won the initial contract for $7.1 billion in 2008. […]
Understanding What the ‘New Normal’ Means for Water in the West
Understanding What the ‘New Normal’ Means for Water in the West After 20 years of drought conditions, some scientists are calling for better terminology to describe the impact of rising temperatures in the region. Humphrey’s Peak in Arizona is experiencing one of its lowest runoff years in history.Education Images/UIG via Getty Images APRIL IS OFTEN a […]
Dangerous climate tipping point is ‘about a century ahead of schedule’ warns scientist
Dangerous climate tipping point is ‘about a century ahead of schedule’ warns scientist A slowing Gulf Stream system means catastrophic East Coast flooding will get much worse. TAXIS SIT IN A FLOODED LOT AFTER HURRICANE SANDY OCTOBER 30, 2012 IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY. CREDIT: MICHAEL BOCCHIERI/GETTY IMAGES New research provides strong evidence that one of […]
Massive Geomagnetic Storm Set To Hit Earth This Week
Massive Geomagnetic Storm Set To Hit Earth This Week Over the weekend, a middle latitude coronal hole (88) started to face earth. This is the same coronal hole that was responsible for a moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm last month. Now it seems like the same coronal hole is at it again, spewing high-speed solar wind […]
A Shell report predicted how devastating climate change would be — it’s from 1988
A Shell report predicted how devastating climate change would be — it’s from 1988 Royal Dutch Shell gas station. Jonathan Nicholson/NurPhoto via Getty Images A 1988 Royal Dutch Shell report recently published online shows that the company knew decades ago what the impact of climate change would be. The document was found by Dutch journalist […]
Insects are disappearing. Why should we care? What can be done?
Insects are disappearing. Why should we care? What can be done? Insects are disappearing. Remember how in the ’90s when you went for a drive down a country lane on a summer evening, you’d end up with hundreds of splatters on the windscreen? No more does that happen. Your car is no longer like a […]
