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10 Reasons Bicycling Will Continue to Soar in Popularity
10 REASONS BICYCLING WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR IN POPULARITY For too long biking has been viewed skeptically as a white-people thing, a big city thing, an ultra-fit athlete thing, a twenty-something thing, a warm weather thing or an upper-middle class thing. And above all else, it’s seen as a guy thing. But guess what? The […]
Half-Earth or Half Solution? E.O. Wilson’s Solution to Species Loss
Half-Earth or Half Solution? E.O. Wilson’s Solution to Species Loss Credit: David Barnas Credit: E.O Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life. Published by Liveright / W.W. Norton in March 2016 (ISBN 978-1-63149-082-8) Despite my somewhat snarky title, which is based on my assessment that Half-Earth is missing a key strategic component, E. […]
Breathing Highways and Sponge Cities
Breathing Highways and Sponge Cities “We could do worse than to go back to the way nature manages rainfall.“ During the 20th Century, the rate of global warming was twice as fast in Taiwan (1.7°C) as for the world as a whole (0.74°C). Partly as a result, the number of days with rainfall decreased dramatically and […]
New study questions impact of ending fossil fuel subsidies
New study questions impact of ending fossil fuel subsidies Ending the world’s fossil fuel subsidies would reduce global CO2 emissions by 0.5 to 2.2 gigatonnes (Gt) per year by 2030, a new study says. The research, published by Nature, concludes that the removal of subsidies would lead to bigger emissions reductions in oil and gas […]
The progress of this storm: Nature and society in a warming world
The progress of this storm: Nature and society in a warming world Andreas Malm’s powerful critique of current environmental philosophies puts historical materialism and cutting-edge science at the center of a call for militant action Andreas Malm THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM Nature and society in a warming world Verso Books, 2018 reviewed by Ian […]
The Evolution of Growing Food
The Evolution of Growing Food QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; You previously mentioned that we can grow crops inside warehouses without the sun or soil. How did mankind survive the last mini Ice Age with dropping temperatures as we have seen in recent winters here in Europe? LW ANSWER: With each cycle, we tend to improve upon […]
We ignore urgent global warnings at our peril
We ignore urgent global warnings at our peril City lights in this nighttime view of Earth from space provides “an intuitively graspable view of our planet”. (Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr) A year ago, we revisited the 1992 “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity.” Signed by a majority of Nobel laureates in sciences […]
Australia’s ‘deadliest natural hazard’: what’s your heatwave plan?
Australia’s ‘deadliest natural hazard’: what’s your heatwave plan? Heatwaves are Australia’s deadliest natural hazard, but a recent survey has found that many vulnerable people do not have plans to cope with extreme heat. Working with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre and the Bureau of Meteorology, my colleagues and I surveyed 250 residents […]
The Royal Society and the GMO-Agrochemical Sector
The Royal Society and the GMO-Agrochemical Sector The Royal Society in the UK is a self-governing fellowship of distinguished scientists. Its purpose is reflected in its founding charters of the 1660s: to recognise, promote and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. Its motto, nullius in […]
Safety Officials Order Partial Shutdown of Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility After Discovering 10-Year History of Leaks
Safety Officials Order Partial Shutdown of Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility After Discovering 10-Year History of Leaks Sabine Pass, the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in the country, has reportedly been experiencing safety issues for the past decade, and yet federal safety officials were only informed of this history while investigating the terminal’s latest […]
We are Gaians! — United with a living planet in crisis
We are Gaians! — United with a living planet in crisis Versión original en Castellano: ¡Somos de Gaia!, D.C. Wahl, 2005 Many of us are familiar with the name Gaia. But how well do most people understand the concept this word tries to express? Mythologically Gaia refers to the ancient Greek goddess. More than a simple member of the […]
‘Ring Of Fire’ Quake-Cluster Prompts Scientists To Warn Of “Large Rupture Sooner Than Later”
‘Ring Of Fire’ Quake-Cluster Prompts Scientists To Warn Of “Large Rupture Sooner Than Later” Earlier in the week we reported on scientists’ warnings over the “strained” magma chamber within Yellowstone’s supervolcano. And now, perhaps even more concerning, The Daily Express reports that scientists in California have analyzed 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific Ring of […]
“Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event” Fractures The Polar Vortex In Two
“Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event” Fractures The Polar Vortex In Two “This split of the polar vortex will shift the upper atmospheric pattern such that the coldest airmass is located in western North America as well as over parts of Europe. This will allow for a ridge of high pressure to amplify in the eastern US, […]
Biological Warfare: Is Smallpox a Threat? Recent Government Activity Suggests It Is
Biological Warfare: Is Smallpox a Threat? Recent Government Activity Suggests It Is ReadyNutrition Readers, we have done several articles on biological weapons, as well as specific diseases that one might encounter with an attack by a so-called “rogue” state. But we also know the value of a good “false flag,” that is an operation by a […]
