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Cosmic Rays, Magnetic Fields and Climate Change
Cosmic Rays, Magnetic Fields and Climate Change In my recent post on The Cosmogenic Isotope Record and the Role of The Sun in Shaping Earth’s Climatean interesting discussion developed in comments where there was a fair amount of disagreement among my sceptical colleagues. A few days later, retired Apollo astronaut Phil Chapman sent me this […]
Ending Pollution Requires a Change in Attitudes
Ending Pollution Requires a Change in Attitudes Pollution has become an everyday affair; a murderous way of life which, according to a report published in The Lancet, is responsible for the deaths of at least nine million people every year. The air we breathe is poisoned, the streams, rivers, lakes and oceans are filthy, — […]
Inside the Dead Zone
Inside the Dead Zone It was at a point when linguistics, cultural anthropology and continental philosophy were converging that philosopher Martin Heidegger proclaimed ‘language is the house of the truth of being.’ The problem at hand was conceiving the role of language in an experiential (phenomenological) sense that closed the distance between the Western inheritance […]
Asia Is About To Be Hit By The “Worst Oil Tanker Spill In Decades”
Asia Is About To Be Hit By The “Worst Oil Tanker Spill In Decades” The Sanchi disaster is even worse than many initially expected, according to a chilling new report published by Britain’s National Oceanography Centre that shows the ship’s cargo – the equivalent of nearly 1 million barrels of ultra-light crude, plus its own […]
Who will drink the last glass of water in Cape Town?
Who will drink the last glass of water in Cape Town? Because Cape Town sits between picturesque beaches and mountains, it is a favored travel destination. And, its weather during the summer is described as “almost too perfect.” That’s in part because it rains very little in the summer in this second most populous city […]
The Flu Is FAR WORSE Than We’re Being Told: Tens of Thousands of Americans Are DYING
The Flu Is FAR WORSE Than We’re Being Told: Tens of Thousands of Americans Are DYING We all know that this year’s flu season is bad. I have been pouring over numbers and reports over the past few days, and it’s actually even worse than we’re hearing about. Tens of thousands of Americans are dying. […]
Fracking companies won’t have to disclose chemicals thanks to Trump administration rollback
Fracking companies won’t have to disclose chemicals thanks to Trump administration rollback California and a coalition of environmental groups have all filed challenges to the Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rule repeal. A LARGE FRACKING OPERATION IN COLORADO. (CREDIT: HELEN H. RICHARDSON/THE DENVER POST VIA GETTY IMAGES) On the one-year anniversary of becoming California’s attorney […]
OUTBREAK ALERT: Yellow Fever Death Toll Triples In Brazil
OUTBREAK ALERT: Yellow Fever Death Toll Triples In Brazil The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has taken a backseat to the flu outbreak spreading globally. But, the death toll from yellow fever has now tripled and travelers are being warned. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday there are 35 confirmed cases of the […]
EPA Orders Testing for GenX Contamination Near Chemours Plant in West Virginia
EPA ORDERS TESTING FOR GENX CONTAMINATION NEAR CHEMOURS PLANT IN WEST VIRGINIA The Teflon Toxin DuPont introduced GenX in 2009 to replace PFOA, also known as C8, a chemical it had used for decades to make Teflon and other… THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY has asked Chemours to test water near its plant in West Virginia […]
Climate Bellwether? With Cape Town Almost Out of Water, “Day Zero” Looms
Climate Bellwether? With Cape Town Almost Out of Water, “Day Zero” Looms In less than three months, residents in South African city could be lining up for rationed water under armed guards. “Is this the new normal?” Tree trunks stand in the critically low Theewaterskloof Dam in Villiersdorp, South Africa, Jan. 23, 2018. (Photo: Reuters) […]
An Unsolvable Natural Gas Dilemma
An Unsolvable Natural Gas Dilemma Natural gas isn’t the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of the Netherlands. Clean energy is a more likely association. And yet gas is at the center of one of the country’s major headaches. At the heart of the problem is the giant Groningen gas field that, […]
Who Is Deliberately Killing the Bees?
Who Is Deliberately Killing the Bees? Last night, my husband attended our beekeeping association meeting. He was looking forward to it all day. Talking with other “bee people” is exciting, chatting about the upcoming spring, opening up the hives after winter, installing new bees, etc. I couldn’t wait for him to come home to with new […]
In less than 3 months, a major international city will likely run out of water
In less than 3 months, a major international city will likely run out of water (CNN)In Cape Town, South Africa, they’re calling it “Day Zero” — the day when the taps run dry. A few days ago, city officials had said that day will come on April 22. This week, they moved up the date […]
Each EU Citizen Creates 31kg Of Plastic-Waste Per Year (But The Irish Are Worst)
Each EU Citizen Creates 31kg Of Plastic-Waste Per Year (But The Irish Are Worst) Plastic packaging waste is a huge problem around the world. Despite efforts in some European countries such as plastic bottle deposit schemes or having to pay for plastic bags in the supermarket, Statista’s Martin Armstrong notes that the average EU citizen […]
Michigan Faces ANOTHER Water Crisis
Michigan Faces ANOTHER Water Crisis An emerging new water crisis for Michigan Michigan residents are staring down a new water crisis as the state is scrambling to combat potential health risks in water sources that stem from chemicals long used in firefighting, waterproofing, carpeting and other products. In December of 2017, toxic chemicals have been identified […]
