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Dying Ecosystems
Dying Ecosystems Photo by Richard Allaway | Public Domain Earth’s ecosystems support all life, though collapsed ecosystems would be like stepping outside of the international space station not wearing a space suit. Pop! Bam! Gone! A recent academic study about signals of ecosystem collapse throughout history fits the space suit analogy. Terrifying truth is exposed: […]
Rising sea-levels in the Indian Ocean due to man-made “adjustments” not CO2
Rising sea-levels in the Indian Ocean due to man-made “adjustments” not CO2 PMSML stands for Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level, though there is nothing permanent about sea-level data — like all obedient climate change data, it’s subject to change fifty years later – and the adjustments are as large as the trends. We’ve seen […]
Climate Change has Nothing to do with the Sun?
Climate Change has Nothing to do with the Sun? COMMENT: You are wrong. This chart proves you are wrong and it is mankind that is creating global warming. The sun activity has been declining for 35 years and the temperature is rising. That proves you are wrong. PL REPLY: First of all, the chart you […]
Permaculture sewage treatment – first aid and future proofing for our rivers and seas
Permaculture sewage treatment – first aid and future proofing for our rivers and seas Given our love of conversation about the weather, we’re never happier than when there’s a big storm brewing on the Atlantic and pushing our way. Now that we’ve taken on the North American convention of naming our storms after innocent bystanders […]
The Burning Earth Bears Witness in California
The Burning Earth Bears Witness in California Photo by Glenn Beltz | CC by 2.0 Watching the first ten minutes of the “Public” (Petroleum and/or Pentagon?) Broadcasting System (“P”BS)’s NewsHour two nights ago, I was overcome by a sense of the surreal. The first news item was the Insane Clown President’s (ICP) idiotic (if base-pleasing) […]
Using Gray Water When It’s Too Late to Design Your Home For It
USING GRAY WATER WHEN IT’S TOO LATE TO DESIGN YOUR HOME FOR IT Recently, I wrote an article about passively heating and cooling homes when they haven’t been designed well for it, and to my delight, lots of people left comments, many of them appreciative, regarding the tips. Within those post-article conferring, someone asked for […]
Hurricane-Force Winds Fan SoCal Wildfires As 200,000 Residents Flee Their Homes
Hurricane-Force Winds Fan SoCal Wildfires As 200,000 Residents Flee Their Homes At least four devastating wildfires continued to ravage Southern California from Ventura County south to Los Angeles, as the stifling smoke and flames drove tens of thousands of people living in the Los Angeles area from their homes in an eerie replay of the […]
Siberian Volcano Suddenly Erupts
Siberian Volcano Suddenly Erupts While all eyes have been on the volcano in Bali, the Siberian Shiveluch Volcano erupted yesterday for over a 20 minutes spewing ash 6 miles (10 kilometers) high into the sky. The 1963 eruption in Bali was one of the largest and most devastating eruptions in Indonesia’s history. Nevertheless, it was […]
Major study shows species loss destroys essential ecosystems
Major study shows species loss destroys essential ecosystems Long term research by German ecologists proves that loss of biodiversity has “direct, unpleasant consequences for mankind.” Two days ago, C&C published a reply to a biology professor who shrugged off species extinction as unimportant because evolution will replace the lost organisms. This report, adapted from a Technical […]
The Cognitive Prison Habits of Economic Growth and Development
The Cognitive Prison Habits of Economic Growth and Development This post grew out of a recent facebook discussion. Hat Tip to Bruce Kunkel for the title phrase “Cognitive Prison Habits.” George Monbiot recently made some important points and asked questions we all should be giving some thought to. “Green consumerism, material decoupling, sustainable growth: all are […]
Climate Change – Volcanoes (Part II)
Climate Change – Volcanoes (Part II) Eruption of volcano Agung in Bali Over the past few decades, there have been several research papers in the scientific press that submit there is a correlation between cosmic-solar radiations and destructive geological events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. On top of this, there are correlations with climate […]
Myth and dystopia in the Anthropocene
Myth and dystopia in the Anthropocene The sleeping ice giants of Antarctica are stirring. Will we wake up before they devour us? Calving front of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. Credit: Flickr/Etienne Berthier, Université de Toulouse. CC-BY-2.0. In the autumn of 1913, Karl Jung dreamt of a monstrous flood of yellow waves cascading down […]
150,000 Flee Los Angeles As Wildfires Rage – “We’ll Be Fighting This All Week”
150,000 Flee Los Angeles As Wildfires Rage – “We’ll Be Fighting This All Week” In what sounds like a replay of the devastating fires that killed dozens of people and torched a broad swath of California wine country this past summer, at least five discrete fires barreled across Southern California with extreme speed, torching more […]
For Saving the Earth We Need to Tell the Whole Truth — an eco-socialist’s response to Richard Smith
For Saving the Earth We Need to Tell the Whole Truth — an eco-socialist’s response to Richard Smith In his article,1 Richard calls upon his readers to “change the conversation”. He asks, “What are your thoughts?” He says, if we don’t “come up with a viable alternative, our goose is cooked.” I fully agree. So […]
Antarctic Volcano Warning: Ash Could ‘Encircle The Globe’ Causing Worldwide Health Problems
Antarctic Volcano Warning: Ash Could ‘Encircle The Globe’ Causing Worldwide Health Problems Scientists are sounding the alarm about a volcano eruption in Antartica that could cause global health problems. The ash from this eruption could encircle the globe, affecting millions of people. Deception Island, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, is a hotbed of […]
