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Analysis: Global CO2 emissions set to rise 2% in 2017 after three-year ‘plateau’
Analysis: Global CO2 emissions set to rise 2% in 2017 after three-year ‘plateau’ Over the past three years, global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels have remained relatively flat. However, early estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP) using preliminary data suggest that this is likely to change in 2017 with global emissions set to grow […]
Climate Crisis and Managed Deindustrialization: Debating Alternatives to Ecological Collapse
Climate Crisis and Managed Deindustrialization: Debating Alternatives to Ecological Collapse If we don’t change the conversation, if we don’t deal with the systemic problems of capitalism and come up with a viable alternative, our goose is cooked. Demanding an end to coal and all forms of dirty energy extraction, over 4,000 activists descended on the […]
Human well-being, economic growth and so-called decoupling
Human well-being, economic growth and so-called decoupling Some people claim that humans—called breatharians—can live on air alone. Others claim we can have economic growth without increasing our resource use, so-called decoupling. Neither claim withstands scrutiny though here I am only going to deal with the second one. Hidden beneath the claim of decoupling is the […]
How climate change will mess with water ‘recharge’ in Western U.S.
How climate change will mess with water ‘recharge’ in Western U.S. Over pumping our aquifers beyond recharge is a dangerous situation and not “sustainable” as Northern California wine makers sell us. Both Sonoma, Napa and Lake counties have been merchandising our water resources beyond recharge for years according to our state. We are on the edge […]
Water Saving Irrigation Practices
WATER SAVING IRRIGATION PRACTICES Saving water in the soil is without a doubt the easiest and most effective way to manage the water flowing through your land. If you need extra irrigation, however, the water stored up in your soil isn´t easy to access. For irrigation needs, you´ll want to use water that you store […]
Malaise Traps
MALAISE TRAPS Remembrance Day for Lost Species, held on the 30th November each year, is an occasion to honour and mourn the countless thousands of species driven to extinction by human activity. To mark this year’s theme – Lost & Disappearing Pollinators – author and beekeeper Helen Jukes writes of this year’s devastating news of insect decline, of the wonder of honeybee hives, and […]
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe Dr Katharine Hayhoe is a professor in the department of political science at Texas Tech University and director of its Climate Science Center. She was a lead author on the Climate Science Special Report, part of the fourth US National Climate Assessment, which was published in early November […]
Fault Line Wakes Up: New Zealand Could Be DESTROYED By Massive 9.0 Earthquake
Fault Line Wakes Up: New Zealand Could Be DESTROYED By Massive 9.0 Earthquake A 2016 earthquake has awoken a fault line that was thought to be dormant. Now that it’s becoming active, fears have arisen that New Zealand could be destroyed by a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The devastating Kaikura earthquake in 2016 has resurrected […]
Scarlet Fever Outbreak In England Leaves Researchers Confused: ‘We’re Concerned’
Scarlet Fever Outbreak In England Leaves Researchers Confused: ‘We’re Concerned’ Scarlet fever cases are now at 50-year-high sparking concerns for researchers, as they are baffled as to how “Victorian-era” diseases are making a comeback. The disease has been on the rise since 2014, and researchers are failing to find the cause. Scarlet fever hit its […]
What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today
Photo: Bettman/Getty Images What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today Sixty years after the nuclear tests, the groundwater is contaminated and the coconuts are radioactive. But are the coral reefs thriving? Nearly 60 years after the last of 23 nuclear explosions in its land, air and water, Bikini Atoll again looks like the idyllic Pacific paradise it […]
The Government Has Been Meddling in Food and Nutrition for a Long Time
The Government Has Been Meddling in Food and Nutrition for a Long Time For over a century, the federal government has had its hand in shaping what we eat in a multitude of ways, usually to bad effect. Government intrusion is often obvious. We know when government taxes our income, stops us from using our […]
Ice Apocalypse
Ice Apocalypse Rapid collapse of Antarctic glaciers could flood coastal cities by the end of this century. In a remote region of Antarctica known as Pine Island Bay, 2,500 miles from the tip of South America, two glaciers hold human civilization hostage. Stretching across a frozen plain more than 150 miles long, these glaciers, named […]
The Importance of Tree Crops in Sustainable Agriculture
THE IMPORTANCE OF TREE CROPS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Tree Crops are the most common perennial agricultural method. More specifically, orchards are one of the most common and successful forms of perennial agriculture. A well-maintained peach orchard will give you a steady crop for up to 20 years. An apple orchard can last up to 50 […]
There Have Been 698 Earthquakes In California Within The Past 30 Days
There Have Been 698 Earthquakes In California Within The Past 30 Days Why is the west coast shaking so violently? According to the latest data from Earthquake Track, there have been 698 earthquakes in California within the past 30 days. By the time that you read this article, that number will undoubtedly have changed. In […]
Airports Close, Thousands Flee As Bali’s Mt Agung Volcano Erupts: Live Feed
Airports Close, Thousands Flee As Bali’s Mt Agung Volcano Erupts: Live Feed Bali’s Mount Agung has been trembling and spewing ash into the sky for months, warnings that prompted the government to steadily evacuate more than 75,000 people living around the base of the active volcano. Now the long-anticipated eruption is finally happening. As the […]
