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Too right it’s Black Friday: our relentless consumption is trashing the planet
Too right it’s Black Friday: our relentless consumption is trashing the planet Growth must go on – it’s the political imperative everywhere, and it’s destroying the Earth. But there’s no way of greening it, so we need a new system Illustration: Sebastien Thibault Everyone wants everything – how is that going to work? The promise […]
Climate Change and the Challenge to All Forms of Agriculture
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CHALLENGE TO ALL FORMS OF AGRICULTURE We´ve all heard of climate change and probably understand the basics of how excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide produced by our society´s burning of fossil fuels is causing the earth´s temperature to rise. We´ve most likely seen maps of what the world will look […]
Averting the apocalypse: lessons from Costa Rica
Averting the apocalypse: lessons from Costa Rica Earlier this summer, a paper published in the journal Nature captured headlines with a rather bleak forecast. Our chances of keeping global warming below the 2C danger threshold are very, very small: only about 5%. The reason, according to the paper’s authors, is that the cuts we’re making […]
Fukushima Darkness
Fukushima Darkness Photo by thierry ehrmann | CC BY 2.0 The radiation effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant triple meltdowns are felt worldwide, whether lodged in sea life or in humans, it cumulates over time. The impact is now slowly grinding away only to show its true colors at some unpredictable date in […]
The Approaching Famine
The Approaching Famine The most serious forecast that we see from our computer models has been a rise in agricultural prices caused by Global Cooling – not Global Warming. Crops cannot grow without the sun and water. Historically, when the weather turns cold, the crops fail. There is no question that food prices will rise […]
What, Me Worry? Humans Are Blind to Imminent Environmental Collapse
What, Me Worry? Humans Are Blind to Imminent Environmental Collapse Accelerating biodiversity loss may turn out to be the sleeper issue of the century. Nature can’t compete with human activity overtaking the Earth. Photo by Ben Chapman, Creative Commons licensed. A curious thing about H. sapiens is that we are clever enough to document — […]
Agriculture and climate change: Is farming really a moveable feast?
Agriculture and climate change: Is farming really a moveable feast? There is a notion afoot that our agricultural production can simply migrate toward the poles in the face of climate change as areas in lower latitudes overheat and dry up. Few people contemplate what such a move would entail and whether it would actually be […]
Should we try to fix global warming with fake volcanic eruptions? TBD.
Should we try to fix global warming with fake volcanic eruptions? TBD. There could be unintended consequences. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 sent planet-cooling aerosols into the atmosphere. Photo by Arlan Naeg/AFP/Getty Images. By Mary Beth Griggs With heat-trapping carbon emissions on the rise again, researchers are looking for ways to turn down […]
With U.S. Backing, Ukraine Pushes to Privatize Paris Climate Agreement
Photo: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images WITH U.S. BACKING, UKRAINE PUSHES TO PRIVATIZE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT LIKE MOST DOCUMENTS that travel through U.N. channels, a recent proposal from Ukrainian diplomats is blanketed in jargon and buzzwords, promising to render things “integrated, holistic and balanced” and to promote “ambition.” But this proposal — brought by the Ukrainian negotiating team […]
In the Water-Scarce Southwest, an Ancient Irrigation System Disrupts Big Agriculture
In the Water-Scarce Southwest, an Ancient Irrigation System Disrupts Big Agriculture In New Mexico and Colorado, the “acequia” is more than just democratic water distribution—it is at the center of Southwest culture. Water in the American Southwest has never been abundant. Its availability fluctuates depending on conditions like drought and mountain snowpack that feeds streams […]
Madagascar Outbreak: It Is ‘Inevitable’ The Plague Becomes Resistant To Drugs
Madagascar Outbreak: It Is ‘Inevitable’ The Plague Becomes Resistant To Drugs The newest warning about the outbreak of the airborne pneumonic plague, or black death, in Madagascar has been released. Officials warn that it’s inevitable that this bacterial infection that’s infected over 2000 people will become resistant to antibiotics. The only way to treat a […]
William Rees: What’s Driving The Planet’s Accelerating Species Collapse?
William Rees: What’s Driving The Planet’s Accelerating Species Collapse? Spoiler alert: It’s us The data regarding planetary species loss just gets more alarming. Today’s podcast guest is bioecologist and ecological economist Dr. William Rees, professor emeritus of the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning. Rees is best known for his development of […]
Keystone XL Pipeline Shut Down After 5,000-Barrel Spill In South Dakota
Keystone XL Pipeline Shut Down After 5,000-Barrel Spill In South Dakota Well this is awkward. After months/years of protests targeting the Keystone XL pipeline from environmentalists worried about oil spills, TransCanada has now been forced to shut down the pipeline following…drum roll please…a 5,000 barrel oil spill in South Dakota. According to The Hill, the […]
The Mindset of Monoculture
THE MINDSET OF MONOCULTURE Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, it has been fairly easy to fall into the mindset of monoculture. The lure of big machines offering us power and control; making our lives easier in some senses, but more complicated in others; has led us into an all-encompassing embrace of the mindset […]
What Would Happen To The World If The Yellowstone Super Volcano Erupted Right Now?
What Would Happen To The World If The Yellowstone Super Volcano Erupted Right Now? With the looming threat of a possible eruption at the Yellowstone super volcano, some preppers have wondered exactly how to prepare for such a cataclysmic event. Here is what would happen should the super volcano erupt right now. Yellowstone’s supervolcano is essentially a […]
