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California’s “Wine Country” Could Take Years To Recover From Deadly Wildfires
California’s “Wine Country” Could Take Years To Recover From Deadly Wildfires Wildfires that have been raging across Northern California’s “wine country” since Sunday have destroyed at least four wineries and seriously damaged at least nine more just as the season’s harvest came to an end. The damage could leave one of the state’s signature industry’s […]
Yes, the US Government Has Experimented With Controlling Hurricanes
Yes, the US Government Has Experimented With Controlling Hurricanes (ANTIMEDIA) — The 2017 hurricane season has wrought more damage on the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast of the United States than any season in the last decade. Tropical Storm Harvey smashed into the Gulf, temporarily swallowing Houston and other low lying areas. Meanwhile, Hurricane Irma caused millions […]
Connor Stedman: Carbon Farming
Connor Stedman: Carbon Farming Sequestering atmospheric carbon through natural means Climate change remains a hotly debated topic. But a scientific fact not up for dispute is the pronounced spike in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere over the past two centuries. There’s a building urgency to find solutions that can manage/reverse that […]
Another Major Disaster Hits The U.S. – A Massive ‘Firestorm’ Is Burning Tens Of Thousands Of Acres In Northern California
Another Major Disaster Hits The U.S. – A Massive ‘Firestorm’ Is Burning Tens Of Thousands Of Acres In Northern California The nation is still reeling from a series of major disasters in recent weeks, and now another one has hit us. At this moment, an enormous “firestorm” is consuming tens of thousands of acres in […]
Climate Scientists Attack Tony Abbott’s ‘Misleading’ Speech to Global Warming Policy Foundation
Climate Scientists Attack Tony Abbott’s ‘Misleading’ Speech to Global Warming Policy Foundation Australian climate scientists have hit back at their former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, describing his speech to a London think tank as being laced with distortions, falsehoods, misrepresentations, and misdirection. Abbott told the contrarian Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) that rising carbon dioxide emissions from […]
The Seeds of Agroecology and Common Ownership
The Seeds of Agroecology and Common Ownership The increasingly globalised industrial food system that transnational agribusiness promotes is not feeding the world and is responsible for some of the planet’s most pressing political, social and environmental crises. Localised, traditional methods of food production have given way to globalised supply chains dominated by transnational companies policies and actions which […]
Plague is Starting in Africa
Plague is Starting in Africa Panic has ensued in Madagascar where a recent outbreak of the plague has claimed the lives of at least 24 people. Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana has announced a ban on all public gatherings and demonstrations in effect until the outbreak can be contained. The plague is a deadly disease caused […]
Residents told to shelter in place after chemical plant explosion in Tennessee
Residents told to shelter in place after chemical plant explosion in Tennessee Police were dispatched to the Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee. A PORTION OF THE EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. PLANT CAN BE SEEN ALONG THE SOUTH HOLSTON RIVER IN KINGSPORT, TN. (CREDIT: AP PHOTO WADE PAYNE) Emergency crews are responding to reports of an […]
State Of Emergency Declared Across Southeastern US As Hurricane Nate Looms
State Of Emergency Declared Across Southeastern US As Hurricane Nate Looms Update (1 pm ET): With Nate expected to strengthen into a category 2 storm by the time it makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana late Saturday, the NHC has expanded its storm warnings to include the part of the Florida panhandle east of the Okaloosa/Walton […]
Is Population Decline Catastrophic?
Is Population Decline Catastrophic? In the 1970’s we heard the earth was going to get so crowded we’d be falling off. Now the panickers have flipped to population decline. They were wrong in the 70’s, so are they wrong again? Is a declining population catastrophic? Countries from Germany to Japan are investing in mass immigration […]
The Spiraling Crisis of Puerto Rico
The Spiraling Crisis of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, which already faced severe pressures because of the U.S. territory’s huge debt and demands from its creditor, has now been devastated by Hurricane Maria, as Dennis J Bernstein reports. Though President Trump bragged about the relatively low death toll from Hurricane Maria — 16 at the […]
Ominous Earthquake Swarm At Yellowstone Supervolcano Now One Of Longest Ever Recorded
Ominous Earthquake Swarm At Yellowstone Supervolcano Now One Of Longest Ever Recorded The rumblings beneath the formerly dormant supervolcano known as the Yellowstone caldera just won’t quit. And The ongoing earthquake swarm at the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano is now one of the longest ever recorded, having started on June 12. The ongoing earthquake swarm […]
BUSTED! Monsanto Caught Writing Their Own Independent Safety Reviews
BUSTED! Monsanto Caught Writing Their Own Independent Safety Reviews Leaked internal documents from Monsanto condemn the already-struggling giant to maintain some level of integrity. The company has been caught red-handed using a ghostwriter to craft their own independent safety reviews to be published in scientific journals. According to Natural News, plaintiffs suing the agricultural company […]
Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Want Government To Act On Climate Change, But There’s A Catch
Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Want Government To Act On Climate Change, But There’s A Catch New polling data provides some inspiring news about the prospects for climate change action in the United States. According to public policy polling conducted by AP–NORC and the Energy Policy Institute at The University of Chicago, 61% of American citizens […]
A House-Sized Asteroid Will ‘Skim By’ Earth In A Matter Of Days
A House-Sized Asteroid Will ‘Skim By’ Earth In A Matter Of Days On October 12, an asteroid the size of a house will barely miss earth as it skims by at a distance of 27,000 miles. This will be a close call considering the size of the otherworldly body. Asteroid 2012 TC4 will skim by […]
