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Sleepwalking is a Death Sentence for Humanity
Sleepwalking is a Death Sentence for Humanity Manifesto for a Sociology of the Climate Crisis and of Climate Justice Ed. note: The following is Chapter 14 of the new book: Cimate Futures: Re-imagining Global Climate Justice, edited by Kum-Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya Kurian, and Debashish Munshi (Berkeley: UC Press/Luminos) Many intellectuals in the social sciences and […]
Scotland To Permanently Ban Fracking
Scotland To Permanently Ban Fracking The Scottish government said on Tuesday that it wants to extend a current moratorium on fracking into a permanent full ban, with a final vote likely taking place at the Scottish Parliament later this year. “I can confirm that the decision of the Scottish Government is that we will not […]
America Not Immune from Chaos
America Not Immune from Chaos “Exceptional” America views itself as largely immune from devastating storms and the violence that infect much of the world, but recent weeks show that there is no protection against natural and human catastrophes, writes Ann Wright. Over the past two months – between natural disasters and the actions of a […]
Galveston’s BioLab Amid Global Warming
Galveston’s BioLab Amid Global Warming Ken Kramer grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in Houston. As a child he spent a lot of time on Galveston, an island about 50 miles away in the Gulf of Mexico. Kramer experienced Hurricane Carla in 1961 with gusts of 175 mph and a storm surge of 22 […]
The Great Acceleration Death Trap
The Great Acceleration Death Trap The Great Acceleration, post WWII humanity forcing the earth system, is charging ahead at exponential speed, including record temps year-after-year-after year-after year and on and on it goes, relentlessly. Fatally, many parts of the world become uninhabitable with a 2°-4°C increase in temps, too hot for human physiology. Under the […]
Tens Of Thousands Flee As Active Bali Volcano Set To Erupt
Tens Of Thousands Flee As Active Bali Volcano Set To Erupt In the latest example of a natural cataclysm displacing tens of thousands of people, and as reported earlier this week, the number of people taking shelter in makeshift evacuation centers on the Indonesian island of Bali has surged to around 104,000, officials said on […]
A Conversation With Dr. Daphne Miller
A Conversation With Dr. Daphne Miller Daphne Miller: These days I’m focused on the true cost of food. We have the cheapest food in the world. Food purchases make up something like 8% of our GDP. But when you start to factor in all the chronic diseases and environmental impacts—the health footprint of food—then all […]
Late-September heat wave leaves climate experts stunned
Late-September heat wave leaves climate experts stunned “Never been a heat wave of this duration and magnitude this late in the season,” reports NOAA PLACES WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE PROJECTED TO BE WITHIN ONE DEGREE OF A RECORD HIGH WEDNESDAY. CREDIT: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA WASHPOST/WEATHERBELL.COM. Century-old records across the Midwest and East Coast are being shattered […]
The Problems With Our Industrial Water System Today
THE PROBLEMS WITH OUR INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEM TODAY Imagine that you´re in your home on a rainy afternoon. It has been raining for two days straight now and your front yard is full of puddles. The water is rushing along the drain ways on the side of the road and the local news is talking […]
Aston Martin CEO: UK Fossil Fuel Ban “Meaningless”
Aston Martin CEO: UK Fossil Fuel Ban “Meaningless” British performance carmaker Aston Martin’s chief sees his country taking a very unrealistic approach to dealing with air pollution. The UK government’s July announcement that it will be banning the sale of petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040 is “meaningless” to Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer. Government […]
California Mulls Combustion-Engine Car Ban: “You Could Stop All Sales By 2030”
California Mulls Combustion-Engine Car Ban: “You Could Stop All Sales By 2030” California, the state which single-handedly turned Elon Musk into the billionaire that he is today by forcing taxpayers to subsidize his unprofitable electric vehicle scam via “Zero Emission Vehicle” credits, is now considering a full ban of combustion-engine cars by as early as […]
Evacuations Underway In California As Fire Rages Along The Highway
Evacuations Underway In California As Fire Rages Along The Highway Corona, California is experiencing burning hillsides near a freeway as the Canyon fire rages on. So far, the fire has forced people to quickly evacuate their homes. The fire has destroyed more than 1,700 acres of land near Chino Hills State Park, California, with emergency […]
50K Evacuated From Bali, As Nation Is On Volcano Alert For Imminent Eruption
50K Evacuated From Bali, As Nation Is On Volcano Alert For Imminent Eruption Fears of an imminent eruption on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali have led to the evacuation of an estimated 50,000 people. The Mount Agung volcano is going to erupt, scientists say. Waskita Sutadewa, the spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency in […]
Hurricane Maria Has Transformed Puerto Rico Into A “Cash Only” Economy
Hurricane Maria Has Transformed Puerto Rico Into A “Cash Only” Economy Electricity, internet access and cell phone service have been offline in parts of Puerto Rico for a whole week. And with the island still struggling to rescue people stranded in remote villages, those managing the emergency recovery effort have yet to focus their attentions […]
“People Are Going To Start Dying” – Puerto Rico’s Battered Hospitals On Verge Of Failure
“People Are Going To Start Dying” – Puerto Rico’s Battered Hospitals On Verge Of Failure A week after then-category 4 Hurricane Maria made landfall in densely populated eastern Puerto Rico, electricity remains offline across most of the island, while supplies of staples like gas, food and water are dwindling. Shelters on the island are reportedly […]
