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Environmental Nightmare! Dozens Of Highly Toxic Substances Have Been Found In Tap Water All Over America
Environmental Nightmare! Dozens Of Highly Toxic Substances Have Been Found In Tap Water All Over America After reading this article, you will never look at tap water the same way again. Most Americans have generally assumed that the water coming out of our taps is perfectly safe, but the Flint water crisis and other similar […]
Locals Furious At Plan To Dump Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into Pacific Ocean
Locals Furious At Plan To Dump Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into Pacific Ocean In the latest sign that the area surrounding the destroyed Fukushima power plant is far from ready for the return of human inhabitants, locals and fishing groups are criticizing a plan to release water containing radioactive tritium from the ruined Fukushima power […]
July 2017 Stormwatch: Climate Change
July 2017 Stormwatch: Climate Change Many years ago, not long after I first got onto the internet, I created a website to try to encourage community groups to make preparations for the hard times to come. It was titled “The Stormwatch Project” — why, yes, I was a Jethro Tull fan back in the day; […]
Traceability in Farming Supply Chains
TRACEABILITY IN FARMING SUPPLY CHAINS There are growing environmental challenges and people are increasingly aware of the environment. This awareness has extended to social issues faced around the world. Businesses within farming supply chains are concerned about these issues – they have to ensure that they are addressed within their operations to gain a competitive […]
Earth Tubes: A Natural Way to Air Condition Your Home
EARTH TUBES: A NATURAL WAY TO AIR CONDITION YOUR HOME There is nothing nicer than coming inside on a hot, muggy summer day to feel the freshness of an air-conditioned home. Traditional air conditioners, however, are one of the most energy-intensive appliances in our homes. Only a couple feet underneath where you are standing, however, […]
National Geographic’s Guide To The Yellowstone Supervolcano
National Geographic’s Guide To The Yellowstone Supervolcano Amid a growing ‘swarm’ of over earthquakes (now over 1000), and Montana’s largest quake ever, scientists are growing increasingly concerned that the so-called ‘super-volcano’ at the heart of Yellowstone National Park could be building towards a Category 7 eruption.So what is a ‘super-volcano’ and what does its explosion […]
Scientists Fear “Supervolcano” Eruption As Earthquake Swarm Near Yellowstone Soars To 800
Scientists Fear “Supervolcano” Eruption As Earthquake Swarm Near Yellowstone Soars To 800 More than 800 earthquakes have now been recorded at the Yellowstone Caldera, a long-dormant supervolcano located in Yellowstone National Park, over the last two weeks – an ominous sign that a potentially catastrophic eruption could be brewing. However, despite earthquakes occurring at a […]
Trump’s ANWR move could spawn epic oil, natural gas battle: Fuel for Thought
Trump’s ANWR move could spawn epic oil, natural gas battle: Fuel for Thought Oil majors thirsty for reserves likely to line up for any lease sale President Trump has uncorked yet another controversy over energy vs the environment and it promises to be a heavyweight battle. The White House budget proposal includes a revenue line […]
Epic Pictures From Arizona’s Heatwave: “Everything Is Literally Melting”
Epic Pictures From Arizona’s Heatwave: “Everything Is Literally Melting” Ask any Arizonan whether their summers are more tolerable because “it’s a dry heat” and you’re likely to be asked to turn your oven to 150 degrees, stick your head inside for 20 minutes and report back as to whether or not the humidity within the […]
Yellowstone earthquake swarm hits entire park, more than 60 on Friday alone
Yellowstone earthquake swarm hits entire park, more than 60 on Friday alone Earthquakes as big as 5.0 were recorded on USGS censors placed throughout the Yellowstone region YELLOWSTONE REGION (INTELLIHUB) — U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seismology reports conclude that a massive swarm of earthquakes swept through the park triggering more than 60 separate events in […]
Worst Hurricane Season In A Decade Threatens Gulf Coast Production
Worst Hurricane Season In A Decade Threatens Gulf Coast Production 2017 could be an “above-normal” year for large hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a potential problem for Gulf Coast oil drillers and refiners. NOAA puts the odds of an “above-normal” season for hurricanes at 45 percent, while the chances of […]
Merkel Furious With Trump After “Unprecedented” G-7 Failure To Reach Consensus On Climate Change
Merkel Furious With Trump After “Unprecedented” G-7 Failure To Reach Consensus On Climate Change In the end it was not mean to be. As discussed on Friday, during Trump’s first G-7 summit, world leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron, had hoped to persuade the the US president to endorse […]
After Years’ Long Push, Fracking Has Quietly Arrived in Alaska
After Years’ Long Push, Fracking Has Quietly Arrived in Alaska Hydraulic fracturing‘s horizontal drilling technique has enabled industry to tap otherwise difficult-to-access oil and gas in shale basins throughout the U.S. and increasingly throughout the world. And now “fracking,” as it’s known, could soon arrive at a new frontier: Alaska. As Bloomberg reported in March, Paul Basinski, a pioneer of […]
Canadians fight floods across the country
Canadians fight floods across the country Thousands in Central Canada, the Atlantic and B.C. spend the weekend struggling with rising water levels Erick Miner comforts a cat rescued by boat from a home Saturday on Rue Saint-Louis in Gatineau, Que., as rising river levels and heavy rains continue to cause flooding. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) Across […]
Wet weather walloping much of Ontario, Quebec and heading east
Wet weather walloping much of Ontario, Quebec and heading east Ottawa River, Laurentian communities hit hard; New Brunswick expected to be next Some Pointe-Gatineau, Que., residents have had to abandon their cars trapped by flooding. Firefighters have gone door-to-door in parts of Gatineau to warn residents of the dangers of staying put as forecasts call […]
