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Trouble in Paradise: Fatal Blight Threatens A Key Hawaiian Tree
Trouble in Paradise: Fatal Blight Threatens A Key Hawaiian Tree The ʻohiʻa is Hawaii’s iconic tree, a keystone species that maintains healthy watersheds and provides habitat for numerous endangered birds. But a virulent fungal disease, possibly related to a warmer, drier climate, is now felling the island’s cherished `ohi`a forests. Rikki Cooke/The Nature Conservancy An ‘ohi’a […]
Gov. Cuomo Rejects the Constitution Pipeline, Huge Win for the Anti-Fracking Movement
Gov. Cuomo Rejects the Constitution Pipeline, Huge Win for the Anti-Fracking Movement In a win for climate activists and the anti-fracking movement, and a blow to fossil fuel polluters and the federal regulatory agencies that enable them, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied a key permit to companies seeking to build a […]
‘People should be terrified fracking is spreading’ – Australian MP who set river on fire to RT
‘People should be terrified fracking is spreading’ – Australian MP who set river on fire to RT Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham © RT Fracking should be banned as a “global threat” as it causes methane leaks contaminating water in the communities near gas wells, says an Australian MP who literally set a river ablaze to […]
Top Shale Fracking Executive: We Won’t Frack the Rich
Top Shale Fracking Executive: We Won’t Frack the Rich Fracking companies deliberately keep their wells away from the “big houses” of wealthy and potentially influential people, a top executive from one of the country’s most prominent shale drilling companies told a gathering of attorneys at a seminar on oil and gas environmental law earlier this […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy Takes On Climate Denialist Joe Bastardi the ‘Goebbels’ Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy Takes On Climate Denialist Joe Bastardi the ‘Goebbels’ Guy You might have heard that quote from outspoken American author Upton Sinclair, who once wrote: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” The quote is often used to illustrate […]
Climate Change Adds Urgency To Push to Save World’s Seeds
Climate Change Adds Urgency To Push to Save World’s Seeds In the face of rising temperatures and worsening drought, the world’s repositories of agricultural seeds may hold the key to growing food under increasingly harsh conditions. But keeping these gene banks safe and viable is a complicated and expensive challenge. During the 872-day German siege of […]
More revelations on Venezuela’s “drought” and the Guri Dam
More revelations on Venezuela’s “drought” and the Guri Dam Just when I thought my recent post on the Venezuela drought was dead and buried a comment appeared. It was posted by Miguel Octavio, a physicist by training who lives in Miami but who visits Venezuela frequently, and it linked to a follow-up post on Miguel’s blog that contained a […]
As Climate Warms, How Do We Decide When a Plant is Native?
As Climate Warms, How Do We Decide When a Plant is Native? The fate of a tree planted at poet Emily Dickinson’s home raises questions about whether gardeners can — or should — play a role in helping plant species migrate in the face of rising temperatures and swiftly changing botanical zones. On rare occasions, the […]
Global Warming and the Planetary Boundary
Global Warming and the Planetary Boundary Climate change is on a fast track, a surprisingly fast, very fast track. As such, it’s entirely possible that humanity may be facing the shock of a lifetime, caught off-guard, blindsided by a crumbling ecosystem, spawning tens of thousands of ISIS-like fighters formed into competing gangs struggling for survival. […]
Nuclear Power Costs Enter Uncharted Territory
Nuclear Power Costs Enter Uncharted Territory Many international businesses are hoping to cash in on disposal of nuclear waste. (StefrogZ via Flickr) LONDON—If you want a job for life, go into the nuclear industry—not building power plants, but taking them down and making them safe, along with highly-radioactive spent fuel and other hazardous waste involved. […]
Feeding the world: Can we preserve forests, go organic and eat meat?
Feeding the world: Can we preserve forests, go organic and eat meat? Credit: Jane Boles/Flickr It is possible to produce enough food to feed a growing population without another tree being felled, according to new research. But there’s a catch. The only way to guarantee enough food in 2050 is if the world turns vegan, […]
The Shaking Continues: The Most Dangerous Volcano In Mexico Has Erupted In Spectacular Fashion
The Shaking Continues: The Most Dangerous Volcano In Mexico Has Erupted In Spectacular Fashion More than 25 million people live in the vicinity of Mt. Popocatepetl, including Mexico City’s 18 million residents. At 2:32 local time on Tuesday morning, the most dangerous volcano in Mexico roared to life in spectacular fashion, and this has many […]
Six Years After Deepwater Horizon: Time For Serious Action
Six Years After Deepwater Horizon: Time For Serious Action Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 will mark the six-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that claimed the lives of eleven men and caused the largest man-made oil spill in history. The cleanup crews abandoned the Gulf Coast years ago, claiming that the damage from the […]
Remembrance of Things Yet to Come
Remembrance of Things Yet to Come Remembrance of Things Yet to Come: A Response to Ted Trainer I’m going to make divert slightly from my previously anticipated track to respond to Ted Trainer’s valuable critique of Leigh Phillip’s much-maligned celebration of ecomodernism, Austerity Ecology and the Collapse-Porn Addicts (2015). I agree with much of Trainer’s critique, and am particularly thankful for […]
Will the International Shipping Industry Finally Set a Climate Target?
Will the International Shipping Industry Finally Set a Climate Target? Climate change featured heavily at the opening of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) annual marine environment protection meeting in London today. IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim called the Paris climate agreement a “landmark achievement” and said that the organisation – which sets shipping regulations, including environmental […]
