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“This Is Catastrophic” – Thousands Of Gallons Of Radioactive Waste Leak At Nuclear Site
“This Is Catastrophic” – Thousands Of Gallons Of Radioactive Waste Leak At Nuclear Site The ongoing radioactive leak problems at the Hanford Site, a nuclear storage tank in Washington State, are nothing new. We first wrote about the ongoing radioative leakage at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, created as part of the Manhattan Project to build the […]
Investing in Soil Health, One Piece of Land at a Time
Jim Baird in a field of organic vetch in the Columbia River Basin Investing in Soil Health, One Piece of Land at a Time Three years ago, in collaboration with a group of farmers and investors, my spouse and I formed an LLC called Living Lands. Together we wrote our purpose and articles of incorporation […]
Why the fight for GMO labeling is (possibly) over
Why the fight for GMO labeling is (possibly) over Ever since it became clear that Vermont’s law for mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients would actually go into force this summer, the big question has been how many food companies would choose to label their products and how many would choose simply not to […]
Dozens Of Large Earthquakes Strike As Speculation Mounts That Japan’s Southern Island May Split
Dozens Of Large Earthquakes Strike As Speculation Mounts That Japan’s Southern Island May Split Over the past 48 hours, our planet has been hit by literally dozens of earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater, and scientists are acknowledging that what is taking place is highly unusual. This strange shaking began toward the end of last week […]
Major 7.0 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued
Major 7.0 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued A day after yesterday’s “biggest quake since 2011’s tsunami,” at 1:25 local time, Japan was just struck with a massive aftershock in the form of a Magnitude 7.0 earthquake, which means it was roughly 10 times stronger than yesterday’s tremor: The earthquake was centered just southeast of […]
Magic in the Garden: Five Plants With Medicinal Properties
MAGIC IN THE GARDEN: FIVE PLANTS WITH MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Recently, when visiting family at my grandmother’s home on the old country road where I grew up, my son was outside playing with my brother in law near the garden. He pointed out to his uncle a small scratch that he had obtained while playing on […]
For James Hansen, the Science Demands Activism on Climate
For James Hansen, the Science Demands Activism on Climate Climate scientist James Hansen has crossed the classic divide between research and activism. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he responds to critics and explains why he believes the reality of climate change requires him to speak out. Climate scientist James Hansen has been a prominent […]
Fukushima Five Years After: Health Researchers Turn Blind Eye to Casualties
Fukushima Five Years After: Health Researchers Turn Blind Eye to Casualties Last month made five years since the nuclear plant at Fukushima, Japan suffered meltdowns. The release of highly toxic radiation from the reactors was enormous, on the level of the Chernobyl disaster a generation earlier. But Fukushima is arguably worse than Chernobyl. There were […]
Beyond Honeybees: Pollinator-Friendly Farming for the Future
Beyond Honeybees: Pollinator-Friendly Farming for the Future Imagine a world without strawberries, apples, chocolate, coffee, squash, or almonds. More than three-quarters of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts we eat rely on pollinators like honeybees. The phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has raised concerns about honeybees over the last decade, and although CCD is no longer the primary worry, honeybee […]
Exclusive: Climate Hustle’s Marc Morano Turns Down $20k Global Warming Bets From Bill Nye The Science Guy
Exclusive: Climate Hustle’s Marc Morano Turns Down $20k Global Warming Bets From Bill Nye The Science Guy One of America’s most outspoken deniers of the link between fossil fuel burning and global warming has refused $20,000 in bets that the planet will keep getting hotter. Offering the two bets to Marc Morano, of the conservative think […]
Bond Cycles and the Role of The Sun in Shaping Climate
Bond Cycles and the Role of The Sun in Shaping Climate Bond cycles are defined by petrological tracers from core samples in the N Atlantic that link to the pattern of drift ice distribution. They provide a record of shifting ocean currents and winds, in particular periodic weakening of the North Atlantic current and strengthening of […]
Pro-Nuclear Environmentalists and the Chernobyl Death Toll
Pro-Nuclear Environmentalists and the Chernobyl Death Toll With few if any exceptions, self-styled pro-nuclear environmentalists peddle misinformation regarding the Chernobyl death toll. Before considering their misinformation, a brief summary of credible positions and scientific studies regarding the Chernobyl cancer death toll (for detail see here). Epidemiological public health studies are of course important but they’re not […]
Too Much Water to Waste?
Too Much Water to Waste? Does California have too much water? Seriously. Because our actions are sending peculiar messages. Even the State Water Board has backed off on conservation targets for some water agencies. It’s true, rains have replenished much of Northern California’s reservoirs and Governor Brown’s mandated 25% water restrictions made a serious dent […]
Corruption, resources, climate and systemic risk
Corruption, resources, climate and systemic risk Corruption is a loaded word. One person’s corruption is another’s sound social policy. Some people believe providing unemployment benefits to laid-off workers corrupts them by making them “lazy.” Many others think such benefits are sound social policy in an economic system that is prone to major cyclical ups and […]
8 ‘potentially hazardous asteroids’ near Earth discovered by NASA
8 ‘potentially hazardous asteroids’ near Earth discovered by NASA This artist’s concept shows the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE spacecraft, in its orbit around Earth. © NASA Eight new asteroids that could pose a threat to Earth were spotted by NASA’s asteroid-hunter among 439 other objects rotating around our planet, according to a report […]
