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Farming Controversies Are So Complicated
Farming Controversies Are So Complicated I read an article on the DTN/Progressive Farming website that once again shows how difficult it is to resolve differences of opinion in farming disagreements. The article was an even-sided discussion of possible overproduction of organic crops, (which I plan to write about soon) but a respondent took the occasion to […]
Monsanto Claims A Breach Of Its Constitutional Rights
MONSANTO CLAIMS A BREACH OF ITS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS The Monsanto Company is again under fire as a recent report states that Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the company’s money-making Roundup herbicide, is the most widely used herbicide chemical in the world. Studies have suggested that this chemical is a possible human carcinogen. In fact, the […]
With New Tools, A Focus On Urban Methane Leaks
With New Tools, A Focus On Urban Methane Leaks Until recently, little was known about the extent of methane leaking from urban gas distribution pipes and its impact on global warming. But recent advances in detecting this potent greenhouse gas are pushing U.S. states to begin addressing this long-neglected problem. Battered by storms and weakened with […]
Katrina, Climate Justice and Fish Dinners: Social Justice Lawyer Colette Pichon Battle
Katrina, Climate Justice and Fish Dinners: Social Justice Lawyer Colette Pichon Battle Colette Pichon Battle gave up a great job working as a corporate immigration lawyer in Washington DC to live in a tent in front of her flooded family home 50 miles from downtown New Orleans. She is now a much honored director of […]
“We Need to Electrify As Much Transportation As We Can”
“We Need to Electrify As Much Transportation As We Can” Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, says a truly green transportation system would stop relying on cars and discusses the Tesla Model 3 as a mass-market electric vehicle Transcript JESSICA DESVARIEUX, PRODUCER, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. I’m Jessica Desvarieux […]
Friday Five: Obama, Snowden and PDC?
FRIDAY FIVE: OBAMA, SNOWDEN AND PDC? Our April 1st edition of the “Friday Five” went out to all our subscribers earlier today. Some of you wanted to sign up but didn’t have a chance to, so I’ve included it below. Moving forward, the Friday Five and my social media accounts will be the main ways I share […]
Why Pandemics Are Our Own Damn Fault
Why Pandemics Are Our Own Damn Fault A review of Sonia Shah’s brilliant new book on 21st century disease threats we all face. Science writer Sonia Shah’s new book ‘Pandemic’ offers a critical warning. Photo by Glenford Nunez. An American science journalist, Sonia Shah has published earlier books on malaria and the testing of pharmaceuticals […]
False Solutions? 3 Ways To Evaluate Grand Climate Proposals
False Solutions? 3 Ways To Evaluate Grand Climate Proposals The climate news gets scarier by the day. February obliterated all records as the warmest seasonally-adjusted month since measurements began. At this rate, we’re on a path to blow through the 1.5º C temperature rise the nations of the world set as a goal at COP21, not in decades but […]
Vermont calls Big Food’s bluff on GMO labels
Vermont calls Big Food’s bluff on GMO labels Large food processors have long claimed that state laws forcing them to label foods containing genetically engineered ingredients would lead to 1) higher prices for consumers who would end up paying the cost of special labeling for one or just a few states and/or 2) fewer food […]
US States Team Up to Nail Big Oil for Climate ‘Fraud’
US States Team Up to Nail Big Oil for Climate ‘Fraud’ Legal experts say oil companies could face billions of dollars in liabilities. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman a press event Tuesday to announce a multi-state legal probe into climate denial. At left is former US vice president Al Gore. Photo provided by the […]
Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada
Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada A groundbreaking study published today in Seismological Research Letters has demonstrated a link, for the first time, between hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for oil and gas and earthquakes. Hydraulic Fracturing and Seismicity in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin” confirms the horizontal drilling technique (which in essence […]
How Propaganda (Actually) Works
How Propaganda (Actually) Works Political Propaganda employs the ideals of liberal democracy to undermine those very ideals, the dangers of which, not even its architects fully understand. In the early years of DeSmog’s research into environmental propaganda, I thought of industry PR campaigns like “junk science,” “clean coal,” and “ethical oil” as misinformation strategies designed to dupe […]
Fracking Contaminates Groundwater: Stanford Study
Fracking Contaminates Groundwater: Stanford Study Another scientific report finds evidence of industry’s impact on public resource. Drilling photo via Shutterstock. Another scientific study has confirmed that fracking, the controversial technology that blasts apart low-grade rocks containing molecules of hydrocarbons, can contaminate groundwater. “We have, for the first time, demonstrated impact to Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDW) as […]
Again and again: supposed evidence for decoupling emissions from growth is not what it seems
Again and again: supposed evidence for decoupling emissions from growth is not what it seems It can be difficult to form a view of what’s really going on in our atmosphere, given the amount of information and of contradictory claims. This piece concerns recent reports on global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and levels. On 16th March, […]
