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If the world’s soils keep drying out that’s bad news for microbes (and people)
If the world’s soils keep drying out that’s bad news for microbes (and people) The world’s driest areas are tipped to get even drier, with potentially worrying implications for soil productivity. Author provided Deep beneath our feet, out of sight and out of mind, millions of tiny communities of microbes are working together to perform key functions […]
Oil Industry Caused 2005 Swarm of California Earthquakes: Newly Published Study
Oil Industry Caused 2005 Swarm of California Earthquakes: Newly Published Study Oil and gas wastewater disposal has been tied to a series of earthquakes in California for the first time, in a peer-reviewed study published last Thursday. A string of quakes ending on Sept. 22, 2005 struck in Kern County near the southern end of […]
The record of recent Man-made CO2 emissions: 1965 -2014
The record of recent Man-made CO2 emissions: 1965 -2014 Summary This post, using BP statistical review (2015) data, presents CO2 trends on an absolute and per capita basis for the main global economies. They add in the effect of recent Chinese under-reporting of CO2 emissions. They compare CO2 emissions / head as a representation of the […]
Water War Against the Poor: Flint and the Crimes of Capital
Water War Against the Poor: Flint and the Crimes of Capital If ever one wondered about the efficacy of a state government agency imposing officials on local governments, Flint has answered that question forever. In April, 2014, the state-appointed emergency manager, in order to save money, ordered that the city’s water source be changed from […]
Oceans are heating up at the double
Oceans are heating up at the double The British survey ship HMS Challenger blazed an oceanic trail a century and a half ago. Image: William Frederick Mitchell via Wikimedia Commons Records from a sailing ship’s round-the-world research voyage almost 150 years ago provide further evidence that the Earth is continuing to warm unchecked. LONDON, 6 […]
Sandra Postel: Repairing The Water Cycle
Sandra Postel: Repairing The Water Cycle It’s now a top priority for our species Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot – Oh Christ! That ever this should be. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge El Niño has been dropping much-needed […]
The climate and the commons
The climate and the commons This article is intended for those familiar with the CapGlobalCarbon proposal. Please first read this or watch this short video explainer. The Paris agreement that ensued from the COP-21 summit states that “climate change is a common concern of humankind”. This brings to mind the position taken by an increasing number of climate […]
Radiation Alert: L.A. Gas Well Spewing LETHAL LEVELS Of Breathable Nuclear Material: “Fukushima Class Disaster”
Radiation Alert: L.A. Gas Well Spewing LETHAL LEVELS Of Breathable Nuclear Material: “Fukushima Class Disaster” In a breaking development that has been completely ignored by mainstream news sources, the leaking natural gas well near Los Angeles, California is now reportedly spewing lethal levels of radioactive material, according to a report from Steve Quayleand a group with expertise in […]
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts some 50km from nuclear plant – Met Agency (VIDEO)
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts some 50km from nuclear plant – Met Agency (VIDEO) Volcanic lightning is seen at an eruption of Mount Sakurajima, in this photo taken from Tarumizu city, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, February 5, 2016. © Kyodo / Reuters Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, situated about 50km from the Sendai nuclear station, has erupted with […]
Warming linked to spread of zika virus
Warming linked to spread of zika virus The Aedes egypti mosquito has now spread to 80% of Brazil. Image: James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons Scientists believe that record average temperatures may be helping to create an environment that has led to big increases in the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes. SÃO PAULO, 5 February, 2016 – The Zika virus, transmitted […]
The world’s forests will collapse if we don’t learn to say ‘no’
The world’s forests will collapse if we don’t learn to say ‘no’ An alarming new study has shown that the world’s forests are not only disappearing rapidly, but that areas of “core forest” — remote interior areas critical for disturbance-sensitive wildlife and ecological processes — are vanishing even faster. Core forests are disappearing because a tsunami of new roads, dams, power […]
Scientific concern begins over lack of Great Lakes’ ice
Scientific concern begins over lack of Great Lakes’ ice Thursday, February 4, 2016, 2:56 PM – Ice coverage on the Great Lakes is near record-low levels for this time of year, and scientists are concerned about the effect this will have on wildlife species in the months to come. Southern Ontario set some record high temperatures on […]
Monsanto and the Heirloom Seed
MONSANTO AND THE HEIRLOOM SEED “Control oil and you control nations,” said US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. “Control food and you control the people.” World food control is almost in place thanks to the reduction of seed diversity with genetically modified seeds being distributed by only a few transnational corporations. Genetic engineering has […]
Energy Landscapes: An Aerial View Of Europe’s Carbon Footprint
Energy Landscapes: An Aerial View Of Europe’s Carbon Footprint PHOTOS BY ALEX MACLEAN ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER Alex MacLean is known for his aerial photographs documenting changes in the landscape brought about by human intervention and natural processes. MacLean is the author of 11 books and his work has been exhibited widely. Journalist Daniel Grossman worked with MacLean on this […]
Would A Long-Duration Blackout Cause Nuclear Armageddon?
Would A Long-Duration Blackout Cause Nuclear Armageddon? According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, there are sixty-one active commercial nuclear plants spread across the United States. A question on the minds of many is what would happen to those plants if the nation experienced a widespread, long-lasting power outage? Let me start by saying that there […]
