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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 […]
On Nature’s Death Row: Ontario’s Vanished ‘Carolinian’ Forest
On Nature’s Death Row: Ontario’s Vanished ‘Carolinian’ Forest It used to stretch from Oshawa to Windsor. Now, development encroaches on the last scraps of a once-great woods. Part of a series. The tranquil Blanding’s Turtle faces a vanished ecosystem in Southern Ontario. Turtle photo via Shutterstock. [Editor’s note: In this Tyee Solutions Society series, reporter Chris Wood profiles […]
Democratic Energy and Climate Change
Democratic Energy and Climate Change Thoughts on the book “This changes everything” by Naomi Klein Today, man is still, or more than ever, man’s enemy, not only because he continues as much as ever to give himself over to massacres of his fellow kind, but also because he is sawing off the branch on which […]
Cattle Deaths Spark Renewed Oil Drilling Controversy
Cattle Deaths Spark Renewed Oil Drilling Controversy Following the mysterious death of seven cattle near an oil field in Kansas, public health authorities are investigating whether oil drilling could be the cause. In late December, seven dead cattle were found near an oil field in the Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas, and authorities believe that cows […]
The Terror of Flint’s Poisoned Water
The Terror of Flint’s Poisoned Water (Linda Parton / Shutterstock) Less than one month after the attacks of Sept. 11, a senior FBI official, Ronald Dick, told the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, “Due to the vital importance of water to all life forms … the FBI considers all threats to attack the water […]
Senators Introduce “Merchants of Doubt” Amendment Into Energy Bill, Call On Fossil Fuel Industry To End Climate Denial and Deception
Senators Introduce “Merchants of Doubt” Amendment Into Energy Bill, Call On Fossil Fuel Industry To End Climate Denial and Deception Democratic U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Ed Markey (MA) and Brian Schatz (HI) introduced an amendment into the energy bill yesterday intended to express Congress’s disapproval of the use of industry-funded think tanks and misinformation tactics aimed […]
How to Build a Worm Tower
HOW TO BUILD A WORM TOWER Building a worm tower is a simple, enjoyable, sustainable way to nurture your garden so that it can continue to nurture you. Earth—the stuff on the ground, not the planet—is essential for life. Anyone who has a garden (or even a house plant!) has seen a microcosm of this […]
