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Permaculture as a Method for Ecological Healing
Permaculture as a Method for Ecological Healing MAUI CASE STUDY WITH NATIVE PLANTS AND STREAM RESTORATION. It may not seem readily apparent when viewing scenic photos, or strolling along the beach shoreline if you’ve been there, but something like 90% of Hawaii’s species are invasive. In other words, a species had no chance of getting […]
Anthropocene climate: The new (deadly) normal
Anthropocene climate: The new (deadly) normal A temperature increase of less than one degree has already disrupted the global climate system, and this is only the beginning. Will the Anthropocene bring a totally new climate regime? Part One: HOW BAD CAN ONE DEGREE BE? Climate negotiators have adopted 2°C as the maximum increase in the global average temperature. […]
Modelling Tools for Dealing with Environmental Complexity
Modelling Tools for Dealing with Environmental Complexity Photo: Kyle Horner. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (cropped). In many regions of the world, managing water demand without damaging the local ecosystem is a challenge. For instance, in regions suffering from water scarcity, extensive agricultural fields are often established along the coast. Water for irrigation is partly taken from groundwater and partly […]
Cap Fossil Fuel Production Now!
Cap Fossil Fuel Production Now! Climate scientists are in broad agreement that there are enough fossil fuels in the Earth’s crust that, if they were all burned, the result would be dramatically rising sea levels, extreme weather, plummeting food production, dying seas, and a mass extinction of species (possibly including our own). Therefore the only […]
“Radiation is Good for You!” and Other Tall Tales of the Nuclear Industry
“Radiation is Good for You!” and Other Tall Tales of the Nuclear Industry The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering a move to eliminate the “Linear No-Threshold” (LNT) basis of radiation protection that the U.S. has used for decades and replace it with the “radiation hormesis” theory—which holds that low doses of radioactivity are good […]
Scores of cars, trucks washed away as torrential floods hit southern Spain (VIDEO)
Scores of cars, trucks washed away as torrential floods hit southern Spain (VIDEO) Heavy torrential rains and massive flooding have turned the streets of a Spanish town into fast-flowing rivers that literary washed away cars and even large trucks, a YouTube video shows. The small town of Adra, in the Almeria province of southern Spain, […]
The Permaculture City: Cities as Complex Systems
The Permaculture City: Cities as Complex Systems The following sections are excerpted with permission from Chapter 1 of Toby Hemenway’s new book The Permaculture City, published by Chelsea Green. When a permaculturist sees words such as “function” and “synergy,” it sets off lightbulbs in his or her head. Function, for example, indicates a relationship, a connection […]
Harper’s Worst Offense against Refugees May Be His Climate Record
Harper’s Worst Offense against Refugees May Be His Climate Record Scorching effects of rising temperatures add to chaos in the Middle East, scientists say. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is right about the Syrian refugee crisis, for all the wrong reasons. His government is being battered by outrage over Canada’s wretched response to this humanitarian emergency. […]
Eat Less Meat to Save Ourselves.
Eat Less Meat to Save Ourselves. A report has been released by the U.N., in which it is urged that we reduce consumption of meat and dairy products as a means to mitigate climate change, hunger and fuel poverty It is stressed that food, transportation and housing must be made more sustainable if we seriously intend […]
Cities Are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, Not a Nuisance
Cities Are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, Not a Nuisance From Houston to Melbourne, the surprising ways urban areas are dealing with water woes Memorial Day barbecues and parades were thwarted this year in Houston when a massive storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain in two days, creating a Waterworld of flooded […]
Canada Clears Way for Ecuadorean Case Against Chevron Over ‘Amazon Chernobyl’
Canada Clears Way for Ecuadorean Case Against Chevron Over ‘Amazon Chernobyl’ A protestor shows his black painted hand as he carries an Ecuador flag to protest against Chevron and the oil contamination in Ecuador’s Amazon region during a joined global demonstration in Madrid, Spain, in 2013.. (Andres Kudacki / AP) Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that […]
Cleaning the Earth Nature’s Way – Phytoremediation.
Cleaning the Earth Nature’s Way – Phytoremediation. Phytoremediation1,2 may be defined as the treatment of environmental problems by using plants in situ so to avoid the need to excavate the contaminant material for disposal elsewhere. It can be applied to the amelioration of contaminated soils, water, or air, using plants that can contain, degrade, or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents, explosives, crude oil and its derivatives (refined fuels), and related contaminating […]
UN plan to save Earth is “fig leaf” for Big Business: insiders
UN plan to save Earth is “fig leaf” for Big Business: insiders Why the new Sustainable Development agenda is “fundamentally compromised” by corporate interests UN records reveal that the intergovernmental body has already marginalised the very groups it claims to be rescuing from poverty, hunger and climate disaster. At the end of this month, the […]
EU Ombudsman Investigating Industry-Dominated Fracking Expert Group
EU Ombudsman Investigating Industry-Dominated Fracking Expert Group The European Ombudsman has opened a case into the European Commission’s industry-dominated Expert Group on the risky and dangerous practice of fracking for natural gas. The Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints about maladministration in EU institutions and bodies, is looking into allegations that the Commission “wrongly allowed members associated with the shale gas industry to […]
