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George Marshall’s DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
George Marshall’s DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change Reviewed by Frank Kaminski That this book is categorized as psychology rather than environmental science is significant. It’s a measure of how intent the author and publisher are on distinguishing it from other books about climate change. The way […]
Land Literacy
Land Literacy How many people could recognize an ecological wound if they saw one? Could we tell a natural arroyo from an eroding gully? Could we tell if plant pedestaling was a sign of proper land function or a sign of erosion? If we recognized a headcut in a wet meadow, would we be able […]
Hydro-Québec Restores Electricity To Most, But 8,500 Still In Dark
Hydro-Québec Restores Electricity To Most, But 8,500 Still In Dark Freezing rain, high winds and a rapid drop in temperature created a host of problems for people living in the greater Montreal region and elsewhere in southern Quebec. On Sunday, a dangerous mix of precipitation followed by freezing cold made for extremely slick road conditions. […]
Calls for detailed climate change plan for Torres Strait Islands amid projected sea level rises
Calls for detailed climate change plan for Torres Strait Islands amid projected sea level rises Rising seas around the Torres Strait Islands could leave part of the region uninhabitable within a few decades, a report warns. The Torres Strait Regional Authority created a climate change strategy to prepare for the possibility that some of the […]
BBC – Earth – Earth’s magnetic field now flips more often than ever
BBC – Earth – Earth’s magnetic field now flips more often than ever. The Earth’s magnetic field, which protects us from potentially dangerous solar radiation, is gradually losing its stability. No need to move underground or build space colonies just yet, though: the changes are taking place over millions of years. You might assume that […]
Adelaide Hills bushfires: Specialist teams sent in to assess damage as crews continue to battle blaze – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Adelaide Hills bushfires: Specialist teams sent in to assess damage as crews continue to battle blaze – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Specialist teams are racing against time to assess areas damaged by bushfires in the Adelaide Hills today as fire crews prepare for deteriorating weather conditions expected to hit again on Wednesday. Fire crews […]
NASA detects enormous ‘coronal hole’ on Sun’s South Pole (PHOTO) — RT News
NASA detects enormous ‘coronal hole’ on Sun’s South Pole (PHOTO) — RT News. A giant dark hole has appeared on the sun’s flaming surface, a recently-taken NASA picture has revealed. So far, scientists are stumped by why this spectacular phenomenon, known as a “coronal hole,” occurs. “The Sun starts 2015 with an enormous coronal hole […]
Pacific Coast Sea Bird Die-Off Puzzles Scientists
Pacific Coast Sea Bird Die-Off Puzzles Scientists. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Scientists are trying to figure out what’s behind the deaths of seabirds that have been found by the hundreds along the Pacific Coast since October. Mass die-offs of the small, white-bellied gray birds known as Cassin’s aucklets have been reported from British Columbia to […]
Ship Collision Spills Tonnes of Oil in Singapore Strait | Environment News Service
Ship Collision Spills Tonnes of Oil in Singapore Strait | Environment News Service. A collision Friday between an oil tanker and a bulk carrier at the eastern end of the Strait of Singapore, where it meets the South China Sea, has spilled thousands of tons of crude oil, threatening white sand beaches and endangered sea […]
From Monoculture to Permaculture
From Monoculture to Permaculture. When Warren Brush bought a run down orchard near Ventura, California, he knew he was in for the ride of his life transforming it into a Permaculture farm. From an original monoculture persimmon, apple and avocado orchard, it’s a risky challenge to turn all this around and announce you are now […]
A frank discussion of Canada, the environment and Sierra Club Canada Foundation | Sierra Club Canada
A frank discussion of Canada, the environment and Sierra Club Canada Foundation | Sierra Club Canada. Reflecting is a good thing this time of year. First, I want to thank you for your support and apologize for being so annoying with my constant demands. Then, give a big sigh of relief…we got through yet another […]
Ebola crisis: Experts warn against complacency in fight to contain worst outbreak in history – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Ebola crisis: Experts warn against complacency in fight to contain worst outbreak in history – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). It has been one of the biggest stories of 2014 and it does not look like it is going anywhere. The Ebola crisis in West Africa has killed thousands of people and it will continue […]
B.C. Child’s Death Linked To Enterovirus D68
B.C. Child’s Death Linked To Enterovirus D68. VANCOUVER – The death of a B.C. child has become the third fatality in the province linked to the enterovirus D68 infection. Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an infectious disease specialist with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, said Saturday the child was under the age of five when it […]
Climate Change Increasing Stresses on Fragile States
Climate Change Increasing Stresses on Fragile States LONDON—A chilling account of how climate change is already adding to the problems of conflict and social breakdown in fragile states is contained in an advice document to the staff of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). “Topic Guides” on a variety of subjects are briefings to staff on […]
UN predicts end of Ebola outbreak in 2015
UN predicts end of Ebola outbreak in 2015 The outgoing chief of the United Nations’ anti-Ebola mission has voiced hope that global efforts would put an end to the outbreak of the deadly virus in West Africa by the end of 2015, but said that months of tough work remain. Anthony Banbury told reporters on Friday […]
