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Can we have our cities and biodiversity, too? | Ensia
Can we have our cities and biodiversity, too? | Ensia. October 23, 2014 — We are entering the most extensive and rapid phase of urban growth ever experienced. Not only are urban populations expected to double in just a few decades, physical urban space is expected to increase at an even faster pace. Estimates suggest that […]
Ebola Jumps Around the World | Environment News Service
Ebola Jumps Around the World | Environment News Service. NEW YORK, New York, October 24, 2014 (ENS) – The worst Ebola outbreak in history, which began in West Africa in March, is traveling around the world. On Thursday, a New York City emergency room doctor who worked with Ebola patients in Guinea was diagnosed with […]
As Ebola Cases Top 10,000, Obama Says America Can “Beat” The Deadly Virus | Zero Hedge
As Ebola Cases Top 10,000, Obama Says America Can “Beat” The Deadly Virus | Zero Hedge. Following the sad death of its first Ebola case, Mali’s President has said he will not close his nation’s border with Guinea, because “the incident showed it was impossible to completely seal his country.” Mali’s neighbors, on the other hand, […]
California – A Food Powerhouse in Peril | Erico Matias Tavares | LinkedIn
California – A Food Powerhouse in Peril | Erico Matias Tavares | LinkedIn. Now in its third year, the drought in California has forced local farmers to switch their water use from rivers and reservoirs, which are at historic low levels, to underground sources. This has mitigated substantial production losses, but given that underground reservoirs […]
Beating Climate Change by Retooling the Economy—The Story Begins in Navajo Country by Mary Hansen — YES! Magazine
Beating Climate Change by Retooling the Economy—The Story Begins in Navajo Country by Mary Hansen — YES! Magazine. Photo by Scott* / Flickr. “I grew up without running water,” Nichole Alex, a young woman from Dilkon, Ariz., says in a video released by the activist group Black Mesa Water Coalition. Alex grew up on the Navajo reservation […]
The Great Change: The Medical Mafia
The Great Change: The Medical Mafia. Whenever we’re exposed to broadcast television in the United States we are always amazed at how much of it has been paid for – how much of its time has been purchased – by medical-related corporations. If you turn on the evening news, for instance (and back when we […]
NYC Mayor De Blasio Ebola Update “Under Control – No Cause For Alarm” – Live Webcast | Zero Hedge
NYC Mayor De Blasio Ebola Update “Under Control – No Cause For Alarm” – Live Webcast | Zero Hedge. Having worked extremely hard on their coordinated talking points last night – “Ebola is hard to catch”, “Doctor self-isolated”, “been preparing for months” – we await NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio’s public update on the state of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Was Ebola Accidentally Released from a Bioweapons Lab In West Africa? Washington’s Blog
EXCLUSIVE: Was Ebola Accidentally Released from a Bioweapons Lab In West Africa? Washington’s Blog. Nations such as Russia, South Africa and the U.S. have long conducted research into how to make deadly germs even more deadly. And accidents at these research facilities have caused germs to escape, killing people and animals near the facilities. For example, the […]
Economics As If Future Generations Mattered | On the Commons
Economics As If Future Generations Mattered | On the Commons. By Lieven Soete under a CC license The message that solutions to climate change and environmental degradation is up to the individual directly conflicts with what people are witnessing We have turned a corner on climate change— a wrong turn– and it is happening more rapidly than we have predicted. Climate change is […]
Wheat Crop Seen Falling Short in Australia on Frost, Hail Damage – Bloomberg
Wheat Crop Seen Falling Short in Australia on Frost, Hail Damage – Bloomberg. Australia’s wheat harvest may drop short of a government forecast after frost and hail damaged crops in the world’s fifth-biggest shipper. Futures climbed to a six-week high. Production may total 23.2 million metric tons in 2014-2015, according to the median of five […]
New York City Doctor Confirmed Positive For Ebola, Girlfriend In Quarantine; Cuomo/De Blasio Press Conf – Live Feed | Zero Hedge
New York City Doctor Confirmed Positive For Ebola, Girlfriend In Quarantine; Cuomo/De Blasio Press Conf – Live Feed | Zero Hedge. UPDATE: *PATIENT IN NYC TESTS POSITIVE FOR EBOLA, NEW YORK TIMES SAYS *NYC EBOLA PATIENT GIRLFRIEND QUARANTINED: CNN *S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 FUTURES EXTEND DECLINES ON EBOLA REPORT *TREASURIES ADVANCE AS NYC EBOLA REPORT […]
“Godzilla” Sunspot Takes Aim: X-Class Flare Thought To Be Responsible For Widespread Power Outages and Internet Problems
“Godzilla” Sunspot Takes Aim: X-Class Flare Thought To Be Responsible For Widespread Power Outages and Internet Problems. A massive sunspot dubbed ‘Active Region 2192′ has rotated into an earth-facing position. NASA says the Jupiter-sized magnetic anomaly on the sun is crackling with energy and several days ago it fired off an X-class flare right in earth’s direction. Then, yesterday, […]
Seeding change | Transition Free Press
Seeding change | Transition Free Press. 73% of seed crops are now ‘owned’ by 10 corporations – while community and grassroots initiatives are working to keep global diversity alive. This weekend The Great Seed Festival in London celebrates the people and places that hold the future of many of our crops in their hands. In our Autumn […]
Despite WHO’s Confidence, Mali Becomes 6th West African Nation With Ebola | Zero Hedge
Despite WHO’s Confidence, Mali Becomes 6th West African Nation With Ebola | Zero Hedge. In yet another blow for the doctors fighting the spread of this deadly disease, AP reports, Mali’s health minister says the West African country has confirmed its first case of Ebola. Despite every effort to close borders, quarantine areas, and now send US […]
“It’s Very Extreme” – Drought & Drug Cartels Drain California’s Aquifers At Record Rate | Zero Hedge
“It’s Very Extreme” – Drought & Drug Cartels Drain California’s Aquifers At Record Rate | Zero Hedge. “If there’s no water for people to live, and you don’t have the basic necessities of life, your population is going to leave,” warns the emergency services manager of one California town, warning that as the drought continues (and […]
