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Is There an Off-Ramp for Civilization?
Is There an Off-Ramp for Civilization? Our high-tech civilization is like an ageing man in full denial of his mortality. It is eating his children just to live a day longer, rather than admitting that its craving for immortality is founded on nothing more than magical thinking. In its firm belief that technology can save […]
With 1.5°C Goal ‘Currently Not Plausible,’ Study Calls for Focus on Deep Social Change
With 1.5°C Goal ‘Currently Not Plausible,’ Study Calls for Focus on Deep Social Change “In order to be equipped for a warmer world, we have to anticipate changes, get the affected parties on board, and take advantage of local knowledge,” said one researcher. Scientists at the University of Hamburg in Germany argued Wednesday that meeting […]
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban Adding to the days of strikes and mass street demonstrations about French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age, farmers have flooded the streets of Paris for an entirely different reason. French farmers drove hundreds of tractors, if not more, into […]
$58 billion day of reckoning looms for 3M over toxic ‘forever chemicals’
$58 billion day of reckoning looms for 3M over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ SNAPSHOT PFAS or “forever chemicals” are contained in everyday items such as non-stick cookware, school uniforms and firefighting foam as they repel grease, oil and water. Their use has been linked to a range of illnesses but the potential health effects remain hotly […]
Green spin
Green spin Concern over the steep rise in the price of electricity this winter has paved the way for rehashing the old misinformation about the relative cost of generation. So it is that Carbon Tracker – a non-profit which seeks to focus financial investment on non-renewable renewable energy-harvesting technologies (NRREHTs) – reports that electricity bills are far higher than […]
Mount Washington Observatory As Cold As Mars With Record-Breaking Wind Chill
Mount Washington Observatory As Cold As Mars With Record-Breaking Wind Chill The polar vortex that moved in yesterday has been nothing short of impressive. Records were broken at the Mount Washington Observatory (MWObs) in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. At 6,288 feet, MWObs is located at the highest peak in the Northeast and has some of the most […]
More Than 400,000 Texans Without Power Amid Dangerous Winter Storm
More Than 400,000 Texans Without Power Amid Dangerous Winter Storm The freezing conditions will end for Texas soon, but they’re set to move into the Northeast this weekend. A woman waits for paramedics in the back of a Lyft Ride vehicle on February 01, 2023 in Austin, Texas. A winter storm is sweeping across portions […]
Norway Finds Rare Earth Metals That Could Make Europe Less Dependent On China
Norway Finds Rare Earth Metals That Could Make Europe Less Dependent On China Norwegian scientists have made a discovery of rare earth metals in the country’s northern region. The findings have the potential to transform the country’s economy and secure its place as a major player in the global market for high-tech and green technology. Furthermore, the […]
European Natural Gas Prices Surge Ahead Of Cold Spell
European Natural Gas Prices Surge Ahead Of Cold Spell The Dutch TTF benchmark price jumped by 11% on Tuesday morning, recovering from a 17% price slump last week. An unplanned outage at a Norwegian gas processing plan and short covering combined to add upward pressure to gas prices. Next week, temperatures could be lower than […]
After Civilization’s Collapse: Dr. Shane Simonsen, Zero Input Agriculture
After Civilization’s Collapse: Dr. Shane Simonsen, Zero Input Agriculture
We’re Coming Closer to Limits of Adaptation
We’re Coming Closer to Limits of Adaptation
An EV in Every Driveway Is an Environmental Disaster
An EV in Every Driveway Is an Environmental Disaster Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty “There is always a huge climate benefit — and, I would argue, a safety benefit — to ensuring people have access to excellent public transit,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said earlier this month at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting. “Even if […]
World Population Day Presentation: Dr. William Rees
World Population Day Presentation: Dr. William Rees
Soaring Food Prices Prompt Eurasian Nations To Ban Food Exports
Soaring Food Prices Prompt Eurasian Nations To Ban Food Exports The harshest winter since 2008 is contributing to shortages of staple vegetables across Central Asia and sending prices north in a region still suffering from COVID-induced food inflation. In Uzbekistan, record frosts have highlighted the shortcomings of the national energy system as even residents of the capital […]
Extreme heat could put 40% of land vertebrates in peril by end of century
Extreme heat could put 40% of land vertebrates in peril by end of century Study shows ‘disastrous consequences for wildlife’ if human-caused emissions push global temperatures up 4.4C A female desert bighorn sheep in the Joshua Tree National Park, California. Such areas would be among the worse impacted if global emissions are not cut. Photograph: […]
