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UN, World Economic Forum Behind Global âWar on Farmersâ: Experts
A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen at the Congress centre during its annual meeting in Davos on May 23, 2022. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) US NEWS UN, World Economic Forum Behind Global âWar on Farmersâ: Experts They say ‘Agenda 2030’ development goals at root of sustainability policies that could lead […]
BASF Prepares To Slash Ammonia Production In Germany Amid Worsening NatGas Crunch
BASF Prepares To Slash Ammonia Production In Germany Amid Worsening NatGas Crunch German chemicals company BASF SE paid an extra 800 million euros ($809.5 million) to keep its plants operating in the second quarter compared with a year earlier amid skyrocketing natural gas prices. The impact of high energy prices has forced the company to […]
Category 4 hurricane? Prepare for 21 days without power, Entergy says
Category 4 hurricane? Prepare for 21 days without power, Entergy says Even a Category 1 hurricane might bring 7 days without power, utility says. The electricity has been off for 11 days in Bridge City, La. Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The […]
What Does An Ecological Civilization Look Like?
ILLUSTRATIONS BY DELPHINE LEE/YES! MAGAZINE What Does An Ecological Civilization Look Like? A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopiaâyet communities everywhere are already creating it. As a new, saner administration sets up shop in Washington, D.C., there are plenty of policy initiatives this country desperately needs. Beyond a national plan for […]
The Dawn of the Apocalypse
The Dawn of the Apocalypse We were warned for decades about the death march we are on because of global warming. And yet, the global ruling class continues to frog-march us towards extinction. Our Climate Future – by Mr. Fish Subscribe now The past week has seen record-breaking heat waves across Europe. Wildfires have ripped through Spain, Portugal […]
Carbon-Reduction Plans Rely on Tech That Doesn’t Exist
Carbon-Reduction Plans Rely on Tech That Doesn’t Exist Instead of scaling up renewable energy, researchers promote unproved ideas Credit: Katie Louise Thomas At last year’s Glasgow COP26 meetings on the climate crisis, U.S. envoy and former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry stated that solutions to the climate crisis will involve âtechnologies that we don’t […]
The Anthropocene is a Joke
Stuart Gleave / Getty THE ANTHROPOCENE IS A JOKE On geological timescales, human civilization is an event, not an epoch. Humans are now living in a new geological epoch of our own making: the Anthropocene. Or so weâre told. Whereas some epochs in Earth history stretch more than 40 million years, this new chapter started maybe […]
Global Water Scarcity on Schedule
Global Water Scarcity on Schedule A new study by the University of Colorado Boulder published on âOne Earthâ cites water scarcity as the top threat to food security in the next 20 years. âMultiple events occurring at the same time compound the problem,â the study noted, citing droughts, floods, heat waves, pest outbreaks, diseases, and financial and […]
UK shatters record for its hottest day ever; London fire service declares âmajor incidentâ
UK shatters record for its hottest day ever; London fire service declares âmajor incidentâ Britain recorded its hottest-ever day Tuesday, with temperatures hitting a high of 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in the east of England, according to provisional data from the Met Office. Londonâs fire brigade declared a major incident after a âhuge […]
California went big on rooftop solar. Now that’s a problem for landfills
California went big on rooftop solar. Now that’s a problem for landfills Solar panels purchased for home use under incentive programs many years ago are nearing the end of their life cycle. Many are already winding up in landfills. (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) California has been a pioneer in pushing for rooftop solar power, […]
Dutch Nitrogen Scientist Questions the Basis of Government Climate Mandates
Dutch farmers are protesting against what they see as harsh measures to cut down nitrogen emissions. (PMVfoto/Shutterstock) Dutch Nitrogen Scientist Questions the Basis of Government Climate Mandates ‘We now treat farmers as polluters ⌠which is a very strange perspective’ Jaap Hanekamp is skeptical of the received wisdom in science. He wonât stop asking a […]
UK Met Office Issues First Red Warning for Extreme Heat
People walk past Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London, on July 15, 2022. (Dominic Lipinski/PA Media) UK UK Met Office Issues First Red Warning for Extreme Heat The UKâs Met Office has issued its first ever red warning for extreme heat, as it warned of a âpotentially very serious situationâ in parts […]
Deutsche Bank Now Modeling German Households Chopping Wood To Keep Warm This Winter
Deutsche Bank Now Modeling German Households Chopping Wood To Keep Warm This Winter Yesterday we reported that just in case the world didn’t have enough things to worry about, it is now also petrified about Europe’s potential “doomsday” on July 22 when Putin will decide the fate of the continent: if he resumes gas flows along the […]
The great unravelling
The great unravelling Real life Bond villain Klaus Schwab has become the focus of ridicule following crude attempts to remove articles praising Sri Lankaâs âVision 2025â economic plan from the World economic Forum (WEF) website â the worldâs leading proponent of the hi-tech fourth industrial revolution apparently not realising that nothing ever disappears from the internet. Sri Lanka was supposed […]
Of Heroes and Dragons
Of Heroes and Dragons in which a planet-sized blindspot gets revealed Image credit: Kent Pilcher via Unsplash You were warned The following read might incite serious levels of cognitive dissonance and result in anger, disbelief and an irresistible urge to trash the author. Unfortunately I cannot take responsibility for your actions, so proceed at your own risk from […]
