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‘Forgotten, but not gone’:
‘Forgotten, but not gone’: How governments have deliberately ignored the safety of contaminated sites in England – and why climate change makes this worse ‘The Metablog’, No.18, Podcast: This is an over thirty-year long story about my involvement with contaminated sites, and helping communities to get action to clean them up[1]. It’s innately connected to my […]
Soils and Life Beneath the Ground
Soils and Life Beneath the Ground There is more life beneath the ground than you know. Healthy soils contain a vibrant range of life forms such as protozoa, nematodes, mites, springtails, spiders, insects, bacteria, fungi, earthworms and numerous burrowing animals. This rich biodiversity plays a vital role in mitigating climate change, neutralising pests, purifying and […]
Is Climate Alarmism an Establishment Attempt to Restore Social Control?
Is Climate Alarmism an Establishment Attempt to Restore Social Control? Over the years, I’ve noticed pretty much every establishment attempt to push a climate agenda is accompanied by a call for people to unite. What if fear of change, of loss of control, and a desire for social unity and predictability are the real driving […]
Here to stay or gone in 30 years? Inside the fight over the future of the oil industry
Here to stay or gone in 30 years? Inside the fight over the future of the oil industry The people who made their fortunes in the oil capital of Europe need a new plan. For decades, Aberdeen, a port city on Scotland’s northeast coast, has served as the commercial gateway to the North Sea, where powerful […]
Limiting EPA’s Power To Regulate Climate-Changing Gases
Supreme Court To Consider Limiting EPA’s Power To Regulate Climate-Changing Gases The ruling could challenge the Biden administration’s plan to curb carbon emissions right after a key White House proposal died in Congress. The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a set of cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, potentially […]
14 Million People Under Flood Warning As Storm Batters Mid-Atlantic
14 Million People Under Flood Warning As Storm Batters Mid-Atlantic More than 14 million people are under a coastal flood warning early Saturday after heavy rains and strong winds unleashed flooding across the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area on Friday. “The neighbors who have been here a long time say it hasn’t been this high since Isabel, […]
The climate war won’t work
The climate war won’t work There are, in fact, no human comparisons for the effort required to reverse the global-scale damage wrought by 300 years of industrial growth. Nevertheless, people still reach for past human endeavours to try to spur our political leaders to an action which, in truth, is far beyond them. How many […]
Media briefing: Farming can be a climate change solution, so why is it missing in action at COP26?
Media briefing: Farming can be a climate change solution, so why is it missing in action at COP26? Our planet is at a tipping point. Climate change threatens all our futures if we do not act now. All sectors must look at their impact, and agriculture is no exception. Agriculture is currently responsible for up to […]
The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers: Excerpt
The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers: Excerpt The following excerpt is from Ben Raskin’s new book The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers (Chelsea Green Publishing, October 2021) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. The Woodchip Handbook By Ben Raskin Restoring Damaged Soil With the potential […]
COP-26: Stopping Climate Change and Other Illusions
COP-26: Stopping Climate Change and Other Illusions Measured atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory. Note: red = the monthly mean values; black = the same, after correction for the average seasonal cycle. Do not expect significant progress from COP-26 on climate change mitigation. There are fundamental barriers that prevent the deep and rapid changes that […]
COP-26 is a global energy embarrassment
COP-26 is a global energy embarrassment For 26 futile years, the net-zero maniacs have wasted fuel, energy, and taxpayers’ money to bite the hands that provide their food, energy, welfare, and public-sector jobs. Led by E.U. and AUKUS dreamers, they destroy reliable energy from coal, oil, nuclear, gas, and hydro while forcing us to subsidize […]
Creating a Preferred Future
Creating a Preferred Future
The Global Economy Is Rapidly Slowing Down
The Global Economy Is Rapidly Slowing Down Summary Between a domestic real estate bubble bursting, the Evergrande debt crisis, electricity power outages, plus negative service and manufacturing PMIs in September, China’s economic slowdown has been very swift. The practice of defaulting on foreign debt and trying to restructure domestic debt is common in emerging market […]
