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‘I Want Them to Have Justice’: Inside the Fight to Save the Shubenacadie River
‘I Want Them to Have Justice’: Inside the Fight to Save the Shubenacadie River In Nova Scotia, water protectors have fiercely opposed a gas company’s plans for a decade, helped by a celebrity supporter. It is so quiet on the banks of the Shubenacadie you can almost hear the river breathe. Standing by the Treaty […]
‘You can’t drink money’: Kootenay communities fight logging to protect their drinking water
‘You can’t drink money’: Kootenay communities fight logging to protect their drinking water In Glade, where clear-cutting could begin any day, determined residents are pulling out all the stops in an effort to protect their local creek — even though a judge ruled they have no right to clean waterSarah Cox Jul 20, 2019 17 min read […]
State of the Globe: 13 Facts: why the next crisis is inevitable
State of the Globe: 13 Facts: why the next crisis is inevitable The order of the current problems laid down below is random. Hard to say which factor will be the next catalyst. Maybe all or several at the same time? Decide for yourself. 1. Unresolved political conflicts. Ask yourself: which conflicts have been finally […]
Forget “Money”: What Will Matter Are Water, Energy, Soil and Food–and a Shared National Purpose
Forget “Money”: What Will Matter Are Water, Energy, Soil and Food–and a Shared National Purpose If you want to identify tomorrow’s superpowers, overlay maps of fresh water, energy, grain/cereal surpluses and arable land. The status quo measures wealth with “money,” but “money” is not what’s valuable. “Money” (in quotes because the global economy operates on intrinsically […]
Mapping PFAS Crisis: New Data Reveals 19 Million Americans In 43 States Exposed To Toxic Chemicals
Mapping PFAS Crisis: New Data Reveals 19 Million Americans In 43 States Exposed To Toxic Chemicals Tens of millions of Americans in 43 states may have been exposed to toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS in their drinking water, according to the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, at Northeastern University. […]
California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070
California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070 Preface. Clearly the human population isn’t going to reach 10 billion or more. California grows one-third of the nation’s food, the 10 high-plains states over the Ogallala about a quarter of the nations food, and exports a great deal of food other nations as […]
Saudi Arabia Using 140-Year-Old Loophole To Soak Up California’s Scarce Water Supply
Saudi Arabia Using 140-Year-Old Loophole To Soak Up California’s Scarce Water Supply Saudi Arabia is exploiting a farming loophole in California which allows a tiny, poverty-stricken desert town to use as much water as it needs for agriculture, for free – circumventing harsh water restrictions imposed in the Saudi Kingdom, reports The Guardian. In particular, the Saudis are […]
Still Toxic After All These Years
Grist / EuToch / Getty Images / Alison Cassidy Still Toxic After All These Years Nearly a quarter-century after winning millions from PG&E, the ‘Erin Brockovich’ town continues its fight for clean water. It was a sweltering, 117-degree July day in Hinkley, California. The surface of the 13-mile highway east to Barstow had become an asphalt […]
On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal
CRISIS ON THE COLORADO: PART II On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal With the Southwest locked in a 19-year drought and climate change making the region increasingly drier, water managers and users along the Colorado River are facing a troubling question: Are we in a new, more arid era when there […]
Science magazine on Peak Sand 2017 and 2018
Science magazine on Peak Sand 2017 and 2018 [ Sand is essential to make concrete, glass, silicon for computer chips, and many other products (longer list in Peak Sand), so no wonder top journal “Science” has had two articles on this topic. Sand mining also ruins ecosystems, lessens biodiversity, impairs water and food security, makes storm […]
More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes
More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes Spanish market: Vegetable-rich diets make for a healthier planet. Image: By ja ma on Unsplash Researchers are clear: the healthy diet for a healthy planet is more vegetables, less meat. What matters is the food that’s served, and the way it’s produced too. LONDON, 17 January, 2019 […]
Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost
Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost A desalination plant in Spain. Image: By Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, via Wikimedia Commons Two thirds of the world worries about water for at least a month annually. One successful source of salt-free drinkable water leaves a bitter aftertaste. LONDON, 15 January, 2019 – […]
Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater
Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater New analysis reveals that we have much less water in our aquifers than we previously thought — and the oil and gas industry could put that at even greater risk. We’re living beyond our means when it comes to groundwater. That’s probably not news to everyone, but new […]
Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change
Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change Source: Hannah Osborne. Feb 8, 2016. Bolivia’s vanishing Lake Poopó: ESA images show fully evaporated lake from space. International Business Times. Preface. It’s bad enough that aquifers are being depleted that won’t recharge until after the next ice age, or in some places like […]
4 Bad Ideas That Can Get You Killed When SHTF
4 Bad Ideas That Can Get You Killed When SHTF In a survival situation, every decision you make is crucial. One wrong move can quickly cost you your life. If you want to survive when SHTF, you should avoid these four bad prepping ideas at all costs. (h/t to BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com) Drinking unfiltered or unpurified water Just […]
