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The Bulletin: September 3-9, 2025
The Bulletin: September 3-9, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. The Disruptor: William Rees Knows How to Save the World Slow down or die (degrowth, collapse, strategy) Collapse and the Consensus Trance What Happens After Humans Go Extinct How Water Shapes Our […]
June 30, 2024 Readings
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2024: Marking the Rise of the Global South Century and Decline of Western Economies Up to half a million NATO soldiers waiting to enter Ukraine It’s the End of the World As We Know It. The American-NATO Rush Toward Nuclear War with Russia. Scott Ritter – Global Research Our […]
Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire
Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire Reuters Smoke rises from Alberta wildfire near TeePee Creek Thousands of Canadians have been ordered to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, British Columbia due to the threat of a wildfire. The blaze began on Friday night and was described by officials as “exhibiting extreme […]
Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer
Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer The 2023 wildfire season was historic and deadly in Canada. This summer could be more of the same. Smoke from wildfires in Quebec enveloped New York City in 2023. (Photo credit: Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0 DEED) As widespread drought raises expectations for a […]
Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire
Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire Evacuees directed to Cold Lake, Edmonton for accommodation A highway camera photo shows traffic in Fort McMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. […]
Wildfire season roars to life in parts of B.C. and Alberta
Wildfire season roars to life in parts of B.C. and Alberta The 2024 wildfire season roared to life across Western Canada this weekend as crews battled multiple out-of-control blazes Multiple fires broke out across Western Canada this weekend amid a persistent and severe drought affecting British Columbia and Alberta. B.C. fire crews are working to […]
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer More than 65 per cent of Canada abnormally parched or in drought at the end of March An out-of-control wildfire, dubbed Wildfire MWF012, is seen burning west of Saprae Creek on April 21, 2024. PHOTO BY ALBERTA WILDFIRE Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing […]
Science Snippets: “If We Start Right Now …”
Science Snippets: “If We Start Right Now …” Every day, I receive an email message from at least one person with this line, or something like it: “If we start right now …” The message then goes on to say that, if we start right now, we can fix the climate emergency. We can preserve […]
State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California
State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California Faltering California took another economic hit on Friday, as America’s largest personal lines insurer said it would immediately stop selling new home insurance policies in the state. California is the largest property and casualty insurance market in the country. State Farm attributed the decision to three factors: “historic increases in construction […]
Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires
Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires Link Seen to Fivefold Jump in Area Burned Against a backdrop of long-term rises in temperature in recent decades, California has seen ever higher spikes in seasonal wildfires, and, in the last two years, a string of disastrous, record-setting blazes. This has led scientists, politicians […]
Cognitive Dissonance and Outright Lies at the Edge of Extinction
Cognitive Dissonance and Outright Lies at the Edge of Extinction In recent weeks and months I have been amazed at the general public and most scientists ability to ignore the blatant evidence that we are in early stage, non-linear runaway warming. From individual activists, to the donation soaked and addicted corporate NGO’s, who are literally dependent […]
California Utility Cutting Power to 51,000 Customers Amid Dangerous Wildfire Conditions
In this image from a U.S. Forest Service wildfire monitoring camera, plumes of smoke rise from the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, Calif., on Aug. 17, 2021. (U.S. Forest Service/ALERTWildfire Network via AP) California Utility Cutting Power to 51,000 Customers Amid Dangerous Wildfire Conditions The nation’s largest utility announced on Tuesday evening that it […]
Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police
Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police The movement against climate chaos is running up against intense repression funded by private corporations as well as the federal government, writes Shea Leibow. A huge column of smoke from the Bootleg Fire in Oregon could be seen for miles on July 8. (National Interagency Fire Center, Wikimedia Commons) This […]
People Left Cities for Rural Zoom Towns. How Does That Impact Wildfire Risk?
People Left Cities for Rural Zoom Towns. How Does That Impact Wildfire Risk? As the pandemic waxes and wanes and we look back on the last 18 months, it’s clear that different types of workers experienced differential economic impacts. On one hand, there are workers who need to be in a location to do their […]
Southeastern Europe Devastated By Wildfires
Southeastern Europe Devastated By Wildfires A dangerous heat wave is ravaging parts of southeastern Europe resulting in wildfires across Turkey, Greece, and Italy, according to VOA News. Firefighters across the European Union arrived in Turkey on Monday. The wildfires have burned for at least one week as political opposition mounts against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his sluggish […]
