By Tyler Durden In a world where the UN is pressuring the West (but oddly not China) to drastically lower emissions to save the world from global warming, where ESG investing is the hottest new trend in the investment universe, it’s remarkable that the government…
By Cap Allon Sunspot AR2859 erupted on Aug 26, producing a C3-class solar flare. SOHO coronagraphs detected the accompanying Coronal Mass Ejection (CME): The storm appears to be on a direct course for Earth, says Dr Tony Phillips (of spaceweather.com). [do_widget id=text-16] NOAA analysts are…
By Jayne Rising Besides drought, disease. and supply chain disruptions, another problem that could cause food shortages is a lack of pollinators. 87% of plants require pollination to reproduce. 1/3 of food crops require pollination. In the US, beekeepers have lost 30-42% of their colonies…
By Jessica Corbett Public health experts and labor rights advocates celebrated Wednesday after the Biden administration announced that it “will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food to better protect human health, particularly that of children and farmworkers,” following decades of demands…
By Tyler Durden Crop conditions for soybeans and corn have worsened in the latest crop tour findings in the US which confirmed hot and dry weather this summer has taken a toll on yields. According to the U.S.Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest crop tour, soybeans…
By Jessica Corbett Following decades of protests and demands over the damage done, Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday finally agreed to pay $111 million for oil spills that have polluted Nigerian communities for more than a half-century. “They ran out of tricks and decided to…
By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres The fact that microplastics can accumulate organic pollutants from the environment and transport them has been known for some time. What is new, however, is that metals can also be transported in this manner. In addition, the smaller…
Op-Ed by Barb Payne Reprinted by Permission from the Blog MEGA A muse hurled M.E.G.A. — make environment great again — into my mind as a result of a quasi-philosophical conversation with a good friend. My part of the conversation went something like this… This…
By B.N. Frank Earlier this year, a judge denied Bayer-Monsanto the ability to avoid legal liability in future Roundup cancer cases. This could be why the company may stop selling the product for residential use. In regard to Roundup’s toxic ingredient, glyphosate, it was recently…
By Natural Activist with Patricia Burke How connected are you to the natural world? Try a little experiment. Draw a honeybee, and then go find one (or a photo of one) and see how closely what you drew resembles the real thing. Does a honeybee…
By Cap Allon Wavy jet streams are throwing farmers something of a curve ball in 2021, as global temperatures continue to fall in line with the ever-intensifying Grand Solar Minimum (GSM)… Prepare. U.S. Wheat Farmer Woes Short stalks, thin rows and small bushels; Washington wheat…
By Tanja Katarina Rebel with Patricia Burke (Controversial “Connected Cowes” is bringing 5G to the international sailing regatta being held in the U.K. this week) People came dressed up as bees to highlight the harm caused by pulsed, high-frequency radiation which is being rolled out…
By Patricia Burke These are the times we live in, when the mass culture’s directives need weeding, and purification. When planting herbs, we carefully place organic fertilizer in the chosen spot. Weeds move in, competing for nutrients and sunlight. Without proper tending, they will…
By Tyler Durden Following the World Health Organization’s formal declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world quickly mandated the use of face masks in public spaces. This led to a massive demand shock, prompting factories to begin producing disposable masks at full capacity….
By Patricia Burke The beginning of August offers observance of the Harvest Festival. Yet most of those living in “modern” societies aren’t aware of the significance this time of year holds. Industrialization brought many innovations. But along the way, humans have lost their understanding of…
By Cap Allon Extreme weather is slamming crops across the globe, bringing with it the threat of further food inflation at a time when costs are already hovering near the highest in a decade and when hunger is on the rise… Bloomberg provides the below…
By Jennifer Wood and Patricia Burke What is the true meaning of Independence? For a nation, a people, a healthcare system, a doctor, a patient, or just a human being? At the dawn of India’s Independence from the British Empire in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru made…
By Tyler Durden The United Arab Emirates (UAE) uses drones that fly into clouds and deliver an electric shock to “cajole them” into producing precipitation amid dangerous heat waves regularly surpassing triple digits. According to Daily Mail, UAE’s National Center of Meteorology (NCM) is flying drones…
By Patricia Burke The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh recently hosted Losing the Sky. “Thousands of satellites are now being launched into Low Earth Orbit in ‘mega-constellations’ to give us high speed internet from space, with the prospect of tens of thousands more, as competition heats up….
By Ice Age Farmer It’s true – they are looking through your trash! Waste management companies are deploying trucks and dumpsters armed with cameras and AI to monitor your waste. Billionaires like Carlos Slim, George Soros and Bill Gates (plus Blackrock and Vanguard) have ALL…
