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Search Results for: amazon deforestation
The Amazon rainforest crisis accelerates
As we’ve noted many times before, we are killing the Amazon rainforest, one of the most unique and diverse environments on the planet, and home to dozens of indigenous tribal groups. While the Amazon rainforest had long been called “the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Banksters, Climate, Corpocracy, Development, Environment, Ethnicity, Finance, Food, Governance, Intolerance, Latin America, Nature, Politics, Resources, Science, Uncategorized, Video
The Amazon rainforest is dying; we’ll all be harmed
The Rainforest Alliance sounded an alarm last month, one we ignore at our peril: Scanning the news in September was terrifying. It seemed like the entire world was ablaze: Brazil, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, California—all burning. California alone lost more than … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Environment, Governance, Latin America, Nature, Politics, Resources
Miners rape Amazonia; climate drives more change
Two new studies from Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Science and Innovation based in Tambopata, Perú reveal profound changes in the lands along the shores of the world’s longest river and the mountains that feed it. The first study … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate, Environment, Latin America, Nature, Resources, Science, Video
A world ablaze: Fires in Indonesia, Amazonia
Massive fires, directly linked to ongoing deforestation, have erupted on opposite sides of the globe, resulting in massive releases of greenhouse gases which, in turn, will lead to further global warming and more fires. First a report from the World … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Climate, Environment, Governance, Latin America, Law, Nature, Politics, Resources, Science, Video, Wealth
Image of the day: Tragedy in Amazonia
From NASA’s Earth Observatory: Explanation and credits: On an unusually cloud-free day at the height of the dry season, several fires were burning in Amazonia, giving rise to a broad smoke pall easily seen from the International Space Station (ISS). … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Governance, Latin America, Nature, Photography, Politics, Resources
EnviroWatch: Disease, climate, water, fuel
And more. . . We begin with another global health crisis, via Spiegel: Epidemics Expert Jeremy Farrar: ‘The Most Dangerous Emerging Disease Is Drug Resistance’ British medical expert Jeremy Farrar is a key figure in the fight against Ebola and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate, Corpocracy, Crime, Culture, Environment, Europe, Governance, Health, Latin America, Law, Medicine, Nature, Politics, Poverty, Resources, Video, Wealth
EnviroWatch: West Nile, spider, smog, volcano
We begin with a story close to home [esnl’s], and an enigma, via the Oakland Tribune: West Nile cases surging in state, Bay Area In the midst of a historic drought, public health officials are searching for clues as to … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Environment, Europe, Governance, Latin America, Nature, Politics, Resources, Video
Headlines of the day II: Econo/Greco/Sino/Ecolalia
Patterns emerge the looting of the commons rebranded as asuterity continues unchecked, and the momentary stability hailed by the financial press begins to look precarious, while nations rush to embrace policies designed to enrich the few while driving the rest … Continue reading
WikiCables: Berkeley-grown firm gets noticed
In light of our previous post, we bring you three State Department cables from the WikiLeaks stash, each featuring a UC-Berkeley spawned agrofuel firm, launched sand perpetuated with a hefty cash infusion from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. The … Continue reading
Biden swamp critters replace Trump swamp critters
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, but nicer. From the 1 December Wall Street Journal : Wall Street bankers, and in particular those from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., have long held senior positions in the White House. … Continue reading
Posted in Banksters, Finance, Governance, Politics
Map of the day: Our planet’s vanishing forests
Here’s a sobering look at the state of the planet’s vanishing forests from the latest and just-released edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook from the United Nation’s Convention on Biological Diversity [click on the image to enlarge]: And there’s even … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Governance, Latin America, Nature, Politics, Resources, Science
Climate change threatens the world’s primates
Many of the world’s primates, our closest genetic relatives on the planet, face a new man-made threat: Climate change. The abstract from a sobering report from scientists at Concordia and McGill universities in Canada concludes this way: Although all primate … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Environment, Nature, Science
Biodiversity plunges, and human action is to blame
Two new major studies examine the alarming loss of species on Planet Earth directly attributable to human action, action, and the results are, as you may expect, alarming. And with the acceleration of global climate change, the outlook for the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate, Environment, Food, Governance, History, Nature, Resources, Science
Animal agriculture, the world’s dirtiest secret
What’s responsible for half of U.S. water consumption, 91 percent of deforestation in the Amazon Basin, the production of more greenhouse gases that all modes of transportation combined, and requires 45 percent of all the world’s non-icebound land? That would … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate, Corpocracy, Crime, Deep Politics, Food, Governance, Journalism, Latin America, Law, Nature, Politics, Resources, Science, Video
EnviroWatch: Health, toxins, water, and nukes
We begin with veggie woes, via Medical Daily: Salmonella Food Poisoning Most Common In Vegetables, Not Meat We tend to be wary when it comes to the meat or dairy products in our refrigerator, but rarely err on the side … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Asia, Climate, Corpocracy, Environment, Food, Governance, Health, Latin America, Medicine, Nature, Politics, Resources, Video
EnviroWatch: Outbreaks, oil, air, climate, nukes
And more. . . We begin with the Express Tribune and a Pakistani vaccination crisis: Sehat ka Ittehad struggles as WHO recommends extension of restrictions There has been no documented international spread of the poliovirus since March 2014 – with … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Children, Climate, Corpocracy, Deep Politics, Development, Environment, Europe, Food, Governance, Health, Human behavior, Labor, Latin America, Law, Medicine, Mideast, Nature, Politics, Wealth
EnviroWatch: Vaccines, toxins, fracking, nukes
We begin with a vaccine crackdown, via the Mainichi: Pakistan police arrest parents refusing kids’ polio vaccine Hundreds of parents in northwest Pakistan were arrested and jailed on charges of endangering public security after refusing to give their children polio … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Cancer, Corpocracy, Environment, Europe, Governance, Health, History, Latin America, Law, Medicine, Military, Politics
EnviroWatch: Outbreaks, climate, ozone, nukes
And more. . . We begin with Outbreak News Today and a feverish development: Malaysia dengue count nears 20,000, PM Najib warns public to take precautions During the 44 day period from Jan. 4 to Feb. 16, 2015, Malaysia has … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Children, Climate, Corpocracy, Environment, Europe, Governance, Health, Latin America, Medicine, Military, Nature, Politics, Resources, Science, Youth
Envirowatch: Vaccines, outbreaks, & fracking
But we begin surprising news on the cannabis front, first from United Press International: NHTSA: Marijuana use may not significantly increase traffic accidents Crashes may be more related to demographics A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Corpocracy, Culture, Education, Environment, Governance, Health, Law, Medicine, Nature, Politics, Resources, Science
EnviroWatch: Measles, water, climate, & nukes
From the Guardian, An outbreak in Chicago: Measles cluster at Chicago daycare prompts health department investigation Five children younger than 12 months old – under the recommended age to receive the measles vaccine – diagnosed with infectious disease Diagnoses of … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Asia, Climate, Corpocracy, Development, Environment, Food, Governance, Health, Latin America, Medicine, Nature, Politics, Resources, Video
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