Feed’Em or Weep
They’re finally figuring it out. An editorial from The Dallas Morning News warns that unless the US launches a major food relief effort to Central America, the country faces a…
They’re finally figuring it out. An editorial from The Dallas Morning News warns that unless the US launches a major food relief effort to Central America, the country faces a…
We hear lots about California and it’s three-year-running drought that has left the State in severe water stress. Wells are running dry, emergency bottled water has to be brought in…
Central America continues to reel under severe, multi-year drought. Guatemala has declared a state of emergency in 16 of the country’s 22-provinces. Experts believe the impact on agriculture could soon…
Could you get by for three weeks with 12-gallons of water? That’s a smidge over 45-litres which works out to about 2 litres per day. In Porterville, California, the county…
You may have already heard about it. California, the Golden State, is reeling from three years of continuous, severe drought. Of course you’ve heard about it. The California drought is…
Red Cross food relief for central Mexico When we think of famine, we tend to think of Africa. Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan seem to come to mind. FEWS Net, the Famine…
Reservoir, What Reservoir? So, you see, you’ve got this conjunction of forces. There are more of us by the day, about 220,000 every 24-hours and that’s a net increase. And…
This note from the Mound of Sound accompanied the post that follows: Some of the course material I’ve been going through lately got me thinking about the conflicts raging in…
It’s a classic theme of the ‘wild west’ – range wars where free-range cattle ranchers clashed with farmers whose fenced fields blocked their way. Today it’s a struggle between farmers…
Desperately needed rain may be enroute to northern California. With any luck some agricultural production may be saved. There’s hope that an El Nino believed to be building in the…
In response to my last post, which dealt with climate change and the persistent drought in California, The Mound of Sound, a.k.a. The Disaffected Lib, offered some incisive commentary that…
Now that California’s Water Board is turning off the tap to certain distributors, and reservoirs are running dry, the cost of water is slated to rise and the impact on…
California has a serious drought, it did not get such a weather in over a century. Drought is causing serious problems for farming besides other uses of water. Drought is…
Another first for the UN-phobic Harper government. After earning the distinction of being first to bail out of Kyoto, they are now the first to jump ship from the UN’s…
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Green Party leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is turning Canada into a “rogue nation” and the “North Korea of environmental…
OMG. That wretched little Monkey King has done it again.Pooped on the planet. And shamed us in the eyes of the world.The Harper government is pulling out of a United…
The Canadian government is OK with drought and all of the human and environmental tragedies that go with it? Really? What is Stevo thinking? We can get a higher price…
Today’s blog post is courtesy of Citizens Climate Lobby: In his State of the Union address, the President said, ‘If Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations , I…
via Sierra Club: Crippling drought. Devastating wildfires. Superstorm Sandy. Climate has come home — and the American people get it. What: The largest climate rally in U.S. history. When: February…
There’s one brewing in the midwest, another raging in the southeast and a third building in the southwest. They’re regional, inter-state conflicts over distribution of dwindling groundwater resources. In the…