World Environment Day
In the universe are billions of galaxies,In our galaxy are billions of planets,But there is Only One Earth. The above truism is from the UN Environment Program’s website for the…
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Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kimberlyn McGrail examines the excess deaths caused by COVID-19 in Canada. Eric Berger discusses the continued lack of progress in diagnosing and…
what i’m reading: animal, vegetable, junk: a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal, by mark bittman
Mark Bittman’s Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal is a fascinating, readable, and wide-ranging nonfiction. With clear and simple language, Bittman unpacks the many threads…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jennifer Hulme discusses how long COVID is causing devastating long-term effects on women in particular, with little apparent prospect of treatment to improve…
Switch to Wind, Water, Solar, and Save Billions
“$2B saved since Ukraine war Wind and solar power plants generated 46.3 terawatt-hours of electricity between May 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022, the data showed. “Without these power plants,…
Kelp Could be the Carbon Capture King
The simple kelp plant could help us suck carbon out of the air in large quantities, and if so then we need more kelp – and fast! Kelp is a…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of American Diet Almost Halved
A simple diet change reduced diet-related greenhouse gas emissions of American adults between 2003 and 2018. The carobon footprint of their diets fell from 4 kilograms of CO2 equivalent to…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – The Associated Press reports on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Mary Papenfuss discusses how people living…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Irelyne Lavery reports on the increasing number of Canadians needing medical attention for the flu as COVID-related protections have been scrapped. And Wallace…
The climate progress narrative is the newest tactic of global warming denialists
There’s no evidence that the vast majority of countries, particularly the world’s largest emitters, are on track to meet their emissions reductions commitments. So why are we pretending otherwise? Photo…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Zak Vescera reports on the combination of high rates of hospitalization and virtually nonexistent vaccination that’s resulted from Scott Moe’s surrender to COVID-19.…
Financial Times Made a Climate Change Game
When you think about climate change coverage in the Financial Times you may assume that they’re writing about how to profit from it; however, the tides have risen. The market-focused…
EU Says No to Forever Chemicals
The dangers of microplastics and “forever chemicals” are well known and now legislators in the European Union are acting to protect their people from these primarily petroleum-based creations. New restrictions…
Reducing Traffic Pollution Greatly Increases Health
It’s well known that vehicular traffic is deadly no matter where it is and how much of it exists. Even with all the evidence cities in North America put cars…
The Steps to Take to Save the World from Catastrophic Climate Change
By now you’ve heard that the most recent IPCC report shows that humanity is in a dire situation and we need to act now to avoid making the planet uninhabitable…
SaskPower: A Job Half Done
…is as good as none. If you’re impressed by SaskPower’s objective to reduce emissions by only half, by 2030, you’re setting the bar way too low. A big reason Saskatchewan…
Winds of Change in Power Generation
Wars fought over oil and wars funded by oil sales are both problems we’ve seen in the 21st century. Fighting over a depleting planet-destroying energy source may soon be a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Winnie Wan Yee Tso et al. study the severity of the Omicron BA.2 COVID variant, and find that its rate of deaths and…
Plague Update: BA.2 Taking Over
Our society has entered the phase of the pandemic where most people are trying to pretend that everything is normal, and there’s nothing dangerous about eating in restaurants or sending…
Instead of Pesticides, Use Plants
This is the year nobody should use pesticides, if you’re on the fence about using pesticides I’ll remind you that they do more harm than good. They negatively impact human…