Brexit D-Day
The big Brexit day is here.
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The War in Libya Will Never End
Looking at the gap between posturing and positions in Libya
Read more...How CEOs, Experts and Philosophers See the World’s Biggest Risks Differently
Trying to understand CEOs’ blinkered view of risks.
Read more...Dr. Victor Shih: Coronavirus MUCH Worse Than SARS
A downbeat but persuasive take on the likely progression of the coronavirus.
Read more...Coronavirus: Not Looking Good
Coronavirus updates.
Read more...Blue Acceleration: Our Dash for Ocean Resources Mirrors What We’ve Already Done to the Land
Will we drive the Blue Acceleration toward sustainable and equitable trajectories, or will we foul the ocean as we have fouled the land?
Read more...Desperation Hidden in Plain Sight: Coastal Edition
Reports of desperation from what some might consider unlikely quarters: the Pacific Northwest.
Read more...This Problem With Fracked Oil and Gas Wells Is Occurring ‘at an Alarming Rate’
Well casing failures are a growing problem for an industry chasing profitability by cutting corners for its shale gas fracking operations.
Read more...Local Climate Policy Run Amok, Bellingham Edition
Bellingham, Washington tries to take on climate change….and their well-intentioned plan misses an elephant in the room.
Read more...Could Sleeper Trains Replace International Air Travel?
After years of decline, night train services are again expanding, in part to cater to passengers who try to avoid air travel for environmental reasons.
Read more...China Coronavirus Watch: Updated – Another Chinese City Locked Down to Prevent Spread
A compilation of what seems to be known about the new Chinese coronavirus.
Read more...Brexit: Digging In
Brexit again gets ugly.
Read more...UN’s Warning that Gaza Will Not Be a “Liveable Place” by 2020 Has Been Realised
The primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year, which has reduced Gaza to the point of ‘systemic collapse’.
Read more...Like Adding ‘Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each Second,’ Study Shows Oceans Warming at Record Rate
Ugly climate change news on the oceans front.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Senate Passes Save Our Seas Act 2.0
Senate pauses Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which fails to address the issue of overproduction of plastics.
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