Science Versus Scientism in Real Life: Where Do We Go from Here?
An engaging discussion of science-adjacent scintism, including Theranos. glysophate, Golden Rice, and rewilding.
Read more...Category Archives: Environment
Going on a Big Energy Diet: Will the Status of Women Be a Casualty?
Will coming energy crunch roll back women’s gains?
Read more...Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral
Some badly-needed naming and shaming of soi-disant influencers who ran undisclosed advertorials for dirty energy companies
Read more...Energy Destinies – Part 7: Endgames – The Strait Jacket
A look at population growth and energy consumption shows that there is no way the world will change behavior enough to stop worst outcomes
Read more...The EU-Indonesia Fight Over Nickel and Who Gets to Own the Clean Energy Future
The situation also provides another example of the challenges of “derisking” from China.
Read more...Decades of Public Messages about Recycling in the US Have Crowded Out More Sustainable Ways to Manage Waste
Why trying to tackle trash with recycling is too little, too late.
Read more...How “Big Ag” Pollutes America’s Water, and Makes Money Doing It
How habitual and unnecessary nitrogen overdosing in American farms is making water pollution even worse than it “need” be.
Read more...Effects of “Unprecedented” Marine Heat Waves May Be Irreversible
The marine heat wave could lead to a redistribution of ocean species that may then also destabilize additional ecosystems.
Read more...When Greenland Was Green: Ancient Soil From Beneath a Mile of Ice Offers Warnings for the Future
Scientists unlock findings about the past and the future using frozen soil extracted during the Cold War from beneath a nearly mile-thick section of the Greenland ice sheet.
Read more...Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group
Gas-linked companies’ attack on electric heating confuses consumers and leaves UK trailing behind Europe.
Read more...Energy Destinies – Part 6 Energy Policy And Emissions – Hot and Hotter
Based on the current state of science, technology, policy development and implementation, the probability of meeting emissions targets is doubtful. This means that global temperature rises will, in all probability, exceed the recommended levels, most likely substantially and earlier than projected. The consequent changes in planetary geo-physics and meteorology will be substantial.
Read more...June 2023 Was the World’s Warmest June on Record
The month featured unprecedented Canadian heat and wildfires, record-low Antarctic sea ice, and a strengthening El Niño.
Read more...Energy Destinies – Part 5 Energy Transition – Mystery Destination
An energy transition refers to a major structural shift in energy systems. There have been several such historical transitions – bio-fuels, such as wood, to water and wind energies and then to fossil fuels. In its current usage, it is used to describe the attempt to replace fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption with renewable energy sources.
Read more...Iraq’s Climate Crisis: America’s War for Oil and the Great Mesopotamian Dustbowl
Juan Cole examines the US climate change crimes against Iraq and how the neocon’s destructive foreign adventures are increasingly as if the US is invading itself.
Read more...Kakhovka Dam Breach in Ukraine Caused Economic, Agricultural and Ecological Devastation That Will Last for Years
Ukrainian yields had already fallen by as much as 60 percent. With the loss of the dam and reservoir, agricultural production will shrink further, affecting food security around the world.
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