Israel Is Salting the Earth
‘What Israel effectively has been doing is creating a dead zone’ Much as the U.S. sprayed agent orange on Vietnam, warfare repeats itself. Such tactics are in line with a “legacy of colonial practices”. “The very concept of ‘scorched’ or ‘dead’ land is rooted in a colonial tradition of warfare,” Younes said. “Israel has long […]
Invasive Plant Drives Ecological Change
By Lyle Lewis / Mongabay The Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness was part of the original class of lands designated under the United States’ 1964 Wilderness Act: 1.3 million acres, or about 526,000 hectares, of steep river canyons, cold subalpine ridges, dense forest, and weather so unforgiving it shapes everything that survives there. It remains one of the most […]
War Kills More Than People
The Global Shockwaves of the Iran–Israel–US Conflict When bombs fall in the Middle East, the world feels it — not just through news reports, but in skyrocketing energy bills, rising food prices, and environmental destruction. Today’s wars don’t stay local. They ripple across continents, hitting economies, ecosystems, and future generations. “War today is not just about […]
We Should Not Take Sides
“To be an Enemy of America is Dangerous but to be a Friend is Fatal.” This is another reason why the United States should sign UNCLOS and not act unilaterally to permit deep sea mining in areas beyond International jurisdiction. China now points to the US as a rouge state. By Bas Umali No question […]
Pollution From Mostly Unregulated Commercial Space Activities
By Bob Berwyn / Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News (hyperlink to the original story), a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. What Goes Up Must Come Down New research published Thursday bolsters growing concerns that a handful of companies and countries are […]
CFC Replacements Cause Vast ‘forever chemical’ Pollution
CFC replacements cause vast ‘forever chemical’ pollution – new research Lucy Hart, Lancaster University and Ryan Hossaini, Lancaster University When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the Earth’s surface with a “forever chemical” that […]
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. Stan Kroenke doesn’t need federal help to make a business flourish. He is worth an estimated $20 billion, a fortune that has allowed him to become one of America’s largest property owners and afforded him stakes in storied sports franchises, including the Denver Nuggets […]
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Talking The Wrong Way About Carbon
The climate movement is talking about carbon all wrong, a new book argues Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Burning oil, gas, and coal — literal fossil fuels, […]
Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It
Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith and Max Wilbert (Monkfish Book Publishing Company, 2021). https://www.brightgreenlies.com By Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) | Axis of Logic Axis of Logic exclusive Monday, Aug 30, 2021 “What do you know about this mendacity thing? Hell! I could write a book on it! Don’t you know that? I could write a book on […]