Archive for the 'Environment' Category
“Bomb Carbon” Has Been Found in Deep-Ocean Creatures
August 12th, 2020Via: Scientific American: Until now, it has been unclear whether bomb carbon has managed to spread into the farthest crevices of the world, especially the deepest seas. It would have taken natural oceanic circulation about 1,000 years to carry it to the depths of the Mariana Trench. And in fact, testing for the new study […]
Scientists Revive Microbes from 100 Million Years Ago
July 29th, 2020Via: AFP: Scientists have successfully revived microbes that had lain dormant at the bottom of the sea since the age of the dinosaurs, allowing the organisms to eat and even multiply after eons in the deep. Their research sheds light on the remarkable survival power of some of Earth’s most primitive species, which can exist […]
Mysterious Seed Packets from China Sent to Dozens of People in 3 States, Officials Say
July 25th, 2020Via: Tacoma News Tribune: A strange package has been sent to people in multiple states: random, unidentified seeds from China. Residents in Washington, Utah and Virginia have received small packages of seeds in the mail that appear to be sent from China, officials said. “Today we received reports of people receiving seeds in the mail […]
Open Seeds: Biopiracy and the Patenting of Life
July 7th, 2020This is from 2012. It will be old, sad news for many of you, but it’s worth a look if you are new to the topic. Via: Corbett Report Extras:
Tons of Microplastic Rain Onto Western U.S.
June 27th, 2020Via: EarthSky: A new study estimates that more than 1,000 tons of microplastics from the air – equivalent to more than 123 million plastic water bottles – rain down onto protected areas in the western U.S. each year. The discovery of the microplastics was a surprise. A research team was analyzing rainwater samples from national […]
Rivian Will Build Fixed Energy Storage Systems Out of Used Vehicle Batteries
June 12th, 2020Via: Rivian:
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could be Released in Florida and Texas
June 8th, 2020Here we go again. Via: Medical Express: On May 1, 2020, the company Oxitec received an experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to release millions of GM mosquitoes (labeled by Oxitec as OX5034) every week over the next two years in Florida and Texas. Females of this mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, transmit […]
Spain: Military Planes To Spray Disinfectants Over Cities
April 18th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: The Spanish government has just “authorized” the military to prepare planes for aerial spraying of disinfectants across major metro areas as confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, reported La Razón News. The order was first published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, the country’s official gazette, on Friday, that “authorizes the […]
“Will the Coronavirus Kill the Oil Industry and Help Save the Climate?”
April 1st, 2020How many levels does this operation have? I’m having a very hard time trying to grasp the scale and sophistication of what’s unfolding so rapidly before us. At the individual level, Bill Gates, et al will be coming at us with needles. (Not happening, Bill.) There are countless middle range, police state/dictatorship/surveillance related measures going […]
What Happens To All The Old Wind Turbines?
February 8th, 2020Via: BBC: Between last September and this March, it will become the final resting place for 1,000 fibreglass turbine blades. These blades, which have reached the end of their 25-year working lives, come from three wind farms in the north-western US state. Each is about 90m (300ft) long, and will be cut into three, then […]
