Archive for the 'Environment' Category
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 […]
Journey Across Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
January 30th, 2020This is a fascinating look inside some of the abandoned areas of Chernobyl. However, don’t drink the water. Via: shiey – Illegal Freedom:
America’s Radioactive Secret
January 26th, 2020Via: Rolling Stone: Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America.
China to Reduce Consumption of Single Use Plastic
January 20th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: China will curtail its consumption of single-use plastic in an effort to tackle a soaring amount of the discarded material that has quickly become one of the world’s most pressing environmental crises. Non-degradable plastic bags will be banned in places such as supermarkets and shopping malls in major cities, as well as for […]
Wildfires Are Raging Outside Every Major City in Australia
January 2nd, 2020Via: Time: Australia has deployed military planes and ships to provide aid as hundreds of wildfires rage across Australia, forcing residents to flee and destroying homes. The Australian Defense Force is sending ships to the Victoria town of Mallacoota on a two-week supply mission and using helicopters to bring in more firefighters since roads were […]
Visualising the Amount of Microplastic We Eat
December 31st, 2019Via: Reuters: Microscopic pieces of plastic have been discovered in the most remote locations, from the depths of the ocean to Arctic ice. Another place that plastic is appearing is inside our bodies. We’re breathing microplastic, eating it and drinking plastic-infused water every day. Plastic does not biodegrade. Instead, it breaks down into smaller pieces, […]
