Archive for the 'Environment' Category
For Millions Of Americans In The Middle Of The Country, It Feels Like An Economic Depression Right Now
November 11th, 2019Via: The Economic Collapse Blog: What do you do when you have lost all hope that things will ever turn around? It may still feel like “the economy is booming” for those at the top end of the economic food chain in big coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco, but for millions […]
Portion of Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After 380,000-Gallon Oil Leak in North Dakota
November 2nd, 2019Via: USA Today: A portion of the Keystone Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down this week after more than 380,000 gallons of oil leaked, the pipeline owner said in a statement. Meanwhile, environmental groups argue that the spill and the pipeline’s volatility is why the separate Keystone XL pipeline should not be built. Pipeline […]
Britain Orders Immediate Moratorium on Fracking Due to Earth Tremor Concerns
November 1st, 2019Via: Reuters: Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announced on Saturday, saying the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors. … The decision follows a report on an incident at a site run by British energy company Cuadrilla near Blackpool, northern England where a 2.9-magnitude tremor […]
U.S. Winter-Wheat Acres Set to Drop to Lowest in 110 Years
October 28th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: America’s bread basket looks like it’s going gluten free: Dogged by lower prices and tepid demand, U.S. wheat farmers are poised to plant the fewest acres of winter varieties in 110 years. That’s according to a Bloomberg survey. Analysts are predicting another year of declines for acreage as U.S. producers face stiff competition […]
Los Angeles Fire: Southbound 405 Closed Between Sunset and the 101
October 28th, 2019CBS Live Also, California state-wide emergency declared as wildfire forces 200,000 to flee and leaves millions without power.
Brazil: Worst Oil Spill in Country’s History
October 24th, 2019Via: Telegraph: Brazil has deployed 5,000 troops to its beaches amid mounting fury at the government’s inaction over the worst oil spill in the country’s history. The environmental catastrophe began in early September when large quantities of oil inexplicably washed ashore. The mysterious spill has continued and has now touched more than 1,000 miles of […]
Historic Midwest Blizzard Has Farmers “Expecting Massive Crop Losses – As Devastating As We’ve Ever Seen”
October 19th, 2019Via: Activist Post: Millions upon millions of acres of wheat and soybeans that were about to be harvested are now completely gone.
Unprecedented Movement Detected on California Earthquake Fault Capable of 8.0 Temblor
October 18th, 2019Via: Los Angeles Times: A major California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has begun moving for the first time on record, a result of this year’s Ridgecrest earthquake sequence destabilizing nearby faults, Caltech scientists say in a new study released in the journal Science on Thursday. In the modern historical record, the […]
Counterfeiting Microsoft’s “Restore CD” Landed Me in Prison for a Year
October 14th, 2019“When I save something, that’s taking away from their market share.” Via: Vice:
World’s Largest Wind Turbines to be Built Off Yorkshire Coast
October 7th, 2019Via: Guardian: The largest offshore wind turbines ever built will begin powering millions of British homes using blades more than 100 metres long by the early 2020s. Each of the new mega-turbines planned for the world’s biggest offshore windfarm at Dogger Bank in the North Sea will reach 220 metres high and generate enough electricity […]
