Don’t be so quick to dismiss Taleb’s prediction as just another political “conspiracy theory,” as so many naysayers have done on climate change, despite the heavy weight of scientific evidence to the contrary. Nassim Taleb, a renowned New York University (NYU) professor recently raised eyebrows when he said genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have the potential to cause […]
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Less chemistry, more biology Notice the six most hated corporations on the face of the planet on the upper left of the info graphic below, the dwindling number of companies below them that still think GMOs are fine, and the growing number of companies on the right that know GMOs are deadly to all life […]
When I was little, we used to drive through the San Joaquin Valley in California where cotton and alfalfa and almonds grew abundantly. At the end of our trips, there was always a thick layer of insects on the front of the car and windshield. Now you can drive across America and maybe one or […]
Mao’s War Against Nature Mao’s War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China by Judith Shapiro. 2001. Cambridge University Press (book review by Alice Friedemann) The main thesis of this book is that when free speech is squelched, the consequences can be dire for the environment. Mao was a military leader. He saw that […]
We tweet and blog and share all this, but the latest fashion and sport and entertainment news is always so much more appealing… Mass Extinction Nearly fifty percent of all species are disappearing.7 1 in 3 mammal species, 1 in 8 bird species8, and 1 in 3 amphibian species are being threatened with extinction. Just two […]
BEFORE THE BEES ARE GONE Found on Avaaz: People-powered politics to decision-making worldwide Right now, billions of bees are dying. Already, there are nowhere near enough honeybees in Europe to pollinate the crops, and in California — the biggest food producer in the US — beekeepers are losing 40% of their bees each year. We’re in […]
WTF? Yup. Read about it here. The Department of Defense calls people who grow their own food ‘radical’ and extremists. Those who would decide to make the world a better place, who grow some organic cabbage, non-GMO corn, and tomatoes would be considered a threat to national defense (i.e., the corporate conservative viewpoint), according to a new training […]
American Landscape and the Apocalyptic Sublime is a must see series of aerial photographs for anyone who has only imagined the devastation that multinational corporations has wreaked on our planet. Here are some lurid, heartbreaking visuals you’ll never see on your news channel. Black Maps is the first in-depth survey of the major aerial projects […]
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