Survivalism, the practice of preparing for a crackup of civilization, tends to evoke a certain picture: the woodsman in the tinfoil hat, the hysteric with the hoard of beans, the religious doomsayer. But in recent years survivalism has expanded to more affluent quarters, taking root...
It is in our nature to need stories. We arrive “biologically prepared” for them. They were evolutionarily crucial. We feel and think in story-logic (story-causality configures our reaction-biology)...
The fisheries of the Bay of Bengal have been under pressure for decades and are now severely depleted4. Many once-abundant species have all but disappeared. Particularly badly affected are the species at the top of the food chain. The bay was once feared by sailors...
Why do most researchers in ‘normal science’, for example, ignore the benefits of a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet on human health? And why do the same ‘normal science’ researchers assume the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods? Two seemingly separate ideas sharing the same...
Photo by Marilyn Cornelius, taken at the Op ML protest outside Al Gore's Climate Reality Leadership training in San Francisco, Nov 2012. Imagine going to a doctor with a persistent mild fever and a lump the size of a coconut by the side of your head....
But not many scientists have warned that the Paris accord itself is inadequate. It's a feel-good accord designed to lull the general public while the genocide of innocents continues...
How Trump could upend the global Cowspiracy and force grassroots action on climate change...
A burger in New York City has just been named the best in the world – and it doesn’t even contain any meat. We know. It’s mindblowing. Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2015/11/11/the-best-burger-in-the-world-has-been-announced-and-it-has-no-meat-in-it-5493619/#ixzz3rHwXGKnZ...
From plant-based menus in California to vegetarianism in Letchworth, many schools are adopting sustainable food policies...
Eating habits are changing across the country and food companies are struggling to keep up...
Decades have passed since a dog named Hachiko's incredible story of love and loyalty came to an end and slipped into the realm of legend. But now a new photograph of the faithful dog has been discovered — offering a rare glimpse at his heartbreaking...
It is time for ExxonMobil to come clean about the war it waged against climate scientists and their work during the George W. Bush presidency, part of its efforts to stop the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions that affect its products. The company is currently under...
International Energy Agency says figures are a “clear sign” of a transition from coal to clean energy...
Most countries have already made voluntary pledges to roll out clean energy and cut carbon emissions, and Prof John Schellnhuber said the best hope of making nations keep their promises was moral pressure. “If some countries really honour their pledges, including China, Brazil, South Africa, US...
Graphene has the potential to replace and bring about the rapid demise of fossil fuels as an energy source, possibly within a decade and this alone justifies its description as a ‘wonder material’....
A devastating critique of the US National Climate Action Plan, i.e., the Intended Nationally Defined Contribution (INDC), as submitted to COP-21 in Paris. The plan appears to be just greenwashed business-as-usual, which is precisely what President Obama can hope to get approval through the current...
Global warming milestone is one of three climate records set to be broken in 2015, says UK Met Office. The other two: 2015 is shaping up to be the hottest year in recorded history and it is the first year in which CO2 concentrations in...
there are two great environmental challenges facing the planet, but only one is being taken seriously...
Climate science is shaking up the world as we know it. It is destabilizing the establishment and threatening the interests of some of the most powerful financial groups. The facts regarding the key causes of climate change are also challenging many of our most favorite...
"What happens to human beings – psychologically, spiritually, morally – when we no longer have an escape from the confines of our technological termite hill?" - a critique of eco-modernism...
"I am excited that this is really bringing together all of these different social movements that have been gaining traction over the past few years and demonstrating that they all intersect."...
Disbelieving evidence-based science isn't skepticism; it is a form of willful ignorance...
It's worse than any of us feared. It can be summed up in two words: Corporate Enslavement...
Why global temperature increases would be devastating to already poor countries...
How can so many Americans support practices that, when made visible, are so horrifying that we are forced to look away? The answer, surprisingly, lies in another historical example of normalized violence: foot-binding in China....
Unfortunately, 50,000 miles of other oil/gas pipelines were built in the US even as the debate over the fourth phase of the Keystone pipeline raged on. Now, finally, President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline...