Global warming?

[rbkwp]

pleasant guys presenting this information/well worth a watch listen

CSIRO Australias equivalent of NASA have alredy had there funding cut apparently
so shows how keen the current Australian Govt is on this,in my books
be interesting to watch how both countries develop on that

Q&A: Donald Trump take on global warming and climate change

Trump and Climate Change

He has called climate change a Chinese-created hoax, but it remains unclear what impact the next US president, Donald Trump, will have on global efforts to avoid the excesses of global warming. Al Jazeera Science and Technology Editor Tarek Bazley and Senior Weather Presenter Everton Fox were in Marrakech last month at the latest UN Climate talks and will speak candidly on the mood of delegates, the effect a Trump administration is likely to have on international efforts, and why dramatic global action is required if we are to avoid the dangerous consequences of a warmer world.

 

[rbkwp]

'smirk' more than anything
wondering if ECOWATCH like many other media will go the TRUMP route
ie
mere mention of his name sells there newspapers
so will take note but dont want to be a part of it?? Trump this/that grrrr ha

pretty good when you hear such from major conglomorates,has to be admired yes
especially within a year,not 30 years later

Google: We Will Run Entirely on Renewable Energy in 2017

Google announced today that it has reached 2.6 GW of renewable energy purchased, putting the ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/google-rene...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-558493a3c8-85968677

In 2012 we set a goal to run our company on 100% renewable energy. We’ll reach it in 2017, a year ahead of schedule. https://goo.gl/ZYkoon

personally Nucleart doesent bother me / well like to tyhink it wont,as long as its decisive
but knowing humans bungling many many will be left suffering etc, ythat will be the pain
either way going to be a long slow death for humanity i geuss?

Noam Chomsky: Climate Change and Nuclear War, Most Dangerous Threats to the Human Species

http://www.ecowatch.com/noam-chomsky-climate-change-nuclear-war-2131865192.html

god we the common people have to push these bastards in power/that we place in power, and the c..ts get headstrong and try and decide for themselves

back down alright, that current AUSTRALIAN Govt is up to no bloody good as has constantly been mentioned
first the refugees and now this ..p[lus its indecision as to crawl up CHINA or the USA ....

Energy Minister backtracks on emissions intensity scheme comments

A possible new price on carbon is taken off the table by Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, after a backlash from some government backbenchers.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...me/8098196?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

Standing Rock: Native American's Version of Gandhi's 1930 Salt March

The resistance by the Standing Rock Sioux nation and its allies to the ... READ MORE

​

Why the fight for Standing Rock isn’t over

something i personally like about this ha
79 and camped out 2 nights in Nottingham forest,
while touring on my Honda 90 step thru scooter
a clump of a few trees is a British Forest ha true

was just a reminisce episode for Robin Hood and his very merry men, i phantaized, naah ha

admit/agree there wasent much of ity when i was there 35 years ago and viewed such ha
loved very muchthe English countryside/huistory tho?? mmmm

How to Find Britain's Ghost Forests

beautiful ..

England's Peak District, where Rotherham does much of his research.

Rotherham has spent about 30 years squinting at barren fields and roadside verges, trying to discern the distant past by looking closely at the present.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/article...12_6_2016)&mc_cid=faa56d5990&mc_eid=d67b59bc0

 

[rbkwp]

incredibly interesdting video

Polar Sea Ice the Size of India Vanishes in Record Heat, Scientists Say

The sea ice covering Earth's two poles are at record lows amidst exceptionally warm global ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/sea-ice-mel...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-ceb78c4a63-85968677

and a j/k
Climate deniers

Debunking Lord Monckton Part 1

Uploaded on Apr 10, 2010
To help support Climate Denial Crock of the Week
Go to
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He's everywhere on the climate denial circuit.
He's not a scientist. He's a classics major and journalist.
How is it that he's been able to sell himself to climate deniers as their number one spokesman?
First, like any good salesman, Lord Monckton knows his customer.

here we go ..

BREAKING NEWS

Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general and a close ally of the fossil fuel industry, to run the E.P.A.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 2:11 PM EST
President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency, a transition official said, signaling Mr. Trump’s determination to dismantle President Obama’s efforts to counter climate change.
Mr. Pruitt, 48, has emerged as a hero to conservative activists. He is one of a number of Republican attorneys general who have formed an alliance with some of the nation’s top energy producers to push back against the Obama regulatory agenda, a 2014 investigation by The New York Times revealed.
Read more »

Trump’s pick for environment agency chief sued government over climate rules
Oklahoma attorney-general Scott Pruitt has sought to reverse federal limits on greenhouse-gas emissions and air pollution.

Trump’s environment chief. US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma attorney-general Scott Pruitt to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is an opponent of regulations to curb climate change and has questioned the science underlying global warming. He is also one of dozens of state officials who have mounted a legal challenge to President Obama’s limits on carbon emissions from power plants. Environmentalists have blasted Trump’s choice, but Pruitt, who must be confirmed by the Senate, will have support from fossil-fuel industry officials — many of whom have long asserted that the EPA has overreached its authority on climate change. (Nature news story)

http://www.nature.com/news/trump-s-...ate-rules-1.21127?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20161208

personally
have had much respect for what this man achieved in his lifetime
hardly any less an impact from some of the supposed great western leaders and indeed much more than many other global leaders
think people just auto shudder at mention of his being because theyve been conditioned to do/be so ..
ie
the Cuban Crisis, at the time i was a contented young Kiwi on how it was handled, but on reflection and historys garbled messages??? who knows?

How Castro and Cousteau's Legendary Friendship Preserved Cuba's Oceans

Our captain watched with some consternation as an unidentified vessel, gray with no ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/castro-cous...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-ceb78c4a63-85968677

'Shockingly Stupid': Trump to Eliminate NASA Climate Research

http://www.ecowatch.com/trump-climate-change-nasa-2107851449.html


Climate win. Indonesia’s government has taken a decision that could be a major boon for public health and the global climate. On Monday, its president announced a moratorium on all activities that could damage the nation’s peatlands. The move could help to prevent peatland fires, which blighted Indonesia last year and belch out millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide and can cause respiratory illness. Such fires are of growing concern to climate scientists who fear warming could exacerbate the events. (Washington Post)

Energy and Environment
Indonesia just made a huge move to protect the climate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...o-protect-the-climate/?utm_term=.4d4011f5b331

mmmmm
good for you lady put it out there
wont convince the ignorant but ..

The Weather Channel to Breitbart: 'Earth Is Not Cooling, Climate Change Is Real'

In a bluntly titled blog post, Note to Breitbart: Earth Is Not Cooling, Climate Change Is Real and ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/weather-cha...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-ceb78c4a63-85968677

oil oil oil a biggest pain in the a...
but then an alternative fracking may well be just as bad huh..

Oil Pipeline Shut Down After Spill, Just 200 Miles From Standing Rock

A six-inch crude oil pipeline operated by Belle Fourche Pipeline Company in western North Dakota was ... READ MORE

wow how unfortunate and criminal is that ..

10,000 Snow Geese Die After Landing on Toxic Mining Waters in Montana

As many as 10,000 snow geese landed on the remains of an open pit mine near Butte, Montana that was filled with toxic water. Now, they are being found sick

 

[rbkwp]

good as it has been known the Batterys have usually been the higher cost of solar
smile, i am always keen to follow anything solar haha
way of tyhe world me thinks, till we somehow destroy the sun?? god forbid?
PS if the FR were testing solar in the Pacific and not Nuclear [perhaps we wouldent have minded so much?? ha true ..

Vanadium batteries become option for solar panel owners looking for lithium-ion alternatives

Solar panel owners turn to vanadium 'electrolyte fluid' battery

A new use for the metal vanadium is emerging as energy savvy consumers look for a better way of storing solar power than lithium-ion batteries.

Its claimed the batteries have a longer life span than lithium-ion versions and store at least four times the energy.

Researchers invented the first all-vanadium redox flow cell at the University of New South Wales in 1985.

The technology has been refined in recent years as demand for energy storage has increased.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...ge/8094376?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail


always good news,CHINA mentioned low cost solar 6 months ago,since then many others have
therefore hopefully China may put it out there at an even lower cost ..

Low-cost solar cells poised for commercial breakthrough

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/low-cost-solar-cells-poised-commercial-breakthrough

Energy and Environment

From pole to pole, twin sea ice records have scientists stunned

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/06/from-pole-to-pole-twin-sea-ice-records-have-scientists-stunned/?tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na&utm_term=.4d30ddb190e6

Energy and Environment

It’s likely Earth’s hottest year on record — and some people are talking about global cooling

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/06/its-likely-earths-warmest-year-on-record-and-people-are-already-talking-about-cooling/?tid=hybrid_collaborative_2_na&utm_term=.feb3e4c31f78

as mentioned
but one article reconfirming is well no harm in another opinion huh

again

Thanksgiving 2050: To feed the world we have to stop destroying our soil

Can complexity science provide new views of our food systems?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Co...08_Newsletter: Science&utm_term=Science_final


Australia won't meet Paris climate change targets, urgent policy needed on emission reduction: Finkel report
Australia to fall short of climate targets, leaked Finkel report says

A leaked report into the country's electricity market says Australia is not on track to meet the Paris climate change commitments and that investment in the sector has stalled because there is no long-term Government policy to reduce carbon emissions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...ts/8105386?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

Trump Picks Leading Climate Denier to Head EPA During Time of Climate Crisis

This year is going to be the hottest on record - and Trump and his cabinet couldn't have come to power at a worse time, says journalist Dahr Jamail

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17875
nice of you but please dont bother,dont try too hard lady ..

The Woman Who Might
Find Us Another Earth
The star-crossed life of Sara Seager, an astrophysicist
obsessed with discovering distant worlds.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/m...e-as-the-one-who-will-find-another-earth.html

Giraffes facing 'silent extinction' as population plunges

A dramatic drop in giraffe populations over the past 30 years has seen the world's tallest land mammal classified as vulnerable to extinction.

Numbers have gone from around 155,000 in 1985 to 97,000 in 2015 according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The iconic animal has declined because of habitat loss, poaching and civil unrest in many parts of Africa.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38240760

 

[rbkwp]

always a worry any ice melt
youd think that was a clear warning but obviously no
cant believe folk ignorantly take no notice of learned scientists with all there modern technology these days

different if they had no proof nor facts huh?

Greenland Ice May Melt Quicker Than Scientists Thought

Two studies published in Nature Wednesday show seemingly contradictory visions for ... READ MORE

December 9, 2016
Climate Scientists Speak Out Against Trump's Plans to Cut NASA Funding

Dr. Kevin Trenberth is among the many who signed an open letter calling on President-elect Trump not to cut funding for research or censor scientists

M BROWN: Welcome to The Real News Network in Baltimore. I'm Kim Brown. Red flags are flying in the scientific community over pending Donald Trump appointments of climate change deniers in key roles, such as the Head of the Environmental Protection Agency and in the Interior D

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17858


countries that you least expect to do well with such, hopefully the citizens benefit?

World-first PNG seabed mining project forges ahead

The world's first project to mine the seabed for minerals is expected to begin operations in Papua New Guinea in early 2019, amid concerns about the affect on the environment.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...ad/8107934?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

never ceases to amaze this City pollution
of course never knew of it when i was first travelling out of NZ
CITY POLLUTION
SYD/SG/HK/TOKYO as i stopped over was incredulous even then, 79'

Paris Suffers Worst Air Pollution in 10 Years, Limits Cars and Makes Public Transit Free

For the third day in a row, air pollution blanketed Paris, which authorities called the worst bout for ... READ MORE

beautiful in contrast .. minimal pollution haze Australian cities/countryside

A year of Australian weather captured in a calendar
ABC Central West
By Melanie Pearce

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...ar/8101768?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

interesting read
wish NZs DOC/department of conservation, took things as seriously
geuss we need overseas top people, not locals giventhe job
ie
not allowing proper builders to construct facilities, causing the death of 13 i think students .. unforgivable amateurs..

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory
The only forensic lab in the world dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/...2_8_2016)&mc_cid=413bb8c36c&mc_eid=d67b59bc0e

got to not admire NZ GEOGRAPHIC
about the only site on earth,that refuses to allow a person to cut/copy/paste
but does that itself very freely
ie posting links that are freely available elsewhere on its own site

https://www.nzgeo.com/video/equator-battle-for-the-light/

3 on Trump wont hurt i suppose ha

Trump taps climate change denier to lead EPA
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a renowned climate change denier and fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official.

The End of the EPA? Trump Taps Climate Change Denier & Fossil Fuel Ally Scott Pruitt to Head Agency

As Trump Waffles on Climate, What Should We Believe?

Al Gore was the latest participant in the president-elect's parade of pandering, meeting with ... READ MORE

Hawaii's bees join endangered species list, but hope remains

Several types of yellow-faced bees native to Hawaii were classified as 'endangered,' a move many hope will protect the pollinators who play a crucial role in the local ecosystem.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environmen...join-endangered-species-list-but-hope-remains

Spiny lobsters tap into a strange food source, scientists say

About a fifth of the diet of Caribbean spiny lobsters is derived from a process distinct from the traditional model of the food chain, according to new research.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/20...tap-into-a-strange-food-source-scientists-say

 

[rbkwp]

here we go with another USA Corporate telling the world what will be taking place ..
approved by a US Governmental org ..

USDA Gives Monsanto and Scotts' Glyphosate-Resistant Grass Green Light

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final environmental impact statement Wednesday giving the green light to genetically engineered (GE) creeping bentgrass, a highly invasive grass genetically engineered by Monsanto and Scotts to withstand what would normally be a fatal dose of the herbicide glyphosate.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final environmental impact statement Wednesday giving ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/genetically...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-d912131048-85968677

Fall 2016: The Warmest in U.S. Weather History

The autumn of 2016 was the warmest ever observed in records going back to 1895 for the 48 contiguous ... READ MORE

INCREDIBLE viewing,a must watch ..
if folk cant be captivated by natures raw beauty well ha'

5 Fascinating Google Earth Time-Lapse Videos Show 32 Years of Climate Change

Google Earth has added four years of new data along with high-resolution satellite imagery to its ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/google-eart...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-1007a5866a-85968677

Oil Pipeline Shut Down After Spill, Just 200 Miles From Standing Rock

A six-inch crude oil pipeline operated by Belle Fourche Pipeline Company in ... READ MORE

What’s Next for the Water Protectors at Standing Rock?

As we reflect on the decision by the U.S. Army Corps to suspend the Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing easement and ... READ MORE

Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and the coverage - The L...

Despite scant media attention to their six-month long protests, Native Americans and their supporters emerge victorious. Plus, Israel's media man, Netanyahu.

natural beauty again
and why not ..

7 Stunning Images Show the Northern Lights' Winter Magic

With its Arctic climate and desolate, rocky landscape, icy Greenland isn't a typical ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/northern-li...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-d912131048-85968677

SAVE THE RHINO

Can faux rhino horn help save the species? - TechKnow
As high demand for rhino horn continues to fuel illegal poaching, TechKnow investigates how science is fighting back.

14 animals declared extinct in the 21st century

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/20...ta-Island-Tortoise-Chelonoidis-abingdoni-2012

 

[rbkwp]

would suggest that this report is exactly what its all about regardoing Climate Change
WORLDWIDE not just Alabama

US: Alabama faces uncertain future after drought

Alabama is suffering from a drought that began this summer, with some areas receiving no rain for more than 70 days.

whatever that damn well means ..
Australia chasing rainbows i think,strangely have a feeling the Aussies are more into Gloy seeking muchlike the SPACE RACE as compared to a realistic effort in placing there dollars into mor eimportant issues
like preserving the Great Barrie Reef
Federal Govt le3aving tyhat to State Govt QLD fr eg? my thought

Antarctica: Australian scientists prepare to unveil 'holy grail of climate change' amid $45m funding boost

Scientists step up search for 'holy grail of climate change'

Australian scientists in Antarctica hail a $45-million funding boost
as a "game-changer" that will allow them to step up their search for the "holy grail of climate science" — the Million-Year Ice Core.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...e'/8110380?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

What is the 'holy grail of climate science' and how will scientists find it?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-12/what-is-the-million-year-ice-core/8102552

getting into action .. like

Washington Becomes First State to Sue Monsanto Over PCBs, Accused of Knowing Its Toxicity for Decades

Monsanto is facing yet another lawsuit over its alleged negligent handling of PCBs ... READ MORE


The Amazon rainforest Peru?

Peru's dirty gold - TechKnow
Published on Jul 24, 2016
The Amazon rainforest is home to 10 percent of the world's known species, and its ancient trees remove millions of tons of carbondioxide per year from the atmosphere. Its pristine forests, however, are increasingly under threat.
The soil underneath some of the rainforests is laced with gold, and each year, thousands of kilometres of the Amazon rainforest are devastated by illegal gold mining.
In Peru, where the rainforest covers about 60 percent of the country, illegal mining operations threaten local communities and turn swathes of rainforest into barren waste sites.
So what are the consequences of illegal mining for local communities and the ecosystem? What can be done to stop the destruction of the rainforest? And what happens to the dirty gold once it leaves Peru?

no shame
continue to push something positive
not Trump nor FGracking nor GMO nor ... tgake your pick ..

Solar Is Booming ... Costs Keep Falling

Today, solar power is everywhere. It's on your neighbor's roof and in tiny ... READ MORE

World's Largest Solar Farm Leapfrogs India to Third in Utility-Scale Solar

The Kamuthi solar plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has ... READ MORE

PHOTOGRAPHY
The Year in Pictures

Photograph by Randy Olson
A year’s worth of photographs at National Geographic adds up—2,290,225 frames to be exact, taken by 91 photographers assigned to illustrate over 200 stories. Our editors pore over the images that come in from the field, choosing the best of the best from thousands of “almosts.” The choice sometimes comes down to something tiny, like the position of bird’s wings in flight.

Here we bring you our 52 most outstanding images published this year, selected by National Geographic’s director of photography, Sarah Leen.
See the Best of 2016.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/p...0161211&utm_campaign=Content&utm_rd=597718735

Meet the Arctic’s New Top Predator ... Killer Whales

There's no doubt that melting sea ice in Hudson Bay is threatening endangered polar bears, but... READ MORE

 

[Simon9]

Global Warming is terrible and I'm opposed to it. A mere 12,000 years ago my house would have been under a glacier. But then it had to go globally warming up and melt most of the ice. Ice is great: cold, lifeless and bleak. We've got to get rid of the Global Warming and get back to the good old days before we had food and greenery. Who's with me? Let's get Trump to build a giant igloo over the country just to play it safe.

 

[Simon9]

Not really. In my view, the idiots are the people who can't quite understand satire.

Global warming, or whatever it is called at present is a highly contentious issue and nobody wants to admit they were wrong about it and change their minds. So it is usually pointless to talk directly about it. The alarmists ponitifcate endlessly that the "science is settled and everyone agrees with us". The other side points out that it isn't so. The first side insists it is and calls the other side a few choice names as well.

And so I prefer to point out, satirically, that the Earth has in fact, unarguably warmed up and when it's really cold, that sucks. Warm is definitely better. Carrying on about warming to the extent there is any, is hardly a "bad" thing.

 

[Industrialsize]

Not really. In my view, the idiots are the people who can't quite understand satire.

Global warming, or whatever it is called at present is a highly contentious issue and nobody wants to admit they were wrong about it and change their minds. So it is usually pointless to talk directly about it. The alarmists ponitifcate endlessly that the "science is settled and everyone agrees with us". The other side points out that it isn't so. The first side insists it is and calls the other side a few choice names as well.

And so I prefer to point out, satirically, that the Earth has in fact, unarguably warmed up and when it's really cold, that sucks. Warm is definitely better. Carrying on about warming to the extent there is any, is hardly a "bad" thing.

FYI, I deleted my post after realizing you were being satirical.
I'll disagree with one sentence here. "The alarmists ponitifcate endlessly that the "science is settled"
People who worry about Climate change know that the science is settled. No need to pontificate.

 

[Simon9]

Okay.

Yes I get that. I say the pro-warming side claims endlessly the science is settled. You claim (pontificate?) it IS settled in their minds. Um....thanks, I guess.

 

[Industrialsize]

Okay.

Yes I get that. I say the pro-warming side claims endlessly the science is settled. You claim (pontificate?) it IS settled in their minds. Um....thanks, I guess.

You see, the idea that the science is settled is a Fact, not an opinion to be debated.

 

[rbkwp]

how wonderful
one of the better things ever posted on this thread,especially if the entire world adopts it
-gentle elegant way of transforming .. his words nice'

US: Iowa researchers work on restoring prairies

Much of North America used to be covered by prairies until they were ploughed up by settlers and farmers.
Now researchers are hoping to re-introduce the grassland: to help stop top soil being blown away and cut river pollution.

Has Europe Been Right All Along to Renounce GE Crops?

Editor's note: The terms GE (genetic engineering) and GMO (genetically modified organism) are often used interchangeably, but their meanings are different. GMOs, which are produced when plant breeders select genetic traits that may also occur naturally, have been around for centuries. Common examples are seedless watermelons and modern broccoli. The subject of much recent debate are GE foods, which have only been around in recent decades and are produced by transferring genes between organisms. The resulting GE organisms—either plant- or in the case of GE salmon, animal-based—would not otherwise occur in nature. This article is about GE foods.

. Only five EU nations—the Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain—grow GE crops and in such minor amounts that all five countries make up less than 0.1 percent of GE cultivation worldwide.

It appears Europe has been right all along to renounce GE crops. An in-depth examination recently published by the New York Times found that GE crops have largely failed to achieve two of the technology's primary objectives: to increase crop yields and decrease pesticide use.

Pesticides in particular have come under increasing fire in recent years, not only for their negative impact on human health and wildlife, but for decimating populations of key food crop pollinators; specifically bees, which we rely on to pollinate a third of food crops.

It appears Europe has been right all along to ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/genetically...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-4c5bc90c47-85968677

New York Times Takes Critical Look at False Promise of GMOs

http://www.ecowatch.com/new-york-times-gmos-2072602958.html

New USDA Data Shows 85% of Foods Tested Have Pesticide Residues

http://www.ecowatch.com/usda-pesticide-exposure-2105041546.html

Shocking Number of Top Retailers Sell Food Produced With Pesticides Toxic to Bees

http://www.ecowatch.com/glyphosate-pesticides-honey-bees-2062981637.html

yet again Australias current Fedral Govt and its recent well known lust for wealth and money at the expense of the environment, this time allowing INDIA to be a party of there diastrous greed/coal fired power plant
again the Great Barrier Reef involved

Climate Change is Ravaging Coral Reefs Throughout the World's Oceans

Constructing new coal mines is the wrong response to the historic devastation of this key part of the ocean ecosystem, says Dr. Selina Ward

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17879

Climate Change is Ravaging Coral Reefs Throughout the World’s Oceans

An Interview With Dr Michael Oppenheimer On Climate Change (October 2016)

Trump team's 'intrusive' memo alarms federal climate scientists

Seeking the names of employees who attended climate change talks 'feels like the first draft of an eventual political enemies list,' said an employee with the Department of Energy.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politi...ign=20161212_Newsletter: Daily&utm_term=Daily

have to admit its a bit of a laugh
ecowatchs Trump watch they felt obliged to post 4 items headined Trump whatever
tbh not one was interesting to me anyway ha ha

anything solasrs,of as much interest as Trump

Will Gov. Kasich Save Ohio's Clean Energy Economy?

In the final hours of Ohio's lame-duck session, lawmakers passed House Bill 554 late Thursday night, which will freeze ... READ MORE

Five hopeful signs global energy is getting cleaner

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environmen...global-energy-is-getting-cleaner/Wind-and-sun

hard to belive that happens/ or is allowed to happen

Antibiotic Resistant Infections Kill 23,000 Americans Each Year, Sicken 2 Million

There's something the farm lobby doesn't want you to know: how much their use of ... READ MORE

Should You Be Concerned About the Overuse of #Antibiotics in Farm Animals?

 

[rbkwp]

2 New Blows to Exxon

Despite an understanding of environmental risk and knowledge that international climate action would hurt ... READ MORE

December 12, 2016
Trump Pick of ExxonMobil CEO for Secretary of State Would Lead to Corruption and Cronyism

Janet Redman of Oil Change International says we should feel no relief if Rex Tillerson were to divest all his shares and no longer head ExxonMobil

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17908

America's First Offshore Wind Farm Goes Online

With the flip of a switch Monday, the country's first offshore wind power project began commercial ... READ MORE
Antarctica: Concern over scientific research funding casts dark shadow over future of Australia's share

Australia risks losing its share of Antarctica, experts warn

The Federal Government is being warned Australia is in danger of losing its position as an Antarctic leader, as well as its claim over the frozen continent, unless it maintains funding for its scientific research program.

i can see another ANZAC joint effort to maintain our countries presence in the Antaric region

Australia is one of the 12 original signatories to the Treaty which ensures Antarctica remains a conservation zone: free from mining, exploration and crucially, military bases.

While the economic value of Antarctica cannot be measured, there could be massive mineral, oil and gas reserves beneath the surface, and a virtually untouched krill fishery off the coast.

Dr Bergin said Australia has no Navy ships that are capable of sailing into the icy territory and points out the New Zealand Navy patrols the eastern parts of Antarctica each year looking for illegal fishing activity.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...ng/8113960?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail

done some pretty good things that state

How California Became America’s First State to Ban Plastic Bags

California's environmental protections are not for sale. That's the message California voters sent to ... READ MORE

Ice loss spreads up Antarctic glaciers

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38256932

Heatwaves are more deadly than bushfires and they're going to get worse

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/heatwaves-are-more-deadly-than-bushfires-and-theyre-going-to-get-worse-20161212-gt9fyl.html?promote_channel=edmail&mbnr=MTE3MjM0NTc&eid=email:nnn-13omn655-ret_newsl-membereng:nnn-04/11/2013-news_pm-dom-news-nnn-smh-u&campaign_code=13INO009&et_bid=29057970&name=40_smh_newsalert&instance=2016-12-13--06-32--UTC

how it affects the environment when locating it but ..

The Amazon rainforest Peru?

Peru's dirty gold - TechKnow
Published on Jul 24, 2016
The Amazon rainforest is home to 10 percent of the world's known species, and its ancient trees remove millions of tons of carbondioxide per year from the atmosphere. Its pristine forests, however, are increasingly under threat.
The soil underneath some of the rainforests is laced with gold, and each year, thousands of kilometres of the Amazon rainforest are devastated by illegal gold mining.
In Peru, where the rainforest covers about 60 percent of the country, illegal mining operations threaten local communities and turn swathes of rainforest into barren waste sites.
So what are the consequences of illegal mining for local communities and the ecosystem? What can be done to stop the destruction of the rainforest? And what happens to the dirty gold once it leaves Peru?

unrelated but beautiful
proclaimed a national heritage,not many accorded such esp politicians huh

Malaysia music: Tuning into an ancient instrument

A traditional musical instrument used by indigenous tribes on Borneo Island in Asia is making a comeback.
Made from a single piece of wood, the guitar-like Sape was originally used during healing rites.

poor old cattle get blamed again,then we eat them

Methane Emissions Soar

Methane Emissions Soar, Agriculture Likely to Blame

One year ago today, with huge relief, scarcely able to believe their achievement, world leaders finally ...READ MORE

 

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as if,that will concern those who choose to think otherwise huh ..

Final EPA Study Confirms Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its widely anticipated final report on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, confirming that the controversial drilling process indeed impacts drinking water "under some circumstances." Notably, the report also removes the EPA's misleading linethat fracking has not led to "widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources."

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its widely anticipated final report on ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/epa-frackin...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-94aabb0b18-85968677

and yet again ..

Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer? EPA Panel Meets to Find Out

For years, Monsanto has claimed that glyphosate is safe. Advertising at one time that ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/epa-glyphos...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-94aabb0b18-85968677

good for them on this well done ..

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority bans use of common broadacre insecticide

Citing concerns around toxicology, occupational health and safety and residues, the APVMA bans the use of omethoate in broadacre crops.

NOAA: 'Arctic Is Warming at Least Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Planet'

The Arctic broke multiple climate records and saw its highest temperatures ever recorded this ... READ MORE

have had that in mind for several months

dont trust that young TRUDEAU at all
think he will manipulate the entire Country to suit Canaaas needs
his job but still goes against the grain

Canada's New Climate Plan Inadequate For Meeting Commitments Under Paris Agreement

In response to Trudeau's recent announcement, Greenpeace researcher Keith Stewart says Canada will have to decide whether it will go all-in on clean energy or continue to promote the growth of its oil and gas industries - because it can't do both

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17903

Study Shows that Methane Gas Emissions Are Surging Over the Past Decade

A new climate study shows that emissions of the heat-trapping gas methane has surged in the past ten years at a far higher level than scientists had expected. The findings carry grave implications for climate change because methane traps heat at 20 times the rate as carbon dioxide, which is the most common greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. According to the study, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research Letters, the surge in methane gas emissions could produce a "tipping point" that will make it almost impossible to limit global warming to 2 degrees celsius above the pre-industrial average. Methane emissions come from a variety of sources, such as fracking, oil drilling, coal excavation, thawing of tundra in the Arctic circle due to global warming, and agriculture.

After Visiting Standing Rock, Swedish Bank Puts Companies Behind DAPL on Watch

After a visit by its representatives to Standing Rock, Swedish financial institution Nordea announced ... READ MORE

A grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park.
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brilliant good ole reliaable NASA

NASA Produces First 3D Animation of Global Carbon Emissions

NASA has released an "eye-popping" three-dimensional animation showing ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/nasa-carbon...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-e84ba4248f-85968677

Incredibly thin Arctic sea ice shocks researchers
Rare winter expedition near northern Norway finds weak ice that is increasingly vulnerable to storms.

A daring 2015 expedition that collected rare measurements of the Arctic in winter found that sea ice near the North Pole was thinner and weaker than expected.

“This thinner and younger ice in the Arctic today works very differently than the ice we knew,”

says Mats Granskog, a sea-ice researcher at the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø and chief scientist on the expedition, called the Norwegian Young Sea Ice (N-ICE2015) project. “It moves much faster. It breaks up more easily. It’s way more vulnerable to storms and winds.”

http://www.nature.com/news/incredib...searchers-1.21163?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20161215

going to have a splurge of a FRACKING day today
of course wont mean F'all to some
esp the wealth hungered devils ..

Why Are California Farmers Irrigating Crops With Oil Wastewater?

http://www.ecowatch.com/california-crops-oil-wastewater-2064638069.html

Fracking California Threatens Water Supplies

A

major new report released Tuesday by the EPA highlights hydraulic fracturing's threat to ... READ MORE

California Farmers Irrigate Crops With Chevron's Oil Wastewater in Drought-Stricken Central Valley

http://www.ecowatch.com/california-...evrons-oil-wastewater-in-drou-1882170832.html

U.S. Solar Surges in Record-Breaking Quarter

One megawatt of solar power was installed every 32 minutes in the U.S. from July to ... READ MORE

Stop Irrigating Your Produce With Oil Wastewater

http://www.ecowatch.com/oil-wastewater-wonderful-citrus-2061790732.html

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Rare and Deadly Superbug Mysteriously Appears on U.S. Pig Farms

To some degree, the genie is out of the bottle. By that I mean that farms, like hospitals, are now ... READ MORE

interesting i think
even if not politically related ha
follow with interest,immeadiatly think of dolly the sheep tho ..mmmmm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep)

Historic decision allows UK researchers to trial ‘three person’ babies
Fertility regulator says mitochondrial-replacement therapy can be trialled — but only in some cases.

http://www.nature.com/news/historic...on-babies-1.21182?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20161215

 

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always keep an eye on Australias energy exploits,its current Govts habits ..

Coal seam gas mining costs farmers millions, CSIRO study finds

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...ds/8124834?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail


BOREHOLE
heard of it ..sounds similar to fracking tho .. duh'
see what happens with it ..
would have helped heaps if she immeadiately told us it was taking place in ICELAND ha
anyone want to invest in similar for NZ we are very volcanic etc ha
They are drilling into the heart of a volcano in the south-west of Iceland.
The project is located on the Reykjanes peninsula, where a volcano last erupted 700 years ago
Science & Environment

World's hottest borehole nearly complete
By Rebecca MorelleScience Correspondent, BBC News, Iceland

Geologists say they are close to creating the hottest borehole in the world.

They are drilling into the heart of a volcano in the south-west of Iceland.

They have told the BBC that they should reach 5km down, where temperatures are expected to exceed 500C (932F), in the next couple of weeks.

The researchers want to bring steam from the deep well back up to the surface to provide an important source of energy.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38296251

what we need people of knowledge/influenbce to speak out ..

Satellite system tracks glaciers' flow in real time
NASA-funded project monitors ice across the planet as the world warms.

http://www.nature.com/news/satellite-system-tracks-glaciers-flow-in-real-time-1.21165

interesting indeed

Top 20 books: a year that made waves
December 16, 2016 | 5:06 pm | Posted by Barbara Kiser | Category: Astronomy, Ecology,Mathematics, Social sciences, Space

http://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2016/12/16/top-20-reads-2016/

Former Nasa chief scientist warns Trump over access to data
By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38322594

Earth’s driest desert once had lakes
By Rebecca Morelle

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38330526

The Billionaire Fossil Fuel Investor Behind Trump's EPA Pick

DeSmogBlog's Steve Horn says Trump's victory represents the political triumph of climate science skepticism and its powerful influence in the coming administration

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17906

love seahorses ha
do not eat dried Chinese seahorse, naughty!!!

The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v540/n7633/full/nature20595.html

What makes the seahorse so unusual?

Researchers have completely sequenced the genome of a seahorse for the first time, providing a basis for understanding one of the world's strangest fish.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1215/What-makes-the-seahorse-so-unusual?cmpid=ema:nws:Science%20Weekly%20(12/15/2016)&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20161215_Newsletter: Science&utm_term=Science_final

 

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DISGUSTING!!!
trying to imagine the type of authorities/people who allow this sort of thing
greed lust power
humankind deserves all the problems associated with such
i wont be shedding a tear of sympathy when earthquakes/poisoned water and whatever occur
imagine the BS supposedly sad faces then, at the possible likelihood?

700+ Acres of Ohio's Only National Forest Sold for Fracking

Despite heavy opposition from public health and environmental groups, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has ... READ MORE


24 Extreme Weather Events Fueled by Climate Change

Global warming exacerbated two dozen extreme weather events in 2015, finds a report on ... READ MORE


Dakota Access Pipeline: Case of the missing media - The Listening P...

Despite scant media attention to their six-month long protests, Native Americans and their supporters emerge victorious.

Anti-Climate Science Conspiracy Theorist to Lead Trump's Department of Energy

Jason Schwartz of Greenpeace USA discusses former Texas governor Rick Perry's record and how his relationships with oil and gas industries will influence his tenure as Trump's Secretary of Energy

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17947

Leaked Audio: 'Election Night Changed Everything,' Dakota Access Pipeline 'Is Going Through'

Shaun King, a writer for the New York Daily News, has uploaded what appears to be a recorded audio file of ... READ MORE

very interesting ha like'

A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status
Road rage.

While 80% of Earth’s land remains roadless, this area is broken up into around 600,000 patches and only 7% of these are larger than 100 square kilometres. The team behind this new global map say roadless areas need to be valued for their conservation benefits, and these wildernesses need more protection. (BBC; Science paper)

Roads have done much to help humanity spread across the planet and maintain global movement and trade. However, roads also damage wild areas and rapidly contribute to habitat degradation and species loss. Ibisch et al. cataloged the world's roads. Though most of the world is not covered by roads, it is fragmented by them, with only 7% of land patches created by roads being greater than 100 km2. Furthermore, environmental protection of roadless areas is insufficient, which could lead to further degradation of the world's remaining wildernesses.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6318/1423

wonderful

2016 in pictures: The best science images of the year
Includes storms from space, southern stars and a striking cell.

http://www.nature.com/news/2016-in-pictures-the-best-science-images-of-the-year-1.21156

Alligator snapping turtle's great escape
2 December 2016 Last updated at 18:42 GMT

A huge alligator snapping turtle got stuck in a blocked drain pipe in Houston, Texas.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38189724

Light pollution dampens urban robins' song

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38317255

 

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another Monsanto cohort ..
good F'n job, not that it would mean shit to them?

DuPont to Pay $50 Million for Mercury Pollution, Largest Settlement in Virginia History

Chemical company Dupont Co. will pay Virginia a stunning $50 million to clean up decades of ... READ MORE

What if the Fracking Boom Is Just a Bubble?

Post Carbon Institute has released two reports authored by Earth scientist J. David Hughes assessing the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) most recent projections for domestic tight ("shale") oil and shale gas production.

The reports 2016 Tight Oil Reality Check and 2016 Shale Gas Reality Check evaluate the EIA's increasingly optimistic projections in light of actual production data (through June 2016) and the agency's own previous estimates. The reports raise critical questions about the veracity and volatility of the EIA's estimates, questions that are especially important as the Trump Administration sets its domestic energy policy.

The reports raise critical questions about the veracity and volatility of the ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/eia-shale-g...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-5aca758d77-85968677

Trump Advisors Plan to Privatize Native Lands to Tap Into Oil Rich Reservations

http://www.ecowatch.com/trump-privatize-native-lands-2129506421.html

20+ Proposed Pipelines Threatening Indigenous Communities

As completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline remains on standby after the Army Corps of Engineers announced on ... READ MORE


Stunning Photos Show Huge Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf

NASA has just released new aerial photographs that show, close-up, an immense, 70-mile long rift in the ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/extreme-wea...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-a4629d52be-85968677

Delaware-Sized Chunk of Ice Could Dislodge from Antarctic Shelf

http://www.ecowatch.com/antarctic-ice-melt-1986406994.html

Record-Breaking Drought and Wildfires Plaque Southeast

http://www.ecowatch.com/wildfires-drought-southeast-2094301912.html

Colorado to Kill 45 Mountain Lions and 75 Black Bears so Hunters Have Mule Deer to Hunt

Despite opposition from conservation and wildlife groups, Colorado announced plans to kill ... READ MORE

10 Endangered Species Murals Connect Communities to the Natural World

In support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's campaign to protect their water and sacred grounds from ... READ MORE

http://www.ecowatch.com/endangered-...ail&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-a4629d52be-85968677

 

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