Category Archives: Air

Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Preface.   I think that declining oil will be the main cause of civilization to collapse, since it is the energy that makes all other activities possible, but there are so many other contenders I wonder if scholars in the future … Continue reading →

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U.S. Industrial farming destroys future food production for centuries

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

Preface. Below are excerpts from a devastating critique of current farming practices by the National research council who show the myriad ways that industrial farming is harming the land and future food production.

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Biomass Electricity More Polluting Than Coal and Waste Incinerators

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

Trees, Trash, and Toxics: How Biomass Energy Has Become the New Coal Mary S. Booth, PhD Partnership for Policy Integrity April 2 , 2014 Executive Summary Highlights Because of a perfect storm of lax regulation and regulatory rollbacks , biomass … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Winter in China: Chinese Smog will lower food supplies

Posted on February 27, 2014 by

Scientists liken Chinese smog to ‘nuclear winter’ February 27, 2014.  by Kim Kyung-Hoon. Reuters. Air pollution in parts of China is now so extreme it could lead to conditions similar to a “nuclear winter,” scientists say. The smog that covers … Continue reading →

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Termites, air pollution, and ozone depletion

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Excerpts from the book below.  Ozone depletion is also one of the 9 boundaries we must not cross. Klein, Hilary Dole, and Adrian M. Wenner 2001. Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution effects on conifers in California

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Below is an excerpt on how air pollution in California affects nearby forests from the book: Johnston, Verna R.  1994. California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural History.  University of California Press. It was in the Mixed Conifer Forests of the … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution in “Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution”

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

The fight against industrial chemicals is far from won. Chemical lobbyists spend tens of millions of dollars convincing legislators to not pass legislation that would protect you.  For example, check out the Green Policy Institute at the University of California, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from wood stoves kills 2 million, affects health of 3 billion

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

13 Oct 2011.  Inefficient Developing World Stoves Contribute to 2 Million Deaths a Year. ScienceDaily.com Smoke emitting stoves cause so much indoor air pollution that at least 2 million people die every year from them, and affects the health of … Continue reading →

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