Thousands of Koalas Feared Dead in Australia Fires; Much Koala Habitat Already Destroyed By Deforestation
“The main driver of the loss and fragmentation of koala habitat are the weak and permissive laws passed by state, …
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“Leave Now”: Australians Urged to Evacuate as Catastrophic Fires Loom
“‘Leave Now’: Australians Urged to Evacuate as ‘Catastrophic’ Fires Loom By Reuters November 11, 2019 01:55 AM SYDNEY – Authorities …
At Least 3 Dead as Australia Battles Bushfires; Tuesday 12 November Forecast to be an Especially Dangerous Fire Day
“Radiant Heat Kills from a Distance” http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/prepare_for_bushfire/be_bushfire_ready/be_bushfire_ready_app.jsp#step1 “What to expect in the event of a Bushfire?” from p. 24 of …
Almost 20 Million People in California at Extreme or Critical Fire Weather Risk Today
Almost 4.5 million people are at extreme fire weather risk in California today. Over 14.3 million are at critical risk. …
Overpopulation Makes a Mockery of Citizenship: Optimum Population Doesn’t Mean Cramming People In Like Industrial Chickens
URGENT: AMERICANS CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS! United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 See: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials NO TO DURBIN’S “RELIEF” …
US Senator Markey Questions UN Ambassador Nominee Craft about Family’s Coal Investments and Conflicts of Interest; Views on Paris Climate Accord
“At today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nomination of Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft to be the …
US Senator Markey Statement on Trump Replace for Clean Power Plan: Coal Corporate Welfare
“Wind and solar are beating coal in the free market. Today there are 350,000 jobs in solar and wind and …
US Senator Udall Statement on Trump Administration’s Repeal of Clean Power Plan
Navajo solar carport, US DOE US Senator “Udall Statement on Trump Administration’s Repeal of Clean Power Plan JUNE 19, 2019 …
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS
More nuclear waste hearings… “ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP BILLS Jun 6, 2019 …
US Senator Markey Blasts Trump Administration Efforts to Interfere with and Suppress Federal Climate Science
Screen shot from interactive map: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/ US “Senator Markey Blasts Trump Administration Efforts to Interfere with and Suppress Federal Climate …
Is Tornado Frequency Increasing in Parts of the United States?
More maps and info here: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/#data For a comparison of the 2019 season to earlier years, see here: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/adj.html “Is …
Nightmare Coal Mine Near Sellafield Nuclear Site – Ooops don’t mention Sellafield.
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Many thanks to Real Media for posting a guest blog – the background story and info…
Nuclear Power Stations Discharge Radioactive Carbon; Produce Carbon During Entire Fuel Chain; Not Carbon Free
As explained by Oak Ridge National (Nuclear) Lab, nuclear power stations produce carbon, it’s radioactive carbon. They are also responsible …
US Senator Markey: Trump Executive Order Is Declaration of War on Climate Action, Public Health and Clean Energy (Updated)
While not directly mentioned here, US Senator Markey has been fighting the dirtiest energy of all – nuclear power – …
US House Oversight Committee Held Two Key Hearings On Climate Change
Former US Secretary of Defense “Hagel testified that climate change is a “threat multiplier” that heightens the risk of armed …
From Cumbria to London Over 1500 PEOPLE ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO CALL IN THE CRAZY COAL MINE DECISION
PRESS NOTICE From Cumbria to London Over 1500 PEOPLE ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO CALL IN THE CRAZY…
US House Oversight Committee To Begin Key Hearings On Climate Change On Tuesday
“Climate change is a “threat multiplier”… because it has the potential to exacerbate many of the challenges we already confront …
US: Republican Senate Rejects Green New Deal
Trump and Putin are part of a dirty everything coup: dirty energy (fossil fuels and nuclear); dirty money; dirty old …
Green New Deal Resolution Introduced In Both US House & Senate
US “Senator Markey and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Green New Deal Resolution Thursday, February 7, 2019 Washington (February 7, 2019) …
Rapid Arctic Warming Linked To Mid-Latitude Weather Extremes
“The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. It …
Top Petroleum Producing Countries – US, Russia, Saudia Arabia – Refuse To Endorse Key Study On Global Warming
“US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Have not Endorsed a Key Study on Global Warming December 10, 2018 1:04 AM VOA …
Southern Cal Edison Reported Incident Less Than 5 Minutes Before Woolsey Fire Started
Map of Woolsey Fire area; Red dots on E Street/Alfa Road to indicate area of Southern Cal Edison incident report. …
In Tuesday Filing Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Effectively Admits Its Likely Guilt In Causing The Ongoing California “Camp Fire” Which Has Killed At Least 42 People
This is one more reason to go rooftop solar – few or no transmission lines. As submitted to the US …
California Wildfires Rage, Death Toll Climbs to 31; 228 People Unaccounted For; More Than 8000 Firefighters Battling The Blazes
From VOA News: “California Wildfires Rage, Death Toll Climbs to 31 Last Updated: November 11, 2018 9:45 PM, VOA News …
US Senator Heinrich: New Mexico With Its Abundant Wind & Solar Resources Should Be Epicenter Of Clean Energy Economy
US Senator Heinrich on Energy: “Energy New Mexico, with its abundant wind and solar resources, can and should be America’s …
Greenpeace: Kavanaugh’s Appointment To The US Supreme Court Will Have Lasting Repercussions That Will Harm Our Environment
“Greenpeace: Kavanaugh’s appointment to the US Supreme Court will have lasting repercussions that will harm our environment October 6, 2018 …
About NIST Radio Stations WWV-WWVH-WWVB: Ask Congress To Restore Funding At Least Until An Impact Study Can Be Done
Red dots added for emphasis. Read more here: https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-services/wwv-and-wwvh-digital-time-code-and-broadcast-format Contact Members of Congress, asap, and ask for funding for WWVB, …
Potentially Dangerous Impacts Of Cutting Off NIST Radio Time Signals Need To Be Evaluated Before The US Congress Cuts Off Funding; Contact A Member Of Congress Or Two Or More
Contact Members of Congress, asap, and ask for funding for WWVB, WWV, and WWVH to be restored to the NIST …
Dangerous Trump Move To Destroy Backup For Communications, Financial Services & More: Opening The Door For Destructive Russian Attack (Plus Your Clocks & Watch May Not Work Anymore)
Trump is facilitating Russian hybrid warfare with this move: defunding ground-based backup for GPS in the communications, financial, and other …
Trump Fires Tillerson Less Than 24 Hrs After Tillerson Blamed Russia For UK Poisoning & Called Russia “Irresponsible Force Of Instability In The World” & Promised To Coordinate A Response With The UK; Last Week Tillerson Called Lavrov-Russia Trolling “Silly” & Fell Ill After Staying At Same Hotel As Lavrov
Tillerson was fired by Trump apparently less than 12 hours after criticizing Russia in a statement. Trump was probably asleep …
7th March 2018: New Date for Decision on First Deep Coal Mine in the UK for 30 years. Anyone Looking?
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole:
Happy New Year! Thanks to all of you we have a fighting chance to stop the…
What Russian Sanctions Have to Do With Arctic Drilling, In 5 Steps (Plus Background)
Background: Whereas the income of Exxon has been compared to that of countries (a), the Russian government is an oil-gas …
Russian State Nuclear Corp. (Rosatom) Given Control Over Infrastructure-Shipping Along Arctic Northern Sea Route
Nuclear icebreaker “Yamal” by Wofratz (CC-BY-SA) “Russia encompasses over half of the Arctic coastline, 40% of the land beyond the …
Temperature Extremes-Anomalies In North America-Russia-Arctic
This is in degrees C (Celsius), meaning that one must multiply by 1.8 to get degrees F (Fahrenheit). So, while …
Rudolph the Red Nosed Radiation Bioindicator: Radioactive Cesium, Radioactive Carbon, Radioactive Water and More Lethal “Gifts” Left by the Nuclear Industry, Such As Plutonium
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Savannah River Nuclear Site Deer Hunt and on site Cesium testing. (Images: USDA, USPS, SRS, drawing…
Trump-Koch Brothers Charitable Gifts To The American Spectator Foundation
On page 9 of Trump’s “charitable giving”, we find that Trump gave $5,000 to “The American Spectator Foundation” on May …
Reindeer Herders-Ecosystem in Russian Nature Park Endangered by Oil Co. Surgutneftegas
Link: http://youtu.be/0jamLZ0bDoo Russia and Europe has been doing resource related colonialism/ imperialism for longer than the US has existed. The …
US Secretary of State Tillerson Used Secret Alias to Discuss Climate Change and Other “Important Matters”; Exxon Failed to Disclose Pseudonym in Context of Lawsuit
From Common Dreams: “Published on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Revealed: Tillerson Used Secret Alias to Talk Climate While CEO of …
Activists Shut Down Canada to US Tar Sands Pipeline in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; Arrested
“This morning five activists halted tar sands oil flowing across the Canada-US border by shutting down pipelines in Washington, Montana, …
Radioactive Xenon, Rather Than Radioactive Krypton, Must Be Checked in Air to Detect Underground Nuclear Testing in N. Korea Because the Nuclear Industry Discharges So Much Radioactive Krypton
M5.3 Explosion – 19km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea 2016-09-09 00:30:01 UTC 41.298°N 129.015°E 0.0 km depth CTBTO discussing …
World Could Run on 100% Renewables By 2050; 80% By 2030; The Main Barriers are Neither Technical Nor Economic, But Political and Social – Expert Testimony to US Congress
“The main barriers to a conversion“[to 100% Wind, Water, Solar] are neither technical nor economic; rather, they are social and …
Groups Slam Plan to Stack Shipping Containers of Nuclear Waste Ever Higher Beside the Irish Sea Near Drigg
Note stacking; proximity to the Irish Sea; rust; pooling water. It is in the rainiest part of England: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/dec/09/cumbria-is-the-wettest-part-of-england-dont-scrimp-on-flood-defences This …
What Radionuclides are at Drigg Nuclear Waste Dump Near the Irish Sea? Many Still Lethal After Natural Erosion Expected to Undermine It (Still Time to Oppose Drigg-Decision 15th July)
Information on how to oppose Drigg found here: https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/lock-the-gate-on-drigg-nuclear-waste-site-15th-july-in-kendal/ For the LLWR-Drigg, “radionuclides included within the radiological assessment for the …
Drigg Nuclear Waste Dump Menaced By Coastal Erosion: Foreign Companies Profit; UK Taxpayer Holds Liability (Still Time to Oppose-Decision 15th July)
For information on how to oppose Drigg see: https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/lock-the-gate-on-drigg-nuclear-waste-site-15th-july-in-kendal/ “The Low Level [Radioactive] Waste Repository (LLWR) is situated near to …
UK Nuclear “Beauty Pageant” Scheme: More Than Sheer Madness; Rudd Conflict of Interest
The UK is having an architectural contest to “beautify” the proposed Moorside Nuclear reactor Site, which we choose to call …
South Africa Civil Society Contests Nuclear Environmental Impact Report; Minister Speaking Against Nuclear Axed
Earthlife Africa Protest outside the Eskom buildings in Johannesburg, SA Excerpted from Greenpeace and Earthlife Africa’s comments on the Environmental Impact …
Rudolph the Red Nosed Radiation Bioindicator: Radioactive Cesium, Radioactive Carbon, Radioactive Water and More Lethal “Gifts” Left by the Nuclear Industry
Savannah River Nuclear Site Deer Hunt and on site Cesium testing. (Images: USDA, USPS, SRS, drawing by Marianne Birkby) Why …
Nuclear Free US Presidential Candidates Sanders and Comley
Bernie Sanders, Democratic Presidential candidate, is one of the three US Senators who have consistently shown concern about Nuclear Safety, …
Recycling Carbon Dioxide (CO2) to Make Plastics
From the US DOE: “Recycling Carbon Dioxide to Make Plastics May 20, 2013 – 1:31pm By using CO2 that would …
