Category Archives: Pollution

Solar not so ‘clean’ after all!

Posted on 9 June, 2019 by

Don’t want a nuclear power plant in your backyard? What about a rare-earth’s mine for solar panels? This tailings dam is 11.5km in diameter. Wikipedia explains that “Chemicals in the dam have been linked to lower crop yields in surrounding … Continue reading →

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World now more middle class than poor

Posted on 16 December, 2018 by

Interesting! Sept 2018 marks the point where (finally!) more of the world is wealthy than poor. I remember being told to refer to poor underdeveloped nations as the ‘2/3rd’s world’ because it was the majority. That has shifted somewhat. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Food & Farming, Politics, Pollution, Population, Stress | Leave a comment

Precise, eloquent, artistic… heartbreaking

Posted on 7 June, 2018 by

Our oceans. I’ve written about them before, but sometimes not felt it. This helped me feel it. 😦

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Seabin catches plastics at the river or harbour

Posted on 26 December, 2015 by

Now this is interesting

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Geological peak oil still a thing

Posted on 12 December, 2015 by

*Geological* peak oil is still a thing. Just finished watching an Al Jazeera thing explaining that big OPEC producers like Saudi Arabia were over-producing to put American unconventional oil producers out of business, as they are only viable at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Peak Oil, Pollution | 4 Comments