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 →

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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 →

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Next greatest threat after global warming?

Posted on 25 May, 2014 by

I’m glad I was able to announce a new way to feed aquaculture in my last post, because I’m fast becoming convinced that seafood is no longer good for you. It’s not seafood any longer, but concentrated toxic waste! Why? … Continue reading →

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Does IPAT guarantee the end of the world?

Posted on 8 February, 2014 by

Many see IPAT as a set of mathematical laws that guarantee the imminent collapse of modern civilisation. The global population is growing and, as the argument goes, multiplying the terrible impact we have on important ecosystem services, so that when … Continue reading →

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