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Life On Earth Is Dying! What Will You Do?

December 23, 2016 By Robert J. Burrowes 2 Comments

On the day that you read this article, 200 species of life on Earth (plants, birds, animals, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles) will cease to exist. Tomorrow, another 200 species will vanish forever.

The human onslaught to destroy life on Earth is unprecedented in Earth’s history. Planet Earth is now experiencing its sixth mass extinction event and Homo sapiens sapiens is the cause. Moreover, this mass extinction event is accelerating and is so comprehensive in its impact that the piecemeal measures being taken by the United Nations, international agencies and governments constitute a tokenism that is breathtaking in the extreme.

And it is no longer the case that mainly ‘invisible’ species are vanishing: those insects, amphibians and small animals about which you had never even heard, assuming they have been identified and given a name by humans.

Filed Under: Civil Liberties, Environment Tagged With: activism, Climate change, extinction, fossil fuels, nonviolence

What Jill Stein Gets Wrong About Sustainable Investing

November 1, 2016 By Patrick Costello 4 Comments

A recent article in The Daily Beast featured a takedown of Jill Stein’s personal investments, in which she was accused of hypocrisy, and included the following statement: “Many critics say clean-energy and socially responsible investment funds offer a poor rate of return and should generally be avoided.”

Dr. Stein’s defense included the statement that she has “explored” more socially responsible funds but “found their investments in fracking and large-scale biofuels not much better than the non-green funds. I have not yet found the mutual funds that represent my goals of advancing the cause of people, planet, and peace.”

Jill Stein can easily be forgiven for believing what she was told about green, sustainable funds, because conventional front line investment professionals often say these things to their clients.

Filed Under: Elections, Environment Tagged With: Climate change, election 2016, fossil fuels, Green Party, Jill Stein, Wall Street

Saving The Land & Water, Before It’s Too Late (Climate Change News)

January 22, 2016 By Kate Lanier Leave a Comment

Every week, Fracked Earth News collects the top climate and energy headlines, including:

__When asked what is “the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016,” 750 experts responded, “Global warming.” There’s also major concern “that inter-connections between risks [are] becoming stronger,” such as the impact on national security as people begin migrating in search of water, food and higher ground.

__Scientists confirm “that the consequences of fossil fuel burning and deforestation are accumulating far below the planet’s surface,” deep in our oceans. 90% of greenhouse gases produced in the 1970s were absorbed by the oceans and “a little more than a third of that seafaring heat has worked its way down to depths greater than 2,300 feet.”

__Will the mighty American Chestnut return to its rightful place in Eastern US forests? Several dedicated University researchers are hoping to safely re-establish the American Chestnut — and they’re on the brink of doing just that.

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs, National News Tagged With: Climate change, fossil fuels, fracking, ocean, water

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