Anthony Judge: African Immigration Forced Into Europe — 12 Strategic Questions for European Leaders

Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
Anthony Judge
Anthony Judge

12 Strategic Questions for Europe Regarding Forced Immigration from Africa in the light of the continuing influx and the associated fatalities

Produced in a month in which it is estimated that more than 10,000 migrants embarked for Italy, and following a week of unprecedented immigrant fatalities, notably evoking an appeal by Pope Francis to the global community for assistance, and a declaration by a spokesperson for the European Commission that We do not have a silver bullet or any kind of panacea that is going to make the situation go away … and no amount of finger-pointing is going to change that.

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SchwartzReport: Republicans Seek to Sell Off or Give Away National Forests — Time for States to Repossess Land?

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 07 Other Atrocities, 12 Water, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, Government, Idiocy
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

It is the intention of the Republican Party to see that America's heritage of national forests be sold for a pittance, or just given away to a small group of corporations. This is so shameful I am amazed that that is not the lead story of the news cycle. But the corporate media doesn't really seem to think the issue is of much importance, so it doesn't get much coverage.

CONGRESS PASSES MEASURE TO ALLOW SELLING OFF NATIONAL FORESTS AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS

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Sepp Hasslberger: 10,000 Baby Sea Lions Die — No One Has the Moral Courage to Mention Fukushima

03 Environmental Degradation, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Proliferation, Earth Intelligence
Sepp Hasslberger
Sepp Hasslberger

Starving sea lion pups die by the thousands and wash up on the American West Coast. The marine scientists are baffled as to what is the cause. Have they forgotten Fukushima and the massive dose of radioactive elements that have been put into the Pacific Ocean for several years now? Or is is “not cool” to keep talking about Fukushima and the associated radiation in the water?

SchwartzReport: Organic Farming Nearly as Productive as Industrial (And Vastly Less Costly)

01 Agriculture, 07 Health, 12 Water, Earth Intelligence
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

One of the selling points for industrial chemical agriculture is that nothing can equal its productivity. As this report explains, this is not true, and when the pollution and toxicity costs and effects are factored in there really is no contest. We need to completely reassess our agricultural practices, from the subsidies to the actual farming. We are on the wrong track.

Organic Nearly as Productive as Industrial Farming, New Study Says

SchwartzReport: EPA Blocks New Bee-Killing Pesticides But Protects Existing Pesticides

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 07 Health, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime, 11 Society, Commerce, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, Government
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

This is the current state of neonicotinoid regulation in the U.S., and it is rather pathetic. Like DDT even skeptics now have to deal with the research on  neonicotinoids, because the evidence for the harm they do  is overwhelming. But it is easy to see the hand of special interests in this moratorium. Products already on the market are exempted, so the impact for good will be greatly compromised. Through corruption and greed we are tipping into a real crisis in agriculture, a double whammy: drought in the food basket counties in California, and the demise of the bees, essential agents for pollination. I think it is important to note that this regulation only occurred because of citizen action. Enough people were willing to stand up for the life-affirming option to compel this EPA action. We must continue to exert our intention to create non-toxic agriculture and humane husbandry policies that work with the meta-systems of Earth. This is a first step.

EPA issues moratorium on new pesticides that kill birds and bees

Jean Lievens: New Age of Water Wars

12 Water, Earth Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
Jean Lievens
Jean Lievens

New Age Of Water Wars Portends ‘Bleak Future’ For The Middle East

New research shows that water scarcity linked to climate change is now a global problem playing a direct role in aggravating major conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.

New peer-reviewed research published by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) shows that water scarcity linked to climate change is now a global problem playing a direct role in aggravating major conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.

Numerous cities in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia are facing “short and declining water supplies per capita,” which is impacting “worldwide” on food production, urban shortages, and even power generation. Read full article.