03 Environmental Degradation – Page 19 – Public Intelligence Blog

Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

Beyond conflict, there is another contributing factor: water scarcity. A well-documented path can connect water scarcity to food insecurity, social instability and potentially violent conflict. As climate change amplifies scarcity worries, more secure water supplies could help the lives of millions in conflict zones.

2015/11/032015/11/03

William Blum: USA – Exporting War & Repression

01 Poverty, 02 Infectious Disease, 03 Environmental Degradation, 04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 06 Genocide, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Proliferation, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime, Corruption, Government, Military, Officers Call

Since the end of World War 2, the United States has:

Attempted to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments, most of which were democratically-elected.
Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries.
Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.
Attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries.
Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries.
Plus … although not easily quantified … more involved in the practice of torture than any other country in the world … for over a century … not just performing the actual torture, but teaching it, providing the manuals, and furnishing the equipment.

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2015/10/302015/10/30

Mongoose: China Watch — HORRORS

01 Poverty, 02 China, 03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 07 Health, Earth Intelligence

23 Shocking Photos Reveal How Bad China’s Pollution Problem Has Become

Pollution In China

Phi Beta Iota: America the Beautiful is in the dumps right now, but these photographs put our national well-being in sharp relief compared to the horrors being endured by the Chinese people.

2015/10/222015/10/21

Eagle: Renewables Create Jobs, Heal Planet

03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 05 Energy, 11 Society

300 Million Talons... — 300 Million Talons…

Renewables Can Create Jobs and Heal the Planet: Report

“The Clean Energy Future represents a pathway away from climate destruction…. Should we let greed and inertia prevent us from taking it?'

The U.S. can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050, while creating half a million jobs a year and lowering energy costs for consumers, simply by limiting use of fossil fuels and allowing the renewables sector continue to grow at its current pace, according to a new report published this week.

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2015/10/182015/10/17

JZ Liszkiewicz: Exxon Understood Climate Change in 1977

03 Environmental Degradation, Earth Intelligence

The Long Tale of Exxon and Climate Change

Exxon: The Road Not Taken

Exxon Documents Including 1978 “Bad News” Letter

2015/10/032015/10/02

Yoda: Afghan’s Rural Green Project

03 Environmental Degradation, 08 Wild Cards, Ethics, Government

One of the poorest regions in Afghanistan is teaching the world about sustainability

The Rural Green Environment Organization is entirely rewriting the environmental narrative for 90 villages and 40,000 people in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The region has endured decades of conflict, insecurity and the overharvesting of natural resources. What was once a region battered by conflict and environmental degradation is now flourishing.

2015/09/302015/09/29

Sepp Hasslberger: Climate-Smart Agriculture — the New New Scam

01 Agriculture, 03 Environmental Degradation

It's all about who controls the food supply, and how many chemicals we can “input” in the process. Climate change is such a hot button, the agrochemical companies just have to use it to promote their solutions.

No to Climate Smart Agriculture

‘Climate Smart Agriculture' is agribusiness' latest attempt to promote industrial farming and undermine agro-ecological approaches generally recognized as the real solution to food production under climate change