Current estimates of pollutants residing in the atmosphere are inaccurate, as a new study estimates there are double the recommended limits set by the World Health Organization. Pollution is a major concern, and has been for many decades. We continue our ignorance in believing that we don’t have to do anything about it. The media projects a myopic focus on […]
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Is the world really flat? Some people believe so. And many scientists, psychologists and researchers lump them with others people who question other aspects of science that even other scientists contest (like global warming), as all being part of an ‘anti-enlightenment movement’. Is there a limit to being skeptical before it makes us poor thinkers?? You’re part of that ‘camp’ […]
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Modern societies are built on flawed axioms for how to live. They require increasing populations to sustain welfare, social security and old age pensions. If a population doesn’t have ~2.1 children on average, then it begins to fall into population decline. Fertility matters to centralized authority planners in order to keep their economy propped up and growing. To keep going, […]
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Many people and scientists around the world are focusing on carbon dioxide as the most responsible factor for global change, specifically global climate change. Yet, the steady rise in manufacturing and release of synthetic chemicals into our environment is not being properly analyzed. The ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and industrial chemicals is severely lacking in research, according to a […]
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Are we as humans taking more from planet Earth than it can sustain and replenish? When the quantity of materials required to produce something is reduced over time, this is called dematerialization. The above question is the main objective behind understanding dematerialization. sourceAs there is an increase in technical performance, there is a reduction in the need for material. Technology […]
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What does the future hold if we continue on our devolved path…
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A good video on the environmental aspect. All those “greenies” who aren’t vegan are part of the current problem. They don’t go far enough in the understanding of the issue. Richard Oppenlander presents: Sustainability and Food Choice: Why Eating Local, “Less” Meat, and Taking Baby Steps Won’t Work, at the March 2013 McDougall Advanced Study Weekend.
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