Gore links media control with lack of action on climate change
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Al Gore hasn’t gone away. He is still out there talking to anyone who will listen about the new hot age, about climate change and what it will mean for our world. This week in Scotland, he lashed out at the media for missing the story (only one of […]
The Great Plains drought
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
A deep and persistent drought has taken hold of much of the Great Plains, Texas up to South Dakota. Temperatures this summer reached unprecedented heights — 118-120 degrees in that latter state. With less snow in recent years, little rain, and warmer soil meaning more evaporation of moisture, especially […]
and then there’s the water that is rising
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
I guess I just have water on my mind these past days. There is its scarcity that threatens us — fresh, clean water that we need for just about everything. And then there is the rising water that also threatens us — global warming causing oceans to expand and glaciers […]
permaculture principles
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Just stumbled on this on the WordPress tag log. It’s a nice short post from another blog with a lovely name, stolen moments of island time, regarding permaculture, one of the expressions of hope that is percolating in many circles right now — living our lives in harmony with […]
Running out of water 3
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Continuing this theme regarding water, I thought I’d send along this link to an article on the BBC website by the Exec. Sec. of the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity. The situation is pretty grim, but Ahmed Djoghlaf is amazingly not without hope. One cannot afford to be without […]
love what you know
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After thunderstorms, magnificent lightning, drenching rains that washed and renewed the earth — this night from Margaret Swedish:
I am hanging out in old haunts and at the mercy of dial-up. I will be a bit sporadic with posts for awhile. Hope you will continue to stop by.
This is what I was thinking about […]
Running out of water 2
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
So I’m back to my blog this late evening with a disturbing story in hand. A study conducted by 400 hydrologists, sponsored by the United Nations, has determined that we are headed for a serious water crisis. Demand for water will double over the next 50 years as population […]
Gone for a bit
Readers, visitors, friends,
I will be at meeting/gathering over the next few days and will probably not be able to post until at least next Monday. Do check in at the beginning of this next week.
Thank you for caring for our earth, and for one another.
Margaret
Running out of water
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Fitting news to follow yesterday’s post. Rich countries are not being responsible stewards of water. What a surprise! Poor water policies, poor water management, combined with global warming and climate change, are bringing about water shortages that will become more acute with time.
So reports the BBC today , covering a […]
Sprawling cities in the desert - stupid idea
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Seems “northern Nevadans don’t want to gamble with their water.” So reports the Washington Post this morning. Imagine that – folks that have lived in the desert all their lives don’t want to send their precious water to the irrationally growing Las Vegas. If ever there was a city […]
