Category: Logging

Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The corporations that are screwing up your life, tainting your water, polluting your air, buying up your favorite coffee shop and turning it into a gas station, sucking your tax dollars up through subsidies, those corporations are the same ones creating the climate catastrophe.… Continue Reading “Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions”

The Biography of Columbus and the Spanish Invasion of the Americas

It was January of 1493 when Christopher Columbus, five months after leaving Spain in search of a Western route to Asia, finally journeyed back to Spain. (^) He was not returning to Ferdinand and Isabella empty-handed, however. Sailing across the Atlantic with him and… Continue Reading “The Biography of Columbus and the Spanish Invasion of the Americas”

Net-Zero Goals won’t slow down Oil Exploration

Under-investment in oil and gas exploration has been a scarecrow for energy security for several years now, showing the global climate change agenda is based on a illusion. Various industry executives, most notably perhaps those from the Middle East oil kingdoms, have warned that… Continue Reading “Net-Zero Goals won’t slow down Oil Exploration”

Global Forests continue to shrink despite COP26 Agenda

A damning report by the World Resources Institute sheds light on the extent at which planet earth’s forests are shrinking through deforestation, logging and wildfires. In 2022, the planet lost an area of tropical rain-forest the size of Switzerland or the Netherlands. According to… Continue Reading “Global Forests continue to shrink despite COP26 Agenda”

Brazil Amazon deforestation drops 34% under famous President Lula

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by a third during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government satellite data. It follows four years of rising destruction in the critical rain-forest under Bolsonaro, but experts know the fight… Continue Reading “Brazil Amazon deforestation drops 34% under famous President Lula”

Global Banks made $3 billion in profits from Green Loans in 2023

The world’s largest banks made $3 billion in profits from bond underwriting and loan provisions in the environmentally friendly category in 2023. This amount could be compared with the $2.7 billion that banks made from bonds and loans provided to the oil industry. Some… Continue Reading “Global Banks made $3 billion in profits from Green Loans in 2023”

Cedar Forest once a refuge for Christians now under siege from Bugs & Mold

For Lebanon’s Christians, cedar trees are sacred. These tough evergreens that survive the mountain’s harsh snowy winters are mentioned 103 times in the Bible. The trees are a symbol of Lebanon, pictured at the center of the national flag. The iconic trees in the… Continue Reading “Cedar Forest once a refuge for Christians now under siege from Bugs & Mold”

Lab-Grown Meat is getting closer to be sold in Supermarkets

Slaughter-free meat is finally starting to make the jump from the lab to the factory line. For now cattle is being slaughtered to please society. In Brazil 75 million cows are being killed and dumped as waste just to keep the deforestation profits in… Continue Reading “Lab-Grown Meat is getting closer to be sold in Supermarkets”

Building the Great Green Wall in Africa

King Canute couldn’t stop the ocean’s tide from rolling in – can Africa hold back the desert? That’s certainly what the continent is trying to do with its proposed Great Green Wall, 8,000 km (almost 5,000 miles) worth of trees that officials hope will… Continue Reading “Building the Great Green Wall in Africa”

How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery

Environmental campaigners have dragged controversial investments into the spotlight, claiming that major European banks are linked to businesses that harm threatened species, deforestation in Brazil and other questionable environmental practices. European banks, including Switzerland’s UBS, Britain’s HSBC and Spain’s Santander, have been thrown into… Continue Reading “How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery”

Canada’s record Wildfires got so Bad, so Fast

Wildfires in Canada have burned a staggering 25 million acres so far this year, an area roughly the size of Kentucky. With more than a month of peak fire season left to go, 2023 has already eclipsed Canada’s previous annual record from 1989, when… Continue Reading “Canada’s record Wildfires got so Bad, so Fast”

World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years

The United Nations reported that about half the world’s population could be affected by severe water shortages in the next 20 years due to a number of increasing global development factors. In its World Water Development Report, UN researchers said shortages could directly impact… Continue Reading “World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years”

Kenya drought kills most Wildlife in protected National Parks

NAIROBI, Kenya: Hundreds of elephants and endangered Grevy’s zebras have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during the ongoing drought in 2022. A recently released report noted that East Africa is enduring its worst drought in decades. The Kenya Wildlife Service and other agencies have… Continue Reading “Kenya drought kills most Wildlife in protected National Parks”