Low oil price and the renewable industry

[Robin Limb] The oil giants have never truly engaged with the concept of renewable energy, mainly because it is tiresome, high cost, and fraught with issues surrounding government support and legislation. To this day, it remains more expeditious and economic to simply keep pumping the 'black stuff' [read oil] out of the ground. The whole oil supply chain is geared to fossil fuels, and although it is technically possible to include bio-fuels such as ethanol and diesel at low levels, the economics are unexciting and uncertain.

Trump and the Big Bad Bugs

[Conn M. Hallinan] Trump’s disdain for international agencies and treaties, plus cuts in public health programs, and a relaxation of regulations on the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry could create a worldwide medical catastrophe.

Climate Change is Happening, But Not Global Warming

[Robin Limb] One by one, there are more and more reputable scientists and commentators coming off the fence and admitting that there is no real, peer-reviewed, evidence that man-made global warming is to blame for the natural weather events that we observe on a daily basis.

Cold, Yet Beautiful, Arctic Might Become Target of War Machines

[Bahauddin Foizee] If the disputes over the control of Arctic resources are not resolved quickly, they could turn into a larger military conflict that would not just involve the Arctic countries, but would also drag a larger part of the world into this conflict.

Militarization’s Brutal Assault on the Environment

[Bahauddin Foizee] Wars and militarization around the globe have been seriously impacting the environment of not only the war-torn countries, but also the other countries around the globe.