A new book / community to check out
This new book crossed my desk today. I have not yet read it, but the background information and the contents merit a read – on my list. https://www.allwecansave.earth/ Clipped from the website, quote: There is a renaissance blooming in the … Read More
Food scarcity and price increases – danger, danger, danger …
H posted an update on a missive from Albert Edwards (Bio – nobody to be taken lightly). The graphics are key (copied from H) These rising prices will have significant impact to all corners of the world … and less … Read More
WAPO on recent Russian hack and the gang that couldn’t shot straight
WAPO published (subscription may be needed) and article updating us on the recent Russian hack to federal systems. Senator Wyden made his usually spot-on comment, quote: “DHS spent billions of taxpayer dollars on cyber defenses and all it got in … Read More
Good news – Bowhead whales in US waters
Grist published a quick update on NOAA’s recent report, and called out a nugget of good news wrt Bowhead whale numbers. They also acknowledged that this conservation effort was mostly a result of stewardship from the indigenous people’s organization Alaska … Read More
WAPO’s Cybersecurity “Network” – WOW
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/powerpost/thenetwork/ This is an incredibly smart group of people and from across a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines. Some I’ve worked with, and some I’ve heard of … What do they produce? A survey on the efficacy and failures … Read More
3 years of backyard hummingbirds
So many good pics and such amazing animals. I literally watch them almost every day at the feeder on our deck. I refill it almost every week (it seems hummingbirds do not like stale food – the older it gets, … Read More
Clean water and how current policy is failing – an arsenic study
On the back of the post on running water availability came a study of the impact of federal level policy and regulation on arsenic in drinking water. The report was published in Environmental Health Perspectives and summarized in Science Daily. … Read More
What countries trust science and data?
Seldom do I contradict the wonderful people at Statista, but their choice of words here is not good – belief should not be combined with scientific fact. Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/15716/global-climate-change-beliefs/
Running water not available to all Americans – can you tolerate that?
Statista’s summary is good, quote: The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has released a report exploring the geography of insecure water access in the United States. Describing safe, reliable, and equitable water access as a fundamental human right that proves critical to … Read More
This is MY FOOD!
If you look closely on the left side of the pic, you can see the flapping wings of the visitor. The hummingbird at the feeder immediately flamed out his neck … voila!