As Hurricane Sandy barreled towards the Northeastern US, 60 million coastal and inland residents suddenly found themselves in the crosshairs of climate change. Large enough to hammer the eastern third of the country with record-breaking winds, rain and floods, the Halloween Hurricane packed an unprecedented punch—it was set to collide …
Nuclear Plants Vulnerable to Earthquakes The American government has officially stated that fracking can cause earthquakes. Some fracking companies now admit this fact The scientific community agrees. See this, this, this, this and this. Earthquakes can – of course – damage nuclear power plants. For example, even the operator of Fukushima and the Japanese government now admit that the nuclear cores might have started melting down …
The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging its feet in investigations and trying to understate the true damage at the complex, investigators said Monday. The Japanese government-appointed inquiry into the 3 Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdowns …
Geological disasters might influence climate, for instance when volcanic debris blots out the sun. But climate cannot disrupt geology. Right? Well, actually no, says a British geologist Bill McGuire, in a troubling new book, Waking The Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes. There is, McGuire argues, …
A controversial new video put out on Earth Day implicates the environmentalist movement in bringing down the American economy Why we should pay attention to Spain’s potential collapse Earthquakes of historic importance on the west coast We are at a full gallop into totalitarianism PLUS: Your calls on Black Boxes …
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Does it seem to you like there has been an unusual amount of seismic activity around the world lately? Well, it isn’t just your imagination. The Ring of Fire is roaring to life and that is really bad news for the west coast of the United States. Approximately 90 …
CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDS Prof. Elaine Pagels has earned international acclaim for her scholarship and writing on the early history of Christianity; texts that did not support the institutionalization of an emerging Christian Church were marginalized and condemned leading to increasing corruption and lack of religious tolerance. She holds the …
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