Podcasts about environmental destruction

Petr Koenig is a geopolitical analyst and a former senior economist at the World Bank and World Health Organization, who specialized in water and environmental economics for 30 years in countries around the world. He has consulted for the Swiss Development Cooperation, an international agency working with humanitarian aid delivered by the Swiss Confederation as part of its foreign policy to alleviate poverty around the world and promote human rights. Peter lectures at universities in the US, Europe and South America. He is the author of "Implosion: An Economic Thriller about War, Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed, and is a co-author of Cynthia McKinney's book "When China Sneezes: From Coronavirus Lockdown to the Global Politico-Economic Crisis."  His articles are frequently published on Global Research, New Eastern Outlook and other online sites. 

“The Burning Earth” examines over 800 years of history to demonstrate how violence against people and the planet are one and the same. Also, the host of the “Hazard NJ” podcast talks about the origins of PFAS “forever chemicals” and their impact on New Jersey residents.How Empire and Environmental Destruction Go Hand-In-HandA new book called The Burning Earth: A History takes on a massive question: How did we get here? “Here” being this point in environmental history and decades deep into the climate crisis. Over the span of 800 years of history, the book connects the dots of how the pursuit of empire, environmental destruction, and human migration led us to this moment in time.SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with author Dr. Sunil Amrith, a historian at Yale University. They discuss some common threads that run through human and environmental history, why peace has to be a part of climate action, and what we can learn from understanding the past.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Politics in Action is an annual forum in which invited experts provided an analysis of the current political situation in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam, and discussed the broader implications of events in these countries for the region. After the event, each of the six speakers sat for a podcast to chat with Dr Natali Pearson and delve further into the political situation of their respective countries. In this podcast the presenter of the Singapore update, Dr Kenneth Paul Tan, discusses the political situation in Singapore. Kenneth Paul Tan is a tenured Professor of Politics, Film and Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He teaches courses at the Academy of Film and Department of Government and International Studies, and conducts interdisciplinary research at the School of Communication, Global Communication and Power Research Cluster, and Smart Society Lab. His most recent books include Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars: Ideologies, Narratives, and Lived Experiences (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), Movies to Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality and Environmental Destruction in the 21st Century (Penguin, 2022) and Singapore's First Year of COVID-19: Public Health, Immigration, the Neoliberal State, and Authoritarian Populism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) He was the founding chair of the Asian Film Archive's Board of Directors and the chair of the Board of Directors of theatre company, The Necessary Stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Politics in Action is an annual forum in which invited experts provided an analysis of the current political situation in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam, and discussed the broader implications of events in these countries for the region. After the event, each of the six speakers sat for a podcast to chat with Dr Natali Pearson and delve further into the political situation of their respective countries. In this podcast the presenter of the Singapore update, Dr Kenneth Paul Tan, discusses the political situation in Singapore. Kenneth Paul Tan is a tenured Professor of Politics, Film and Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He teaches courses at the Academy of Film and Department of Government and International Studies, and conducts interdisciplinary research at the School of Communication, Global Communication and Power Research Cluster, and Smart Society Lab. His most recent books include Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars: Ideologies, Narratives, and Lived Experiences (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), Movies to Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality and Environmental Destruction in the 21st Century (Penguin, 2022) and Singapore's First Year of COVID-19: Public Health, Immigration, the Neoliberal State, and Authoritarian Populism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) He was the founding chair of the Asian Film Archive's Board of Directors and the chair of the Board of Directors of theatre company, The Necessary Stage. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

Politics in Action is an annual forum in which invited experts provided an analysis of the current political situation in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam, and discussed the broader implications of events in these countries for the region. After the event, each of the six speakers sat for a podcast to chat with Dr Natali Pearson and delve further into the political situation of their respective countries. In this podcast the presenter of the Singapore update, Dr Kenneth Paul Tan, discusses the political situation in Singapore. Kenneth Paul Tan is a tenured Professor of Politics, Film and Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He teaches courses at the Academy of Film and Department of Government and International Studies, and conducts interdisciplinary research at the School of Communication, Global Communication and Power Research Cluster, and Smart Society Lab. His most recent books include Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars: Ideologies, Narratives, and Lived Experiences (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), Movies to Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality and Environmental Destruction in the 21st Century (Penguin, 2022) and Singapore's First Year of COVID-19: Public Health, Immigration, the Neoliberal State, and Authoritarian Populism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) He was the founding chair of the Asian Film Archive's Board of Directors and the chair of the Board of Directors of theatre company, The Necessary Stage.

Guest: Gray Brechin has worked as a journalist and television producer and is coauthor of Farewell, Promised Land: Waking from the California Dream; and Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. KPFA is offering today as a thank-you gift to you a 3 Books Pack: Techno-Road to Rebellion for $350   The 3 books Pack Includes:  – Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin $150 – Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis $100 – Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech $150   The post KPFA Special – The Creation of Cities: Wealth, Inequality and Environmental Destruction appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Gray Brechin has worked as a journalist and television producer and is coauthor of Farewell, Promised Land: Waking from the California Dream; and Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. The post The Creation of Cities: Wealth, Inequality and Environmental Destruction appeared first on KPFA.

Prospect contributing editor Isabel Hilton is joined by Margot Wallström, a former Swedish foreign affairs minister and head of the High-Level Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine. They discuss the environmental damage Russia's war has caused in Chernobyl and across the country. Also on the podcast, climate scientist Gavin Schmidt discusses the worrying news that climate models can't explain 2023's historic temperature high. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Easter time and we are all rushing to the stores to buy pointless, over packaged Easter eggs. While we love the taste of chocolate it's a sad fact that ever sale further supports forced labour and environmental destruction. I have spoken about this before and received a cease and desist letter from a chocolate company, even though everything I said was all factually correct. This podcast focuses on sustainability and for this episode we are looking at an aspect of sustainability we don't always discuss. People. We'll be discussing why a lot of chocolate companies suck and who you should buy from instead. In this episode I share: - The surprising place that 70% of the worlds cocoa beans come from - How much profit the growers and farmers of cocoa take home compared to the companies that on sell it - The average yearly income of fair trade farmers and how it has increased - How 80% of deforestation has occurred because of cocoa in some regions - How fair trade is involved in fixing the social issues from chocolate purchases - The flaws in the fair trade process - What Direct trade is and it can also help - The pros and cons of direct trade - The social and environmental implications of palm oil - How a customer response to Cadbury has caused the company to make changes in the past - Why switching from using palm oil is not the option to fix things - What you can do as a consumer this easter - Tricks to look out for when it comes to certification - Why you should skip easter eggs entirely - The unbelievable amount easter eggs have increased by in price - My recommendations for ethical chocolate for easter this year - Who I don't recommend you buy from this easter Key Quotes “Chocolate, it's creamy it's sweet it melts in your mouth. But for every delicious bite you take, chocolate drives a bitter twisted tale of forced labour and environmental destruction.” “It's impossible to buy and do the right things all of the time.” “Sustainability is about progress not perfection. And it's not about feeling guilty, because you can't be perfect, we are in a cost of living crisis.” More Information Chocolate I recommend: Tony's Chocolonely Mind Your Temper Bennetto Solomons Gold Chocolate Trade Aid Honest Chocolat She Universe You can get involved with the podcast online Find our full podcast plus our sister podcast via the website here: www.nowthatswhatIcall.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatswhaticallpodcasts/ You can follow me on socials on the below accounts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briannemwest/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briannemwest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannemwest/ For our latest big project, find out more about Incrediballs here: https://incrediballs.com/

Deep dive discussing Marshall McLuhan's idea of, "The medium is the message" with Dr. Aiden Hirshfield, Media Psychologist, Researcher, Tech Consultant and host of Media Psyched.

(Nederlands volgt Engels) EN: To stop climate change, who wouldn't want that? The Netherlands, Europe, the UN and other international organizations are all preoccupied with climate policy. But why aren't these policies effective at stopping climate change? In what ways can we advance toward a more effective collective action? Come and learn from environmental philosopher Marc Davidson and political scientist Daniel DeRock about how we potentially create climate policies that work Beyond Borders: How to Turn the Tide of Environmental Destruction?| Lecture by environmental philosopher Marc Davidson and political scientist Daniel DeRock | Wednesday 15 October 2023 | 20.00 - 21.30 hrs| Collegezalencomplex| Radboud Reflects and Nijmegen School of Management Read the review: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2023/map-terugblik-2023/15-11-23-beyond-borders-how-to-turn-the-tide/ Or watch the video: https://youtu.be/oFMxeXwo2Jg Never want to miss a video again? Subscribe to this channel! Also don't forget to like this video and leave a comment. Radboud Reflects organizes in-depth lectures about philosophy, religion, ethics, society and culture, check our website for upcoming in-depth (english) lectures: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/agenda/english-lectures/ Do you want to stay up to date about our activities? Please sign in for the English newsletter: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/nieuwsbrief/subscribe-to-newsletter/ NL: Een halt aan de klimaatverandering; wie wil dit nu niet? Nederland, Europa, de VN en andere internationale organisaties zijn allemaal druk met milieubeleid. Waarom lukt het dan toch niet om de klimaatcrisis te stoppen? Hoe lossen we dit dilemma van collectieve actie op? Kom en denk verder met milieufilosoof Marc Davidson en politicoloog Daniel DeRock over hoe we milieubeleid kunnen maken dat wel werkt. Beyond Borders: How to Turn the Tide of Environmental Destruction?| Lezing door milieufilosoof Marc Davidson en politicoloog Daniel DeRock | woensdag 15 oktober 2023 | 20.00 - 21.30 uur | Collegezalencomplex | Radboud Reflects en Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen Lees het verslag: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2023/map-terugblik-2023/15-11-23-beyond-borders-how-to-turn-the-tide/ Of bekijk de video: https://youtu.be/oFMxeXwo2Jg Like deze video, abonneer je op dit kanaal en mis niks. Bekijk ook de agenda voor nog meer verdiepende lezingen: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/agenda/lezingen/ Wil je geen enkele verdiepende lezing missen? Schrijf je dan in voor de nieuwsbrief: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/nieuwsbrief/aanmelden-mailnieuwsbrief-radboud-reflects/

  His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Part 1 of the history of Paraguay in central South America – PhD candidate and journalist Sasha Gillies-Lekakis International campaign to take action against Brisbane based mining multi national OceanaGold over human rights abuses and environmental destruction. – Catherine Coumans, MiningWatch Canada Speakers at 2 Nakba rallies in Melbourne on 15 May Head to www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday for full access to links and previous podcasts

Dr. Siddharth Kara is a British Academy Global Professor and a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He's also an author, researcher, and activist on modern slavery. His latest book is Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives. Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery — those are the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles.His book “Cobalt Red” is the first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining. I recently sat down with Siddharth and he told me that roughly 75% of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in subhuman conditions. And why we must all care about what is happening in the Congo, and what we can do about it. Topics Discussed:● An Introduction to Siddharth Kara (00:00:00)● The Dark Truth About Congo's Cobalt Mining (00:01:59)● The Danger of Artisanal Mining (00:10:06)● China's Role in Congolese Mining (00:21:32)● Electric Vehicles and Environmental Destruction (00:27:36)● Why Children Are Being Forced to Mine Cobalt (00:35:07)● How Easily the Problem Could Be Fixed(00:39:00)● The Harsh Reality of Life in the Congo (00:47:25)● Big Tech Driving Demand for Cobalt (00:55:47)● From Blood Diamonds to Blood Cobalt (01:02:51)● It's Time to Challenge Congress (01:07:27) Guest Bio:Siddharth Kara is a British Academy Global Professor and a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He's also an author, researcher, and activist on modern slavery.His latest book is Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives.Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery—those are the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles.His book “Cobalt Red” is the first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining. Resources Mentioned:Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Jules sits down with professor of economics and author Rob Larson to discuss Friedrich Hayek's work The Road to Serfdom. Additional Links / Info Below… Rob Larson is a Professor of Economics and author of Bleakonomics and Capitalism vs. Freedom from Zero Books. He writes for a variety of venues including Jacobin, In These Times, Current Affairs, and Dollars & Sense. Rob Larson on Twitter, Goodreads Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley by Rob Larson Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom by Rob Larson Bleakonomics: A Heartwarming Introduction to Financial Catastrophe, the Jobs Crisis and Environmental Destruction by Rob Larson "Bill Gates's Philanthropic Giving Is a Racket" by Rob Larson for Jacobin "Trillions and Trillions: The Selective Blindness on Endless Economic Growth" by Rob Larson for Current Affairs Permanent Links Below Follow us on Social Media - Twitter Send us a message - noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail.com Support this podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/support

In S2E2 (or episode #8), we explored the impact of conflict on the natural environment, and in turn, on civilian lives, in Ukraine. In this episode, we bring you to Iraq and Yemen to explore the reverse: how climate change can serve as a driver of conflict, and in turn, affect civilians. Guests:Dina El-Mamoun, Yemen Country Director, CIVICAli Al-Assaf, Iraq Country Director, CIVICThis podcast is brought to you by CIVIC and PAX. This episode was written by Annie Shiel with assistance from Erin Bijl, Marc Garlasco, Tate Musinahama, and Hajer Naili. You can find a full transcript of this episode here.To learn more about effect of climate change on conflict and civilian life in Iraq, Yemen, and beyond, see:CIVIC report “‘If I Leave.. I Cannot Breathe': Climate Change and Civilian Protection in Iraq”CIVIC report “Risking the Future: Climate Change, Environmental Destruction, and Conflict in Yemen” 

The Majority Of Environmental Destruction On The Planet Today Is From Animal Agriculture Michael Klaper, MD • https://www.doctorklaper.com/ • Book - Vegan Nutrition : Pure and Simple #MichaelKlaper #Diet #Nutrition #DoctorKlaper Dr. Michael Klaper is a gifted clinician, internationally-recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health.  Dr. Michael Klaper resolutely believes that proper nutrition — through a whole food, plant-based diet — and a balanced lifestyle are essential for health and, in many cases, can make the difference between healing an illness or merely treating its symptoms. In addition to his clinical practice and private consultations with patients, he is a passionate and devoted educator of physicians and other healthcare professionals about the importance of nutrition in clinical practice and integrative medicine. Dr. Klaper is the author of Vegan Nutrition; Pure & Simple (no longer in print) and has produced numerous health videos, webinars, and dozens of articles for both scientific journals and the popular press. As a source of inspiration advocating plant-based diets and the end of animal cruelty worldwide. Dr. Klaper contributed to the making of two PBS television programs, Food for Thought and the award-winning movie, Diet for a New America (based on the book of the same name).  Dr. Klaper teaches that “Health Comes From Healthy Living” and he is dedicated to the healing and flourishing of all living beings and our planet. “Health is having a body that moves without pain, breathes without distress and allows us to perform the activities of life with complete presence and focused energy. Then, we can love fully and enjoy our lives to the fullest.” Dr. Michael Klaper graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He served a medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada and received training in surgery, anesthesiology and orthopedics at the University of British Columbia Hospital in Vancouver. Additionally, he was trained in obstetrics at the University of California Hospital, San Francisco. As his medical career progressed, Dr. Klaper began to realize (true to what science is bearing out today) that many of the diseases his patients presented – clogged arteries (atherosclerosis), high blood pressure (hypertension), obesity, adult-onset diabetes and even some forms of arthritis, asthma, and other significant illnesses – were made worse or actually caused by the high sugar, high fat, high salt, overly processed, animal product-based, Standard American Diet (S.A.D.). Dr. Klaper has served as Director of the Institute of Nutrition Education and Research , where he conducted a study that focused on people who ate a completely plant-based or vegan diet. Dr. Klaper practiced acute care medicine in New Zealand for three years and from served on staff at the TrueNorth Health Center, North America's premier nutritionally-based medical clinic that specializes in therapeutic fasting and health improvement through a whole food, plant-based diet. A member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Klaper was a member of the American Medical Student Association's Nutrition Task Force and currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Plantrician Project and the “International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention.” For over 10 years, Dr. Klaper hosted a popular medical information radio program “Sounds of Healing” on WPFW in Washington, DC and KAOI on Maui, Hawaii. Dr. Michael Klaper is licensed to practice medicine in California and Hawaii. To Contact Dr Michael Klaper go to doctorklaper.com  Disclaimer:Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk. The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims. 

Justin Dolan Stover is Associate Professor of transnational European history at Idaho State University, where he teaches courses on war and violence, modern Irish history, and the world wars. He holds a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin and has held several research fellowships throughout Ireland. He is currently a research fellow with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. In this interview, he discusses his new book, Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction During the Irish (U College Dublin Press, 2022), which uncovers the environmental and spatial history of the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to built-up and natural landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and remained a fixture within Irish urban and rural landscapes years after independence, presenting an Ireland politically transformed yet physically disfigured. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution examines how and to what degree revolutionary activity degraded, damaged and destroyed Ireland's landscapes. This book represents the first environmental history of the revolutionary period and in doing so incorporates the roles animals, earth, water, trees, weather, and man-made infrastructure played in directing and absorbing revolutionary violence. It traces the militarisation of private and public spaces, and how the destruction of monuments renegotiated Ireland's civic spaces and colonial legacy. It considers Crown force reprisals, agrarian disputes, and sectarian division as amplifying Ireland's contested spaces, where environmental damage occurred in the vacuum of public order. The decade of commemoration presents the opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and examine Ireland's revolutionary experience afresh. As such, this book re-evaluates conventional interpretations and introduces new arguments; in doing so, it pioneers a new phase in the study of the Irish Revolution. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution is published with UCD Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Justin Dolan Stover is Associate Professor of transnational European history at Idaho State University, where he teaches courses on war and violence, modern Irish history, and the world wars. He holds a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin and has held several research fellowships throughout Ireland. He is currently a research fellow with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. In this interview, he discusses his new book, Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction During the Irish (U College Dublin Press, 2022), which uncovers the environmental and spatial history of the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to built-up and natural landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and remained a fixture within Irish urban and rural landscapes years after independence, presenting an Ireland politically transformed yet physically disfigured. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution examines how and to what degree revolutionary activity degraded, damaged and destroyed Ireland's landscapes. This book represents the first environmental history of the revolutionary period and in doing so incorporates the roles animals, earth, water, trees, weather, and man-made infrastructure played in directing and absorbing revolutionary violence. It traces the militarisation of private and public spaces, and how the destruction of monuments renegotiated Ireland's civic spaces and colonial legacy. It considers Crown force reprisals, agrarian disputes, and sectarian division as amplifying Ireland's contested spaces, where environmental damage occurred in the vacuum of public order. The decade of commemoration presents the opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and examine Ireland's revolutionary experience afresh. As such, this book re-evaluates conventional interpretations and introduces new arguments; in doing so, it pioneers a new phase in the study of the Irish Revolution. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution is published with UCD Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Justin Dolan Stover is Associate Professor of transnational European history at Idaho State University, where he teaches courses on war and violence, modern Irish history, and the world wars. He holds a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin and has held several research fellowships throughout Ireland. He is currently a research fellow with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. In this interview, he discusses his new book, Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction During the Irish (U College Dublin Press, 2022), which uncovers the environmental and spatial history of the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to built-up and natural landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and remained a fixture within Irish urban and rural landscapes years after independence, presenting an Ireland politically transformed yet physically disfigured. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution examines how and to what degree revolutionary activity degraded, damaged and destroyed Ireland's landscapes. This book represents the first environmental history of the revolutionary period and in doing so incorporates the roles animals, earth, water, trees, weather, and man-made infrastructure played in directing and absorbing revolutionary violence. It traces the militarisation of private and public spaces, and how the destruction of monuments renegotiated Ireland's civic spaces and colonial legacy. It considers Crown force reprisals, agrarian disputes, and sectarian division as amplifying Ireland's contested spaces, where environmental damage occurred in the vacuum of public order. The decade of commemoration presents the opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and examine Ireland's revolutionary experience afresh. As such, this book re-evaluates conventional interpretations and introduces new arguments; in doing so, it pioneers a new phase in the study of the Irish Revolution. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution is published with UCD Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Justin Dolan Stover is Associate Professor of transnational European history at Idaho State University, where he teaches courses on war and violence, modern Irish history, and the world wars. He holds a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin and has held several research fellowships throughout Ireland. He is currently a research fellow with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. In this interview, he discusses his new book, Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction During the Irish (U College Dublin Press, 2022), which uncovers the environmental and spatial history of the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to built-up and natural landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and remained a fixture within Irish urban and rural landscapes years after independence, presenting an Ireland politically transformed yet physically disfigured. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution examines how and to what degree revolutionary activity degraded, damaged and destroyed Ireland's landscapes. This book represents the first environmental history of the revolutionary period and in doing so incorporates the roles animals, earth, water, trees, weather, and man-made infrastructure played in directing and absorbing revolutionary violence. It traces the militarisation of private and public spaces, and how the destruction of monuments renegotiated Ireland's civic spaces and colonial legacy. It considers Crown force reprisals, agrarian disputes, and sectarian division as amplifying Ireland's contested spaces, where environmental damage occurred in the vacuum of public order. The decade of commemoration presents the opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and examine Ireland's revolutionary experience afresh. As such, this book re-evaluates conventional interpretations and introduces new arguments; in doing so, it pioneers a new phase in the study of the Irish Revolution. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution is published with UCD Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Dolan Stover is Associate Professor of transnational European history at Idaho State University, where he teaches courses on war and violence, modern Irish history, and the world wars. He holds a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin and has held several research fellowships throughout Ireland. He is currently a research fellow with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. In this interview, he discusses his new book, Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction During the Irish (U College Dublin Press, 2022), which uncovers the environmental and spatial history of the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to built-up and natural landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and remained a fixture within Irish urban and rural landscapes years after independence, presenting an Ireland politically transformed yet physically disfigured. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution examines how and to what degree revolutionary activity degraded, damaged and destroyed Ireland's landscapes. This book represents the first environmental history of the revolutionary period and in doing so incorporates the roles animals, earth, water, trees, weather, and man-made infrastructure played in directing and absorbing revolutionary violence. It traces the militarisation of private and public spaces, and how the destruction of monuments renegotiated Ireland's civic spaces and colonial legacy. It considers Crown force reprisals, agrarian disputes, and sectarian division as amplifying Ireland's contested spaces, where environmental damage occurred in the vacuum of public order. The decade of commemoration presents the opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and examine Ireland's revolutionary experience afresh. As such, this book re-evaluates conventional interpretations and introduces new arguments; in doing so, it pioneers a new phase in the study of the Irish Revolution. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution is published with UCD Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Justin Dolan Stover is Associate Professor of transnational European history at Idaho State University, where he teaches courses on war and violence, modern Irish history, and the world wars. He holds a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin and has held several research fellowships throughout Ireland. He is currently a research fellow with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. In this interview, he discusses his new book, Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction During the Irish (U College Dublin Press, 2022), which uncovers the environmental and spatial history of the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. The Irish Revolution inflicted unprecedented damage to built-up and natural landscapes between 1916 and 1923. Destruction transcended national and ideological divisions and remained a fixture within Irish urban and rural landscapes years after independence, presenting an Ireland politically transformed yet physically disfigured. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution examines how and to what degree revolutionary activity degraded, damaged and destroyed Ireland's landscapes. This book represents the first environmental history of the revolutionary period and in doing so incorporates the roles animals, earth, water, trees, weather, and man-made infrastructure played in directing and absorbing revolutionary violence. It traces the militarisation of private and public spaces, and how the destruction of monuments renegotiated Ireland's civic spaces and colonial legacy. It considers Crown force reprisals, agrarian disputes, and sectarian division as amplifying Ireland's contested spaces, where environmental damage occurred in the vacuum of public order. The decade of commemoration presents the opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and examine Ireland's revolutionary experience afresh. As such, this book re-evaluates conventional interpretations and introduces new arguments; in doing so, it pioneers a new phase in the study of the Irish Revolution. Enduring Ruin: Environmental Destruction during the Irish Revolution is published with UCD Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Jim talks with Roar Bjonnes about the ideas in his new book co-authored with Caroline Hargreaves, Growing a New Economy: Beyond Crisis Capitalism and Environmental Destruction. They talk about a quote from Naomi Klein, interlocking crises, COP27, the collective cognition problem, replacing the real economy with a financial economy, the idea of inherent selfishness, 4 integrated circles, the carbon pulse, nature as a machine, the misnomer of de-growth, why the U.S. is a debtor economy, dividend money, how the Eurozone made the rich richer, Greece's high military spending, private corporate ownership as a driver of inequality, Doughnut economics, reforming co-op laws, where government ownership comes in, what would happen if finance collapsed, a global jubilee, an approach to eliminating public debt, increasing alternative energy responsibly, resacrilizing economics, rehypothecating collateral, how nation-states should manage their economies, a refutation of comparative advantage, caps on wealth & income, the coming storm, and much more. Episode Transcript Growing a New Economy: Beyond Crisis Capitalism and Environmental Destruction, by Roar Bjonnes & Caroline Hargreaves Systems Change Alliance JRS EP150 - Jeremy Lent on the Web of Meaning The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe, by Jeremy Lent JRS EP100 - Sam Bowles on Our Cooperative Nature JRS EP168 - Nate Hagens on Collective Futures "Dividend Money: An Alternative to Central Banker Managed Fractional Reserve Banking Money" - Jim Rutt @ Santa Fe Institute (YouTube) The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time, by Karl Polanyi  Roar Bjonnes is the co-founder of Systems Change Alliance, a long-time environmental activist, and a writer on ecology and alternative economics, which he terms eco-economics. He was the editor of the American Common Future magazine in the mid-90s, a magazine that featured some of the first articles taking a critical look at green capitalism and the sustainable development model. He is the co-author of the book Growing a New Economy, which critiques the multiple crises caused by growth-capitalism and outlines the macro-economic framework for a new eco-economy. World-renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben called the book “a hopeful account of the possibilities contained in our current crisis.”

The Environmental Destruction Of the Green Movement

How Your Diet Can Slow Down Climate Change , Resource Depletion, And Environmental Destruction - Dr. Sailesh Rao PhD |Dr. Richard Oppenlander PhD | Glen Merzer Dr. Sailesh Rao • http://www.ClimateHealers.org • Book - Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis Dr. Oppenlander • http://www.comfortablyunaware.com • Book – Food Choice and Sustainability GlenMerzer • https://www.glenmerzer.com • Book – Food Is Climate #ClimateChange #ResourceDepletion #EnvironmentalDestruction Dr. Sailesh Rao has over three decades of professional experience and is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth's climate. Dr. Rao is the author of several books,  His most recent book Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis,  Is about how we are in the midst of a monumental transformation in human civilization, akin to a metamorphosis. Just as in Nature where the caterpillar gorges excessively before forcibly undergoing a metamorphosis in the chrysalis, we over-consuming humans are reaching a point of being forcibly transformed within the cocoon of our finite planet into compassionate, life-affirming butterflies. To Contact Dr Sailesh Raogo to ClimateHealers.org Dr. Richard Oppenlander is a sustainability consultant, researcher, and author whose book, “Comfortably Unaware“, has been endorsed as a “must read” by Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Jane Goodall, and Dr. Neal Barnard, among many others. Dr. Oppenlander is a much sought after international lecturer on the topic of food choice and how it relates to sustainability, speaking most recently to the European Parliament, and served as the lead consultant for two full-length environmental documentary films. He also serves as an advisor to world hunger projects in developing countries and with municipalities in the United States, receiving an honorary award from the Hawaii Senate for his pioneering work regarding their food choice-environment connection. To Contact Dr Oppenlander go to  ComfortablyUnaware.com Glen Merzer is a playwright, screenwriter, and author of the book Food is Climate. Food Is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, and the Conventional Narrative on Climate Change. The Climate Emergency threatens civilization. All life forms on the planet depend now on humanity to undo the harm it has done. Unfortunately, those who have been leading the charge to address climate change, such as Al Gore, have not been telling us the whole truth. 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Dr Ben Neimark is a Senior Lecturer at the Lancaster University Environment Centre. A human geographer and political ecologist by training, his research focuses on the socio-ecological effects of military supply chains and their wider environmental footprint. We spoke with him in March 2022.

Captain Benny Blanco grew up in the land-locked Miami suburb of Kendall. But that didn't stop him from biking to Miami's coast often when he was a boy. Today, he is a fishing captain with his own television show, and one of the leaders of clean water advocacy organization Captains for Clean Water. Does he reveal the best fishing spots in South Florida? Listen in and find out.

Raven and Reed, ministers with Web of Life Animist Church, explore how Earth honoring people can focus on the growth and beauty that is present, even in the midst of environmental destruction. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/web-of-life-animists/message

The Noxious Nexus of Environmental Destruction, Corruption, Conflict and Human Rights AbuseDiscussion with Patrick Alley on the intersectionality of environmental destruction, human rights abuse, conflict and corruption. We discuss how our banks and institutional funds finance deforestation while concomitantly publicly rallying against it. We discuss greenwashing by the fossil fuels industry and its influence on COP26. We also discuss the intimidation, attacks and murder of frontline environmental defenders. Additionally, we discuss the environmental destruction, corruption and human rights abuses of the palm oil industry in Papa New Guinea.For More Info:https://www.globalwitness.org/en/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/environmental-activists/last-line-defence/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/true-price-palm-oil/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/deforestation-dividends/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/money-to-burn-how-iconic-banks-and-investors-fund-the-destruction-of-the-worlds-largest-rainforests/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/chevron-faces-unprecedented-complaint-over-misleading-consumers-climate-action/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/corruption-and-money-laundering/undermining-sanctions/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/oil-gas-and-mining/not-for-sale-salonga/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/archive/drillers-mist-how-secret-payments-and-climate-violence-helped-uk-firm-open-african/https://www.globalwitness.org/en/archive/rough-trade/https://twitter.com/Global_Witness

BONUS SERIES: Dune is out! And it's the biggest movie in America. In this special series, Motherboard and friends dissect all things Dune. In this episode, we look at how Frank Herbert approaches oil, environmental destruction, and what it can tell us about how we treat our planet. Note to CYBER listeners: We're doing this series in addition to our normal CYBER episodes, which will still be released this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONUS SERIES: Dune is out! And it's the biggest movie in America. In this special series, Motherboard and friends dissect all things Dune. In this episode, we look at how Frank Herbert approaches oil, environmental destruction, and what it can tell us about how we treat our planet. Note to CYBER listeners: We're doing this series in addition to our normal CYBER episodes, which will still be released this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tackling environmental destruction and financial crime: An interview with Clare Rewcastle-BrownIn this podcast, brought to you in the lead-up to COP26, Carel van Randwyck, Chief Growth Officer at Themis, speaks to award-winning investigative journalist and environmental campaigner Clare Rewcastle-Brown, about her work at the nexus of environmental and financial crime in South East Asia. Not only was Clare at the forefront of investigations into the 1MDB scandal, she has also been shining an important light on deforestation and associated environmental destruction in the region.

They discuss how the pandemic has affected victims of forced labor, the surprising connection between slavery and ecological devastation, and what companies can do to address both of these issues.   Learn more about the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative by visiting our website at https://walton.uark.edu/business-integrity/ (https://walton.uark.edu/business-integrity/)   Links from episode:   Rights Lab: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/rights-lab/index.aspx (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/rights-lab/index.aspx  )   Global Slavery Index: https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/ (https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/  )   International Cocoa Initiative: https://cocoainitiative.org/ (https://cocoainitiative.org/)   Tech Against Trafficking: https://techagainsttrafficking.org/ (https://techagainsttrafficking.org/)   U.K. Transparency Law: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide)     Article: From forests to factories: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621001894 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621001894)  

Publications:“War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, Ethics” Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch (ed.s), (Oxford University Press).  International Status in the Shadow of Empire, Cait Storr, University of Technology SydneyUniversity of Technology Sydney(Cambridge University Press) Find out more: Why did Australia sign the Moon Treaty?SpaceWatch.globalANU College of LawANU Institute for Space  

Season 4! Episode 11! SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES! Maggie finds Indigenous Women's Things in her front yard and calls Finders Keepers! Maurice buys them and calls Finders Keepers! Ed is worried about Environmental Destruction but Ruth Anne's got a store to run! Shelly and the men of the town help create a young Incel! Sorry this one is so long! That's what she said! Special guest appearance by June!  

Think of the fear that gripped us when the news about the coronavirus first started coming out. Remember the images we've all seen of the aftereffects of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires over the last few decades. Now, imagine all those things happening at once. The panic we experienced in the spring of 2020 was mild by comparison. While we will see things getting worse, the good news for believers is that we won't experience the worst of it. God won't let His Children go through that. As Pastor Mark will exhort in this message, if you don't know the Lord already, don't put it off any longer.

Our God is creative by nature – He's The Creator. Destruction is not His preferred operation. But as Scripture makes clear, there are times when the only way to restore is to first destroy. Think about Babel. Men tried to build something that would bring themselves closer to God, and the only way to fix the problem they created was for God to destroy it and disperse the people. Before things can be made right and this earth can be made new, things are going to get really bad. God doesn't take pleasure in this destruction, but in His wisdom He knows that this is the path sin has taken us, and He has a plan for redemption.

Petr Koenig is a geopolitical analyst and a former senior economist at the World Bank and World Health Organization, who specialized in water and environmental economics for 30 years in countries around the world. He currently consults for the Swiss Development Cooperation, an international agency working with humanitarian aid delivered by th Swiss Confederation as part of its foreign policy to alleviate poverty around the world and promote human rights. Peter also lectures at universities in the US, Europe and South America. He is the author of "Implosion: An Economic Thriller about War, Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed, and is a co-author of Cynthia McKinney's book "When China Sneezes: From Coronavirus Lockdown to the Global Politico-Economic Crisis."  His articles are frequently published on Global Research, New Eastern Outlook and other online sites. 

On this ID the Future from the vault, bioethicist Wesley J. Smith continues discussing The War on Humans book and documentary. In this episode, Smith tells how a good and worthwhile conservation movement is being corrupted into an anti-human movement, and how this hurts humans, especially in the developing world and among marginalized people groups. Source

Chris interviews Dr. Ahmar Mahboob - Professor of English at The University of Sydney. Link to the poetry mentioned in the interview: https://youtu.be/JiRyTYm2h8k Contacts: haswell247@gmail.com, ahmar.mahboob@sydney.edu.au

This week is energy week on City Limits!We speak with activist Ronny Kareni about the disastrous impact of the mining industry in West Papua (and Australia's involvement), the ongoing struggle of indigenous communities to protect land and people from imperialist destruction, and the BLM movement in Indonesia.Later we invite Julia Stockigt, secretary of Save Westernport Inc, to discuss the social, safety, and environmental impacts of AGL's proposal to import and process gas, and to construct a 60 km gas pipeline which means probable destruction for their Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.  The Public Comments period for the EES (Environmental Effects Statement) on AGL’s proposal on the Mornington Peninsula will run until August 26 2020.Here is an article on the EES by Save Westernport Inc.If you want to say NO to AGL's gas plant, here is a video on how to access and comment on AGL's EES (You can make a submission about the AGL Crib Point proposal using the online form on the EngageVic website here).Here is a copy of the EES from AGL, and here is a list of the company's convictions and fines, up until January 2020.  

In this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky interview Jennifer Hernandez, a partner with Holland & Knight Law Firm in its California offices. Her firm is one of the most prominent in the world of environmental regulations, and she herself is in the midst of lawsuits pertaining to California environmental law. Joel and Marshall raise the topic of feudalism in California, positing that they believe policy adopted in the state has had a negative effect on middle class jobs and on housing. Jennifer agrees and clarifies that the present moment represents a new low, as environmentalist dogma has led to open attack on people and the things that they need to live safely and commute to work and school. She explains the conclusion driving California legislation that the climate crisis demands less people, the Orwellian character of the day, the gap in experience between different social groups, and her own background that produced in her an interest in environmental policy. Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect with other citizen leaders working to restore opportunity to the middle class: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyondfeudalism Chapman University's Beyond Feudalism Report: https://www.chapman.edu/communication/_files/beyond-feudalism-web-sm.pdf Show Notes: https://joelkotkin.com/feudalfuturepodcast Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture #BeyondFeudalism Purchase Joel's Book 'The Coming of Neo-Feudalism': https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Neo-Feudalism-Warning-Global-Middle-ebook/dp/B07VCG8RPF Sign Up For News & Alerts: http://joelkotkin.com/#subscribe This show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

Using online maps, the German Alfred Wegener Institute documents ocean pollution, the University of Maryland tracks the destruction of the forests, and NASA provides climate change data.

Nigeria; the new economic frontier takes center stage. Will it succeed?

The World's Finest Diet. Episode 2. Why Eat Mostly Plants? Let's begin with the basics. We need fuel for our bodies and this includes three major nutrients; carbohydrates, fat and protein. Yes, we need all three to live and eating them in the right proportion. In addition we need micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytonutrients. A whole plant-based diet contains all the above nutrients in the right proportions so long as it is sufficiently varied and balanced. A whole plant diet offers roughly 80% carbohydrate 10% fat and 10% protein with plenty of vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytonutrients, the perfect diet. The typical Western diet as found in America and largely now in the UK is composed of a combination of meat, dairy, eggs, fish, and processed foods and provides approximately 40% carbohydrates 40% fat and 20% protein. Besides this it provides very little fibre, vitamins, minerals or phytonutrients. As you see, it does contain an excess of fat, cholesterol and animal proteins which are all linked to major health problems. So why should you eat a whole plant diet? Here are just a few of the possible reasons for this advice. A whole plant diet will provide you with the balance of all the nutrients body requires. There is sufficient evidence now to suggest that a whole plant diet not only can protect us from major chronic diseases, but may reverse many of these serious ailments. International studies of cultures that subsist mainly on a whole plant diet demonstrate excellent health and great longevity with little or no chronic diseases found in the West. Observation of people migrating from countries that predominantly eat a plant diet to America or other countries in the West show they develop the same frequency of chronic disease that we experience, the major change causing this being their diet. There is a widespread concern that the whole plant diet will not give adequate protein for our needs, in fact a whole plant diet provides all the protein we need. Detailed scientific research by Dr. T Colin Campbell, the author of the China Study has suggested that animal protein consumption along with insufficient whole plant food is a key reason for most of our chronic diseases. Finally our typical Western diet is now demonstrated to be unsustainable, we do not have sufficient water or land to provide such a diet for the entire world. Some estimate we would need the nine planets to have sufficient land and water to allow everyone to eat the typical western diet. The United Nations have reported that we require a shift towards a plant diet to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change. You may have other reasons for wanting to move in this direction with your diet, they may include wanting to lose weight, protecting yourself from health problems which run in the family, a desire to reduce the need for animal farming, as an alternative to drug therapy or any other possible reason. What you can be assured of is that such a move to a whole plant diet will probably meet all your requirements and more. There is a growing acceptance of the urgent need for a shift from our traditional western diet, towards more vegetable, fruit and grain diet for global survival reasons that include a few of the following problems. World Hunger and Starvation. There is insufficient land and natural resources to provide a typical Western diet to the entire world this is largely because it requires on average more than ten times as much land water and energy to produce a diet based on animal foods rather than one based on plant foods. Healthcare Costs Escalating. Our current dietary regime in the West is in fact generating ever-increasing health-care costs to all the Western economies. It has been estimated that 80% of medical costs are lifestyle related with diet being a huge part this, a shift in our dietary choices will bring this unsustainable cost under control. Water Scarcity. Freshwater supply will be the key problem for our future. Freshwater will be more valuable than oil. One of the main reasons for this is that it takes an excessive amount of freshwater to provide animal-based food compared with plant-based food and that the supplies globally of freshwater are not only limited but are currently being exhausted at a severe rate. Environmental Damage. Valuable fertile land is a limited resource on the planet and due to soil erosion and deforestation this is being rapidly depleted. The destruction of rainforests is another factor in the problem that not only reduces the biodiversity found in such forests but impacts severely on climate change. Climate Change. This is now recognized as a reality that is a problem that has to be addressed with urgency, but the fact that the raising of livestock generates more greenhouse gases than all transportation combined has not been brought to the fore as a key issue. This may be partly due to the fact that any organization suggesting the reduction of meat and dairy in our diets will be unpopular with the majority of the public. Fossil Fuel Dependency. This is a second major contributor to global warming and climate change and any approach to try to eliminate the use of fossil fuels replacing them with solar panels and other eco-friendly energy systems will take a massive investment and many decades to effect any substantial change. The fact that livestock industry already uses massive amounts of fossil fuels to grow transport and feed the animals is a faster and more effective way of reducing the demand for fossil fuels in the near future. Species Extinction. It is now clearly seen that the rate of species extinction is ever increasing primarily due to our human activity and raising of livestock. Not only do we know that there is a complex inter-relationship of all fauna and flora on the planet for the health of the planet that needs to be preserved for sustainability we should realize that we too may be susceptible to species extinction once the planet becomes unfit for human habitation. We must come to see that this is not a global problem that can be dealt with by governments but involves each and every one of us throughout the world understanding the need to care for and protect this unique planet we live on. It will require a total shift in attitude towards living a healthy and sustainable lifestyle both for individual humans and for the planet at large. This is the positive hope for the future that this change of heart, change of thinking and change of lifestyle will become the norm over the next decade. I hope that the information presented so far is sufficient to give you the answer to why we should eat mostly plants and that you will now listen to Episode 3, resolved to make a start for yourself on this journey of improved health for yourself and the planet.

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Studio Engineer: John Greenman a) What are the health hazards of browntail moths? b) How can we try to protect ourselves from exposure to the caterpillar’s toxic hairs, which can cause severe skin rashes and respiratory problems? Are there times when exposure to the hairs are more/less of a threat? c) How are browntail moths causing environmental damage? What trees are specifically being destroyed by the brown tail moth caterpillars, and are there ways to protect them? d) Are these outbreaks just occurring in Maine? What kind of attention is being focused on health problems and environmental destruction, and what is the situation currently, on the funding for research, and for pest management? Guests: Dr. Eleanor Groden, Professor of Entomology in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, Orono, and head of the University of Maine Browntail Moth Project, which is investigating the factors contributing to the severity of the browntail moth outbreak in Maine, while evaluating methods which might manage its spread. Arlene Jurewicz-Leighton of Lincolnville, science instructor for Cambridge College in Boston, who has been researching the environmental devastation and serious health problems resulting from the browntail moth infestation in Midcoast Maine. Websites of interest: University of Maine Browntail Moth Project The Maine Forest Service’s Frequently Asked Questions about Browntail Moths The Maine.gov website, with links to a multitude of subjects pertaining to brown tail moths: Blindsided: The Browntail Moth Caterpillar Takes the Midcoast by Surprise (The Free Press, 7/19/18):

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Trump administration's proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian "peace plan." The "Clash of Civilizations" backdrop to the economic war between China and the United States. And, Mike Pompeo ignores global warming and touts melting sea ice as a "boom" to the U.S. economy. Our guests are Ziad Abbas, Associate Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, and Victor Wallis, who teaches Political Science at Berklee College of Music, in Boston. Wallis was the managing editor of the journal, Socialism and Democracy. He is the author of "Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism."

Josephine takes on a corporate hooligan and environmental destruction in the song: Fuck an Untoward F Like U https://soundcloud.com/kdjonesmtb-gmail-com/an-untoward-f-like-u-1 RTBKRN --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phantom-electric/message

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/OTG-DEC8-2017DISTSMALL.mp3 On this show, economist Richard Wolff discusses the GOP tax plan"some call it a tax scam" which experts say would be one of the largest transfers of wealth to the one percent in the history of the United States. Gerald Horne on Jerusalem and Honduras. And with other measures tucked into the tax bill, such as the loss of healthcare for 13 million people, scores of protesters descended on the capitol this week, and we hear some of their voices. Headlines on African-American-Palestinian solidarity, The Sunrise Movement and more. Photo Credit: Anthony Torres

Rewilding Our Heart author: we can reverse destruction of the environment and other species by changing ourselves

Our weekly look at all things photographic with Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi.   Get the podcast: http://bit.ly/ilovephoto Watch the broadcast: http://bit.ly/ilovephotoyt   1:43 Yunghi Kim stands up for copyright and photographer rights 4:12 Aaron Huey’s Sherpa Pride and Sacrifice 7:13 Your Instagram is Worth a Thousand Ads 10:09 Ibolya Feher photographs nuns who don’t speak 12:45 Michael Light photographs Environmental Destruction of Expansionism in Nevada 15:07 Nikon Small World Contest Finalists 16:50 Society of Biology’s Best Photos Contest 18:58 Brian Finke embeds with the US Marshals 21:52 Zachary Scott makes kids look like old people 26:11 The donut selfie 29:21 And of course HONY

Edition #815 Past and future destruction   Today we look at the past and future destruction caused by fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions as well as our lackluster attempt to equip ourselves with a climate-friendly, terrorism-resistant electrical grid.   Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith  Ch. 2: Act 1: The IPCC's new report - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 4-3-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Spite - Vandaveer Ch. 4: Act 2: China Builds Largest Solar Plant in World While US Falls Behind - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-30-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Sickening - Ken Mickey Ch. 6: Act 3: C'mon America...Let's Keep the Lights on - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-14-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: I've got no strings - Gipsy Kings Ch. 8: Act 4: The disinformation of Fox News - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 4-1-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Disinformation - Aaron Courtland Ch. 10: Act 5: Exxon CEO Sues to Stop Fracking Near His Home - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-26-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: The most beautiful place in the world - Mary Anne Hitt Ch. 12: Act 6: Greenpeace Co-Founder Loses It Talking Climate Change on Twitter - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-08-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Science is real - They Might be Giants Ch. 14: Act 7: Environmental Destruction, When Will It End? - @greennewsreort - Air Date 3-25-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: You're a disaster - Dragonette Ch. 16: Act 8: How Much Oil Really Spilled? - @onthemedia - Air Date: 3-28-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Murky Water - The Autumn Isles Ch. 18: Act 9: Protect the Arctic via- @sierraclub - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Song 9: Activism - Shihan Ch. 20: Act 10: Global Water Shortages Pose Threat of Terror & War - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-16-14 Ch. 21: Song 10: Till your well runs dry - Peter Tosh Ch. 22: Act 11: The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-09-13   Voicemails: Ch. 23: Ask men about why their reproductive rights are off limits - Chris from Colorado Springs Ch. 24: Thoughts on queerness from a newly-out gender-non-conforming listener - Chris from Rhode Island Ch. 25: Response to PBS segment from media episode - Zach from San Francisco   Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Voicemail Music:  Loud Pipes - Ratatat   Ch. 26: Final comments with This Week in Blackness on taking funding from the KKK   Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park   ACTIVISM: Protect the Arctic from an oil spill disaster! via The Sierra Club   Sources/further reading: "Oil From the Exxon Valdez Spill Lingers on Alaska Beaches” from National Geographic "Exxon Spill – 25 Years of Tears" by Shannyn Moore   Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson   Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!

Guest : Pella Larsdotter Thiel Some see environmental degradation as a crime against nature. The idea of ‘ecocide’ has existed for several decades, with philosophical connections to Deep Ecology and Earth jurisprudence. It has recently given rise to a social movement dedicated to protecting ecosystems, considered the life support systems … more >>

Well we saw a bit of history two podcasts ago from 1994 and then on the last podcast we moved to 2004 and now let's again examine a 2010 article "Meals of Mass Destruction: Shrimp" by Wendy Gordon from the Huffington Post on how much of a change Environmentalists are making in bringing this important topic to the attention of a Seafood eating world. I have only read the parts of the article that deal with the Environmental Destruction since I'm not an advocate for any sort of Sustainable Animal Farming.

This is a reading of an older article by Joan Hamilton for Sierra Magazine "All You Can Stomach? - Environmental Destruction Caused By Shrimp Industry".

Many thanks to Angel Flinn for permission to read from her blog http://vegansolution.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/free-range-is-not-the-answer/ Please visit her blog for many other high quality and very informative messages on the need to move to a plant based diet. In her message "Free-Range Is Not The Answer" Angel goes into detail as to why Free-Range, Pasture Raised, or Grass Fed is not a solution to the Environmental Destruction and Animal Exploitation associated with Animal Factory Farming.