Eastern Black or Prairie swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Wisconsin, USA
2019-08-08 _F2A7337aaa
“China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
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Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work”
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“Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq's Mighty River Drying Up”
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“Egypt’s Barren Fields Are Dire Bellwether for Climate Summit
The host of COP27 is already living in the hotter future that world leaders are trying to avoid.”
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“Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects”
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“Billionaires Are Funding Climate Destruction
When you count their investments, the world's richest people are responsible for runaway amounts of emissions, a new report finds.”
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“‘These are conditions ripe for political violence’: how close is the US to civil war?”
“Nearly half of Americans fear their country will erupt within the next decade. Ahead of the midterm elections this week, three experts analyse the depth of the crisis”
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“Why some people think fascism is the greatest expression of democracy ever invented”
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The results are disheartening. America will continue to fail to do what is required.
“These midterm races could be pivotal for U.S. climate action”
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Biden said what at COP27?!?!?!
Democrat’s Inflation Reduction Act is a gift to big oil:
“Interior Department Moves Forward with Leasing Provisions Mandated in Inflation Reduction Act”
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Biden said what at COP27?!?!?!
“Climate change? The Inflation Reduction Act's surprise winner, the US oil and gas industry.”
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Criminal:
“As Glasgow forest pledge turns to action, most signatories drop out”
“Russia, Indonesia and DRC are among the tree-rich nations not signed up to a Cop27 partnership for delivering forest protection”
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“I never got to say goodbye to my relatives, victims of climate chaos”
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“Dept. of "Party's over, pleb:"
Today, our public schools and hospitals are now “public-private partnerships” run by elite hedge funds.
Our defined benefit pensions have been replaced with sagging 401(k)s that put us at the mercy of a market controlled by our bosses.
Our houses have been stolen during the financial crisis, or burdened with unsustainable mortgages, and whatever wealth they represent is spoken for several times over, to pay for our old age, our kids’ student loans, and our medical debt.”
“The End of the Road to Serfdom”
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“The instruction manual for surviving a zombie apocalypse is pretty straightforward. Once you’ve kitted out your bunker with canned goods and firearms, get a supply of bullion. You’ll need it to buy bullets and bribe your way out of a death fight in Thunderdome. At least that seems to be the thinking of central banks.”
“Even Central Banks Are Buying Gold for the Zombie Apocalypse”
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Some 600 oil and gas lobbyists are at COP27. Even the public relations firm for COP27 is the same one used by Big Oil.
“Climate crisis: past eight years were the eight hottest ever, says UN - Report at COP27 shows the world is now deep into the climate emergency, with the 1.5C heating limit ‘barely within reach’”
“Climate crisis: past eight years were the eight hottest ever, says UN
Report at Cop27 shows the world is now deep into the climate emergency, with the 1.5C heating limit ‘barely within reach’”
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Some 600 oil and gas lobbyists are at COP27. Even the public relations firm for COP27 is the same one used by Big Oil.
“UN climate report 'a chronicle of chaos,' UN chief says as COP27 opens”
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Some 600 oil and gas lobbyists are at COP27. Even the public relations firm for COP27 is the same one used by Big Oil.
“Cop conferences are a big game of let’s pretend and 27 won’t be any different”
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Some 600 oil and gas lobbyists are at COP27. Even the public relations firm for COP27 is the same one used by Big Oil.
“Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations”
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“COP27 Latest: Sunak Says UK to Triple Funding for Adaptation”
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Precursors of an economic slow down include: reduction in new home mortgages and business rent delinquencies:
“Record 7 Percent Surge Small Business Rent Delinquency In October
Small businesses are struggling to pay rent due to higher rent inflation and fewer customers. The struggles vary by type of business.”
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“After the Collapse: What am I willing to give up for our low-energy future?”
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“Exclusive Satellite Images Show Methane Cloud Near Jordan Waste Site
We posted a high-resolution image of a methane cloud every day for nine days to highlight how common — and damaging — releases of the potent greenhouse gas are.”
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