Goundwater rise is a problem that will be exasperated by global warming and sea level rise. As the sea level rises, ocean water will inundate the coast, as well as, push groundwater up toward the surface inland. “Water will leach inside homes through basement cracks. Toilets may become chronically backed up. Raw sewage may seep […]
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Groundwater Rise
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science, weather
Tagged climate change, flooding, grounwater rise, sea level rise, water
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Climate Change: Suspension Of Belief
by Daniel Brouse In the 1990’s, a team of real estate professionals, property management specialists, and climate change scientists starting working on a plan to mitigate the effects of global warming on residential real estate. There are two major problems with developing a plan: 1) Unintended Consequences The impact of climate change is wide reaching […]
Posted in Agriculture, children, Education, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science
Tagged climate change, flood insurance, property values, real estate, sea level rise
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The Collapse Of Nature
Worldwide insect populations are in decline by as much as 80%. Insects are in a downward spiral threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, as reported by a global scientific review. “Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades. The […]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, children, Education, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, International, Science, Society, Trees, weather
Tagged climate change, collapse, extinction, insects
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Earth Status 2018
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970 according to a report issued on October 30, 2018 by the World Wildlife Foundation. Plummeting numbers of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish around the world are an urgent sign that nature needs life support. Our Living Planet Report 2018 shows population sizes of wildlife […]
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science
Tagged air quality, climate change, extinct, extreme weather events, health
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The Hijacking of the Republican Party
Leading up to the Presidential election of 2016, it was obvious the Trump campaign had made a dirty deal with some Russians; however, it was less obvious the deal Trump made with the devil — Evangelical Christians. In June of 2016, Trump met with several hundred evangelical leaders in New York City. He agreed to […]
Posted in freedom, Government, Law, Philosophy, Religion, taxes
Tagged Donald Trump, ethno- nationalism, Evangelical Christians, President Trump, white supremacy
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Turn out the lights… the fossil fuel party’s over.
October 15, 2018: To: Sidd RE: Energy and Climate Change I’ve been thinking about a famous Sidd quote… and wonder if it still holds true? Back in the day (2001), you recommended one of the best things to do was to turn off the lights! “Turn out the lights… the fossil fuel party’s over.” http://membrane.com/oil/ […]
Posted in Education, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science
Tagged climate change, insulation, LED, lights, oil, trees
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Music Modernization Act
by Daniel Brouse For years, the music moguls, executives, record companies and other middlemen in music have been trying to pass this law – MMA The new law creates a “modern” music management company [Collective Management Organization (CMO)] staffed mainly by existing music management. All artists must pay the new entity. The new law also […]
Posted in Business, music, taxes
Tagged ASCAP, BMI, copyrights, MMA, Music Modernization Act, RIAA, SESAC, streaming music
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Facebook Hack and Facebook Messenger App.
By Daniel Brouse In late September, Facebook acknowledged having 50 million accounts hacked; however, Facebook has not been forthcoming with answers or a response. To the best of our knowledge, Facebook has not notified any of the victims. Facebook said, “On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25, our engineering team discovered a security issue affecting […]
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Tagged data breach, FaceBook, Facebook Messenger App, Identity & Online Security, mobile devices, phones, privacy, smart phones
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Insects to Disperse Modified Viruses and Modify Plant Genomes
Sidd said: When I read this, chills ran up my spine. There is research in progress in using insects to disperse modified viruses to plants they feed on. These viruses will, in turn, modify plant genomes. The modifications extend to affecting the chromosomal germline so that the modified traits will be inherited. The research is […]
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Tagged disperse modified viruses, insects, modify plant genomes, plants, virus
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Cybersecurity, Russia, China Hacks and 5 Eyes
King Arthur asked sidd: you see these? China motherboard hack https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies and Russia wifi attack Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday accused the Russian GRU military intelligence agency of a series of global cybercrimes, including attacks against the international chemical weapons watchdog https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/the-latest-dutch-gru-targeted-chemical-weapons-watchdog/2018/10/04/5664a72a-c7c1-11e8-9c0f-2ffaf6d422aa_story.html?utm_term=.e626ce36e615 sidd replied: all the companies involved are denying the bloomberg article but […]
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Tagged 5 Eyes, China, Five Eyes, motherboards, Russia, wifi
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