apple.news/ACxtId-HGTi2Ux5uwZCh7DQ I’ve been saying it for a while. Maybe for ten years. Indigenous and local voices need to be heard about climate crisis. Indigenous people know the history of the land and the water. And they are the ones living in climate crisis right now. It isn’t a matter of anxiety about the future, butContinue reading “The Discussion Needs More Voices”
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The Long Term Damage of Cheap, “Green” Energy
apple.news/AYxNaoCi3S6KmRgUrywEniw “The relatively cheap electrical energy that first supported the Thompson nickel mine — and now feeds an ever-growing, modern provincial economy — is frequently touted as a “green” alternative to fossil fuels, but even prior to Keeyask, earlier dams had changed the river’s flow patterns, affecting beaver and muskrat habitat, disrupting caribou migratory routesContinue reading “The Long Term Damage of Cheap, “Green” Energy”
Stop This Pipeline!
apple.news/AHARo3gGxShm-YEYFbaMh7Q A fragile environment, at-risk people, and endangered species – and a project fueled by greed rather than necessity. We have to stand up for the rights of all. Let your government know that this is not the will of the people!
Time to Change the Government, or We Lose Everything
apple.news/AdbTK2KJARBWzwsE_TTECpA Legislate the losers out of power. If the government will not change laws protecting and encouraging polluters, change the government, by any means necessary.
How rapidly can polar bears adapt?
apple.news/AKOdufxzYTSWIEuPfOnYXxg An isolated colony of polar bears may be coping with establishing new hunting methods in Greenland.
Penguins are starving because of warmer waters
apple.news/AJclOLypYRy-lbrd8rGCxog Declining species of penguins are hit harder by a lack of prey species fish as warmer temperatures drive their food supply away.
Alaska’s Cold Climate Housing Research Center is rethinking how the Circumpolar North builds
The nonprofit Cold Climate Housing Research Center is building sustainable, hardy housing for those living in extreme conditions. — Read on http://www.archpaper.com/2020/01/alaska-cold-climate-housing-research-center-circumpolar-north-builds/ As the climate crisis drives change in the polar regions, Arctic building design has to adapt, including looking back at traditional styles and techniques.
Waterfowls migrated to the Arctic earlier than normal | The Independent Barents Observer
In the White Sea south of the Murmansk region, the first waterfowls sightings were noticed ahead of time earlier this spring. — Read on thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2022/06/waterfowls-migrated-arctic-early
Census results show galloping population drain in Russia’s North | The Independent Barents Observer
The population of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and other northern regions might be ten percent less that anticipated. — Read on thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2022/06/census-results-show-galloping-population-drain-russias-north Declining northern populations affect the political interest in the Arctic. As population shifts south, indigenous ways of life are lost, oil companies have fewer restraints on exploitation of the region, and more stress is placedContinue reading “Census results show galloping population drain in Russia’s North | The Independent Barents Observer”
Narwhals Vital to Greenland Culture
apple.news/AEhdLx8PgRWGqzVYB2xklIA Opinion, my own: Policy changes to shipping lanes, reduced pollution and combating rising temperatures are more important to the narwhal population than curbing indigenous hunting in tiny villages.
Polar Red Climate Crisis 