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Month: August 2009

Borders of Switzerland moving around with melting glaciers

Posted on 19th August 2009 by Benno Hansen

This is about neither war nor even a natural resource in demand. It’s about a peaceful agreement over changes in nature: As climate change is melting the glaciers defining the borders of Switzerland the government is simply redrawing the European map in collaboration with Austria, Italy and France. Complete absence of trouble, it seems. Today…

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Must see: Dirt! The Movie

Posted on 16th August 2009 by Benno Hansen

“Deadly conflicts are breaking out over our dwindling supply of fertile soil.” Dirt! The Movie Website, Dirt! The Movie at IMDb.com, Ecowar movies list.

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Environmental Trouble = Political Trouble — Missing pieces from Jared Diamonds ‘Collapse’

Posted on 13th August 2009 by Benno Hansen

I have mentioned Jared Diamond before – professor of geography and author of several outstanding books. But so far I haven’t mentioned the most obvious: the illustration on page 497 of (my Penguin Books paperback edition of) Collapse there is an illustration of two world maps, one highlighting “Political Trouble Spots of the Modern World”…

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A US water conflict: Atlanta vs rural Georgia vs Florida

Posted on 12th August 2009 by Benno Hansen

Created by the completion of a dam in 1956 Lake Sidney Lanier is a reservoir in the northern part of Georgia, USA. Just north of Atlanta it now supplies this city with about three fourths of its tap water. Now as water is less abundant and Atlanta has grown huge a two decade dispute over…

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US Senators, military join chorus: Climate change is a security threat

Posted on 2nd August 2009 by Benno Hansen

Thursday a hearing in the US “Senate Environment and Public Works Committee” concluded climate change is a real (sic!), imminent and somewhat indirect “national security threat” as it will be heightening the intensity of conflicts abroad, create water shortages in some regions, crop failure, and cause environmentally displaced people to cross borders. “There’s a building…

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Forbrydelser mod naturen bliver sjældent straffet

Kriminelt: Da Skagens klitter blev skamferet | DRTV https://www.dr.dk/drtv/episode/kriminelt_-da-skagens-klitter-blev-skamferet_246026

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"ingen tvivl om, at menneskehedens materielle økonomi vil skrumpe – spørgsmålet er alene, om det sker som følge af en intelligent og planlagt omstilling eller som resultat af økologiske sammenbrud og geopolitiske konflikter og kampe om ressourcerne."
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Under a little-known treaty, big polluters are suing governments for taking climate action. Join to stop this absurd treaty & RT: https://fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/energy_charter_treaty_loc/?wFrsMab

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9 Mar

Oil price rises above $70 after attacks on Saudi oil facilities - https://on.ft.com/3rDiJmR via @FT

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