Category Archives: environment

When fish cannot breathe

Posted on 13/05/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

We all know now that various species like coral die when ocean temperatures rise. We have been warned of the effects of ocean acidification. However, there is a third way the climate catastrophe is impacting marine life. I learned in … Continue reading →

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Naomi Klein on the hallucinations of AI developers

Posted on 09/05/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

This is a must-read. Please set aside half an hour to read and digest this important essay by one of the most admirable thinkers of our time. It is about far more than AI. It is about society, and why … Continue reading →

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Put some sparkle into your life

Posted on 06/05/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

This is a new instalment in Jolanda’s Kitchen Magic There is good in everything. We’re glad other people buy big bottles of soft drinks (soda, pop, lemonade, call it what you will) because we collect the empties. This is not … Continue reading →

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Is all life intelligent?

Posted on 16/04/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

The more I read, the more I think so. A man in Italy I have admired for a long time has had his newest book published. He is Professor Stefano Mancuso, whose life work has been studying the way plants … Continue reading →

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How can we promote environmental education and awareness, and ensure that people understand the importance of protecting the natural world and living sustainably?

Posted on 09/04/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

Here is my answer on Quora.

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Living the future we want

Posted on 29/03/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

This is what a bunch of people in Arizona did in 1996. Their suburb got hot as hell in summer. It is a dry location subject to drought, and they knew that climate change would only make it worse over … Continue reading →

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The worst possible consolation

Posted on 20/03/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

“I told you so” IS the worst possible consolation. The latest statement from the IPCC emphasises what I’ve been shouting for some years: the climate catastrophe is not a prediction, but history. It is here, and we are well within … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about Nitrogen

Posted on 11/03/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

Mike Muntisov was among the most helpful in providing feedback on REAL Human Nature. I have thoroughly reorganised my book in response to his critique. The last section of the book is What Advance Readers Have Said, and, naturally, Mike … Continue reading →

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Plastic cutting up wild birds — from the inside

Posted on 07/03/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

Just writing the title makes me sick. Scientists have been trying to work out why so many baby shearwaters are dying on Lord Howe Island. They have found the culprit. Mum and Dad Shearwater bring what they think is food … Continue reading →

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Another reason to do something about Poison Planet

Posted on 21/02/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

Another reason to do something about Poison Planet Recent research has demonstrated two things: 1. Pesticide (in particular glyphosate) production generates enormous quantities of greenhouse gases, worsening the climate crisis; 2. Environmental changes due to a warming world make pesticides … Continue reading →

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