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El Salvador makes history as first nation to impose blanket ban on metal mining    Campaigners celebrate victory for ‘water over gold’ after country unanimously ushers through historic bill to end all forms of metal mining. [Hurray!] A protester at the legislative assembly in San Salvador holds a banner reading ‘No to mining, yes to life’. Photograph: Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images   Nina Lakhani in Mexico City Thursday 30 March 2017 07.49 EDT Last modified on Thursday 30 March 2017 09.25 EDT El Salvador has made history after becoming the first country in the world to ban metal mining. Lawmakers in the water-parched country passed the ban in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, declaring El Salvador a mining-free territory.  The decision followed a long and bitter struggle to protect the Central American country’s diminishing water sources from polluting mining projects. Campaigners holding banners with the now famous “No to mining, yes to life” slogan celebrated inside and outside the legislative assembly in the capital, San Salvador. “The vote is a victory for communities who, for more than a decade, have relentlessly organised to keep mining companies out of their territories. The prohibition ensures the long-term ecological viability of a country already considered one of the most environmentally vulnerable in the world,” said Pedro Cabezas, from International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador. Wednesday’s vote, which was expected by both sides to be much closer, builds on a rising tide of popular opposition to environmentally destructive projects across Latin America, where partial bans have…

On Nov 15, 2016, well known author of Peak Everything and guiding voice of the Post Carbon Institute, Richard Heinberg, wrote a published opinion about the election of Donald Trump for President of U.S..  I’m sorry to see, but not surprised, that Richard Heinberg and Community Solutions has voluntarily joined New World Order.  They seem to buy into fallacy of man made climate change.  (See my Global Warming Study Guide.) Below are my comments in bracket on Heinberg’s sad election view. Before reading my comments below, just scroll through this list to understand what Heinberg wants to protect from his boogie man, Donald Trump… Here’s Why The EPA Could Be The Most Corrupt Agency Of The …Here’s Why The EPA Could Be The Most Corrupt Agency Of The Government (And That’s Saying Something) Real environmental protection starts with draining this fetid … westernjournalism.com/exposed-environmental-corruption-agency/ Articles: EPA Corruption and Scandal – American Thinker The EPA and Ms. Lisa Jackson, its chief, have committed extensive violations of law that should receive in-depth scrutiny from Congress, law enforcement … americanthinker.com/articles/2013/02/epa_corruption_and_scand… EPA Fails to Punish Corrupt Workers, Lets Them Keep Full Pay … The scandal-plagued agency that’s wasted millions to bring underserved and minority communities “environmental justice” fails to punish corrupt employees and … judicialwatch.org/blog/2015/06/epa-fails-to-punish-corrupt-… Most Corrupt Agencies – EPA Most Corrupt Agencies – EPA, Under Bush, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become a protection agency for the bad guys mostcorrupt.com/Agencies–EPA.htm Corrupt EPA official found guilty of money laundering, fraud … Corrupt EPA official found guilty of money laundering, fraud. Tuesday, October 08, 2013 by: L.J. Devon, Staff Writer Tags: EPA, corrupt officials, money laundering naturalnews.com/042387_EPA_corrupt_officials_money_launde… EPA…

My comments on this article.  Wow. http://www.infowars.com/inferno-and-the-overpopulation-myth/ What a crazy article to be floated by infowars.  Dig a big hole, line it, fill it with water, add fish and feed them.  Is there an unlimited number of fish you can keep in one pond or not?  What if the food you feed them happens to come from crops that poison the soil and use irrigation water from dammed rivers that cause extinction of salmon?  What if the waste from your pond goes into water table? What if we are not talking fish, we are talking humans. What a fricking joke that this article is so ecologically illiterate that he uses GDP to justify more population!  When the bubble pops and people are starving, will he blame it on politics? Yes. But you and I know a pond cannot have unlimited fish, and if you don’t control the numbers, the fish will suffocate in their own waste, or you will run out of food and many will starve.  It is this ecologic illiteracy at infowars that is the only real fault, in my opinion.  Only a globalist would take an inventory of Earth and divide it into rations for unchecked billions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inferno and the Overpopulation Myth More people = more productivity & job specialization Jonathan Newman | Mises.org – October 31, 2016     Inferno is a great thriller, featuring Tom Hanks reprising his role as Professor Robert Langdon. The previous movie adaptations of Dan Brown’s books (Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code)…

Minute 31 of this video, link, Alex Jones thinks a society can have 10% economic growth rate every year. He thinks there can be ‘wealth creation’? He is one of billions of people who are ecologically illiterate. The price of China’s growth is the water tables are polluted. So “growth” is a one word oxymoron. And in most people’s world, there are endless resources for endless population growth.This is a bit like believing in immortality. The real world does not support most peoples’ expectations because they have irrational expectations.   Industrial Pollution In the United States industry is the greatest source of pollution, accounting for more than half the volume of all water pollution and for the most deadly pollutants. Some 370,000 manufacturing facilities use huge quantities of freshwater to carry away wastes of many kinds. The waste-bearing water, or effluent, is discharged into streams, lakes, or oceans, which in turn disperse the polluting substances. In its National Water Quality Inventory, reported to Congress in 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded that approximately 40% of the nation’s surveyed lakes, rivers, and estuaries were too polluted for such basic uses as drinking supply, fishing, and swimming. The pollutants include grit, asbestos, phosphates and nitrates, mercury, lead, caustic soda and other sodium compounds, sulfur and sulfuric acid, oils, and petrochemicals. China’s eco-crisis: 60% of underground water polluted – rt.com At least 60 percent of China’s underground water resources have “very poor” or “relatively poor” quality, which means these water can’t be…

Mirror article from Mercola.com This excellent article has us look at the impact of the whole supply chain, (which is sold to us by vain advertising.)  Being conscious means changing our habits. Care What You Wear: The Benefits of Becoming Clothing Conscious By Dr. Mercola  October 12, 2016 Few shopping decisions are of no consequence these days. The foods you buy certainly have an enormous impact on your health and the environment, but so do the clothes you buy, wear and wash. Story at-a-glance According to clothing designer Eileen Fisher, who was honored for her environmental work at the 2015 Riverkeeper’s Annual Fishermen’s Ball,1,2 “The clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world … second only to oil.” Keeping your clothes clean also has a dirty downside. Many laundry detergents contain toxic chemicals that contribute to water pollution and can pose a hazard to people with chemical sensitivities. Dry cleaning is also notorious for the toxic chemicals involved, which can off-gas for days afterward. Microfibers are also released from your clothes during washing, contributing to declining water quality and destruction of wildlife.   The Price for Disposable ‘Fast Fashion’ Is Steep As reported by Ecowatch:3 “Fashion is a complicated business involving long and varied supply chains of production, raw material, textile manufacture, clothing construction, shipping, retail, use and ultimately disposal of the garment. While Fisher’s assessment that fashion is the second largest polluter is likely impossible to know, what is certain is that the fashion carbon footprint is…

A blind man leads the way. The polluting factories will cease to exist, but we can salvage for centuries.

Ted Howard: Permaculture Activist, Civilisation Critic, Supporter and Lover of Indigenous Wisdom and Biophilia Interviewed by  Tim Lynch Ourplanet.org Listen to interview here (link). Ted is a peace and community activist, Permaculture designer and teacher that loves to grow ‘edible landscapes’ – He is truly an ecological visionary. Ted is also ex-military (12 years in NZ Army Territorials) becoming a peace activist, especially campaigning against depleted uranium, where NZ troops were deployed. NZ Defence personnel today will be suffering health problems because of this. He has also completed a master’s paper in remote sensing (aerial and satellite photo mapping) to compliment his Degree in Geology and Geography. Ted co-founded Transition Towns Nelson, but with the change of government from Labour to National, they lost their funding for employing a co-ordinator, and with the collapse of the price of oil, lost their impetus, and most members drifted away. The one thing that survives is the Permaculture in Nelson Group (PNG), that he still co-hosts. Hosting the Nelson Peace Group during after hours – he also lead a book discussion group based on the books by Daniel Quinn: ‘Ishmael’, ‘My Ishmael’, ‘The Story of B’, ‘Beyond Civilisation’. This started a process of questioning the foundations of who he was and what culture he was living in. Permaculture His main focus now is Permaculture gardening/design during the week. He’s also studying part time as a student on National Certificate in Horticulture, level 4. He is passionate about his gardening, but especially about building healthy…

As this short article below quickly shows,  there is no replacement known for shipping through trucking…. because there is no replacement for oil. Electric powered cars can’t replace trucking.  So let it sink in, there is no replacement known for trucking.  And none in sight. This has been known for some time.  In the Bush Jr era, Hirsch showed that in order to avoid catastrophe, society needs at least 20 years to prepare itself before oil production peaks and then starts to decline. But the studies were ignored.  When I saw that happen I realized that the Bush Jr. Administration (placed by the true shadow controllers of U.S. policy) ordered the studies, not for the people, but for the government which didn’t care about the people. Do we see society creating any alternative to trucking when said studies have shown a long preparation is needed? In fact, the plan is for a controlled demolition of population so that there will be less demand. This is the reason there is a depopulation agenda headed by the UN  (which was created by the Rothschilds who are the said shadow controllers, funding every war now for 200 years.)  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Heads up article from Australia…   On the Thermodynamic Black Hole….. 23 September 2016    https://damnthematrix.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/on-the-thermodynamic-black-hole/ I recently heard Dmitry Orlov speaking to Jim Kunstler regarding the Dunbar Number in which he came up with the term ‘Thermodynamic Trap’. As the ERoEI of every energy source known to humanity starts collapsing over the energy cliff,…