In destroying the Amazon, big agribusiness is torching its own viability

  • A new study has found that the transition zone between the Amazon and Cerrado in the northeast of Brazil has heated up significantly and become drier in the past two decades.
  • The research points to deforestation in the Amazon and global climate changes as factors prolonging the dry season and warming up the region, leaving it susceptible to severe droughts and forest fires.
  • Ironically, the changes being driven by the intensified agricultural activity are rendering the region less suitable for crop cultivation.
  • The authors of the new study say there needs to be a balance of sustainable agricultural solutions and an environmentally focused political agenda to protect the region’s ecosystems, its economy, and its people.

Source: In destroying the Amazon, big agribusiness is torching its own viability

On A Personal Note …

Filosofa's Word

Sometimes there is just so much rambling in my head that I cannot focus on a single topic, and this is one such time.  So, I thought to clear out my head by sharing some of those thoughts with you, my friends.

I would like to start by telling you how very proud I am of my daughter, Chris.  Last Friday, she was informed that she had won the monthly “Employee Incentive Award” of $500.  The person who had nominated her for the award was one of her staff members, interestingly, who had argued with Chris on more than one occasion, but in her nomination praised Chris saying she was always there when her employees needed her, worked harder than anybody else, etc.  But all of that isn’t what made me so proud.  That evening, as Miss Goose and I both congratulated her on the win, she asked if there…

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‘COVID zero’ regions struggle with vaccine complacency

For the handful of places around the world that effectively stopped COVID-19 transmission, vaccine complacency has become an unintended side effect of their success. Although some regions have managed to blunt transmission of the highly infectious Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, others are experiencing considerable outbreaks in populations with low vaccination rates.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in Hong Kong. Its ‘dynamic zero COVID-19’ policy is being put to the test as daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to 56,000 this week and deaths reached 246 on 1 March…

Source: ‘COVID zero’ regions struggle with vaccine complacency

See Something, Say Something

From Behind the Pen

Image Credit: Video Girl 

If you see something, then say something. We’re constantly reminded of this call to action over and over again, every day. If you don’t take a stand against acts of hatred, abuse, sexual predators, sex trafficking, kidnapping, hate crimes, violent crimes, or road rage, then here’s something you need to think about. If you choose to turn a blind eye to heinous and senseless crimes or decide that it’s not your problem, then what if you or one of your family members are victimized, and you need a witness to come forward, do you think someone will?

Sadly people who witness such an atrocity either remain mum or are too afraid to talk to law enforcement. Police officers and detectives plead to the public to come forward and give any information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. Often, we see a…

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