A wildlife sanctuary holds up a mirror to the climate crisis, war and dispossession.
One of our readers recently asked us if we might write something about war and climate. Many thoughts came to mind. The first: that the biggest wars are fought over the geopolitics of fossil energy, often in disguise. There’s also the Paris climate accord, which fails to require the reporting of military emissions in national greenhouse gas inventories: The rain of exploding bombs and missiles, the tanks and trucks that guzzle diesel, the fighter planes that burn jet fuel, the forward bases and supply lines that swallow gasoline by the tanker. As if they don’t count. It’s permission to continue waging war on the natural world, turning a blind eye to all the casualties of the future.
Climate Change
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The fire department said “hazardous materials and radiological monitoring teams” continue to track the health of the air in the Ventura County area.
With a Southern California wildfire only growing in size, firefighters in Ventura County have increased response efforts near a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing site.
As Wildfire Grows Near Ex-Nuclear Site, California County Sets Up Radiation Air Monitors
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