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THE RAT HOLE: An Intro to The Great Game for World Wild Domination
In the time before Big Spring, civilization had killed, enslaved, tamed, and or domesticated all of earth's wild creatures. Bison were herded into parks and other wilderness ghettos; wolves were tracked by Park Rangers and shot by ranchers; salmon learned to follow the new river rules with their damns and engineered channels; elk ran and hid from the sport hunters and bloody highways like the rest of the wilderness, and the insects, rats, and raccoons were diagnosed, labeled, and treated to death by the monthly culling of generic pest control companies. Nothing was wild. The land and soil with its rich culture of worms and microbes from sea to shining sea on every continent was owned by someone, or some inhuman govering body or character, who took an active interest in making sure The Action all flowed in accordance to Its grand fucking master plan.
By Jake Wasson5 years ago in Futurism
The impact of city life on your health
For most of my life, I lived with my family in an isolated mountain village on the border of Switzerland. I did grow up surrounded by mountains, happy cows and a lot of nature. We lived in an old house and I loved the smell of our old wooden furniture.
By Gracekelly5 years ago in Futurism
Western Chorus Frog Citizen Science Research
Western chorus frog populations of the Great Lakes/St.Lawrence/Canadian Shield are currently listed as a threatened species by COSEWIC however not much is known about the full range of the frogs. Blazing Star Environmental (BSE) is looking to learn more about this species through a three-year citizen science program in Southern Ontario. While it started last year in 2020, BSE is still looking for volunteers this season and next season. On February 6/2021, two members of BSE hosted an information webinar about the Western Chorus Frog Long-Term Monitoring Program, this article is an account of the webinar that took place.
By Kelsey Reich5 years ago in Futurism
Soil and Trouble
I had left my office job a couple of months earlier, and that's another story. There were a few bar shifts a week in a nearby town to begin with, and the first news reports from China of a new virus. Another thing to worry about. To save money, we moved in with my parents, a 3-acre plot of clay and tall grass near the County Antrim coast.
By Andy Warmington5 years ago in Futurism
How plastic-eating bacteria works to solve the pollution problem
Plastic-eating bacteria! Might it solve the pollution problem? Micro-plastics have shown that they are really becoming a massive problem for the environment and even invading our food chain. To put it simply, all types of plastic waste are impacting our ecosystem from the highest mountain to the depths of the ocean.
By Wayne Porteous5 years ago in Futurism
My headcanon (for life)
My headcanon (for life): I was dog-sitting one time in Southern Oregon for this derpy dog, Howard. Many walks we took - with INFP me deeply interested in understanding the mind of Howard, to understand why he felt so compelled to pull me to certain places, utterly uninterested in others. And this headcanon formed.
By @choosethesmiles5 years ago in Futurism
Covid-19 is a Walk In The Park Compared To What’s Coming Next
The planet is in a much worse state than you thought it was. Ignorance and political inaction are threatening the very survival of life on earth. We are heading for mass extinction much earlier than anyone predicted.
By Mark Campbell5 years ago in Futurism
The Grey
We’re in an age where the ‘facts’ our parents were so insistent we popped off to university to gather (from learned folk), are the very topics of discussion that see Uncle Brian storm away from Christmas dinner into the welcoming arms of a Benson & Hedges, or cause the Construction Manager at work to dive into a 'not-so-subtle-right-wing-rant' about ‘snowflakes’, ‘socialism’, and some on brand form of faux political righteousness.
By Caitlin McCann5 years ago in Futurism
The Dark Continent
In all probability Global population will exceed 10 billion by the year 2050. The impact of such an influx growth of the world's population on existing food supplies without first increasing the resources to avail more harvestable edible food crops the world will come face to face with a Global Famine that would trigger a catastrophe of Biblical proportions. The question every government must now be asking; how will we be able to thwart a pending disaster and still be able to feed the hungry multitudes on a Global scale?
By Dr. Williams5 years ago in Futurism
