where science and ethics intersect with politics
What happens when war reaches beyond the battlefield? In this edition of From the People, contributor Christopher Porter reflects on the human and environmental consequences of modern conflict. Accompanied by an Editor’s Note explaining the purpose of this series, “Black Rain” invites readers to consider the costs of political decisions long after the headlines fade.
Reports of poisoned drinking water, polluted air, animal deaths, as well as industrial disasters and explosions—all the result of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking—are termed “fraccidents” by the group Earth Justice. “The dangers of fracking to the food supply are not something that’s been investigated very much. ” And, “For sustainable agriculture, fracking is a disaster.”
A new report suggests that sea levels will rise as much as five feet in but a single century. Not … More
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