Exodus

Illustration by Michael Marsicano Elon Musk argues that we must put a million people on Mars if we are to ensure that humanity has a future by Ross Andersen (Ross Andersen is deputy editor at Aeon Magazine. He has written extensively about science and philosophy for several publications, including The Atlantic and The Economist.) Fuck Earth!’ Elon Musk said to me, laughing. ‘Who cares about Earth?’ We were sitting in his cubicle, in the front corner of a large open-plan office at SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles. It was a sunny afternoon, a Thursday, one of three designated weekdays Musk … Continue reading Exodus

The other side of paradise: Incredible photos show mountains of plastic bottles washed up on idyllic honeymoon islands in Maldives

Dark side of paradise: Alison Teal pictured with her surfboard while walking through mountains of rubbish on Thilafushi in the Maldives By Carol Driver for MailOnline It’s renowned for its luxury accommodation, turquoise waters and breath-taking beaches. However, these images show the darker side to the Maldives – with huge amounts of rubbish washed up on the island’s pristine sands. Award-winning filmmaker Alison Teal, 27, visited Thilafushi – or Trash Island – an artificial island created as a municipal landfill situated to the west of Malé. Miles of litter: Thilafushi is an artificial island in the Maldives where about 400 … Continue reading The other side of paradise: Incredible photos show mountains of plastic bottles washed up on idyllic honeymoon islands in Maldives

The tests that show if you’ve got a male or female brain: The answer may surprise you – and explain your personality

By Dr Michael Mosley For The Daily Mail Sit down for a moment. Relax. Then clasp your hands together so your fingers entwine — don’t overthink it! Now look at your thumbs. Which one is on top — the left one or the right? If you are a man, the odds are it will be the left; if you are a woman, it is more likely to be the right. Now unfold your hands and take a look at your fingers, in particular your index finger (next to your thumb) and your ring finger (next to your little finger). It … Continue reading The tests that show if you’ve got a male or female brain: The answer may surprise you – and explain your personality

American Pop Stars Front For Globalist Festival

No Doubt poses with actor Hugh Jackman, Global Citizen Project cofounder Hugh Evans, Ban Ki-Moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, and Jim Young Kim, president of the World Bank. by David Livingstone American popular music is a manufactured product of generally very poor artistic quality, but serves the purpose of producing idols who can be used to convey subliminal messages of subversion. Edward Bernays, the father of “public relations” and nephew to Sigmund Freud, wrote: “Human beings need to have godhead symbols, and public relations counsels must help to create them.” Bernays recognized the value of his idol-making in … Continue reading American Pop Stars Front For Globalist Festival

“How The Media Controls Britain”

by Tyler Durden We have yet to read Owen Jones’ “The Establishment… And how they get away with it“, although Russell Brand’s take of the author has certainly piqued our interest: ”Owen Jones may have the face of a baby and the voice of George Formby but he is our generation’s Orwell and we must cherish him.” We do know, however, that the young author and Guardian columnist is one of those who are not afraid to think critically while accepting there is far more than meets the eye, and certainly than the controlled media would like revealed. To wit, … Continue reading “How The Media Controls Britain”

Much of Earth’s Water is Older than the Sun

From: Live Science Much of the water on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system likely predates the birth of the sun, a new study reports. The finding suggests that water is commonly incorporated into newly forming planets throughout the Milky Way galaxy and beyond, researchers said — good news for anyone hoping that Earth isn’t the only world to host life. “The implications of our study are that interstellar water-ice remarkably survived the incredibly violent process of stellar birth to then be incorporated into planetary bodies,” study lead author Ilse Cleeves, an astronomy Ph.D. student at the University of … Continue reading Much of Earth’s Water is Older than the Sun

UN Predicts an Impending Climate Hell by 2050

by SallyPainter The 2014 United Nations (UN) Climate Summit agenda warns that the year 2050 will be climate hell on earth. The annual climate report predicts dire climate conditions. (1)The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization (WMO) invited weather forecasters around the world to submit a mock broadcast for 2050. (2) 14 of the submitted clips are featured in a video titled “Climate Summit 2014, Catalyzing Action” that will be presented at the Summit on September 23. Some of the selected videos broadcast extreme weather reports, such as a video from the US that states, “Miami South Beach is under water”. In … Continue reading UN Predicts an Impending Climate Hell by 2050

California drought may leave entire communities with no water in 2 months

Mud covers Pilgrim Peak Road near Mount Shasta, California (Reuters / Inciweb / Handout via Reuters) A growing number of communities in central and northern California could end up without water in 60 days due to the Golden state’s prolonged drought. There are now a dozen of small communities in Central and Northern California relying on a single source of water – which has the water resources board concerned they will not have any at all in two months’ time. At a mobile home park north of Oroville, more than 30 families are severely cutting back. The water supply is … Continue reading California drought may leave entire communities with no water in 2 months

Shocking NASA pics show Aral Sea basin now completely dry

The Aral Sea in 1989 (left), and now (NASA Earth Observatory) Once the fourth-biggest lake in the world, the eastern basin of the Aral Sea in central Asia is now completely dry. It is the result of a Soviet-era project to divert rivers for agriculture and a lack of rainfall at its source. “This is the first time the eastern basin has completely dried in modern times,” Philip Micklin, an Aral Sea expert from Western Michigan University told NASA’s Earth Observatory, which captured fresh satellite images of the lake. “And it is likely the first time it has completely dried … Continue reading Shocking NASA pics show Aral Sea basin now completely dry

Wildlife populations decline by over 50% since 1970 – WWF

A baby lowland gorilla rides on his mother’s back at the primate sanctuary run by the Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund in Mefou National Park, just outside the capital Yaounde (Reuters / Finbarr O’Reilly) The world’s wildlife populations, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, have dropped by more than half in the last 40 years, the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) said in its latest report. “Put another way, in less than two human generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by half,” Director General of WWF International Marco Lambertini said in a statement. The WWF released its Living Planet … Continue reading Wildlife populations decline by over 50% since 1970 – WWF