A Michael Broad Blog
Humankind is orphaned from nature and its billions of years of evolution. This disconnect from nature is harmful to both humankind and the planet in general. Nature is our natural parents. Connect with nature and you go home to your roots. That’s why it is beneficial. The disconnect from nature came about because of …
Lab-grown meat can be as bad as the real thing in terms of health and climate change. Infographic. by Michael Broad Dr. Marco Springmann of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University contributed to a recent study examining the environmental and health implications of lab-grown meat. The study, published in Proceedings of the National …
This is a first: a big protest during a professional golf tournament. It is quite startling to see as professional golf is normally played under very controlled and quiet conditions. Etiquette is strictly adhered to by the golfers themselves and the organisers in controlling the spectators. When spectators suddenly surge out of the crowd …
The infographic provides the answer with a bit of detail. When we ask about ‘pollution’ nowadays, we are referring to gaseous emissions due to human activity which damage the air quality of the planet such that they cause global warming. These are gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. See below the …
It seems to me that the people who have the power to do something about curbing climate change are not taking it seriously enough judging by the fact that they’ve been talking about it for almost 30 years and yet climate change is still getting worse as I type this. Thirty years to do …
A research team from the University of Vienna has concluded that climate change-induced global warming could lead to the demise of half of the tree species. They predict that many of Europe’s common tree species may not survive the 21st century due to climate change. By 2100, the number of species that can thrive …
This is a remarkable study but one that was due to happen as it is now possible to make nutritionally complete and balanced vegan pet food both for dogs and cats. Yes, put aside the notion that cats have to eat processed, sterilized, diseased meat from livestock and road kill and think vegan diet. …
A study published in the journal Nature Communications, yesterday, has come to the conclusion that polar bears in the Arctic are gradually starving to death because of global warming. That’s how I would characterise the findings of their study. In essence, it goes like this. There is less sea ice because of global warming. …
