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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

Will we be Fishless?: Part IV

Posted on March 4, 2021 by borderslynn

Whatever we humans do to counteract something which is troublesome, we seem to end up in a cycle of harm which we never intended. Glasgow’s main river is the Clyde. Glasgow has been the location for heavy industries since the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged blitz, clyde, detergents, glasgow, industrial pollution, industrial production, land ownership, legacy of 19th century, Mother Nature abuses, phosphates, responsibility, scotland, weapons contamination | 2 Comments

Will we be Fishless?: Part III

Posted on March 3, 2021 by borderslynn

Discovered in the 1920s, antibiotics have saved tens of millions of lives from pneumonia, tuberculosis, meningitis and a host of deadly bacteria. But, as with all things we do as humans, we get in the habit of overdoing everything. Overuse … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Bangladesh, Big Pharma, drug production, endocrine disruptors, global pollution, India, pollution, taking and excreting drugs, toxicology | Leave a comment

Will we be Fishless soon?: Part II

Posted on February 28, 2021 by borderslynn

I often see livestock standing happily in rivers and streams. They are innocent, the farmers are not. We learned centuries ago that livestock, particulary dead livestock, in water courses leads to contamination of all water which was once running pure … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged clean water, climate change, fish health, flooding, human health, land management, livestock management, oceans, pollution, responsible farming, rivers, seas, sewage, shanty towns, streams, water courses, water treatment | Leave a comment

Will we be Fishless soon?: Part One

Posted on February 25, 2021 by borderslynn

Most of us owe our existence to fish that swam in abundance in rivers, seas and oceans thousands of years ago. We are now responsible for killing fish to the point of extinction; killing the oceanic life, destroying healthy water … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anthropocene, aquamarine life, by-catch kills, destruction, dolphins death, ecosystems, extinction, health of oceans, ocean life and death, omega 3, plastic nets, poprpoise death, rivers, seaspiracy, shark death, supertrawlers, whale death | 1 Comment

The Impact of Farming on land use: Britain

Posted on February 14, 2021 by borderslynn

In the Neolithic Era, (name for New Stone Age which occurred around 4000 – 2000 BC) ancestral farmers of Britons, established farming here which has transformed land usage. When those farmers from southern Europe arrived here 6000 years ago, they … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Aegean farmers, Angles, animal domestication, Bell Beaker, Britain, British ancestors, celts, Domesday Book, Europe, Iberians, Jutes, land use, Monarchs, neolithic era, Normans, Pope, power, Romans, Saxons, taxes, Vikings | 2 Comments

Covid and Capitalism

Posted on January 25, 2021 by borderslynn

Around 80% of countries use the Capitalist system. In capitalist economic systems, the state doesn’t provide jobs. The private companies set the eligibility and pick the candidate most suited for them. But in times of recession, unemployment can reach very high levels. Some countries … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged food insecurity, Government, labour markets, policies, poverty, unemployment, war | Leave a comment

Covid 19 and food poverty, Britain

Posted on December 8, 2020 by borderslynn

Back in 2014 a panel of people came together to put out a report on food poverty impacting on ill health in Britain. This was an All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry on Hunger and Food. Any country’s government group might have … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Britain, northern Britain, poverty | Leave a comment

Opium, Poverty, War and Covid

Posted on November 23, 2020 by borderslynn

The poppy is a beautiful flower. No doubt early humans were drawn to its bright colour and, once picked, they used their curious minds to develop uses. Early evidence of its consumption was found in a Neolithic burial site near … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Afghan farmers, Big Pharma, coronavirus, medicine, opium, pain relief | Leave a comment

Poverty and Covid

Posted on October 23, 2020 by borderslynn

Worldometer today says today there are 846,886,647 and climbing, undernourished people in the world. But there are many more people who are overweight. Many thousands of dollars are spent in the US on weight loss programs, and very little is … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cleanliness, covid 19, food collection points, food for all, food markets, immune system, soap and clean running water, starvation | Leave a comment

Seems like a good idea to Track and Trace. Then dominate the virus.

Posted on October 12, 2020 by borderslynn

Test everyone, then track and trace. Makes sense, but only a small number of the World’s population find themselves equipped to carry this out effectively. We will have unnecessary deaths as a result, and health workers will be overwhelmed. Trust … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged covid 19, testing for virus, track and trace | Leave a comment

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