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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

Clean Water Shortages Worldwide: how to fight disease, such as Covid-19?

Posted on July 16, 2020 by borderslynn

“According to a point of Buddhism, water is the most valuable and most important thing because of its connection with disease,” says the monastery’s facilities manager, Urgyan. “Clean water helps everything: healthy body, healthy mind.” https://www.sapiens.org/culture/nepal-water-insecurity/?utm_source=SAPIENS.org+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e84aebb98d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_18b7e41cd8-e84aebb98d-227345396&ct=t() India, March 2020 “The … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, brazil, clean water, covid 19, disease, India, infrastructure, lack of water, Mexico, poverty, unnecessary deaths, venezuela, washing hands | Leave a comment

Fossil fuel industry: using the coronavirus pandemic as cover for a stealth attack on environmental protections that keep us safe.

Posted on July 3, 2020 by borderslynn

Today I learned a Judge in Canada has given approval to proceed with the Canadian side of the Trans Mountain expansion project after a federal court sent it back for review last summer. Just as the indigenous tribes protect the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Canada, climate change, emissions, environmental damage, fossil fuels, Indian Nation, indigenous, oil spills, profit before people, trade, US | Leave a comment

Food Industry: using Covid-19 as an excuse to stop using Fairtrade produce

Posted on July 2, 2020 by borderslynn

Please read about the plight of Fairtrade farmers: “After a decade of sourcing cocoa and sugar for KitKat in the UK and Ireland, Nestlé have informed Fairtrade they no longer plan to buy Fairtrade cocoa and sugar from some of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cocoa, equity, fair wage, fairtrade, farmers, food producers, poverty, sugar cane | Leave a comment

Food industry: China reports 10.4% (35/338) of swine workers were positive for G4 EA H1N1 virus

Posted on June 30, 2020 by borderslynn

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/23/1921186117 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/swine-flu-strain-human-pandemic-potential-increasingly-found-chinese-pigs In 2018 there was widespread African swine flu reported https://www.economist.com/china/2018/09/06/african-swine-flu-is-causing-alarm-in-china-and-beyond And we all worry that we may have a repeat of the 2009 H1N1 type pandemic running alongside Covid 19. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_pandemic Making a vaccine through ‘reassortant’

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged animal welfare, China, contagion, food industry, G4 EA H1N1 virus, pandemic, vaccines, virus adaptations, workers, world science | Leave a comment

Exploitation of food industry workers: Covid 19 highlights their plight

Posted on June 29, 2020 by borderslynn

We know how we get our food to our table. To get it cheaply we rely on exploited workers. The economics of the food industry needs analysing whilst it is under the spotlight of Covid 19. Note suggestions for us … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, covid 19, food industry economics, human and labour rights, migrant workers, persecution, produce, racism | Leave a comment

Feeding SARS coV-2 infected food to the world

Posted on June 24, 2020 by borderslynn

In this article: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/06/22/Development-of-coronavirus-detection-tools-in-foods-essential-argue-researchers?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright It is suggested rigorous testing is urgently needed to accurately test food which may contain SARS coV-2 as a result of a worker with the virus contaminating the food before it reaches the consumer. Testing workers … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged food supply chain weaknesses, harsh working environment, immigrant workers, poor health and safety, profit before people, testing, tracing | Leave a comment

Meat Processing Plants: Covid 19

Posted on June 23, 2020 by borderslynn

As we all now know, if we didn’t before, meat is processed by workers who are forced to operate in close proximity. As a result many have succumbed to Covid 19. “Latino communities and all communities of color in the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged covid 19, diet, health, labour protection, low paid workers, meat consumption, meat processing plants, poverty, wealth | Leave a comment

The Food Industry and Covid 19

Posted on June 21, 2020 by borderslynn

The Coronoravirus epidemic has highlighted many inequalities in society – the poorest are hit hardest by the consequences of the disease. I will add to this blog as I research it, but do not want to delay its publication as … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged capitalism, consequences of unemployment, covid 19, fair wage, food industry, Maslow, poverty, respect, universal wage | Leave a comment

Christopher Columbus Statues

Posted on June 14, 2020 by borderslynn

This image taken 2019. A long running sore. Now many voices call for such symbols to no longer affront the daily lives of those whose ancestors helped build America (and previous empires of the world) with their suffering. Now statues … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged degradation, genocide, humiliation, indigenous, injustice, military aggression, oppressed, poverty, religion, slavery, terror, uncivilised, violence | Leave a comment

Land Grab attempted of Indian reservation whilst virus rampages

Posted on June 11, 2020 by borderslynn

“June 6, 2020 CONTACT: steven@smokesygnals.com NCAIPress@ncai.org KCarroll@usetinc.org Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Native Organizations Encouraged by Recent Decision in Mashpee v. Bernhardt and Now Call on DOI for Recommitment to Tribal Sovereignty. Yesterday, the United States District Court for the District … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged "indians", injustice, justice, land grabs, land rights, law, mashpee, native american peoples, racism, reservations, USA | Leave a comment

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