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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

Redirecting floodwater into aquifer

Posted on August 22, 2022 by borderslynn

For some years now the pattern of drought followed by flooding is experienced in many countries. Serious reduction in water levels in aquifers causes drinking water shortages. It is therefore necessary to build a system which directs flood waters into … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, aquifers, california, climate change, dams, drinking water, drought, Farming, food supply chains, hydrology, livestock, Mexico City, rivers, wildlife, world drought, world food | Leave a comment

Power Grid Vulnerabilities

Posted on August 16, 2022 by borderslynn

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the power sector accounted for nearly two-thirds of global emissions growth in 2018, with coal use for power generation alone producing 10 Gt of CO 2. Many countries have ageing nuclear power stations. They are not renewable. … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged bombing infrastructure, carbon capture, coal power, future proof, gas power, nuclear fission, Nuclear Power, power grid infrastructure, solar renewables, wind renewables | Leave a comment

Wildfires and Power Grids: Redesign needed

Posted on August 16, 2022 by borderslynn

One definition of fossil fuels: https://www.britannica.com/science/fossil-fuel And most of us are acutely aware of these and of our dependency. Whilst using alternatives for producing energy to power the electricity we need at the most basic level is a priority, we … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon sink, coal seam fires, lost forests, power grid redesign, underground fires, wildfires | Leave a comment

The earth cannot take it any more

Posted on July 28, 2022 by borderslynn

https://theconversation.com/human-disruption-to-earths-freshwater-cycle-has-exceeded-the-safe-limit-our-research-shows-182562 Please read the above. Learn how each of us can stay informed and help with solutions. We cannot be silent or passive. We can help if we use our 7 billion minds together. See how young scientists are working … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, burning fossil fuels, carbon emissions, disrupted fresh water cycle, drought, human harmful activity, industrial destruction, oil and gas exploration since 1920, satellite tracking | Leave a comment

Oil Plunder

Posted on July 27, 2022 by borderslynn

Virunga National Park, home, to the last mountain gorillas and people of the Congo, has been placed in a deal to auction off the precious territory to countries like the US and UK so they can drill for oil! https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/25/world/congo-auction-land-oil-companies … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, APAC, carbon credits, climate change, Drilling, exploited congolese, fossil fuels, IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, mountain gorillas, oil, protecting endangered species, protecting wilderness | 1 Comment

The Sand is Running Out

Posted on July 5, 2022 by borderslynn

This metaphor is so appropriate as we miss deadlines for reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, as we plunder finite resources to intensely build renewables and electricity storage technology, thus expanding the greenwashing message. We cannot unlearn the centuries of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged contamination, ecological harm, fracking, lithium, renewables, river destruction, sand battery, sand depletion, toxins | 1 Comment

Agricultural solutions

Posted on July 1, 2022 by borderslynn

I have just watched a Euronews coverage of how enterprising solutions have enabled Algerian farmers to utilise the water table below the desert and renewable electricity to grow potatoes and other foods in specially cultivated areas. Watch at: https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/27/from-sand-to-spuds-how-algeria-galvanised-its-agricultural-sector This … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, Algeria, aquifer, brazil, building resilience, california, climate change, decontaminating soil, desert, drought, favelas, food security, garden initiative, goats not pesticides, healthy food, nature based solutions, organic, poverty | Leave a comment

Does history tell us anything?

Posted on June 21, 2022 by borderslynn

I read this recently in Ruth Ben Ghiat’s book, Strongmen: “The Cold War made Mobutu’s long rule and luxurious lifestyle possible. The age of decolonization marked a shift in the economic order, with the end of European empires bringing the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, Cold War, colonialism, corruption, dishonourable acts, Paul Manafort, perpetuating poverty, Roger Stone, theft from nations, Zaire | Leave a comment

When we rebuild

Posted on June 1, 2022 by borderslynn

Bertrand Piccard says we must develop wisdom and respect. He is collecting 1000 solutions which exist already, but then will promote them to attract greater investments. We can rebuild whilst not recreating the harmful environments of the past centuries. https://bertrandpiccard.com/articles/the-1000-solutions-call … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged clean drinking water, devastation, disruption, ecology, environment, futures, infrastructure, respect, wisdom | Leave a comment

‘You play with our world, like it’s your little toy’

Posted on March 19, 2022 by borderslynn

Dylan put it into words. I am singing it now. I cannot believe we are seeing a beautiful land and its people being attacked in the 21st century, with the most cruel weapons. The industries that made these weapons are … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged finite resources, greed, sadism, wealth, weapons industry | Leave a comment

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About borderslynn

Where did we come from? Where are we going?