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Tag Archives: Britain
Pyridine and North East England contamination
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/22858596.pyridine-caused-mass-north-east-sea-life-deaths The information on Pyridine states: “Pyridine appears as a clear colorless to light yellow liquid with a penetrating nauseating odor. Density 0.978 g / cm3. Flash point 68 °F. Vapors are heavier than air. Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. … Continue reading
Wool
Killing a sheep and cutting off its skin to provide clothing is obviously a skill humans have been honing for thousands of years, since we skinned many animals to clothe us, and ate the meat, used the bones to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, China, climate change, goats, sheep, wool, wool yarn
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The Impact of Farming on land use: Britain
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
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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
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Covid 19 and food poverty, Britain
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
The 19th century European Curse across Africa: Part Two
To understand the influence of a little country (Belgium) over another 80 times as big as it, (the Congo in Africa) I had to read the history. Coming from Britain, I knew too well of our tiny size but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Seeley Harris, Belgium, Britain, Congo, european colonisation of africa, germany, land grabs, Leopold II, oppression, slavery, white supremacy
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7th Century Religious Earthquakes
Rome first influenced the conversion of Pagans living in the British Isles, to Christianity. According to Prosper of Aquitaine, Palladius was from a noble family in Gaul. In 429, he was serving as a deacon in Rome. The Pope commissioned … Continue reading
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Tagged anglo-saxons, battles, beliefs, Britain, Byzantine, Christians, conversion, ireland, Jerusalem, Jews, muslims, pagans, Persians, scotland, Slavs, theology, wR
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Adam Smith: Part XI
When Adam Smith was 17, Britain was at war against Spain, ostensibly due to an old grievance of a Captain Robert Jenkins. His merchant ship was boarded by Spanish coast guards and Jenkins had his ear sliced off by one of … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, adam smith, Afghanistan, Britain, Carnatic War, Empire building, India, profit from war, Silesian war, trade, war, wealth
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Adam Smith: Part X
My current Historic Scotland magazine made me aware of the Medieval torture practices which extended into the 1700s. It made me think that we can always, as humans, raise our intellectual understanding but never seem to leave go of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adam smith, Britain, catholic, economics, history, politics, protestant, scotland, torture, victims
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Climate Change and Tree Deaths
I was reading an article in the ScienceDaily.com dated December 2012 entitled : “As Climate Warms, Bark Beetles March On High-Elevation Forests” As Scotland has mountain slopes upon which are many pine plantations, I was naturally interested. Here I quote … Continue reading
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Tagged bacteria, Britain, climate change, CO2, death spiral, fungus, insects, pathogen, trees, wildlife
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