Before beginning, a note is in order. No one is claiming Kirk’s analysis is scientifically or statistically valid. Nevertheless, it is a useful tool for understanding the factors climate change deniers base their beliefs on.
Kirk ends her discussion with perhaps the most cogent and useful advice of all. “Be nice,” she says. “None of the commenters lauded the effectiveness of flaming arguments, shaming, or condescending treatment. Letting go of a long-held belief is hard.We can support people and give them rational, relatable reasons to appreciate the science of climate change. We have the evidence and the credibility on our side. Let’s not squander the high ground.” Amen to that, Karin. Ready to learn more? Let’s go.
Family Values Most Common Source Of Science Resistant Beliefs
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Most people tend to adopt the worldview of their parents, family, and social group. Children of Democrats tend to be Democrats themselves. The same is true of Republicans. Religious beliefs and ethnic mores tend are transmitted from parents to children. The following comments were typical. Continue reading “Candid Confessions Of 635 Former Climate Change Deniers”
On May 1st, on the day of remembrance of workers who died in the struggle for their rights, anarchists in various cities of Belarus conducted actions of agitation calling on the people of Belarus to strike and resist.
SLAP! (Squatters of London Action Paper) is a monthly DIY newspaper for squatters in London. It is available in print and online as a PDF.
The paper combines news, pictures, analysis and humour and aims to strengthen connections between squatters in London in order to encourage direct actions and other forms of anarchist organising.
shared with thanks from Old world garden May is here, and with Spring in full force, it’s time to start thinking about planting the garden. I’m not talking about planting the early seed crops that get us out into the garden for the first time in months.
I’m talking about Planting The Garden – Big Time! And that means transplanting those summer-loving, big tasting, high-producing crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and other veggies into the garden.
I honestly can’t think of a more exciting time for a vegetable gardening fanatic than planting day!
Getting your vegetable plants off to a great start plays a major role in a successful harvest. And by following just a few simple steps on planting day, you can make sure your garden will grow and flourish all year long. Here are 3 of our favorite tips when it comes to successfully planting the garden.
Planting The Garden – 3 Tips To Success
#1 Don’t Rush The Big Day
One of the biggest mistakes people make is to rush planting day. When it comes to vegetable transplants, timing is everything. The soil needs to be warm, and the threat of frost needs to be past. If not, your plants can sit in cold soil and even worse, be damaged or destroyed by a late spring frost or freeze.Tomato and pepper plants mulched and ready to grow!
When plants sit around in cold, damp conditions, bad things happen. Their growth can be permanently stunted, and their roots and stems can rot in the soil.
Yes, I know all of the nurseries and stores have those plants inside and looking all ready to go. The key – they are still inside! So pick them up now while the selection is good, but don’t put them into the ground just yet.
#2 Feed Your Plants
When it is time to transplant your vegetable plants in the ground, give them the perfect home! The planting hole you create for each plant will be their new home for the next 3 months or so, so fill it with food and make it a great one!
We start by creating all of our planting holes with a post hole digger. It quickly makes a beautiful, extra wide hole that is a good 8 to 10” deep. That loosens the soil in a large space around the transplants going into the ground, allowing them a lot of space to quickly expand their roots.
And then we fill that hole back in with plant loving food! We mix in an equal amount of compost with the soil that came out of the hole. Then we add in a few crushed egg shells, a tablespoon of coffee grounds, and a couple of tablespoons of worm castings. Then we use that to fill back in around the transplant. The nutrient filled soil mix provides an incredible source of food as the plants begin to grow. The worm castings have simply been an amazing additive to our plantings. They work wonders in fertilizing plants naturally. See : Planting With A Post Hole Digger and Why Egg Shells and Coffee Grounds Are Great For The Garden
#3 – Mulch Those Plants!
I can’t stress enough how much mulching helps your plants! It is critical.
First and foremost, it keeps out competing weeds. And those weeds, if present, steal all of the valuable nutrients from the soil, and leave your plants hungry. Mulching also insulates the root zone of plants. This keeps the plants from overheating on hot days, and can keep them warmer if a cold snap hits. And, if you mulch directly around your plants with a little compost, it can feed your plants too!
We use a 1″ to 2″ thick mulching of compost about 8″ in diameter around each plant. We then cover the rest of the area in straw, leaving no dirt at all exposed in our growing rows. No exposed soil – no weeds!
And by using the compost, every time we water or it rains, the nutrients leach into the soil, helping to feed our plants all summer long.
There you have it, our top 3 planting day tips. Here is to a great 2017 garden!
Happy Gardening, Jim and Mary. We hope you enjoyed this week’s gardening article!
April 28, 2017 –WWN WORLD NEWS 255 SHARES CommentsWITH death by nuclear fire back at the top of everyone’s ‘shit I’m afraid of right now’ lists, many people have started thinking about preparing for survival in a scorched, post-apocalyptic wasteland.If you’re unsure as to what you should ‘pack’ for your journey into the unknown, then allow WWN to walk you through 5 things every Irish person should have in their bunker…1) DrinkLife in a nuclear fallout shelter is zero craic, unless you get yourself well oiled. Remember; space is limited, so don’t stow cans. Spirits are a far more concentrated, effective way to get yourself shit-faced and ignore the scrabblings of the damned as they try to claw their way in.2) Iodine pillsThe government sent them to you, you threw them in the drawer with the old birthday cards and the Nokia chargers.. now’s the time to put them iodine-ey bad boys to use! Put them in your bunker so you can neck them swiftly when the time comes. Continue reading “WWN Guide To Surviving A Nuclear Apocalypse”
Various anarchist groups have together launched the SIDE BY SIDE campaign . Let’s jointly face the repression and show solidarity with the people indicted more than two years ago in the so-called Operation Piñata, and other similar operations that, with the excuse of anti-terrorism, have attacked the anarchist movement.
SIDE BY SIDE, facing together the repression that seeks to dissuade us, immobilize us, discourage us. Together, not isolated. With the strength that we try to understand our differences and learn to find ourselves in complicities. SIDE BY SIDE, that’s what we call this campaign, this cry of resistance, this new challenge to power. Another attempt to break the silence, to make visible the social conflict increasingly evident as a result of the sharpening of the structural crisis of the capitalist system.
We can support people and give them rational, relatable reasons to appreciate the science of climate change. We have the evidence and the credibility on our side. Let’s not squander the high ground.” Amen to that, Karin. Ready to learn more? Let’s go.
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