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Civilization Is Now On Suicide Watch
“This latest edition of the Living Planet Report is not for the faint-hearted. One key point that jumps out and captures the overall picture is that the Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has declined by 52 per cent since 1970. Put another way, in less than two human generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by half. These are the living forms that constitute the fabric of the ecosystems which sustain life on Earth – and the barometer of what we are doing to our own planet, our only home. We ignore their decline at our peril.”
61 Comments on "Civilization Is Now On Suicide Watch"
Northwest Resident on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 11:14 am
JuanP — Yeah, in a collapse scenario, I’ll be able to make my own car wax with Propolis — gotta keep that relic of a bygone age all shined up!! Just kidding — I read the article in your link and it was very interesting to read about all the potential applications for Propolis — never heard of it before now. Thanks!
GregT on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 11:15 am
Yes, honey bees make propolis. They use it to stick everything inside the hive together. They also store pollen, and royal jelly. They feed royal jelly to a female larva to turn her into a queen.
Honey is antibacterial, and has been used for centuries as a dressing for wounds. It has also been used as an antibiotic. Honey bees are a excellent addition for anyone looking to be more self sufficient.
ghung on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 11:18 am
Thanks, Greg. I’m keeping Mason Bees in mind for use in our new high-tunnel. There’s been a colony of what I’m sure are Mason Bees that build little tunnels in the clay bank where my PV trackers are located. Busy little girls, and yes, they do have a mild sting if they are disturbed, but won’t venture far from their homes, unlike yellow jackets or bald-faced hornets.
Davy on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 11:24 am
Chehalem Valley – Nice place NR!
Black bears are just south of us so I should be OK. I plan on Bees next year if my prep efforts can continue.
Davy on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 11:32 am
Boat, I hope for your optimism. I still find it a bit like childhood fairy tales. My doom is like facing the cold beating rain in a dangerous storm heroically with stoicism. It feels manlier.
JuanP on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 11:35 am
NR, My wife and I use regularly Propolis as an antiseptic to seal my wounds, and have been doing so all our lives. Every home in Uruguay has a Propoleum(its other name) tube in the bathroom cabinet to heal small burns, scratches, and sunburn. I am constanly getting scratches. I prefer it to more common antibiotic ointments because it is natural and organic. Propolis is a great addition to a post collapse first aid kit, and is good enough to use today.
Northwest Resident on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 1:15 pm
Davy — Yeah, Chehalem Valley IS a really nice place. Use Google Maps to view the valley and you can see all the orchards, vineyards and farmland — and dude ranches. The native Indians living in this valley used to have it made — until white man showed up, of course. At some point in the future, I’m sure that deer, elk, beaver and bears will populate this valley once again.
Hey guys — thanks for all the additional info on honey and bees! I have much to learn.
Apneaman on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 4:02 pm
“We’re going to become extinct,” the eminent scientist says. “Whatever we do now is too late.”
Fenner is an authority on extinction. The emeritus professor in microbiology at the Australian National University played a leading role in sending one species into oblivion: the variola virus that causes smallpox.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/frank-fenner-sees-no-hope-for-humans/story-e6frgcjx-1225880091722?nk=2d19a1513a47df6dbdb56ac25b0e0690
Apneaman on Sun, 12th Oct 2014 4:13 pm
Hey nony! Here is your future that is already here. This shit is happening every week now and it’s only just begun. Duck & cover bitch.
http://www.weather.com/news/update/genoa-italy-nimes-france-flood-20141010
antiwarforever on Mon, 13th Oct 2014 5:50 am
The sad truth is that Homo Sapiens is a highly adaptable species, like fireants it survives almost anything. So he will continue exterminating nature and thanks to climate change he will even colonize regions hitherto protected by their intense cold : Siberia, Northern Canada, Greenland, Antarctica, or extreme dryness : the Sahara desert, Mongolia, inner Australia, the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia : you name it, no part of the planet will escape the massive 15 bn human presence in the next century. Fortunately I won’t be alive to see that!
rollin on Mon, 13th Oct 2014 7:40 am
Things will be much better when humans are back in the food chain.