By Gaia Gardener: On Suffering
By Gaia Gardener: On Suffering Buried in the comments of the last post we discussed human overshoot and what should be done about it. I proposed our goal should be to minimize suffering and that the best path to achieving this goal is awareness of Ajit Varki’s Mind Over Reality Transition (MORT) theory. My view, in summary, is […]
End of the 40-Year Bull in Debt and a “Global Depression” Threat
End of the 40-Year Bull in Debt and a “Global Depression” Threat Francis Hunt interviews Danielle DiMartino Booth in a must watch video, her most economically comprehensive yet. Discussion Topics Please do yourself a favor and watch the video link below. Here are just some of topics discussed. Possible end of the 40-year bull in […]
We’re in It Now for Sure
We’re in It Now for Sure Now, we’re finding out the hard way how much daily life must change, and is changing, and how disorderly that process is in every way from the imperative daily life adjustments to our spiritual When I wrote The Long Emergency nearly twenty years ago, I never thought that, once it got […]
Bankrupt Sri Lanka Takes Russian Crude As Fuel Crisis Depletes Stocks, Mulls Loan From China
Bankrupt Sri Lanka Takes Russian Crude As Fuel Crisis Depletes Stocks, Mulls Loan From China A foreign exchange shortage has resulted in the worst financial crisis Sri Lanka has ever endured, with shortages of everything from food to crude. Fuel supplies are down to just days, food has run out at supermarkets, and social-economic chaos has unfolded […]
Summer Heat Could Wreak Havoc On Texas’ Grid
Summer Heat Could Wreak Havoc On Texas’ Grid Experts warn that Texans should be prepared for another massive grid failure. While Texas has made some progress in increasing surplus energy flow to the grid, high demand may overwhelm embattled ERCOT. Despite warnings, ERCOT remains confident that it can manage the increase in energy demand this […]
Social tipping points of the 2020s
Social tipping points of the 2020s Anyone who reads the news and walks the earth with open eyes sees that in this day and age “all that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned.” But we are only at the beginning of epochal changes. Our ecosystem and socio-economic system are already flickering and it’s […]
Home Soil
Home Soil We need more geology in school. Or perhaps ecology. Probably both. If we are to survive, we need to understand who and what we are, and for that we need to understand this world that made us. We are earthly beings. We are small parts of a small planet on an average star […]
Australian fuel import bill going sky-high
Australian fuel import bill going sky-high In March 2022 Australia’s petroleum product imports have reached almost AU$ 4 bn per month, an increase of 70% compared to December 2019. Fig 1: Petroleum product imports by volume (black lines) and value (brown line) Fig 2: Australian dollar to US$ exchange rate The Australian Dollar was also […]
It takes an ecovillage…: some thoughts on ‘Going to Seed’
It takes an ecovillage…: some thoughts on ‘Going to Seed’ I enjoyed writing a book review for my last post so much that I’m going to write another one this time around. But whereas last time it was a long review of a very long book addressing itself to a large slice of human history, here I […]
Honeybees: A holistic perspective on a superorganism
Honeybees: A holistic perspective on a superorganism It is a great privilege to call myself a beekeeper. Having bees in my life, constantly reminds me to notice the sheer wonder of the world around me and often leaves me with a visceral sense of my place within this world. Honeybees have seen a dramatic rise […]
Reduce Waste: How To Make The Most Of Your Autumn Leaves
Reduce Waste: How To Make The Most Of Your Autumn Leaves The end of the summer garden is always bittersweet for me. I miss my daily fresh cut lettuce but I also love the falling leaves and bright reds and oranges of autumn. Luckily, those fallen leaves are more than just pleasing to look at. […]
3 Sustainable Ways To Reduce Your Dependence on the Supply Chain
3 Sustainable Ways To Reduce Your Dependence on the Supply Chain It’s no secret that the supply chain disruptions have created global impacts on us. Many of us are feeling the burn of soaring food prices and are ready to do what is necessary to continue to feed our families. It’s not about choice, it’s about survival, […]
One Billion People At Risk Of Power Blackouts As Global Grids Stretched
One Billion People At Risk Of Power Blackouts As Global Grids Stretched This summer, power grids worldwide won’t produce enough electricity to meet the soaring demand, threatening more than one billion people with rolling blackouts. Grids are stretched thin by fossil fuel shortages, drought and heatwaves, commodity disruptions and soaring prices due to the war […]
