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Triple Crisis in the Anthropocene Ocean.
Triple Crisis in the Anthropocene Ocean. Part Three: The Heat of 3.6 Billion Atom Bombs Continuing Ian Angus’s examination of the ‘deadly trio’ of CO2-driven assaults on ocean life. Part three: ocean warming and permanent heatwaves “Triple Crisis” has been published in three parts Part One: Corrosive Seas Part Two: Running Low on Oxygen Part Three: The […]
No Matter Who Wins
NO MATTER WHO WINS Modern elections—despite their social and political importance—have become more like sporting events than referendums around ideas. We so intensely identify with our partisan tribe, that we focus on the slogans, the rooting against the ‘other guy’ and other us-vs-them dynamics, and often lose sight of the issues, the context, and how […]
How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat
How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat Climate change continues to alter the planet and make it less suitable for sustaining life. Animals have felt this effect more than anyone else. As people look for new locations to build safer, more weather-proof cities, wildlife species have retreated to the minimal spaces still […]
Bringing disaster preparedness into resilience politics
Bringing disaster preparedness into resilience politics Introduction Most discussion of “sustainability” for the last 30 years has been about how to ensure that what we do today is not at the expense of future generations. This is supposed to be so that future generations are safe from the damage done when current generations over-exploit the […]
The Economic Superorganism: Excerpt
The Economic Superorganism: Excerpt For the last 200 years, increasing global energy consumption has translated to increasing global GHG emissions. While this might not be the case in the future, how do we consider the conflict between our instincts to react to immediate circumstances (i.e., consume more energy now, grow the economy now) and the […]
Different types of biogas systems
Different types of biogas systems In our three part series we have examined the use of biogas to reduce emissions and drawdown carbon as a tool to address climate change. We looked at some of the factors that make biogas suitable and some of the limitations that might make biogas less than optimal for a […]
We Are Pawns In A Bigger Game Than We Realize
We Are Pawns In A Bigger Game Than We Realize Understanding the coming ‘Great Reset’ “I had grasped the significance of the silence of the dog, for one true inference invariably suggests others…. Obviously the midnight visitor was someone whom the dog knew well.” ~ Sherlock Holmes – The Adventures of Silver Blaze Is it […]
Agroecology or Collapse: Part 1 – From Emergency Responses to Systemic Transformations
Annual demonstrations in defense of women’s lives and agroecology in the territory of Borborema. Foto: Nilton Pereira/AS-PTA Agroecology or Collapse: Part 1 – From Emergency Responses to Systemic Transformations In this first of a three-part contribution to Agroecology Now, Paulo Petersen and Denis Monteiro present the current moment as a crisis in capitalism that demands systemic and […]
Ransomware attacks and biodiversity: A possible lesson from nature
Ransomware attacks and biodiversity: A possible lesson from nature As I read about recent ransomware attacks on hospitals, I was reminded of a seemingly unremarkable event years ago when I was still using a computer with the Windows operating system. I was working with a medical doctor turned medical IT specialist. His preferred operating system—though […]
In the War on Climate Change, the BC Election Was a Bust
In the War on Climate Change, the BC Election Was a Bust But the Sustainabiliteens and other youth committed to radical change will never give up. Youth on strike for the climate in Vancouver, March 2019. Photo by Jackie Dives. For high school students and climate activists like us, British Columbia’s recent election wasn’t just about […]
Capitalism Will Ruin the Earth By 2050, Scientists Say
Capitalism Will Ruin the Earth By 2050, Scientists Say The good news is, by cutting our consumption, there’s another way. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES A spate of new scientific research starkly lays out the choice humankind faces in coming decades: By 2050, we could retain high levels of GDP, at the price of a world wracked by […]
It’s time environmentalists talked about the population problem
It’s time environmentalists talked about the population problem Credit: Shutterstock In all the talk of tackling environmental problems such as climate change, the problem of population growth often escapes attention. Politicians don’t like talking about it. By and large, neither do environmentalists—but former Greens leader Bob Brown has bucked that trend. Brown recently declared the world’s population must start […]
Concrete: Our Future Is Anchored in the Stuff
Concrete: Our Future Is Anchored in the Stuff The modern world is made of a wondrous, terrible product of human ingenuity. A new book tells the story. An apartment building under construction in Chile. Concrete, author Mary Soderstrom tells us, is a building material urgently needed to protect us against the climate change it helps […]
A life on our planet – review
A life on our planet – review I watched David Attenborough’s film A life on our planet the other evening. The first, and largest, part of the movie was very well made. Perhaps not much new, but very well presented and with excellent footage and narrative. Some images are very strong, even brutal, such as a lonely […]
Today’s Contemplation: The Coming Collapse VIII
October 30, 2020
Today’s Contemplation: The Coming Collapse VIII Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Once again, a comment I posted in response to an article on The Tyee. Where to begin? I realise this article is primarily about a federal political party and its future but there are two underlying issues that are discussed that need far […]
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