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Durable Goods
Durable Goods Ed. note: The post below is a transcription of Post Carbon Fellow Stephanie Mills’ remarks at the 50 year anniversary of the publication of the Whole Earth Catalog. Gratitude to Mother Earth, ground of being. Gratitude to Stewart and Ryan and their colleagues for realizing this event. Gratitude to Stephanie Feldstein for her […]
We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now
We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now Climate breakdown is an imminent threat to humanity. But an international treaty could avert calamity Brown coal power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia. ‘Currently global demand for coal, oil and gas are all growing, with fossil fuels accounting for 81% of energy use.’ […]
The Great Drought
The Great Drought Photo Source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | CC BY 2.0 The most hazardous global warming risk for society at large is widespread loss of grain production because of a synchronized worldwide drought. It would be a colossal killer. It’s happened before, known as The Great Drought 142 years ago. Unmistakably, droughts […]
Eco Crises: Doom & Gloom, Truth & Consequences
Eco Crises: Doom & Gloom, Truth & Consequences Photo Source Sakeeb Sabakka | CC BY 2.0 …We can’t save the world by playing by the rules because the rules have to change. Everything needs to change and it has to start today….To all the politicians that pretend to take the climate question seriously, to all […]
‘Dirt to Soil’ – How to make money in farming and save the planet
‘Dirt to Soil’ – How to make money in farming and save the planet Gabe Brown, the author of Dirt to Soil, farms near Bismarck in the US state of North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border. Unusual weather events often spell bad news for farmers, but anyone hit by hailstorms and a severe […]
Excerpt From “De-growth in the Suburbs, A Radical Urban Imaginary.”
EXCERPT FROM “DE-GROWTH IN THE SUBURBS, A RADICAL URBAN IMAGINARY.” Over the next 4 weeks we will be sharing with you excerpt from Samuel Alexander and Brendan Gleeson’s new book, “Degrowth in the Suburbs: A Radical Urban Imaginary”. This book addresses a central dilemma of the urban age: how to make suburban landscapes sustainable in the face […]
As the fracking protesters show, a people’s rebellion is the only way to fight climate breakdown
As the fracking protesters show, a people’s rebellion is the only way to fight climate breakdown Our politicians, under the influence of big business, have failed us. As they take the planet to the brink, it’s time for disruptive, nonviolent disobedience Illustration by Bill Bragg It is hard to believe today, but the prevailing ethos […]
Warning! Civilization at Risk, Crisis by 2040 (And Other Nonsensical Climate BS)
Warning! Civilization at Risk, Crisis by 2040 (And Other Nonsensical Climate BS) The amount of climate scaremongering in the past few weeks is stunning. And it’s all pure bullshit. Check out these headlines. Wall Street Journal: U.N. Panel Warns Drastic Action Needed to Stave Off Climate Change New York Times: Major Climate Report Describes a […]
Category 3 Hurricane Willa Makes Landfall In Mexico Tonight – 500,000 Tourists In Path
Category 3 Hurricane Willa Makes Landfall In Mexico Tonight – 500,000 Tourists In Path Category 3 Hurricane Willa is expected to make landfall in and around Mexico’s Pacific Coast Tuesday evening with “life-threatening storm surge, wind, and rainfall,” according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Willa briefly sustained Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds on Monday, then […]
There Are Two Types of Pole Shifts & We Seem to be on Course for an event Faster than Most Ever Believed
There Are Two Types of Pole Shifts & We Seem to be on Course for an event Faster than Most Ever Believed QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I agree that something seems to be changing faster than perhaps we might have expected. Is there anything that points to how fast a pole change might actually take place? […]
Reflections 50 Years Past, 50 Years Future
Reflections 50 Years Past, 50 Years Future Ed. note: The following remarks were made at the event celebrating 50 years since the publications of the Whole Earth Catalog. Thank you to everyone involved with Whole Earth for the inspiring conversations you’ve sparked over the years, including the ones happening on this stage tonight. I feel […]
‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Willa Now Category 5 Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Willa Now Category 5 Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast Hurricane Willa has rapidly intensified into an “extremely dangerous” category five storm in the eastern Pacific, with computer models early Monday forecasting landfall on Mexico’s western coast between Mazatlan and Perto Vallarta in the next several days. According to The Washington Post, state governments […]
Murdered for Sand
Murdered for Sand The world is running out of sand, and people are dying as a result “It is to cities what flour is to bread, what cells are to our bodies: the invisible but fundamental ingredient that makes up the bulk of the built environment in which most of us live.“ — Vince Beiser, author […]
Aspirational Goals
Aspirational Goals It was great to hear, from the mouth of Congressional savant Gerry Connolly, (D-VA) that substantive Democratic actions confronting climate change are “aspirational goals”. It makes survival sound like such an elective pleasure: as in should I order the hardtack or the filet mignon? Can I afford to survive? What will this […]
The risks of synthetic biology in the information society
The risks of synthetic biology in the information society Knowledge is power. The instructions for making viruses from synthetic strands of DNA are on the internet. And, the strands themselves are available for purchase online. It’s called synthetic biology. Right now it’s not easy to get the strands to you need to make dangerous viruses […]
