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Oceans in Crisis: Gambling With Our Future
OCEANS IN CRISIS: GAMBLING WITH OUR FUTURE The threats posed by climate change and overexploitation of the oceans are already being felt. All will be affected, none more so than the poorest costal and island populations. With the crisis in our oceans and its devastating ecological consequences now abundantly clear, global solutions are needed. Overfishing, rising […]
Yellowstone Eruption Fears Spike As Largest Geyser Erupts For The 8th Time
Yellowstone Eruption Fears Spike As Largest Geyser Erupts For The 8th Time Yellowstone caldera eruption fears have spiked as the supervolcano’s largest geyser erupted for the eight time. So far, scientists aren’t certain why the Steamboat geyser continues to erupt, adding to the fears. After years of silence, Yellowstone’s Steamboat geyser, a better show than […]
The Mining Industry Shows Its True Colors
The Mining Industry Shows Its True Colors “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…I won’t be fooled again.” -President George W. Bush, 2006 Montana has been raped — in every sense of the word — by the mining industry for a century and a half. Anyone who doubts that need only look across our beautiful […]
Everything That Dies Does Not Come Back
Everything That Dies Does Not Come Back Charles Sprague Pearce The Arab jeweler c1882 There are a lot of industries in our world that wreak outsized amounts of havoc. Think the biggest global banks and oil companies. Think plastics. But there is one field that is much worse than all others: agro-chemicals. At some point, […]
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change A group of geologists have drawn my attention to the 2010/2013 Geological Society of London‘s statement on climate change and asked if I could arrange an on-line discussion about it. The lead author of the statements is Dr Colin Summerhayes who has participated as guest blogger […]
Work in a World Without Growth
WORK IN A WORLD WITHOUT GROWTH A fixation with growth in economics has seen GDP increase in proportion to environmental damage. As planetary limits draw ever closer and are even being surpassed, such a model cannot be sustained. Riccardo Mastini explains how a job guarantee could open up the way to a sustainable economic model. […]
Will the Extinction of Bees Really Mean the End of Humanity?
Will the Extinction of Bees Really Mean the End of Humanity? Feared at best and considered a useless, disposable nuisance at worst, bees are among the most underappreciated creatures on the planet. That’s a shame because our very existence relies on the tiny buzzing creatures. We’ve known for years that bee populations all across North […]
Jerry Brown: 3 Billion Will Die from Global Warming
Jerry Brown: 3 Billion Will Die from Global Warming On April 17, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown delivered a speech at the National Press Club in Washington DC. A day later the headline that forms the title of this post appeared in Google News. I’ve been unable to find out exactly how many views Google […]
World can limit global warming to 1.5C by ‘improving energy efficiency’
World can limit global warming to 1.5C by ‘improving energy efficiency’ It is possible to limit global warming to 1.5C and achieve many of the sustainable development goals without “negative emissions technologies”, a new study finds. The research suggests that improving energy efficiency – chiefly by saving on everyday energy use – could play a major […]
Dramatic Drone Footage Shows Massive Kilauea Crater Collapse, Miles Of Lava Devastation
Dramatic Drone Footage Shows Massive Kilauea Crater Collapse, Miles Of Lava Devastation The number of homes destroyed in Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption has jumped to 117 from 87, according to Monday figures released by the Hawaii County Civil Defense. An estimated 20-40 homes were destroyed in Kapoho, while around a dozen people were trapped on the eastern tip […]
Making It To The 4th Second
Prince Ea Making It To The 4th Second A hard-hitting delivery of the predicament humanity faces Our work here at PeakProsperity.com focuses on raising awareness of the serious challenges facing humanity as we continue to live well beyond our economic, energetic and ecological means. Through the Three Es framework presented in The Crash Course, we’ve […]
“Bunker,” the Fuel for the Giant Engines in Large Cargo Ships
“Bunker,” the Fuel for the Giant Engines in Large Cargo Ships The world grapples with the emissions. When pricing a container shipment, we are sometimes told rates have gone up because “bunker oil” has increased in price or that the delivery will take a few extra days because shipowners ordered their skippers to slow down […]
Only Radical Environmental Activism Can Bring About Whole-System Change
Only Radical Environmental Activism Can Bring About Whole-System Change To come to terms with the many dimensions of our ecological crisis we need to co-create conscious, connected communities, and act together Adapted from A New Republic of the Heart; An Ethos for Revolutionaries A healthy future for humanity requires a healthy living planet. And our […]
