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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXIII–Pessimists Are Optimists That Have All the Facts
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXIII October 31, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Pessimists Are Optimists That Have All the Facts This contemplation has been prompted by another great article by The Honest Sorcerer. If you’ve not read their work, I highly recommend it. A couple of thoughts in reading your splendid […]
Why Are We Not Talking About Ecological Overshoot?
Why Are We Not Talking About Ecological Overshoot? Editor’s Note: We cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet. Something that should be a part of common sense is somehow lost in meaning among policymakers. In this piece, Elisabeth Robson explains the concept of overshoot to explain just that. She also delves into how the major policy […]
Over 140,000 Farms Lost in 5 Years
Over 140,000 Farms Lost in 5 Years photo credit: North Carolina Farm Bureau, Used with Permission Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms in the U.S. declined by 141,733 or 7%, according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, released on Feb. 13. Acres operated by farm operations during the same timeframe declined by 20.1 million […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXII–Differing Opinions on ‘Renewables’
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXII October 19, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Differing Opinions on ‘Renewables’ While I work on a longer (perhaps several part) contemplation regarding the myth of infinite growth on a finite planet that infiltrates and dominates many mainstream narratives — especially economic in nature — I thought I would share a […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXI–The Pursuit Of ‘Renewables’: Putting Us Further Into Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXI October 10, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Pursuit Of ‘Renewables’: Putting Us Further Into Ecological Overshoot Today’s very brief contemplation has been prompted by a couple of recent articles/posts (see links below) by thinkers/writers whose works/ideas I have followed for some time and respect greatly — but […]
A Blueprint for Disaster: Humans Have Pushed Earth’s Freshwater Cycle to Breaking Point
A Blueprint for Disaster: Humans Have Pushed Earth’s Freshwater Cycle to Breaking Point Human activities have pushed the Earth’s freshwater cycle beyond its natural state, with significant alterations observed since the mid-twentieth century due to pressures like damming, irrigation, and climate change. This underscores the critical need for immediate action to safeguard vital freshwater resources. […]
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study Such widespread microplastic prevalence in human tissue could explain the puzzling rise in colon cancer among younger people. Harmful microplastics have been found in human placenta, with some of them known to trigger asthma, damage the liver, cause cancer, and impair reproductive function. The […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXX–Democracy: It’s Not What You Think It Is
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXX October 6, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Democracy: It’s Not What You Think It Is Today’s contemplation stems from a recent article about Canadian politics that has prompted me to reflect further on sociopolitics and belief systems[1], but not so much about the actual content of […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXIX–Geopolitics: It’s About Wealth Extraction and Generation For the Ruling Class
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXIX October 2, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Geopolitics: It’s About Wealth Extraction and Generation For the Ruling Class My very short contemplation today is my comment on an article that was posted in a Facebook group (Peak Oil) that I belong to. It is preceded by […]
Europe Is Wargaming a Food Crisis
Europe Is Wargaming a Food Crisis (Bloomberg) — The combined forces of El Niño and La Niña have crippled Latin American soy output. Ukrainian and Russian grain farmers have gone to war. Indonesia has banned shipments of palm oil to Europe, while China is hungry for crops. The Mediterranean region is getting more like a […]
Europe Is Alarmed Enough To Begin Wargaming A Food Crisis
Europe Is Alarmed Enough To Begin Wargaming A Food Crisis Governments of the European Union are engaged in wargames which simulate and foresee a global food crisis. A mix of major factors including the Russia-Ukraine war and impact on grain supplies there, as well as weather events like El Niño and La Niña and their impact on […]
Stragedy Unfolds
Stragedy Unfolds A bitter rant on Europe’s self-implosion The writing is on the wall, but who cares. Photo by Phil Goodwin on Unsplash It is now the second time I’m having afterthoughts upon publishing an article. After writing about how Europe’s well intended but disastrously planned environmental initiative puts us right on track to a […]
Unsustainable Goose Chases
Unsustainable Goose Chases As we look toward the uncertain future, it may occur to some among us that we’ll need energy on Mars. How are we going to get it? Presumably Mars has no fossil fuels—although on the plus side its atmosphere is already 95% CO2, compared to Earth’s 0.04%, so they’re likely to be […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXVIII–Growth is Great! Except It Isn’t.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXVIII (originally posted September 21, 2022) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Growth is Great! Except It Isn’t. Today’s contemplation is an open letter I am sending (perhaps presenting in person, I haven’t yet decided[1]) to my local town’s council and a developer regarding a ‘proposed’ development that is moving ahead directly […]
