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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX–Ecological Overshoot and Political Responses
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX September 21, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Ecological Overshoot and Political Responses Today’s post has been prompted by some thoughts regarding the inability of our political systems to respond in a timely manner to our plight of ecological overshoot penned by Rex Weyler, co-founder of Greenpeace, and posted by Alice […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX–Are We Being Duped Regarding Global Warming?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX August 17, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Are We Being Duped Regarding Global Warming? Today’s contemplation was prompted by an email my mum sent me. As she closes in on 80, I find that she’s becoming a bit more open-minded about things but remains somewhat of a skeptic when it […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIV–Growth and Denial: A Bad Combination
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIV Knossos, Greece (1993). Photo by author. Growth and Denial: A Bad Combination Today’s Contemplation is a glimpse into some conversation between myself and another around growth, denial, and differences in what can/should be advocated for. Post by GW: Just saw the sign coming in to town which reads “Country close to the […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII–Ecological Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Biophysical Reality
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII July 24, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Ecological Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Biophysical Reality Discussing ‘renewable’ energy and its shortcomings with those who hold on to the belief that they offer us a ‘solution’ to the predicaments humanity faces is always ‘challenging’. Today’s contemplation is based on a recent dialogue […]
Why Civilization Would Collapse Even Without Climate Change
Why Civilization Would Collapse Even Without Climate Change Even if there were no climate change, civilization would still collapse in the next few decades. Here’s why. I want to start by emphasizing that I have nothing but love and respect for the millions of climate activists in the world, many of whom work tirelessly to […]
Climate Disaster Is Here—and the State Will Never Save Us
Climate Disaster Is Here—and the State Will Never Save Us “States demonstrate, again and again, that not only do they not protect the Earth, they facilitate its destruction.” Dean Spade on the promise of speculative fiction and a review of The Ministry for the Future and The Deluge. The Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana […]
What Are GeoDestinies?
What Are GeoDestinies? Lover’s Leap Overlook, Virginia How are you doing? Are you feeling alright? If you answered in a positive fashion, then great! If not, then I’m sorry to hear that things aren’t going so well for you and that you aren’t feeling good right now. Why do I ask? Well, because I’ve […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIII–Keep Calm and Carry On
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Keep Calm and Carry On Today’s Contemplation is my comment on a recent post by Allan Urban that speaks to his experiences attempting to share his learnings on ‘collapse’. For those that have read it, you can likely recognise similar reactions from others; I certainly did. After […]
The Apocalypse Is Not What I Expected
The Apocalypse Is Not What I Expected Hollywood movies gave me the idea that if the apocalypse were imminent, people would spring into action. The reality is much more grim. “What looks like apocalypse in prospect often feels more like grim normality when it arrives in the present.” – David Wallace Wells When I was […]
Our Energy “Needs” Are Driving a Mass Extinction
Our Energy “Needs” Are Driving a Mass Extinction Nuclear, fossil fuels, and renewable energy all cause major harm to ecosystems. Are we willing to accept these limits? Clouds of smoke from record wildfires rise above the Russian Arctic in summer 2010 — at that time, the hottest on record in the region. Photo by the […]
White (Hydrogen) Lies
White (Hydrogen) Lies Photo by Carlos Torres on Unsplash Geologists, while searching for oil and gas in France, have found the biggest deposit of pure naturally occurring hydrogen yet. A source of fuel which “burns clean” and hot, and thus can “replace” fossil fuels in “hard to decarbonize” areas of the industry like steel, glass or cement manufacturing, not […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXII–Reality is an Inconvenience to Beliefs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Reality is an Inconvenience to Beliefs Today’s brief Contemplation was prompted by The Honest Sorcerer’s latest article that looks at the latest energy ‘breakthrough’ (seems there is one every other week) and how it’s going to save modern civilisation, our species, and the planet. In this […]
