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‘The Big Stall’ details how neoliberal think tanks blocked action on climate change
‘The Big Stall’ details how neoliberal think tanks blocked action on climate change Donald Gutstein’s well-researched new book is a deep dive into the strategies that Canadian oil companies and their friends have implemented to prevent political action and reverse catastrophe. The Bill Stall: How Big Oil and Think Tanks are Blocking Action on Climate […]
Cascadia’s Chance for a Zero-Carbon Future: What We Learned
Cascadia’s Chance for a Zero-Carbon Future: What We Learned Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions for the bioregion spanning BC, Washington and Oregon. We started this series in January with this image of Aji Piper taken in Washington state during a wildfire smoke emergency. At age 15 he joined a lawsuit against […]
What is Post-Doom? – Another End of the World is Possible #ClimateCrisis #Ecocide #Overshoot #auspol #Energy #Consumption #Population Listen to the scientists.
What is Post-Doom? – Another End of the World is Possible #ClimateCrisis #Ecocide #Overshoot #auspol #Energy #Consumption #Population Listen to the scientists. “Post-doom has a gorgeous sunrise.” — Connie Barlow Why I am not a “Doomer” After several years of mobilizing with 350.org and other environmental groups, I came to realize that the whole movement […]
Collapse in a Nutshell: Understanding Our Predicament
Collapse in a Nutshell: Understanding Our Predicament
Today’s Round-Up of Climate News–Dec. 14th
https://climateandeconomy.com/2021/12/14/14th-december-2021-todays-round-up-of-climate-news/
Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now?
Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now? John Bellamy Foster is the editor of Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. John Molyneux edits the Irish Marxist Review, is a member of People Before Profit, is coordinator of the Global Ecosocialist Network, and has written widely on Marxism and ecosocialism. Owen McCormack is a longstanding socialist […]
Net Zero by 2050? Here’s What It Takes To Get It
Net Zero by 2050? Here’s What It Takes To Get It FacebookTwitterMore52 Here is what a reasonably objective study from the Geological Survey of Finland concludes on just how much more electricity generation will be required to retire natural gas and coal… The answer: a stink load! But you need batteries to provide power when […]
The Collapse Chronicle-December 13, 2021
The Collapse Chronicle-December 13, 2021
Seeing the Big Picture: Nate Hagens
Seeing the Big Picture: Nate Hagens
An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice
Image by Local Food Initiative, flickr. Permaculture practitioners manage their gardens or farms in ways inspired by the sustainability and resilience of healthy natural ecosystems. An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice Big farming is both a victim of climate change and a contributor. Droughts, floods and soil degradation threaten crop yields. […]
UK | Supply Chains No Longer Fit For Purpose
UK | Supply Chains No Longer Fit For Purpose In October 2021 Sustain, the UK-based alliance working for food and farming system change, published ‘Beyond the farmgate – Unlocking the path to farmer-focused supply chains and climate-friendly, agroecological food systems’. The report explores the results of a survey of 500 farmers in England and Wales, with […]
Why is Civilization Unsustainable?
Why is Civilization Unsustainable? Top picture: Civilization; Pikeville, Kentucky Bottom picture: Nature; Birch Knob, Virginia So, what is it about civilization being unsustainable that people do not understand? I often wonder why this is and have come up with the idea that it is mostly cultural programming and indoctrination by industry that technology is good […]
The Waste
The Waste I make some broad statements about work. These are my opinions generally, but most of my opinions are based in recorded — and therefore verifiable — fact and direct experience. To say how I arrived at these statements would take up a library of books and perhaps a good deal of “walking in […]
Modern Grand Solar Minimum will lead to terrestrial cooling
Modern Grand Solar Minimum will lead to terrestrial cooling In this editorial I will demonstrate with newly discovered solar activity proxy-magnetic field that the Sun has entered into the modern Grand Solar Minimum (2020–2053) that will lead to a significant reduction of solar magnetic field and activity like during Maunder minimum leading to noticeable reduction […]
