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Solving the climate crisis requires the end of capitalism
Solving the climate crisis requires the end of capitalism Overcoming the climate crisis will require a shift away from our growth-based, corporate-dominated global system General view during the Global Climate Strike March on October 02, 2020 in Durban, South Africa. According to media reports, the group demanded that individuals and governments must take stronger action […]
Feeding Britain one farm at a time
Feeding Britain one farm at a time On Farming Today this morning, in a conversation about food security and climate change, it was suggested that two fifths of the people on planet earth would not be alive today were it not for the use of mineral fertilisers – an interesting assertion and one with which […]
Gatherers
Gatherers I’ve been an armchair archeologist/anthropologist for most of my life. I’ve always had a fascination with deep history. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to tease out the Story of Us not mediated through the words of the privileged few; and deep history, pre-history, is where you find the story before it was broken. Further, […]
Pruning newly planted trees
Pruning newly planted trees As the climate warms the value of trees for cooling the environment around buildings, especially in cities, drives tree planting programs. Planting trees is just the first step in growing a tree in a sustainable landscape. Successful plantings require evaluation and guidance of the new tree’s current and future branch architecture. […]
Book review by AJ: Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion and the Population Crisis by Eric Pianka & Laurie Vitt (2019)
Book review by AJ: Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion and the Population Crisis by Eric Pianka & Laurie Vitt (2019) Thanks to AJ for contributing this book review. https://oneandonlyspaceship.com/ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-one-and-only-spaceship-eric-pianka/1133496721?ean=9781733030533 Publisher’s Summary Ecologists Eric R. Pianka (University of Texas) and Laurie J. Vitt (University of Oklahoma) provide a scientific summary of the overpopulation crisis facing humanity and […]
5 Signs a Civilization is About to Fail
5 Signs a Civilization is About to Fail
Dear Mr. Paulson, Re Your Recent NY Times Op-Ed about Mass Extinction
Dear Mr. Paulson, Re Your Recent NY Times Op-Ed about Mass Extinction Dear Mr. Paulson, You arguably are one of the most powerful, famous, and networked men in the world, with many important accomplishments. I am the completely ordinary, middle class, volunteer steward of 53 acres of publicly owned, remnant floodplain woodland situated on the […]
“Greening” Our Commutes
“Greening” Our Commutes Is the revolution here? The cover of the October 2021 issue of National Geographic says it is. I agree, though we’re not talking about the same revolution. And what if that difference can make all the difference? The magazine cover refers to two feature articles on “electric cars, hydrogen-powered planes, and the […]
Billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth
Billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth Image: courtesy of Tom Leishman/pexels.com Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids, laments the Rocket Man in Elton John’s timeless classic. In fact, it’s cold as hell. But that doesn’t seem to worry a new generation of space entrepreneurs intent […]
Australian Green House Gas emissions down in 2020 due to Covid
Australian Green House Gas emissions down in 2020 due to Covid The Australian Prime Minister claimed emissions are down 20% from 2005 levels Prime Minister: “…Australia is part of the solution. Our emissions have fallen by 20 per cent since 2005. We are the only country to our knowledge, that engages in the transparency of reporting […]
Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast
Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast The smallest harvest ever in the U.S. is expected to shrink supplies needed for everything from Cheerios to oat milk A drought struck North America’s oat fields this season, and farmers are harvesting such a small crop that prices have risen to record highs, signaling inflation for breakfast […]
No land, no problem: How a lady farmer converts an idle backyard into a productive urban vegetable garden
No land, no problem: How a lady farmer converts an idle backyard into a productive urban vegetable garden Abi Byrne and her Ocean Grove Farm in Sydney’s Northern Beaches are living proof that you don’t need to own a piece of land to practice permaculture to produce healthy and nutrition-dense food. Since 2019 Abi has […]
Why You Should Add More Native Species to Your Garden
Image by Kurt Stüber under creative commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Why You Should Add More Native Species to Your Garden Gardening is a popular pastime for people of all ages and living conditions. Gardeners put in hours of work to provide food for their families, beautify their backyards and help the environment. Even though many […]
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change?
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? Historical responsibility for climate change is at the heart of debates over climate justice. History matters because the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted since the start of the industrial revolution is closely tied to the 1.2C of warming that has already occurred. In total, humans have pumped around 2,500bn tonnes […]
Why Everything is Suddenly Getting More Expensive — And Why It Won’t Stop
Why Everything is Suddenly Getting More Expensive — And Why It Won’t Stop Welcome to the Great Inflation — Or, Why We Have to Pay for the Hidden Costs of the Industrial Age Image Credit: Fortune It’s not just me. It’s probably you, too. Have you noticed that it’s starting to be hard to just…get […]
