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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVII Teotihuacan, Mexico (1988) Photo by author Got involved in a discussion after an Facebook Friend (Alice Friedemann, whose work can be seen here) posted a study on the decline of ‘rationality’ over the past few decades. My initial response was as follows: My initial thought is that this shift is more the result […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVI
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVI On Narrative Control and ‘Fact Checking’ One of the areas of interest for me as I weaved my way through my ten years of formal post-secondary education (yes, I spent the entire decade of the 1980s pursuing four degrees at several different universities; some of it part-time as I waffled […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIV
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIV Athens, Greece (1984) Photo by author ***** Supply chain disruptions and the product shortages that result have become a growing concern over the past couple of years and the reasons for these are as varied as the people providing the ‘analysis’. Production delays. Covid-19 pandemic. Pent-up consumer demand. Central bank […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author So, dozens of political leaders, their hundreds of staff, multitudes of corporate leaders, and who knows how many ‘celebrities’ have all gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for an elite confab (#26) to discuss the ‘Climate […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author 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 Friedemann of energyskeptic.com. * * * I […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author 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 comes to global warming/anthropogenic climate change. We periodically […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author 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 I have had with a few people who […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXV
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author This contemplation was prompted by an article regarding an ‘independent’ think tank’s report that presented the argument that government funding of the oil and gas industry needed to be shifted towards ‘green/clean’ alternatives. I’ve included a few hyperlinks to sites that expand upon the concepts/issues discussed. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Today’s thought was motivated by another Tyee article that carries on the notion of ‘clean energy’ and the ‘magical thinking’ needed to buy into such narratives. * * * As long as language is being manipulated (e.g., ‘clean energy’ is a gargantuan oxymoron), magical […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXII Knossos, Greece (1993) Photo by author A personal view of the ‘Net-Zero’ policy being implemented by governments around the world, particularly those of the ‘West’. * * * As happens so often (always?), the ruling elite are manipulating what is possibly one of our more (most?) existential dilemmas so […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XX Pompeii, Italy (1993) Photo by author Today’s contemplation is once again generated by way of an article from the online media site The Tyee. It’s topic is the city of Vancouver’s (British Columbia, Canada) attempts to require ‘electrification’ of all new buildings as part of their Climate Emergency Action Plan and the […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Andrew Nikiforuk is an author and contributing editor of the online media site The Tyee. He has been writing about the oil and gas industry for close to 20 years. In his most recent article he writes about the lies being told by the Canadian government regarding its […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author As per usual, my comment on an article in The Tyee that gives an interesting perspective on the idea of ‘Carbon Footprint’ and individual verses collective actions in addressing the behavioural/consumption changes necessary for effective action on climate change. * * * Great read […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVII Teotihuacan, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Renewables’. They will save us! This is one of the most common beliefs being bandied about by the ruling class and especially those that stand to profit from a shift to them in an attempt to power our complex society. I would argue, however, […]
