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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 […]
The Anthropocene
The Anthropocene
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 […]
How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong
How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong I have written many posts relating to the fact that we live in a finite world. At some point, our ability to extract resources becomes constrained. At the same time, population keeps increasing. The usual outcome when population is too high for resources is “overshoot and collapse.” But this […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVI
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVI Knossos, Greece (1993) Photo by author Another quick thought on our impending energy cliff situation and comment on an article suggesting overconsumption is our greatest threat and that we can be happy without it. * * * The threats humanity faces are never simple and always multifaceted and intertwined. Overconsumption […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XV
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XV Rome, Italy (1984) Photo by author Energy. It’s at the core of everything we do. Everything. Yet we take it for granted and rarely think about it and what the finiteness of our various energy sources means for us. As Gail Tverberg of Our Finite World concludes in a recent thought-provoking article that should […]
COLLAPSE! — Think of collapse as a drastic and chaotic reduction in energy and resource use
COLLAPSE! — Think of collapse as a drastic and chaotic reduction in energy and resource use “… my fundamentally conservative core requires a default position that collapse is the most likely outcome,” says physicist Tom Murphy. — Tom Murphy “The first thing I should say is that the word ‘collapse’ freaks me out. I don’t use […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIV
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIV Pompeii, Italy (1993) Photo by author Part of an ongoing conversation with another regarding globalisation and whether it is a beneficial or detrimental endeavour of humanity. You can find the entire back and forth here. * * * The notion that to address our overshoot dilemma by bringing the […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIII Electrifying everything has become a rallying cry for many people concerned with the ecological/environmental impact of humanity. But do such attempts to mitigate/solve such problems/dilemmas actually do what they claim to? I would argue no. They are simply substituting one set of problems for another set of problems and completely […]
The End of Western Globalia?
The End of Western Globalia? Since the 1970’s, international trade has continuously been promoted by leaders of developed countries and economic agents. Several theoretical frameworks have been put forward to explain the benefits of a free trade environment, from Adam Smith’s concept of absolute advantages to more recent firm-based theories. However, the reality is much […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XII Teotihuacan, Mexico (1986) Photo by author My comment on an article regarding the cessation of a provincial programme for municipalities in British Columbia meant to support and fund climate change initiatives. * * * Not sure what the situation is like in BC surrounding provincial mandates and municipalities, but I […]
Confronted with a Nightmare Scenario – John Rubino 5.8.2021
Confronted with a Nightmare Scenario – John Rubino 5.8.2021 Financial writer John Rubino says there is no easy way out for the financial and political mess the United States has created for itself. Rubino starts with the economic problems and explains, “Now, inflation is starting to spread. . . . Look at lumber. If you […]
Irreversible Collapse: Accepting Reality, Avoiding Evil
Irreversible Collapse: Accepting Reality, Avoiding Evil
