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An Ecocentric Second Age of Enlightenment
An Ecocentric Second Age of Enlightenment Five Tenets for a Livable Future The Age of Enlightenment, spanning the late 17th to the early 19th centuries, was a pivotal period in human history characterized by a profound transformation in thought, culture, and society. Intellectuals and philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, Voltaire, and John Locke championed reason, […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIX–Archaeology of Overshoot and Collapse
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIX–Archaeology of Overshoot and Collapse It’s been a few months since I last posted a Contemplation. There are a variety of reasons for this. I’ve been ‘distracted’ by the preparations in my gardens for the upcoming growing season. The unseasonably warm weather here north of Toronto allowed me to get outside […]
Accepting Our Lack of Agency
Accepting Our Lack of Agency An early morning picture at Black Rock Mountain State Park in Georgia The last month has been focused on acceptance, and has been building up to the inexorable, immutable, and irrevocable truth that besets us within the confines of the set of predicaments we face. The one thing I constantly see and […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCII–Ecological Overshoot and Collapse: Rearranging the Deck Chairs On the Titanic
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCII January 22, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. Ecological Overshoot and Collapse: Rearranging the Deck Chairs On the Titanic My comments prompted by two recent articles by The Honest Sorcerer (whose writing I highly recommend). January 13 post: I believe you’ve hit the nail on the head […]
Dodging The Gator – What Can Be Done?
Dodging The Gator – What Can Be Done? Photo by Dušan veverkolog on Unsplash Humanity is in overshoot, and a major correction is already underway, something, which will only accelerate even further. A runaway energy crisis, together with resource depletion, climate change and ecosystems collapse will upend centuries of growth and prosperity. But what does that mean on […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XC–A Societal Phase Transition This Way Comes
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XC January 10, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. A Societal Phase Transition This Way Comes The following contemplation shares my thoughts/response to The Honest Sorcerer’s latest article (another very worthwhile read) regarding the diminishing returns being increasingly encountered by non-renewable, renewable energy-harvesting technologies (aka ‘renewables’) — and, yes, I […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVI–Energy Future, Part 2: Competing Polities and Geopolitical Stress
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVI December 28, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Energy Future, Part 2: Competing Polities and Geopolitical Stress Part 2 of my multi-part contemplation on our energy future. It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. -various attributions (e.g., Niels Bohr, Samuel Goldwyn, Yogi Berra, Mark Twain, […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXV–Energy Future, Part 1
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXV December 21, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Energy Future, Part 1 A short introductory contemplation to a multipart one on our energy future[1]. It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. -various attributions (e.g., Niels Bohr, Yogi Berra, Mark Twain) Energy[2]. It is the fundamental […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXIX–Non-Renewable Renewable Energy-Harvesting Technologies (NRREHT): A Paradox For Our Times?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXIX November 24, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Non-Renewable Renewable Energy-Harvesting Technologies (NRREHT): A Paradox For Our Times? A short contemplation after reading Richard Heinberg’s latest article and the apparent paradox that is evident in the musings of a number of writers in the energy-ecology nexus. Paradox: “…having qualities […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXVII–It’s Too Late For Managed Degrowth
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXVII November 15, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. It’s Too Late For Managed Degrowth This contemplation is a ‘short’ comment I shared on an article by Martin Tye that showed up on my Medium feed and I read this morning. It asks an important question in whether […]
Why Are We Not Talking About Ecological Overshoot?
Why Are We Not Talking About Ecological Overshoot? Editor’s Note: We cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet. Something that should be a part of common sense is somehow lost in meaning among policymakers. In this piece, Elisabeth Robson explains the concept of overshoot to explain just that. She also delves into how the major policy […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXI–The Pursuit Of ‘Renewables’: Putting Us Further Into Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXI October 10, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Pursuit Of ‘Renewables’: Putting Us Further Into Ecological Overshoot Today’s very brief contemplation has been prompted by a couple of recent articles/posts (see links below) by thinkers/writers whose works/ideas I have followed for some time and respect greatly — but […]
Ignorance, Hubris, and Stupidity
Ignorance, Hubris, and Stupidity Artwork from Ken Avidor As I frequently point out, we face a series of predicaments all brought to us as a result of our own behavior of using technology, which has produced the predicament of ecological overshoot. When a species goes into overshoot, it always faces the same outcome: collapse. There is quite literally no way to […]
