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Carbon-Reduction Plans Rely on Tech That Doesn’t Exist
Carbon-Reduction Plans Rely on Tech That Doesn’t Exist Instead of scaling up renewable energy, researchers promote unproved ideas Credit: Katie Louise Thomas At last year’s Glasgow COP26 meetings on the climate crisis, U.S. envoy and former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry stated that solutions to the climate crisis will involve “technologies that we don’t […]
The Failure of Imagination — Part 2
The Failure of Imagination — Part 2 Are you sure that this is where we are headed…? Image source: Pixabay Most people living in a high-tech modern society take it as a given that the only way forward is through even more technology. The matter of pollution and sadly the question of sustainability has now been […]
It’s the End of the World’s Fair as We Know It: Why Technology Won’t Save Us (Episode 55 of Crazy Town)
It’s the End of the World’s Fair as We Know It: Why Technology Won’t Save Us (Episode 55 of Crazy Town) Back in the day, the World’s Fair was a global showcase of innovation and a peerless cultural event where visitors envisioned a neon future filled with technological wonders. These international expos featured miracle inventions […]
I’m a Luddite. You Should Be One Too.
I’m a Luddite. You Should Be One Too. Editor’s note: Luddism is often dismissed as “backwardness,” but it is actually a more advanced, considered, and wise position on technology. To be a Luddite is to stand with workers and the natural world against the death march of technology. This essay is a general introduction to the […]
The Techno-Fix Won’t Save Us
The Techno-Fix Won’t Save Us Editor’s Note: Unquestioned beliefs are the real authorities of any culture, and one of the central authorities in the dominant, globalizing culture is that technological progress is an unmitigated good. We call this “the lie of the techno-fix.” The lie of the techno-fix is extremely convincing, with good reason. The […]
Degrowth economy: The climate solution no one is talking about
Degrowth economy: The climate solution no one is talking about For all the talk of renewable energy, electric vehicles and plant-based diets, there’s a gaping hole in the way we’re trying to solve accelerating climate change. We will not stay below 2°C of warming while pursuing economic growth — yet barely anyone talks about it. […]
Why Not Admit Our Energy Addiction?
Why Not Admit Our Energy Addiction? Bridge over Cataloochee Creek on the Old Cataloochee Turnpike; near Cataloochee Valley, North Carolina There are apparently many people who misunderstand my articles, why I write them, and what it all means at the end of the day. I read scientific articles – LOTS of them, and I read […]
Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing
Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing A new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars. SHELL’S QUEST CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE FACILITY IN FORT SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA. THE CANADIAN PRESS/JASON FRANSON A first-of-its-kind “green” Shell facility in Alberta is emitting more […]
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 FBI Can Access Your Personal Data in 15 Minutes
The FBI Can Access Your Personal Data in 15 Minutes (Click on image for higher resolution) The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) can legally access your “secure messaging app content,” according to a new report by The Epoch Times. In fact, it would only take officers about 15 minutes to access the contents of iMessages to collect […]
Let’s Talk About Agriculture
Let’s Talk About Agriculture An agricultural barn of the 1800’s located at Falls Mill, Belvidere, Tennessee Agriculture is a technology (like fire and the wheel) and a system of extracting minerals and nutrients from the soil through photosynthesis. The industrial method of agriculture adds the use of fossil fuels through the Haber-Bosch process for fertilizer, many different […]
Technology that “empowers the individual” can threaten all of us
Technology that “empowers the individual” can threaten all of us Whenever I hear about a new technology that “empowers the individual,” I know that one thing is likely to be true about it: It will soon (if not already) be turned to negative and harmful ends. And yet, we as a society keep falling for […]
Degrowth–the promising climate change strategy no politician wants to handle
Degrowth – the promising climate change strategy no politician wants to handle?
Limitarians and Cornucopians: what Surprises from Technological Progress?
Limitarians and Cornucopians: what Surprises from Technological Progress? Resource depletion, ecosystem disruption, population growth, and technological change are interacting with each other in a tsunami of changes that always take us by surprise. The surprises that technological progress may be bringing are among the most unpredictable drivers of change. Yet, it is not impossible to […]
