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The Earth’s Battery Is Running Low
The Earth’s Battery Is Running Low We’ve drained our planet’s stored energy, scientists say, with no rechargeable plug in sight. In the quiet of summer, a couple of U.S. scientists argued in the pages of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that modern civilization has drained the Earth — an ancient battery of […]
The Day the Earth Died
The Day the Earth Died And Why Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Etc., Were Virtually Silent About It As the civilizations that we all know, and love, and lived, slide increasingly into totalitarian misery; and the environment, which had been our lives, becomes less and less livable, there will be, in retrospect, one key day, which historians […]
Kondratiev Goes Surfing
Kondratiev Goes Surfing “Excursions from the comfort of the normal to the uncertainty of the new typically happen brutally and violently.” We read recently in aSouthern California newspaper that climate change may wreck the shape and direction of waves that make for some of the world’s best surfing beaches. We wondered if it might have a […]
Rising Police Aggression A Telling Indicator Of Our Societal Decline
Rising Police Aggression A Telling Indicator Of Our Societal Decline A historially common marker of failing civilizations My first Uber lift was in South Carolina. My driver was from Sudan originally, but had emigrated to the US 20 years ago. Being the curious sort, I asked him about his life in Sudan and why he moved. […]
“Global System Catastrophe” Is Key Threat To Human Civilization
“Global System Catastrophe” Is Key Threat To Human Civilization – Oxford Scientists Cite “Global System Catastrophe” Among 12 Plausible Threats To Civilization – “Global System Catastrophe” More Of A Possibility Than Most Western People Suspect – Study Described As A “Scientific Assessment About The Possibility Of Oblivion” – Other Threats Include Nuclear War, Environmental Degradation, […]
Apocalypse How? Scientists Unveil 12 Risks That Threaten Human Existence
Apocalypse How? Scientists Unveil 12 Risks That Threaten Human Existence From ‘Armageddon’ to ‘Day After Tomorrow’ to ‘Independence Day’, many have speculated as to the eventual demise of human life on the planet but – according to Dennis Pamlin of the Global Challenges Foundation, no scientists had “compiled a list of global risks with impacts that, […]
The Age of Consequences
The Age of Consequences I have a new book out from Counterpoint Press! It is titled The Age of Consequences: a Chronicle of Concern and Hope and it includes an Introduction by Wendell Berry. Here is a brief description, followed by a selection from the Prologue. For a review (and to order) see: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61902-454-0 This is a book […]
Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014
Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014. Worried about the shit hitting the fan on climate change and other major crises? Good. Because those crises prove that civilization is in the midst of a phase shift to new forms – and we’ve got the opportunity, right now, to ride the wave of five […]
The Role of Cities in Moving Toward a Sustainable Economy « Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
The Role of Cities in Moving Toward a Sustainable Economy « Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. I encounter many young adults who are discouraged by America’s failure to respond to big issues affecting the future of Planet Earth and human civilization. They do not see much opportunity to make major changes, especially […]
The Archdruid Report: Dark Age America: The Fragmentation of Technology
The Archdruid Report: Dark Age America: The Fragmentation of Technology. It was probably inevitable that last week’s discussion of the way that contemporary science is offering itself up as a sacrifice on the altar of corporate greed and institutional arrogance would field me a flurry of responses that insisted that I must hate science. This is […]
As world food demand rises, soil erosion poses growing threat — Transition Voice
As world food demand rises, soil erosion poses growing threat — Transition Voice. Outside the entrance of the glorious Hall of Western History are the marble lions, colorful banners, and huge stone columns. Step inside, and the popular exhibits include ancient Egypt, classical Greece, the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, Gutenberg, Magellan, Columbus, Galileo, and so […]
BREAD, CIRCUSES & BOMBS – DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE – PART TWO « The Burning Platform
BREAD, CIRCUSES & BOMBS – DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE – PART TWO « The Burning Platform. In Part One of this article I discussed the similarities between the Roman Empire and the American Empire at a high level. In this article I’ll delve into some specific similarities and rhymes between the fall of the Roman Empire […]
ClubOrlov: Peak Empire, Take Two
ClubOrlov: Peak Empire, Take Two. Based on the lessons of history, all empires collapse eventually; thus, the probability that the US empire will collapse can be set at 100% with a great deal of confidence. The question is, When? (Everyone keeps asking that annoying question.) Of course, all you have to do is leave the […]
