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WEIRD – Thinking Beyond Technology: Issue no.5, “Research for the End of Your ‘Normal’ Everyday Existence”
WEIRD – Thinking Beyond Technology: Issue no.5, “Research for the End of Your ‘Normal’ Everyday Existence” ☮ ‘Introduction’ Introducing the science for the end of your ‘normal’ everyday existence. ☮ History file: Bill Devall – ‘The Deep Ecology Movement’ Published in 1980, this tract was the first to outline the split between ‘eco-reformers’ & ‘deep ecologists’. References: Journal of […]
The case for … making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead of ‘smart’ ones
The case for … making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead of ‘smart’ ones The Ma’dan people in Iraq weave buildings and floating islands from reeds. Photograph: Esme Allen/TSPL High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead? Ever since smartphones hooked us […]
Tech Won’t Save Us. Shrinking Consumption Will
Tech Won’t Save Us. Shrinking Consumption Will Beyond the ‘blah blah blah’ of climate summits lies the real solution our leaders refuse to acknowledge. First of two parts. Oversold: Forget carbon storage, direct air capture, hydrogen power and the Earth relentlessly mined to support ‘green tech.’ Image from Shutterstock. Since 1995 there have been 25 global […]
Net zero policies are ’emperor’s new clothes,’ academics warn
Net zero policies are ’emperor’s new clothes,’ academics warn Credit: CC0 Public Domain Net zero targets are a “fantasy” that often just protect “business as usual,” a leading expert in environment and sustainability has said. Dr. James Dyke, Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, criticized net zero targets as […]
Feynman’s Law writ large
Feynman’s Law writ large Elizabeth Holmes, Chairman and CEO of Theranos, is a living archetype for the modern age. Lauded by upmarket glossy magazines and heralded as a symbol of modern feminism, Holmes was the world’s first female tech billionaire. In the tradition of Apple’s Steve Jobs and Tesla’s Elon Musk, Holmes was a driven individual determined to […]
Solar Energy on the Frontlines and Old-Fashioned Clotheslines
Solar Energy on the Frontlines and Old-Fashioned Clotheslines Solar energy comes to Earthlings in many ways. Ancient Persians used passive solar architecture. East Africans about the same time funneled cool ocean wind through tunnels to cool themselves. Now at long last, solar energy is outpacing new fossil fuel and nuclear facilities on price, environmental safety, […]
Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions of Customers in Lurch At Worst Possible Time
Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions of Customers in Lurch At Worst Possible Time Twenty banks (some suffering repeated outages), six countries (one in lockdown), five continents, tens of millions of unhappy customers. There’s never a good time for your bank’s IT system to go down. But few can be worse than […]
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it all makes sense. Underneath such revelations is typically a much slower-dawning process. Doubts at the back of the mind grow. The sense of confusion that things cannot be made to […]
Why is Promoting Technology NOT Good?
Why is Promoting Technology NOT Good? Recently I wrote this in one of the groups I manage after reading several comments from members who clearly did not understand the facts behind several of my posts, quote: “I think it is important to point out why promoting technology is NOT a good thing. First of all, […]
The Fantasy of Electrification
The Fantasy of Electrification Recently, I have come across literally hundreds of people defending EVs, their batteries, and electricity generation of all flavors. Of course, this is all fine and dandy, as I am used to the typical arguments in favor of technology of all stripes and often simply post my article about Problems, Predicaments, and […]
More Cognitive Dissonance, Part Two
More Cognitive Dissonance, Part Two It is truly saddening to see so many articles which proclaim complete nonsense. The worst part is that so many people are culturally indoctrinated to the point where they cannot see through these false claims. In this particular one, the claim is made that we need to protect nature (true), […]
How the Economy Has to Radically Transform to End Fossil Fuels in 20 Years
How the Economy Has to Radically Transform to End Fossil Fuels in 20 Years Coming disruptions will eventually lay waste to conventional jobs in incumbent fossil fuel, combustion engine, and livestock farming industries. IMAGE: MARCEL KUSCH/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES To avoid the worst of climate change’s disastrous effects, humanity needs to slash carbon emissions […]
What is the Root Issue of Our Unsustainability?
What is the Root Issue of Our Unsustainability? Two pictures from Falls Mill, Tennessee, depicting life in the late 1800s. The mill now houses a museum and is open for tours and a bed and breakfast is also on site. Last week, I updated the files here with over 250 new articles and studies (see this list). There were […]
It’s a Trap, Don’t Do It
It’s a Trap, Don’t Do It My last article focused on mindsets and how they can lead us into traps. One of the most pervasive of these traps is the energy trap. People are constantly searching for new types of energy, new energy generation, and/or ways to improve energy efficiency, ALL of which unfortunately are ultimately […]
Problems, Predicaments, and Technology
Problems, Predicaments, and Technology We often see people bring out certain ideas that they claim are some sort of “solution” or that “they work” and I want to try to explain why (once again) these ideas are nothing more than ideas and not “solutions” of any sort. One of the things I most would like to […]
