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Today’s Contemplation CLXXI–A ‘Solution’ to Our Predicaments: More Mass-Produced, Industrial Technologies.
Today’s Contemplation CLXXI Chichen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. A ‘Solution’ to Our Predicaments: More Mass-Produced, Industrial Technologies. Got into one of those social media discussions with someone yesterday morning. The post I was commenting upon is, unfortunately, no longer available and I failed to take a screenshot of it when I originally commented. However, […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXX–To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXX Pompeii, Italy (1984). Photo by author. To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 1. Today’s Contemplation has been prompted by my recent thoughts regarding the debate around the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), their place in a world experiencing the predicament of ecological […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVIII–The ‘Predicament’ of Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVIII January 25, 2022 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author The ‘Predicament’ of Ecological Overshoot The following contemplation has been prompted by some commentary regarding a recent article by Megan Seibert of the Real Green New Deal Project. It pulls together a couple of threads that I’ve been discussing the past few months… […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIII–Overlooking Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIII November 25, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Overlooking Ecological Overshoot Today’s thought was prompted by an Andrew Nikiforuk article in The Tyee and my recent rereading of William Catton Jr.’s Overshoot. I just finished rereading William Catton’s Overshoot. One of the things I’m coming to better appreciate is Catton’s idea […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXVI–Societal Collapse: The Past is Prologue
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXVI Athens, Greece (1984). Photo by author. Societal ‘Collapse: The Past is Prologue Today’s Contemplation has been once again prompted by the latest musings of The Honest Sorcerer. I believe their posts motivate me more than most others I read because we very often focus upon the same subject matter and appear, for […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX–Ecological Overshoot and Political Responses
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXX September 21, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Ecological Overshoot and Political Responses Today’s post has been prompted by some thoughts regarding the inability of our political systems to respond in a timely manner to our plight of ecological overshoot penned by Rex Weyler, co-founder of Greenpeace, and posted by Alice […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX–Are We Being Duped Regarding Global Warming?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX August 17, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Are We Being Duped Regarding Global Warming? Today’s contemplation was prompted by an email my mum sent me. As she closes in on 80, I find that she’s becoming a bit more open-minded about things but remains somewhat of a skeptic when it […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII–Ecological Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Biophysical Reality
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVII July 24, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Ecological Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Biophysical Reality Discussing ‘renewable’ energy and its shortcomings with those who hold on to the belief that they offer us a ‘solution’ to the predicaments humanity faces is always ‘challenging’. Today’s contemplation is based on a recent dialogue […]
What Are GeoDestinies?
What Are GeoDestinies? Lover’s Leap Overlook, Virginia How are you doing? Are you feeling alright? If you answered in a positive fashion, then great! If not, then I’m sorry to hear that things aren’t going so well for you and that you aren’t feeling good right now. Why do I ask? Well, because I’ve […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIII–Keep Calm and Carry On
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Keep Calm and Carry On Today’s Contemplation is my comment on a recent post by Allan Urban that speaks to his experiences attempting to share his learnings on ‘collapse’. For those that have read it, you can likely recognise similar reactions from others; I certainly did. After […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXII–Reality is an Inconvenience to Beliefs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Reality is an Inconvenience to Beliefs Today’s brief Contemplation was prompted by The Honest Sorcerer’s latest article that looks at the latest energy ‘breakthrough’ (seems there is one every other week) and how it’s going to save modern civilisation, our species, and the planet. In this […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CII–That Uncertain Road, Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CII February 20, 2023 Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. That Uncertain Road, Part 1 “I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am […]
Today’s Contemplation: CLX–Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy
Today’s Contemplation: CLX Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy The following Contemplation is composed of some thoughts I had as I read through and reflected upon an article that was posted on the website Zerohedge. It argues that the policies […]
