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How Much of the Worsening Energy Crisis Is Due to Depletion?
How Much of the Worsening Energy Crisis Is Due to Depletion? If society attempts to maintain current levels of energy services throughout the transition, the result will be a spike in both energy usage and carbon emissions. Coal and natural gas spot prices have recently soared to record levels internationally, while oil is trading at over […]
The Dreadful “C” Word – Conserve!
The Dreadful “C” Word – Conserve! An article I wrote years ago remains as relevant today as when I wrote it. The subject delved into how candidates shy away from the dreaded “C” word, conserve! It pointed out how the Presidential candidates at the time did not even bother to mention pursuing an innovative initiative […]
The Revolution Will Not Be “Green”
The Revolution Will Not Be “Green” A truly equitable and sustainable conservation movement must abandon both green capitalism and the idea of pristine nature Our planet is dying, and conservation as we know it isn’t helping. In fact, it’s making things worse. Long imagined as a bulwark against ecological destruction, players in the mainstream conservation […]
Power Grid Chaos Jolts Texas On Friday, Energy Costs Triple Amid Heat Wave
Power Grid Chaos Jolts Texas On Friday, Energy Costs Triple Amid Heat Wave The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has been asking customers to conserve energy this week as spot power prices in Texas triple to a record on Friday. The state’s power grid operator that serves most of Texas declared an energy conservation emergency for […]
Encouraging Energy Conservation: Is Less More?
Encouraging Energy Conservation: Is Less More? Many messages about saving energy use multiple arguments to make their case. But our research suggests that may actually be the wrong approach. Is messaging about consumers’ home-energy habits important in climate change mitigation? Many organizations say yes, and are conducting outreach to raise awareness and persuade individuals to […]
Communism, Fascism and Green Shaming
Communism, Fascism and Green Shaming In the United States, for over a hundred years, the ruling interests tirelessly propagated anticommunism among the populace, until it became more like a religious orthodoxy than a political analysis.” – Michael Parenti (Blackshirts and Red) “…the totality of which the psyche is a part becomes to an increasing extent […]
Human and Planetary Health [Part II: Going Upstream]
Human and Planetary Health [Part II: Going Upstream] Transcript of Daniel Wahl’s ‘Findhorn Talk’ on Human and Planetary Health: Ecosystems Restoration at the dawn of the Century of Regeneration; October 13th, 2018 […Part I] We need to go upstream and look at this ‘crisis of perception’. We need to start rethinking the story of who we […]
America’s ‘Cadillac Desert’: Is there a substitute for fresh water?
America’s ‘Cadillac Desert’: Is there a substitute for fresh water? Thirty years after Marc Reisner penned Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water his prophesy is being fulfilled. As the chalky rings which mark previous higher water levels around Colorado River reservoirs grow ever wider, Grist reports that major disputes are now afoot […]
The Need to Limit Energy Use
THE NEED TO LIMIT ENERGY USE ENERGY: AN ADDICTION OR A NECESSITY? Energy is arguably the most defining aspect of industrial civilization. For the first couple hundred thousand years of human existence, our ability to affect the world around us was limited by the amount of energy the human body can produce. It is estimated […]
Sandra Postel: Repairing The Water Cycle
Sandra Postel: Repairing The Water Cycle It’s now a top priority for our species Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot – Oh Christ! That ever this should be. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge El Niño has been dropping much-needed […]
Resilience: A New Conservation Strategy for a Warming World
Resilience: A New Conservation Strategy for a Warming World As climate change puts ecosystems and species at risk, conservationists are turning to a new approach: preserving those landscapes that are most likely to endure as the world warms. The San Francisco Bay was once one of the richest estuaries in North America. Almost completely enclosed and […]
The Fifth Wave (Part Two)
The Fifth Wave (Part Two) The Third Wave The next wave of conservation, which stirred after World War II, had two principal components: an emphasis on science and a focus on private land. This was no accident—these components represented important shortcomings of the previous two waves. Federalism, by definition, focused on public lands, which meant […]
The Fifth Wave (Part I)
The Fifth Wave (Part I) [Chapter 25 of The Age of the Consequences] “All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.” —Lao-Tsu The First Wave In the fall […]
Not A Drop To Drink: The American Water Crisis [INFOGRAPHIC]
Not A Drop To Drink: The American Water Crisis [INFOGRAPHIC] Almost a year ago, we had talked about how we are potentially on the path to global Peak Water. Today’s infographic elaborates more on the problem on a national basis in the United States. Right now, the average American consumes about 100 gallons of water per […]
Earth could face another mass extinction – study — RT News
Earth could face another mass extinction – study — RT News. Animals on Earth continue to disappear at an alarming rate, which could result in another mass extinction over the next few centuries, a study by the journal Nature claims, although researchers are struggling to understand the scale of the problem. Thousands of animals become […]
