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5 Signs a Civilization is About to Fail

October 11, 2021

5 Signs a Civilization is About to Fail  

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Capitalism is destroying ‘safe operating space’ for humanity, warn scientists

June 21, 2020

Capitalism is destroying ‘safe operating space’ for humanity, warn scientists The COVID19 pandemic has exposed a strange anomaly in the global economy. If it doesn’t keep growing endlessly, it just breaks. Grow, or die. But there’s a deeper problem. New scientific research confirms that capitalism’s structural obsession with endless growth is destroying the very conditions […]

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At the Intersection of Permaculture and Degrowth

June 14, 2018

At the Intersection of Permaculture and Degrowth By hardworkinghippy  Permaculture and degrowth are both movements whose foundational ideas were developed the 70’s, just as the evidence was amassing in the science world to be able to explain the consequences of unchecked growth and human-induced environmental degradation. As such, both movements are reactionary and propose a […]

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The True Cost of Food: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet, Publishing in June 2018

June 13, 2018

The True Cost of Food: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet, Publishing in June 2018 The following is an excerpt from Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System, published by Island Press in June of 2018. Nourished Planet was edited by Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, and produced with support from the Barilla Center […]

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Pollution, Invasive Aliens, & Mass Extinction: 20,000 Scientists ‘Warn Humanity’ The End Is Nigh

March 10, 2018

Pollution, Invasive Aliens, & Mass Extinction: 20,000 Scientists ‘Warn Humanity’ The End Is Nigh A wave of nationalist/populist/anti-globalization, record high debt, nuclear doomsday clock at its highs, soaring financial leverage, and now trade wars. If the world did not have enough to worry about, 20,000 scientists have a few more reasons to believe ‘the end […]

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The Working Wilderness

April 22, 2015

The Working Wilderness [An excerpt from Chapter 18 of my book The Age of Consequences] During a conservation tour of the well-managed U Bar Ranch near Silver City, New Mexico, I was asked to say a few words about a map a friend had recently given to me. We were taking a break in the shade […]

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“Global System Catastrophe” Is Key Threat To Human Civilization

February 23, 2015

“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, […]

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Why the GOP’s Vision of North America’s Energy Future Should Scare All of Us

February 13, 2015

Why the GOP’s Vision of North America’s Energy Future Should Scare All of Us It will be a nightmare of environmental degradation and global conflict. It’s a ritual long familiar to observers of American politics: presidential hopefuls with limited international experience travel to foreign lands and deliver speeches designed to showcase their grasp of foreign […]

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