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The Bulletin: February 13-19, 2025
The Bulletin: February 13-19, 2025 CLICK HERE What Will Energy Dominance Be Used For? – by Arthur Berman Thirsty For Solutions, Water Scarcity Grips Iraq Humans will Not Go Gentle into That Good Night Nine Meals To Chaos The Double Bind of Collapse | how to save the world Ecological Collapse Supersedes Financial Collapse […]
Why Is Society Still Mired in Mainstream Thinking?
Why Is Society Still Mired in Mainstream Thinking? Eagle Rock Train Station, Eagle Rock, Virginia In my last article, I spent a considerable amount of time describing how a large part of society today is still mired in mainstream thinking and I pointed out how I don’t see or expect the possibility that much will […]
The End of the Colombian Age
The End of the Colombian Age Dusk over Oceania. Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash We are witnessing the end of an era in history spanning half a millennium; the end of Western dominance in geopolitics. For those who understand the role of resources and energy in economics, culture and politics, it comes as no surprise that […]
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 […]
Why Civilization Would Collapse Even Without Climate Change
Why Civilization Would Collapse Even Without Climate Change Even if there were no climate change, civilization would still collapse in the next few decades. Here’s why. I want to start by emphasizing that I have nothing but love and respect for the millions of climate activists in the world, many of whom work tirelessly to […]
The Road to Ruin — Part 3
The Road to Ruin — Part 3 False solutions — and a way out Our leadership class displays an extraordinary amount of stupidity and ignorance when it comes to solutions regarding the dire energy crisis we face in Europe — and soon around the world. What are the pitfalls caused by this lack of imagination […]
No one will win in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
No one will win in the Russia-Ukraine conflict Most people have a preconceived notion that there will be a clear winner and loser from any war. In their view, the world economy will go on, much as before, after the war is “won” by one side or the other. In my view, we are basically […]
Fuel Poverty, the Cost of Living Crisis, and Climate Change: A Data Blog
Fuel Poverty, the Cost of Living Crisis, and Climate Change: A Data Blog Finding solutions to immediate problems and our future needs requires some difficult decisions, and if not thought-out, short-term thinking might create contradictory responses. Though often depoliticised by compartmentalising different problems, across society decisions on energy and the environment are innately tied to lifestyle […]
How Much of the Worsening Energy Crisis is Due to Depletion?
How Much of the Worsening Energy Crisis is Due to Depletion?
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 […]
Four Scenarios for a Catastrophic Future: Part III (final)
Four Scenarios for a Catastrophic Future: Part III (final) This is the third and final part of Rutilius Namatianus’ (RN) reassessment of some scenarios for the future originally proposed by David Holmgren. RN takes a position that goes against the standard interpretation that sees our problems originating mainly by climate change. Instead, RN believes that […]
Four Scenarios for the Future (part one)
Four Scenarios for the Future (part one) Ten years ago, David Holmgren brought out a thesis he titled ‘future scenarios,’ wherein he laid out some reasoning for two main axes along which the next few decades could be characterized and developed four main scenarios which corresponded to the four general quadrants laid out by his axes of […]
Olduvai: Excerpt read by author, Steve Bull
Olduvai: Excerpt read by author, Steve Bull
