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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCIII—Societal Collapse, Abrupt Climate Events, and the Role of Resilience
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCIII—Societal Collapse, Abrupt Climate Events, and the Role of Resilience Tulum, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. This Contemplation comments upon and summarises two short archaeology articles on societal collapse. The first raises the increasing evidence of abrupt climate events being a precipitating factor in societal collapse over the past dozen millennia. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCII–Sorry, folks, but ‘renewables’ are NOT going to save humanity or the planet.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCII–Sorry, folks, but ‘renewables’ are NOT going to save humanity or the planet. Tulum, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. In a truly stereotypical Canadian way, I begin with an apology to those who might disagree with or be affronted by what I am about to argue… I’m sorry, but non-renewable, renewable […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXIV– ‘Renewables’: The Great ‘Solution’ (NOT)
Knossos, Crete (1988). Photo by author. ‘Renewables’: The Great ‘Solution’ (NOT) I’ve been very, very slowly reading a paper by archaeologist Joseph Tainter (Problem Solving: Complexity, History, Sustainability Population and Environment, Sep., 2000, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 3-41) that I will comment upon and summarise in a few weeks. In the meantime, I thought […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXII–Tech ‘Solutions’ Are Us
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXII–Tech ‘Solutions’ Are Us Pompeii, Italy (1984). Photo by author. Tech ‘Solutions’ Are Us I wanted to share another one of those conversations I have been involved in. It is not unlike many I see occur (and sometimes get involved in) when someone posts definitive support for the pursuit of complex […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXI–The Politics of Dancing: The politicians are now dj’s…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXI Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Politics of Dancing: The politicians are now dj’s… It seems nowadays we’re always trapped in the silly season of election campaigning. Perhaps my memory is foggy but where it used to be a short window of inane proclamations and ever-grander promises (that never […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIX–Archaeology of Overshoot and Collapse
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIX–Archaeology of Overshoot and Collapse It’s been a few months since I last posted a Contemplation. There are a variety of reasons for this. I’ve been ‘distracted’ by the preparations in my gardens for the upcoming growing season. The unseasonably warm weather here north of Toronto allowed me to get outside […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 6
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 6 February 16, 2023 (original posting date) While I take a break from my Contemplation posts here is the sixth installment of chapters from the fourth book in my fictional novel series (that stalled a few years ago but have ready). I will continue to share some […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCV–We All Believe What We Want To Believe
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCV January 31, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. We All Believe What We Want To Believe The following Contemplation is my comment in response to a thought-provoking post I read by Dave Pollard at his site How to Save the World. Great read, thanks for sharing. A […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIV–‘Representative’ Democracy: A Ruse To Convince Citizens That They Have Agency In Their Society
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIV January 29, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. ‘Representative’ Democracy: A Ruse To Convince Citizens That They Have Agency In Their Society A friend recently posted on my FB timeline the link to an article about the plans of our provincial government in opening up sections of […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 5
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 5 January 19, 2023 (original posting date) While I take a break from my Contemplation posts and specifically the energy series I began (see here for Part 1, Part 2), here is the sixth installment of chapters from the fourth book in my fictional novel series (that […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 4
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 4 January 13, 2023 (original posting date) While I take a break from my Contemplation posts and specifically the energy series I began (see here for Part 1, Part 2), here is the fourth installment of chapters from the fourth book in my fictional novel series (that […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 3
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 3 January 7, 2023 (original posting date) Common Grackle Fledgling, Whitchurch-Stouffville. (2022) Photo by author. While I take a break from my self-indulgent Contemplation posts and specifically the energy series I began (see here for Part 1, Part 2), here is the third installment of chapters from the […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 2
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 2 January 4, 2023 (original posting date) Going to ‘try’ and take a bit of a break from my self-indulgent Contemplation posts and specifically the energy series I began (see here for Part 1, Part 2). I do attempt to take time to reflect upon and do […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVIII–Collapse: Just Like Boiling A Frog
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVIII January 2, 2023 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Collapse: Just Like Boiling A Frog As I continue to work on my multipart contemplation regarding our energy future (Part 1; Part 2), thought I would throw out this ‘brief’ one that shares my comment on the most recent […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different…
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different… January 1, 2023 (original posting date) A corner of our property after a typical February snowstorm. As I work upon the multi-part series regarding my thoughts on our energy future, thought I would throw together something a little different for this initial contemplation of 2023. My journey […]
