Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
January 23, 2013
Part 2 of a 2 part video version of our Radio Ecoshock interview with Richard Heinberg, about the book "Energy: Overdevelopment etc". The interview features video of some of the images in the book. I think it’s a different way of giving people an idea of what this book is like.
The vast majority of Americans say they support the rapid introduction of renewable energy production. But when it comes to actually deploying it in one of the best places to do so, they don’t like it.
December 3, 2023
While I was eventually able to get off the treadmill without too much of a stumble, I think human society is facing a similar dynamic, and I don’t know how graceful our collective dismount will be. More than anything, I want my friends, family, and neighbors to understand the consequences of our collective trajectory. The technical name for the ratcheting-up, “curse of competence” dynamic is the Jevons Paradox.
December 2, 2023
COP28 is the first COP to raise discussion about the public health impacts of climate change. Organisations representing 46 million health professionals have written to Sultan Al Jaber, calling for a total phase-out of fossil fuels. The World Health Organisation has exhorted ministers of health to make “health” a force for propelling climate action, via climate-friendly healthcare systems…
December 2, 2023
