P.E.A.K. We Have Work To Do
I usually hate this kind of thing…I did it because I’m excited about the world we can create.
Culture & Behavior
IT’S TIME
A Message about Post Carbon Institute’s newest creative project.
Humans and Earth: Transitioning from Teenagers to Adults as a Species
I have concluded that facts are necessary but insufficient to change peoples behavior…
Introducing YOUR Public Energy Art Kit
Our request is simple: we are asking YOU — activated citizens, community organizers, students, as well as anyone who cares about our future and our relationship to the natural world — to help us get the word out in a BIG way.
The Time of the Seedbearers
I’ve more than once considered writing a fantasy novel about the fall of Atlantis as a way of talking about the crisis of our age.
Anger & Complicity in a Time of Limits
As a species we’re very sensitive to intra-human drama, and in a time of growing crisis, tend to frame narratives as those who are with us and those against.
In Defence of Hypocrisy
We live in a society where it is impossible to live a functional lifestyle and not consume products made from petro-chemicals every single day…
Apocalypse Not: The Oscars, The Media And The Myth Of ‘Constant Repetition Of Doomsday Messages’ On Climate
Since this was Oscar night, it seems appropriate to update my post on what messages the public are exposed to in popular culture and the media.
Learning from Captain Ahab – two stories of civilization
Chris Hedges and Greg Grandin both call on Melville’s Moby-Dick to bring us commentary on the crisis of our civilization.
Effective Groups: Finding direction
How do we decide where we want to go as a group? What is our vision as group and how does this fit with our purpose? What re some of the common problems with not knowing where we are going and how can we create a culture where we are all pulling together?
Ecological Artist Basia Irland and Her “Ice Books” Engage Communities and Restore Rivers
Basia Irland is a sculptor, poet, and installation artist who has focused her creativity on rivers for thirty years.
The Ideology Problem – Thomas Patterson’s Failed Technocratic Dream for Journalism
For all the value of knowledge, it is of no use without the courage to face difficult realities.