Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Ownership. A quaint term for destruction. That such a right should be asserted by a creature whose lifespan is a mere four-score years, over a wedge of land and ridge formed three-hundred million years in the past — a claim of judge, jury, and executioner for this province nestled between the Cumberland Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains — is pure hubris.
With mining growth comes larger, deeper, more unwieldy tailings ponds, experts warn.
The ongoing legal tussle between Chevron and Ecuador over allegations of illegally dumping waste in the Amazon exposes the nefarious effects of massive communications campaigns have had in discrediting the legal system of Ecuador.
The current system is concerned with the well-being of the politically connected corporati instead of the common good – Appalachian communities.
We live in the age of ecocide.
A recent poll conducted by the Civil Society Institute (CSI) and the Environmental Working Group found that the vast majority of Americans favor more political leadership when balancing domestic energy production with protecting people and the environment. This poll is interesting on many levels, primarily because of the overwhelming percentages of constituents who want more protections. But one aspect stood out because it is an argument heard over and over again from the oil and gas industry. It revolves around the precautionary principle.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. With that in mind, the 195 color, mostly full page — often double page — photographs in the Post Carbon Institute’s latest book, ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth, speaks volumes beyond its gigantic sized pages about the energy and environmental predicament humanity is immersed in today.
