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The Cult of Civilization

October 5, 2022 by Tom Murphy

This post offers ten heretical statements that seem obvious to me, but tend to produce emotionally charged reactions by members of the cult of civilization. Watch yourself, now.

Categories Energy, Environment, Society Tags building resilient societies, civilization, cults, ecological overshoot, human exceptionalism, limits to growth, religion of progress Leave a comment

Shedding our Fossil Fuel Suit

June 27, 2022June 22, 2022 by Tom Murphy

One thing we know for certain about fossil fuels is that they are a finite resource on this planet—slowly developed in select locations over hundreds of millions of years and being used about a million times faster than the rate of production.

Categories Editor’s picks, Energy, Environment Tags fossil fuel addiction, human exceptionalism, Resource Depletion Leave a comment

A Meditation on The Overstory

March 29, 2022March 25, 2022 by Eliza Daley

What would cause a person to separate humans from all other forms of life? It’s illogical to the extreme.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Act: Inspiration featured, Editor’s picks, Environment, Society Tags connection to nature, human exceptionalism, mycelium networks, trees Leave a comment

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