Deep Thought – Nov 7
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
Losing the edge?
Zero immigration and sustainable populations
Overshoot
Climate & environment – Nov 7
Carbon-Capturing Rock
Is water the new oil?
Why small plastic particles may pose a big problem in the oceans
Swiss Guardian of our Climate video)
Deep Thought – Oct 29
Time to build a new civilization
The temples of doom
The Most Radical Thing You Can Do
Environment – Oct 24
UK’s ancient woodland being lost ‘faster than Amazon’
Migrating Alaskan pollock are creating the potential for a new dispute with Russia
Rising water in Florida’s Everglades threatens wildlife
Food & agriculture – Oct 21
Oregon farmers are loving biosolids
(Re)discovering (s)oil
Agriculture: Unsustainable Resource Depletion Began 10,000 Years Ago
Quantifying Overextension—America’s “Predicament”
The objectives of the following paper are to demonstrate quantitatively that America is irreparably overextended—living hopelessly beyond our means ecologically and economically; and to quantify the disastrous consequences associated with our “predicament”.
A crash course
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has earnestly explained this past week that bad lending practices are the No. 1 cause of the collapse of the U.S. financial system. What would he prefer to have as the primary cause of the collapse of the U.S. financial system?
America’s self-inflicted societal collapse
I have argued elsewhere that our American way of life is not sustainable, and I have presented compelling evidence to demonstrate that America is on the verge of imminent societal collapse. The purpose of the following paper is to make the case that we — all Americans — through our distorted worldview and resulting dysfunctional resource utilization behavior, are responsible for our “predicament”, and that we lack the collective will to take meaningful action to mitigate its catastrophic consequences.
Review: The Long Descent by John Michael Greer
The Internet writings of John Michael Greer—beyond any doubt the greatest peak oil historian in the English language—have finally made their way into print. Greer’s searingly perceptive blog entries on peak oil, which for the past several years have enjoyed a robust online following, have now been incorporated into a single bound volume from New Society Publishers titled The Long Descent.
Population & environment – Aug 30
Scientists: Save the planet-have fewer kids
Global warming: the population connection
“Water Mafias” put stranglehold on public water supply
Krill rebound – key link in ocean food chain
Combler le “retard d’effondrement”
L’Union soviétique était mieux préparée à l’effondrement que les États-Unis. Translation into French of Dmitry’s classic presentation Closing the ‘Collapse Gap’. Excerpts.
Peak phosphorus: Quoted reserves vs. production history
A hypothesis is presented whereby phosphorus is considered in two broad forms: “easy” which is able to be mined quickly, but already peaked in 1990, and “hard” which has large remaining reserves and is yet to peak, but cannot be mined as quickly. … Ultimately we must develop a recyclable phosphorus supply if humans are to continue living on this planet.
