Has the World Gone Mad?
No, this war is not (just) about getting Ukraine’s resources. Other political ambitions aside, this one is more about the rest of Europe losing its energy suppliers, together with its political power — and stability.
Resource Depletion
Philosophy for the End of Growth
The end of growth and the ensuing long decline, which is already well underway in overdeveloped societies, will punch an enormous hole in the collective consciousness of the West.
Complexity Revisited
Only after accepting that there are hard limits has humanity a chance to change course and adopt to a drastically changing landscape. Whether we can do that, is question to be pondered…
A Case Study of Fossil-Fuel Depletion
I’m calling the analysis ‘a case study of oil-and-gas depletion’. In this post, I’ll analyze oil extraction like you’ve never seen it before — resolved down to the individual well. The results give a fascinating window into how humans exploit fossil fuels.
Energy Reality for the USA
David Hughes, working for the last decade from a modest home on a beautiful island off the coast of British Columbia, has done what dozens of well-paid Washington agency analysts have failed to do—tell us the truth about America’s last fossil-fueled hurrah.
The era of cheap living is over
We’ve lived this way for decades, but if we are going to address climate change it’s time for us to recognize that the era of plentiful, cheap goods is over. We will pay more for everything.
Climate Change and Resource Depletion. Which Way to Ruin is Faster?
What could bring down the industrial civilization? Would it be global warming (fire) or resource depletion (ice)? At present, it may well be that depletion is hitting us faster. But, in the long run, global warming may hit us much harder. Maybe the fall of our civilization will be Fire AND ice.
Review: Life After Fossil Fuels by Alice Friedemann
While many of the above facts are well known among those who follow the subject of fossil fuel depletion, they aren’t often presented as accessibly or concisely as in Friedemann’s book Life After Fossil Fuels.
Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy
This book makes the case that the deadliest crisis facing our civilization is energy decline. Peak oil production may have already occurred.
The Most Colossal Planning Failure in Human History
But let’s assume there is indeed enough time, and that we suddenly get serious about planning. What should we do?
Musings on Human Supremacy, Religious Patriarchy, and Industrial Ecology
If human institutions fail to move from dominion to partnership, from patriarchy to solidarity, there can be no social/ecological justice, and we might as well forget about exploring other planets.
Peak Water: Are we Running out of a Critical Resource?
The problem with freshwater is that we don’t have the same wealth of data for water resources and consumption that we have for crude oil.