What is Ecological Overshoot? (And why is it so controversial?)
Whether it’s by design or disaster, our voyage into overshoot will come to an end. On its voyage to the moon in 1972, the Apollo 17 spacecraft took one of the most…
How Electricity Has Created an Energy Trap Humanity is stuck in an energy trap
Where there was darkness, now there is light. Pictures of the Earth at night are ablaze with a stunning cacophony of lights. This light show is only made possible through electricity,…
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What’s the Problem With so Many Environmentalists Being White Middle-Class People? The hypocrisy at the heart of the environmental movement is maddening
The poor have little time to be concerned about the environment. Their thoughts and actions are focused on providing for their basic needs. Life for the middle class is very different.…
Are People Behaving Like Sheeple the Cause of the Climate Crisis? The herd is destroying the world it depends on
The word ‘sheeple’ is used so often it’s become an official word in the Oxford dictionary. A ‘sheeple’ is docile, foolish and easily led. They are people who conform to the…
What do Doughnuts Have in Common With the Climate Crisis? Our everyday actions have lethal consequences
Searing heatwaves, entire nations abandoned and stagnant seas. These are just a few of the outcomes we can expect from global heating of 4C, and it’s all predicted to take place…