Participating in the sustainability movement means, among other things, avoiding the acquisition of stuff you really don’t need–and here’s a fabulous example: the transparent bubble tent. Looks vaguely appealing until you realize that it: (more…)
If you’re as big a sucker for cool graphics depicting the increase of global temperatures as I am, you’ll like this.
When the Salem witch trials were over less than a year after they began in 1692, sanity was restored, the apologies were made–and most people had no idea how or why all this had started; some, within a period of just a few months, doubted that it had even taken place. All the savagery, treachery and hysteria had vanished just as fog lifts, just as quickly and mysteriously as it had rolled in.
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As we approach the 50th anniversary of The Limits of Growth by Donella Meadows et al., it’s interesting, albeit disturbing, to note all the newly emerging factors that conspire to worsen the prognosis of the survival of humankind since the book’s publication in 1972.
While this post was really just an excuse to republish this fabulous cartoon by Gary Larsen, the human race really is on the wrong track vis-a-vis sustainability, driven largely, I think, by the huge and ever-growing concentrations of wealth in the hands of a few, and the consequent desperation of the many. If it were in his power, the average person would like to get on board with things like climate change mitigation and the rest, but the economic times, which are continuing to worsen, make this extremely challenging.
Deforested area in Brazil’s northern state of Para
I’m occasionally asked if I have plans for another book project, and at this point, the answer is no. The reason is suggested in this article, pointing to the simplicity of planting trees, or at least stopping the rampant deforestation of the planet’s surface. (more…)
Below is a post from Milo Yiannopoulos, one of the right-wing extremists who, after a great degree of deliberation, has been banned from Facebook. (more…)
Our tiny planet is divided up into even tinier sovereign nation-states, numbering about 200, each with its own culture, and more importantly, with its own conception of how it operates vis-a-vis the rest of the world. In many cases, this has no real bearing on anything, and certainly not the wholesale viability of the planet and the population that lives on its surface. (more…)
I hope you’ll take a bit over two minutes and watch the video below, featuring Bill Moyers discussing what is perhaps the most vexing challenge facing journalism today. He asks, “(With respect to climate change), can we get this story right? Can we tell it whole? Can we connect the dots and inspire people with the possibility of change?” (more…)
As shown in the graphic below, a very long conversation could be had about the well-being of the people in each of the 50 U.S. states. Maybe what it shows is that, for the most part, the states are composites of extremely large and diverse regions that, in most cases, balance themselves out fairly well. (more…)
None of us is going to make it out here alive, so do something beautiful with the precious time you have on Earth. At least that’s the thought that popped into my head when I came across this photo.
It seems to call out: Go about your day with a pure, unbridled intention to make this planet a more just, verdant and peaceful place to live.
I’ll give that a go.
