Getting Used To The New World Disorder
Our blindness to the fast-changing physical world contributes to our collective impassivity in the face of a looming existential catastrophe.
Warming World
The Failure of the United Nation’s Annual COP Meetings
Governments, businesses & individuals won’t stop using fossil fuels until they are forced to do so by the consequences of climate change.
A Heatwave in October: An Exploration of Climate Anxiety, and Fear
A late season heat wave gives the author pause about our future in a warmer world.
The ABC’s of Global Warming
Those who still deny that the global warming we are experiencing is being caused by human activity need to look at the facts…
The Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift
If we measure success in terms of growth, big houses, fancy cars, prestigious jobs, enviable reputations, and conspicuous consumption, we are doomed…
EV mania – do electric cars really live up to the promise of clean green tech?
EVs are all the rage these days, but do they really help cut carbon emissions given their overall lifecycle costs?
Rethinking Quality of Life in the Era of Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is a red flag reminder that quality of life also depends on a healthy, livable environment.
Climate Change Causes Massive Productivity Loss—And It’s Only Getting Worse
Warming-induced extreme weather conditions make certain work activities challenging, leading to productivity loss…
A Brief History of Climate Change
This short essay by Dan Lennon outlines how the Earth’s climate has changed over the eons and what this has meant and will mean for life…
No Smarter Than Bacteria?
Little do most people know that, by far, the greatest example of life extinguishing life (so far) is the Great Oxygenation Catastrophe…