I often read blog entries and articles discussing less environmentally impactful living arrangements. Sometimes they list what individuals can do and sometimes they discuss psychological aspects of…

Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash Following a brief exchange with Rupert Read, about an on-line discussion, I thought I’d read the book that he mentioned before continuing the exchange. Rupert …

A recent comment by Philip about free will prompted me to think again about free will. The belief in free will is strong, even among those who accept that it doesn’t exist. For example, Rober…

As we can see from the chart above, climate change, as a whole, was down in 7th place in the list of biodiversity threats. The chart is from 2016 but there is no reason to believe that climate chan…

Temperature records are adjusted for changes in measurement techniques over time, but the net effect on global temperatures is small

The harsh realities of a finite world

When confronted with certain collapse, humans counter with the energy transition and improving recycling. These will ensure civilisation can go on for ever. But there is no way that can be true. Le…

Regardless of why humans seem to be capable of, and exhibit, denial of reality, we all are guilty of it. This is hardly surprising, since it is built into us, as it would be built into all species …

Basic definition: Capable of being sustained This is straight-forward and clear, though it doesn’t describe how something can be sustained. One of the crucial things, though, is that there is…

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

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