Leadership in the post-carbon era

Friday, January 1, 2010

I’m getting cranky, judging from several comments on this blog and on Facebook (where my latest entries have been posted and then re-posted by contacts there). Not to pick nits, but I’m getting crankier. But, like all rationalizing animals, I have a good excuse. As my awareness grows, hopefully along with the awareness of other [...]

Terminating the industrial economy: a ten-step plan

Friday, December 25, 2009

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Will the ongoing economic collapse reach completion in time to save the living planet, and our species, in the absence of action on our part? Perhaps. Does that give us the right to ignore the moral imperative, hoping — or rather, wishing — peak oil causes the system to collapse under its own weight in [...]

The morality of imperialism, continued

Sunday, December 20, 2009

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My latest post stirred considerable interest, as indicated by my email in-box as well as several thoughtful comments online. Although I tried to be clear about my position, questions continue to flow in, suggesting my no-holds-barred approach lacked clarity. I’ll try again in this post, recognizing that my position is so nuanced it is likely [...]

Saving the world: a transcript for your review

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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Civilization represents a grave threat to the existence of myriad cultures and species, including our own species. And we can do better.

Christmas, Christianity, and the fall of empire: A year-end reflection

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

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Reason is the basis for understanding the material world. Mysticism has proven an insufficient foundation for dealing with peak oil and runaway greenhouse. As such, I suspect it will prove inadequate for saving humanity. Whether or not we're worth saving is a separate issue.

Three documentaries describe the fall of empire

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

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Yep, there are two sides to the peak-oil story. The side we go up (which ended a couple years ago), and the side we go down. We're on the downhill side of world oil supply, and the slope's about to get a helluva lot more slippery.

Oil, the American Goddess

Sunday, November 4, 2007

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The good news: We've passed the world oil peak, and the U.S. economy will implode within a decade, probably less. This will give myriad cultures and species a fighting chance to survive a few more years. It might even allow a few individuals of our own species to squeeze through the bottleneck of runaway greenhouse, and therefore prevent the extinction of humanity. The bad news: I don't think so. I suspect we've passed the global-change tipping point, and we'll be extinct at our own hand by the end of this century.

Hard times, good stories, and rich lives

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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There's damn little high fructose corn syrup in your future, and quite a few hard times.

Last chance for the hairless monkey?

Friday, September 7, 2007

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Our last best chance to make it through the ever-tightening bottleneck is to bring down civilization. Although Peak Oil will bring down civilization within the next decade, maybe sooner, we can and should hasten the collapse along.

The end of civilization and the extinction of humanity

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

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We have, to the maximum possible extent allowed by our intellect and never-ending desire, consumed the planet and therefore traded in tomorrow for today. And we keep making these choices, every day, choosing dams over salmon, oil over whales, cars over polar bears, death over life.

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