Tom Dispatch Interview
McPherson was interviewed for a 17 December 2013 piece at Tom Dispatch: Are We Falling Off the Climate Precipice? Scientists Consider Extinction. Robert Scribbler discusses the article here.
Life is different
by Jonathan DeJong (penned about two weeks ago) Today is a day to celebrate! One year ago today, after more than 2 years of searching, we closed on our farm. One year later and we look back now on the…
The responsibility of doomers to the future: A proposal
by Godofredo Aravena P. Every time I read the NBL posts, I get the feeling that there´s nothing to be done with our lives, and our future. We have no future. We just have to wait for catastrophe. We used…
A letter to a friend who condemned me as a hopeless doomer
by Lady Die My dear friend, I want you to know that I'm sad, but not feeling hopeless about our impending extinction. As I said previously, recognizing the signs of imminent death, whether it's terminal cancer or terminal climate change,…
Typhoon Haiyan: A Survivor’s Tale
by Geoff Pearce A few years ago, there was a television program called, "Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil" that captured my attention. After watching, I thought back to my late teens in the early 70's when the energy crisis…
It’s Movie Season
With thanks to filmmaker Pauline Schneider, I've embedded below a 1-minute trailer and slightly outdated 43-minute film. Please tease your friends with the trailer and then organize a viewing of the longer film. I'll be available for Q&A via Skype…
Required awareness to handle climate change is impossible
by Godofredo Aravena Seems to me that all efforts to create awareness about climate change will be useless. Any effort to make the average individual understand the problem we are facing today, will be useless. “Limits to growth” is a…