Playing Court Jester
Quoting Carl Sagan, I begin some presentations with this line: "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." But in the wake of a recent trip to…
The twin sides of the fossil-fuel coin: presenting in Massachusetts
Presented without additional commentary is video from my recent speaking tour in Massachusetts. It's my latest and most comprehensive assessment of the twin sides of the fossil-fuel coin, climate change and energy decline. In response to this presentation, I've heard…
Kill the economy
by John Duffy I want to start this with the written equivalent of a sigh. Not even a sigh, but a deep expulsion of exhaustion from the very core of my being. Usually I try to write with flowery prose,…
Presenting in Amherst
Tonight's event on the University of Massachusetts campus was livestreamed and is embedded below. Viewers are subjected to a short advertisement. Video streaming by Ustream _____________ My presentation was subject to simultaneous interpretation by two American Sign Language interpreters. One…
Speaking in Louisville, and a Couple Essays
I delivered a keynote address for the Bluegrass Bioneers on Friday, 2 November 2012. With thanks to Ben Evans for the video and also to Justin Mog and Amanda Fuller for hosting my stay in Louisville, the video is embedded…
The Third Industrial Revolution
As Derrick Jensen points out, this "culture as a whole and most of its members are insane." I continue to be surprised at the number of people who believe in infinite growth on a finite planet. I continue to be…
Justice, American style
by Sherry Ackerman I was summoned to jury selection a few days ago. Now, you have to realize that this is about the fifth time in a year that I’ve been called to come in. I live in Siskiyou County,…