The tragedy of goats
According to the Christian bible, judgment day has us being divided into two groups of people. Sheep represent the good group, goats the bad. As I've said for years, there are two kinds of people in the world: those who…
Media alert
This Sunday, 12 September 2010, I will be interviewed live on Conscious Discussions. The radio show will air at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time in the U.S. That's 10:00 a.m. on the left coast. Guests can call in during the broadcast:…
Deconstructing negativity
When I write or speak about global climate change or energy decline -- and often I do both, in the same session -- I am often accused of "being negative." I'm losing contacts on Facebook nearly as rapidly as the…
When in Ecuador, do as the pre-industrial do: a brief getaway from the industrial-economic monster
This guest post is authored by Emmanuela Mujica, a recent graduate of the University of Arizona’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program. Emmanuela is working toward a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in sustainability at University of…
High tide of hate mail
The high tide of hate mail has rolled into my email in-box. I haven't had such an invigorating dose of hate mail since I wrote an op-ed piece for Arizona's largest and most conservative newspaper. I thought I'd share, just…
A review before the exam
Actually, this review is too late for the many people who have already endured economic collapse. As any of those folks can tell the rest of us, we do not want to receive the lesson after the exam. I've written…
Greatest hits
Three years and 185 essays into the blogosphere, I've decided it's time for a "greatest hits" essay. The best part, for you: It's only a line or two per essay, and I've selected from only a dozen essays. The best…