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…
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…
Let Go or Be Dragged
When called a quitter in somebody's first-time comment in this space, my initial response was to serve the name-caller a big warm cup of ShutTheFuckUp. Then I gave it a bit more thought. One result is this essay. Contrary to…
What are we fighting for?
In my latest essay in this space I mentioned two phenomena worth fighting for: the living planet and freedom based in anarchy. I surrender. I no longer believe the struggle matters on either front. I no longer think we'll save…
Presenting in Auckland
The three video clips embedded below are the results from a presentation I delivered in Auckland, New Zealand on the evening of 24 June 2012. Thanks to Deck Hazen of Deep Green Productions for organizing the event and creating the…
Retread
American novelist Jack Kerouac wrote, "If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime." Don't blink now, but U.S. debt just grew by $11 trillion. If you're keeping track, that amount exceeds the financial value of all currency in…