Stuart Staniford The very basic physics of the greenhouse effect is probably familiar to most people, but let me take a second to review it for the rest of our […]
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Timothy Wilken Only by working together can community solve the problems facing humanity circa 2006. By working together, I mean synergic relationship. This requires co-Operation which can be defined as: […]
Continue readingHumanity’s Worst Mistake
Thanks to Marguerite Hampton for this piece. Originally published in Discover Magazine , May 1987. Jared Diamond Illustrations by Elliott Danfield To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. […]
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The following is the Executive Summary of the Hirsch Report which was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy. It was first published in February 2005. Robert L. Hirsch, SAIC, Project […]
Continue readingWaving the Nuclear Sword
Its getting crazy out there! … Reposted from The Guardian/UK. George Monbiot In nuclear politics, every action is justified by the response it provokes. The US explains its missile defence […]
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James Howard Kunstler The past week’s adventure took me up the back roads through a little corner of eastern upstate New York into Vermont to Burlington, to tape a public […]
Continue readingThe Revenge of GAIA
Facing the truth can be very painful. … Reposted from The Independent/UK. James Lovelock Imagine a young policewoman delighted in the fulfilment of her vocation; then imagine her having to […]
Continue readingUnderstanding the Iranian Crisis
America is not well liked in the Middle East. That is a huge understatement in Iran. The following is reposted from The Energy Bulletin. Krassimir Petrov I. Economics of Empires: […]
Continue readingTaking Personal Responsibility
Jon S. Any discussion of Energy depletion correctly identifies doom and gloom as the base scenario, the one which is effortlessly taking place. This is similar to some of the […]
Continue readingAnother Word for Synergy
Most of today’s Evolution scientists are not familiar with synergy. This leaves a void in their explanation for our living world. This void left the door open for less satisfying explanations like […]
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