The climate conference is here again. Will we make any progress?
I comment on the way in which humans use the planet and the problems that has created. Climate change is just one, but with COP30 here tomorrow we can hope for some progress
Biodiversity Loss
The tipping point is behind us. What do we do now?
This post was previously published in Reef Encounter, the news magazine of the International Coral Reef Society, volume 39, no. 2. That appeared in March this year. I’ve decided to put it up here as well, along with a photo… Read More »The tipping point is behind us. What do we do now?
Getting Real for Earth Day
On April 22nd 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated across the United States as students and mentors in schools and universities across the country participated in teach-ins and demonstrations about the environmental crisis. Some 20 million Americans participated in… Read More »Getting Real for Earth Day
How Do We Plan For an Orderly Collapse of Human Civilization?
April 22nd 2023. The fifty-third Earth Day. A day when, hopefully, we all pause and reflect on what we have been doing to our home. A day when, hopefully, at least some of us become inspired to do better, to… Read More »How Do We Plan For an Orderly Collapse of Human Civilization?
Humanity and its Impacts on Our Planet; Can We Develop Sustainably?
We are said to be mere stardust. Most of the elements that make up our bodies were initially created deep within stars and distributed through the cosmos during supernovas when stars collapsed and died. Some people stress we are 60%… Read More »Humanity and its Impacts on Our Planet; Can We Develop Sustainably?
CoP27, CoP15, the Party’s Over. Where Does the World Stand as 2022 Comes to its End?
As I reflect on 2022, I am buoyed by all the evidence of progress being made in our global efforts to confront the damage we are doing to our only home. But I am, if anything, even more pessimistic than… Read More »CoP27, CoP15, the Party’s Over. Where Does the World Stand as 2022 Comes to its End?