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About Guy McPherson

Guy McPherson is professor emeritus of natural resources and the environment at the University of Arizona, where he taught and conducted research for 20 years. He's published more than 100 articles along with eleven books, including Walking Away From Empire and his most recent, Going Dark, published in October 2013. Guy has focused for many years on conservation of biological diversity and lives in an off-grid, straw-bale house where he practices durable living via organic gardening, raising small animals for eggs and milk, and working with members of his rural community. Learn more at guymcpherson.com or email Guy at grm@ag.arizona.edu.

Only geo-engineering can reverse climate change — too bad it won’t work

By Guy McPherson | January 13, 2014

seeing through car dashboard

In September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), among the most conservative scientific organizations on Earth, issued a report concluding that global warming is irreversible without geo-engineering. Yet, as Earth System Dynamics recently pointed out, known strategies for geo-engineering are unlikely to succeed and that "climate geo-engineering cannot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: climate feedback loops, geo-engineering, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Before it goes dark, let’s live

By Guy McPherson | December 6, 2013

candle smoke

For my initial forty years on Earth, I was an unrepentant idealist. Surrounded by students I loved, pursuing a life of excellence rooted in inquiry, striving to serve humanity and the living planet, I cared about humans and other species to the point of heartbreak. I pinned my dreams on people and believed they would rise to the occasion. No more. Color me cynical in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: emotions, George Carlin, Jonathan Swift, Mary Oliver

Hopium for the masses, renewable energy edition

By Guy McPherson | November 4, 2013

fuel cell car

As Derrick Jensen points out, this "culture as a whole and most of its members are insane." For my part, I continue to be surprised at the number of people who believe in infinite growth on a finite planet. I continue to be amazed at the number of people who believe a politician cares about them, and that their favorite politician will act in their best interests. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Economy Tagged With: Derek Jensen, fuel cells, hydrogen economy, Jeremy Rifkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, renewable energy, technology

How to respond to climate chaos

By Guy McPherson | October 14, 2013

spirit of compassion

Just when I think the climate-change situation can become no worse, additional information appears on my screen. Six self-reinforcing feedback loops have been documented since last month's essay on the topic. The four-minute video embedded below describes the dire nature of climate chaos and indicates how individuals might respond to the information. Guy-3Min from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: compassion, hospice, near-term extinction

As the Empire declines it gets nastier

By Guy McPherson | September 20, 2013

riot police in Chicago

Any empire requires three elements for its own survival. As an empire declines, it becomes necessary to push harder on all three fronts: obedience at home, oppression abroad, and destruction of the living planet. I present a few examples of each phenomenon and embed a brief video clip at the end. Obedience at home was the subject of a recent essay in this space. Those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: civil llberties, militarism, plutocracy

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