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A new kind of Christmas story

By Guy McPherson | December 11, 2012

Dead Soldier Wreaths

'Tis the season for reaching out, connecting, and gifts, for good or for ill. One of the Christmas cards was unintentionally soaked in irony. I'll forgo the tempting rant about a religious holiday that has been co-opted to promote conspicuous consumption in an empire founded on secular ideals and skip straight to the card and its message. Filled with proud stories of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: dystopia, energy policy, growth, Guy McPherson, US military

Mission critical approach to planetary risk management

By Staff Reports | June 7, 2011

lit up aeroplane cockpit dashboard

How often do we think about the complexity and risk inherent in our modern world? We don’t think twice about jumping onto a Boeing 737 and flying to Sydney at the drop of a hat. We take for granted the intricate supply chains required to keep our supermarket shelves stocked. We plug electronic equipment into our 240 volt sockets without ever thinking about the reliability of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: complex systems, complexity, economic growth, growth, mission critical, resilience, risk, risk management, steady state, uneconomic growth

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