The big issue for me in 2014 is climate change. It's scary to hear that it's getting worse faster than anybody had predicted. It's frustrating that plenty of people still don't care. And it's confusing that even those who do care disagree on how bad it will get and what, if anything, we can do about it at this late date. It could be that humanity is doomed. Melting ice … [Read more...]
Ackerman and McPherson Dialogue: The idiot box
The following is the fifth in an ongoing dialogue (cyber-discussion) between two cultural philosophers and regular Transition Voice contributors, Dr. Sherry Ackerman and Dr. Guy McPherson. ACKERMAN: We've been having a really intense winter up here in Mount Shasta, Guy. With five feet of snow currently on the ground, it's been a challenge for us to not get cabin fever. … [Read more...]
On peak oil, you are not alone
It's a scary world for us peak oilers, isn't it? The mainstream media wants nothing to do with us and is more interested in suggesting deus ex machina ideas that can allow us to have our cake and eat it too. The signs are all around us -- food prices, gas prices, the conflict in Libya. But nobody knows, and nobody cares. At least that's how it seems. But I would … [Read more...]