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January 22, 2025

Comments on the State of the World

No place is safe. Continue reading →
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Published on January 22, 2025 04:39

January 11, 2025

The Town Manager, a Climate-Change Adaptation Novel

In the face of escalating environmental and economic challenges, The Town Manager follows James Holden, a young and idealistic town manager, as he strives to save Maplewood—a small, drought-stricken town—while navigating political opposition, personal sacrifices, and the relentless impact of climate change. Continue reading →
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Published on January 11, 2025 07:37

January 4, 2025

Silent Earth Review

Silent Earth: Adaptations for Life in a Devastated Biosphere explores the escalating degradation of Earth’s biosphere, offering strategies for human adaptation. It points to the realistic inevitability of this need to adjust, as humanity is facing the consequences of irreversible damage already done. Continue reading →
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Published on January 04, 2025 08:04

January 1, 2025

Challenges to Human Civilization

What are the disease/climate change connections?
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Published on January 01, 2025 13:11

December 16, 2024

bad news GOOD NEWS

If you need a little good climate news to overcome the depression many stories leave behind, click the link below. 4/11 of this story is bad news and 7/11 is good. Latest Posts
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Published on December 16, 2024 10:21

December 15, 2024

December 14, 2024

Empty Rivers: The Silent Crisis of Groundwater Depletion

Groundwater depletion represents one of the most pressing but underappreciated environmental crises facing communities worldwide. Aquifers, many of which have taken thousands of years to accumulate, are being drained faster than they can recharge. This over-extraction not only threatens future … Continue reading →
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Published on December 14, 2024 13:24

December 6, 2024

Population Decline is Good for Human Civilization and the Biosphere

". . . globally, our economic system is essentially broken because we are forced to exist inside a paradigm that erroneously assumes Earth’s resources are infinite." Continue reading →
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Published on December 06, 2024 05:53

November 18, 2024

The $700 Billion Question: Why Nature’s Price Tag is Breaking the Bank

Recent studies highlight that the real challenge isn’t whether we can afford to protect nature, but whether we can afford not to. Continue reading →
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Published on November 18, 2024 05:00

November 4, 2024

COP 16, A Remarkable Failure

"despite pledges to end deforestation by 2030, which more than 140 countries have signed onto, a recent report says deforestation is actually increasing globally"--Nathan Rott, NPR. Continue reading →
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Published on November 04, 2024 05:00