Shell knew, just like ExxonMobil knew

Shell Oil, like ExxonMobil, spent millions lobbying against action on climate change. But all along they knew of the dangers of climate change. We know because way back in 1991 they produced a video warning about the threat of global warming. They ignored their own...
Considering Leaves

Considering Leaves

You could rake leaves while the glaciers melt and horses stand somewhere in a field with the sound of wind blowing rain into their manes you could go to a job you don’t love and live in a house you don’t want and sit in traffic and feel trapped watching the eagles...
Time is running short

Time is running short

Time is running short… 1.5C: we have only 1 year, 7 months. 2C: we have only 18 years, 11 months. Albert Bartlett, physicist and teacher, once said the greatest shortcoming of us humans is our inability to understand the exponential function (think population...
Is human adaptability a feature or a bug?

Is human adaptability a feature or a bug?

Humans are one of the most adaptable creatures on Earth (although we’d certainly get a run for our money from rats, cockroaches, and the amazing tardigrade). From an evolutionary standpoint, this adaptability is a feature, not a bug; it means we’ve...
The Buck Stops Here

The Buck Stops Here

Most people still believe it is a good thing when “consumers” (as we non-elite humans have been reduced to) spend money to keep the economy growing. I heard countless times in analyses of the pre-Christmas shopping period that spending was strong and...