Comments cityzenjane has made

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I think we need to get away from the overly human centered argument - to make the case that it is the health of the entire system which we depend on at stake and not just 'us'. For instance we know the corral reefs are crashing. We may be able to adapt to warmer weather as conscious beings, but the reefs will not be able to adapt in time. The ability of the ocean to feed us is dependent on that particular link. These chain of dependancy arguments are often only hinted at but not made concretely.

Who cares if there are 80% less butterflies in Mexico in this years migration, we can live without em - and besides I like sunshine!

Well - YOU need to care because you can't in fact live without the butterflies and bees. They are the reason you have fruits and vegetables on your table...that, and the migrant farm workers whose problems you would prefer to ignore....

We may be able to adapt...in fact we have no choice. We will either adapt with wisdom and foresite - or on an emergency basis creating massive social disruption.

We have the possibility now of adapting gracefully .On Taking on the latest argument from climate do-nothings posted 3 years, 7 months ago 5 Responses

the day is here

"During our great depression people stood in bread lines, they didn't roam the countryside raping and pillaging."

9 out of 10 global conflicts (and by this I mean people coming to your house and killing you and all your children) are not interstate political struggles but intrastate resource struggles.

The day is here. Not at your doorstep, but for much of the world - the day is here.On Peak oil: catastrophic or merely unpleasant? posted 3 years, 7 months ago 13 Responses

well...are you?

care to list them here... ?On There will come a day ... posted 3 years, 7 months ago 3 Responses

Collapse?

I'm in the middle of Collapse by Jarred Diamond. I'm struck by the idea that the cultures decribed are smaller bounded experiments in the question of cultural adjustment to environmental crisis.

When it  was clear to individuals in these cultures the direct limitations of their resource use..i.e. using  all the trees, until there were no more trees on the island --when experienctially the crisis was immediately visable and directly related - experientally - to their own choices and actions - They could not turn the corner once the tipping point had been passed.

We have a mass media - that confuses the issues, muddies the science and supports the wrong players day in and day out...so that people DO NOT make the connection between themselves and the problems we face.

We who spend our lives thinking about this stuff have trouble adjusting our lives to this new reality -- when the question of 'reality' it totally up for grabs with the majority of people.On Peak oil: catastrophic or merely unpleasant? posted 3 years, 7 months ago 13 Responses

brilliant!

That was realy funny. Damn someone - please preserve these somehow!On Make your own Chevy Tahoe commercial posted 3 years, 8 months ago 47 Responses