by Omega | Sep 14, 2023 | Environment
In the early years of nuclear research, some scientists feared breaking open atoms might start a chain reaction that would destroy Earth. Thomas Moynihan Read full article at BBC.com by Thomas Moynihan
by Omega | Sep 10, 2023 | Environment
Many of the aquifers that supply 90 percent of the nation’s water systems, and which have transformed vast stretches of America into some of the world’s most bountiful farmland, are being severely depleted. These declines are threatening irreversible harm to the...
by Omega | Sep 10, 2023 | Environment
In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually solve the environmental crisis in time. You won’t want to miss his searing indictment of fossil fuel companies for...
by Omega | Sep 10, 2023 | Polycrisis
Humanity is running the world in a way that is creating incredible dangers we are not managing well. That has to change. We’re collaborating with 10×100, an organization focused on urgent responses to climate change, and trying to create a set of standards or...
by Omega | Sep 8, 2023 | Worldviews
Go deep into the insights of a dozen Gen AI experts who helped clarify what risks we actually may face as well as point out responsible ways forward Peter Leyden Read full article in The Great Progression by Peter Leyden
by Omega | Sep 8, 2023 | Environment
Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It’s going to be a weird century. Here’s what it will look like—and how Canada can get through it. Anne Shibata Casselman Read full article in...
by Omega | Sep 8, 2023 | Economy
Degrowth as a theory has become an alternative to streams of thought that defend a new post-capitalist scenario. Put simply, degrowth is much more than a theory that advocates reducing our economy and production model. It calls for a substantial change at both the...
by Omega | Sep 4, 2023 | Environment
If global warming reaches or exceeds two degrees Celsius by 2100, University of Western Ontario’s Joshua Pearce says it is likely that mainly richer humans will be responsible for the death of roughly one billion mainly poorer humans over the next century. Jeff...
by Omega | Aug 30, 2023 | Environment
Such societies, having achieved great success, imploded when their governing elites failed to adopt new survival mechanisms to face radically changing climate conditions. Jared Diamond Read full article in The Nation by Michael T. Klare
by Omega | Aug 25, 2023 | Economy
Four very powerful billionaires—Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Marc Andreessen—are creating a world where “nothing is true and all is spectacle.” If we are to inquire how we got to a place of radical income inequality, post-truth reality, and the looming...
