By xraymike79: The Inconvenient Truth of Modern Civilization’s Inevitable Collapse

Xraymike79 doesn’t write very much anymore, but when he does, he’s awesome. Here are a few excerpts from today’s essay that stood out for me, but the whole thing is worth your time. https://collapseofindustrialcivilization.com/2019/02/19/the-inconvenient-truth-of-modern-civilizations-inevitable-collapse/ Today’s global consumption of fossil fuels now stands at roughly five times what it was in the 1950s, and one-and-half times … Continue reading “By xraymike79: The Inconvenient Truth of Modern Civilization’s Inevitable Collapse”

By xraymike79: Evolutionary Dead-Ends

Xraymike79 doesn’t write very often anymore, but when he does it’s always worth your time because he’s one of the best, if not the best, big-picture chroniclers of human overshoot. Here are a few excerpts from his latest essay but I recommend you read the whole thing: https://collapseofindustrialcivilization.com/2018/03/19/evolutionary-dead-ends/ “It may seem impossible to imagine that … Continue reading “By xraymike79: Evolutionary Dead-Ends”

By xraymike79: Some Fun Facts for a Dystopic Future

Here is an excellent new post by xraymike79 in which he provides a big picture summary of the facts that should be at the top of our election priority list and yet we do not acknowledge or discuss them. https://collapseofindustrialcivilization.com/2016/11/02/some-fun-facts-for-a-dystopic-future/ Denial is amazing. History has proven considerably worse than the Club of Rome’s projections. The … Continue reading “By xraymike79: Some Fun Facts for a Dystopic Future”

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Start Here Welcome un-Denial Manifesto: Energy and Denial Why my interest in denial? Denial Theory (video version) Denial Theory (short version) By Alex Smith: Radio Ecoshock interview with Ajit Varki Darwin & Varki On Burning Carbon: The Case for Renaming GDP to GDB You know you are in trouble when… What would a wise society … Continue reading “Favorites”