Top Scientists: We Face “A Ghastly Future”
Deep Green Resistance Blog,
Editor’s note: According to the scientists who wrote the following paper, “future environmental conditions will be far more…
Avoiding a Malthusian Future
Climate Science,
From MasterResource By Richard W. Fulmer — September 13…
Avoiding a Malthusian Future
Iowa Climate,
From…
Avoiding a Malthusian Future
Whatts Up With That,
Though apparently horrified by the fruits of human ingenuity, the authors seem dimly aware that material wealth is essential…
Avoiding a Malthusian Future
Climate Science,
By Richard W.
Avoiding a Malthusian Future
Iowa Climate,
“To the extent that the challenges that the article documents are more real than Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 declaration that ‘The…
Our Environmental Crisis Requires Political Fixes, Not Technological Ones
Scientific American Blog: Observations,
Our current innovation policies aim to preserve the way we live now rather than what would do the least…
Can we resurrect the thylacine? Maybe, but it won’t help the global extinction crisis
ConservationBytes.com,
(published first on The Conversation) Last week, researchers at the University of Melbourne announced that thylacines or…
The sixth mass extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us
ConservationBytes.com,
Mounting evidence is pointing to the world having entered a sixth mass extinction. If the current rate of extinction continues…
Influential conservation papers of 2021
ConservationBytes.com,
Following my annual tradition, I present the retrospective list of the ‘top’ 20 influential papers of 2021 as assessed by…
An eye on the past: a view to the future
ConservationBytes.com,
originally published in Brave Minds, Flinders University’s research-news publication (text by David Sly) Clues to understanding…
Why I’ve Joined the Council on Strategic Risks as Head of its Ecological Security Program
The Center for Climate & Security,
By Dr. Rod…
Reconciliation and the Climate Crisis: Failure Is Not an Option
The Equation,
Congress needs to make the needed investments to save us from climate catastrophe.
Avoiding a ghastly future — The Science Show
ConservationBytes.com,
Just thought I’d share the audio of an interview I did with the famous Robyn Williams of ABC Radio National‘s The Science Show.
The very worn slur of “neo-Malthusian”
ConservationBytes.com,
After the rather astounding response to our Ghastly Future paper published in January this year (> 443,000 views and counting…
Climate change will also make us more stupid
ConservationBytes.com,
Most people are at least vaguely aware that climate change isn’t good for us. Let’s consider the obvious direct health effects…
Locating the ‘where’ of just energy transitions: places, homes, communities
Toxic News,
If we are to limit the most profound impacts of the climate crisis, it is well-recognised that we need globally-coordinated…
Progressive Populism Has Transformed Australia Before — It Could Do It Again
Jacobin Mag,
In Australian politics today, the neoliberal consensus seems unshakable. But the experience of the Curtin and Whitlam Labor…
The biggest and slowest don’t always bite it first
ConservationBytes.com,
For many years I’ve been interested in modelling the extinction dynamics of megafauna. Apart from co-authoring a few…
Sunday 21 March, 2021
Memex 1.1,
Shoppers? At a Christmas market (remember them?) some years ago. Quote of the…
A perfect storm of global ineptitude
ConservationBytes.com,
Given the ‘success’ (i.e., a lot of people seem to be reading it) of our recent Ghastly Future paper, I thought it would be…
Dispatches From the Rhodian Shore: A (Tough) Love Letter to Religious Studies
Religion Dispatches,
When writing as critical scholars of religion about the impacts and role of religion in...
Worried About Earth’s future? The Outlook Is Worse Than Even Scientists Can Grasp.
Deep Green Resistance Blog,
This article was originally published on January 13, 2021 in The Conversation, known for academic rigour. The authors fight…
Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet
Nuclear News,
Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet, Yale Environment…
Avoiding a 'Ghastly Future': Hard Truths on the State of the Planet
Yale Environment 360,
A group of the world’s top ecologists have issued a stark warning about the snowballing crisis caused by climate change…
CO2 and the Rich
Counter Punch,
Only the most deluded denier can now question that the global climate is dramatically changing, and that the chaos is man-made.
Science warns world of ‘ghastly’ future ahead
Climate News Network,
Take all the dire warnings and assessments that scientists have made. Add them up. Their answer? A ghastly future ahead. The…
Impeached Twice, Trump's Presidency Was a Climate Disaster
Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community,
Andy RowellThe world burned on Trump’s watch, leaving behind a horrendous lasting environmental legacy.
Paul Ehrlich… Again?
Climate Science,
Guest “implied facepalm” by David…
Paul Ehrlich… Again?
Iowa Climate,
Guest “implied facepalm” by David…
Paul Ehrlich… Again?
Whatts Up With That,
Guest “implied facepalm” by David Middleton Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can…
Científicos advierten que el pronóstico de la vida en la Tierra es más sombrío de lo que se pensaba
TekCrispy,
Científicos advierten que el pronóstico de la vida en la Tierra es más sombrío de lo que se pensaba, y que incluso es difícil…
Impeached twice, Trump leaves horrendous lasting environmental legacy
The Price of Oil,
C…
The Great “Ghastly”
Mind the Post,
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp Daniel Mariuz/AAP Corey J. A. Bradshaw…
Scientists must tell the truth on our consumerist, ecology-killing Ponzi culture
Nuclear News,
Scientists must not sugarcoat the overwhelming challenges ahead. Instead, they should tell it like it is. Anything else is at…
Humanity Is Hurtling Into a 'Ghastly Future' It Doesn't Comprehend, Scientists Warn
Science Alert,
Time for a reality check.
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
ConservationBytes.com,
Daniel Mariuz/AAP Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Daniel T. Blumstein, University of California, Los Angeles, and…
Wake Up! It’s Time To Recognize Our Enormous Environmental Problems
CleanTechnica,
Society will fail to achieve even modest sustainability goals without fully appreciating and expressing the scale of…
A ‘ghastly future’ unless extraordinary action is taken soon on sustainability
Science Blog,
Without immediate and drastic intervention, humans face a “ghastly future” — including declining health, climate devastation…
A ‘ghastly future’ unless extraordinary action is taken soon on sustainability
ScienceBlog.com,
Without immediate and drastic intervention, humans face a “ghastly future” — including declining health, climate devastation…
With Alarming New Assessment, 17 Scientists Offer 'Cold Shower' to Wake Up Humanity to Hot World
Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community,
Jessica Corbett, staff writer"We need to be candid, accurate, and honest if humanity is to understand the enormity of the…
A ‘ghastly future’ unless extraordinary action is taken soon on sustainability
UCLA,
UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein and a global team of scientists point to environmental, population and political challenges.
Expert prognosis for the planet – we’re on track for a ghastly future
Frontiers Blog,
By Corey J. A. Bradshaw / Flinders…
Time for a ‘cold shower’ about our ability to avoid a ghastly future
ConservationBytes.com,
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,’ said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times.