The Anthropocene Debate – Part I
At the heart of modern environmentalism is the idea that the planet must be saved from further damage by humanity. But it is far from clear that this is possible or even that...
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マイト・ガイ or, The Power of Mysterious Dark Matter
I love any story which begins like this: Astronomers peering far back in time through the eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope have detected a group of infant galaxies being thrust together by...
The Death of Environmentalism – Reflection 1
In 2004 Ted Nordhaus and Michael Schellenberger, well-known environmental pollsters and political strategists in the DC environmental lobbying circles, released a much discussed essay called The Death of Environmentalism, which argued that the...
Fracking – From New York to Ohio
That’s right, fracking is coming to a city near you. Who doesn’t love high-tech geoengineering combined with environmentally destructive energy production all in the name of industry and progress? Well, for those...
Occupation: Call and Response
What follows is a response to the folks over at the Sacred Conspiracy, who were kind enough to respond to my “magnum opus” on the lessons from the recently ended 90 5th...
Open Forum on the New School Occupation – Nov. 28, 2011
For those not able to make the Open Forum yesterday at New School to talk about the aftermath of the 90 5th student occupation, here is the full video from the event.
