Stirring the ashes of our dreams
We have lost our future and our past, our deep contact with nature, and the belief that we can truly know ourselves. Is it any wonder some feel a tug for the dreaming spires of the Middle Ages? (2400 words)
Category: climate
Beware the Orwellian Trap
In which I sidle up to the edge and take a peek down the climate conspiracy rabbit hole. (2800 words)
Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 1
The stuff in the ground only has value today if investors believe it will be burned tomorrow. What happens if those beliefs start to change? (2500 words)
Gaia shrugged
Our experience of the weather is true, but our knowledge of the climate is objective. Why is that distinction so important? (1900 words)
Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 2
The technological train of energy market disruption has left the station. How fast will it pick up speed? (3200 words)
Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 3
How big might the bubble be, and who gets hurt if it pops? The trillion pound gorilla. (2200 words)
Can we create a climate for hope? Try a reboot
How can we sail against the climate headwinds currently blowing out of Washington? It can help to remind ourselves there are always countercurrents beneath the surface. (1200 words)
A scientist on walkabout
Marshall Islands, July 2016. (8000 words)
The Icarus Question 