My Background
I have a broad life experience, with time in the Australian Army in Survey Corps, Social Sciences study, working as a Child Protection Officer; running youth programs, and am now in general business admin.
I have always been fascinated by the story of the rise of civilisation; the great discoveries, the great institutions, and the terrible threats. Our modern world is accelerating exponentially in both dangerous and positive directions.
Research style
Because I am not a scientist or engineer myself – I have enormous respect for peer reviewed research. My background in Social Sciences gives me the ability to spark-plug across different subjects and disciplines to draw up a big picture of the sustainability journey ahead. I write not as an expert in the minutiae of each discipline – but with a broad overall appreciation of the way these different subjects can interact.
Doomer
On the flip-side I am also fascinated by the darker stories from the Collapse genres – from analytical approaches like Joseph Tainter and Jared Diamond, through to movies exploring the sheer horror of it all. Book of Eli and Mad-Max Fury Road are some favourites. These movies make us sit up and take notice. They help audiences feel the fragility of things. How will we – can we – adapt to the combined challenges of Energy, the Environment, and the Economy? How will all these interact with the larger threat of climate change bearing down on us?
However I am also appalled at the nihilistic view that embraces collapse as inevitable, and the awful consequences on young people.
I hope you enjoy reading the solutions pages and that some cause grabs your attention and gets you involved.
Why I remain anonymous
As you will see on my summary page, I became environmental awakening during the worst year of my life – while my 5 year old boy had cancer. This period was so intense I soon became heavily involved in the peak oil movement of the mid 2000’s. I helped create and lead a group that presented to NSW politicians. I got permission from producers of a famous peak oil documentary (back then) to do a half-hour edit. We burned it to DVD and sent it to every NSW State and Australian Federal politician. We built a group website and forum, we helped co-ordinate a Richard Heinberg tour of Australia, and many other activities.
Yet in my zeal, we grew organically too fast too soon – and forgot to make a vetting process. A number of disturbing things happened with some high level people – including weird calls late at night – right in the middle of my hospital-carer burnout. I decided it was time to back out a bit set some boundaries. So now I’m anonymous. I’m involved in local activism – but for reasons above keep my online blogging anonymous.
PS: My son recovered, grew up, and married a beautiful girl in one of the most intimate and “Hobbity” rural settings at the base of the Blue Mountains. I’m in a better place, both as a father and activist.
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Eclipse Now 
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