Category Archives: Collapse

Complete financial collapse?

Posted on 21 October, 2010 by

I just added the following to my doomers page. *** Risk 6: Complete financial collapse The ABC recently hosted “The Ascent of Money” by Niall Ferguson. To present the case for economic collapse, I will hand you over to the … Continue reading →

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Dark Mountain Bulverises

Posted on 12 August, 2010 by

Paul Kingsnorth of the doomer ‘Dark Mountain’ project seems busy psychoanalysing everyone that disagrees with him. Apparently he knows the near future, and it is Dark, with a capital ‘D’ for Doom. However when we dig just a little deeper … Continue reading →

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Ozymandias

Posted on 16 February, 2010 by

OZYMANDIAS I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip, and sneer … Continue reading →

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George Monbiot on Collapse and Apocalyptic Outsiders

Posted on 8 January, 2010 by

OK, I know I’ve had a go at George Monbiot over his initial misguided rant against Biochar, but eventually he backed down somewhat. But right now he’s one of my heroes for being able to despatch the lies of global … Continue reading →

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New Summary thoughts on “Doomer” page.

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by

New paragraph sums up my “Peakniks, Doomers and Collapse” page, and I also edited the layout a little. As a species we go the easy route first, and fossil fuels have been incredibly easy. There may be many technical solutions … Continue reading →

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Worldwatch go doomer in "Panarchy" artile

Posted on 28 February, 2009 by

Yep, this time it is Worldwatch going doomer on us. The whole “nested ecologies” super-ecosystem is threatened, peak oil and global warming are going to change the ERoEI of our entire civilisation, and another theory for the fall of Rome, … Continue reading →

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IS BIODIVERSITY LOSS MORE URGENT THAN CLIMATE CHANGE?

Posted on 25 August, 2008 by

Free Turramurra Biodiversity loss seminar and rally IS BIODIVERSITY LOSS MORE URGENT THAN CLIMATE CHANGE?Politicians, bureaucrats and corporate decision makers need to listen ……. or humans face a bleak future. The irreversibility of biodiversity depletion and extinction is the most … Continue reading →

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