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Category Archives: Photography
A Card for all Reasons (as opposed to ‘A Man for all Seasons’)
Dear Readers (new and old), In the hope that I may hereby cater for all possible tastes, 3 electronic Christmas cards are appended below: theological; geopolitical; and personalised. I trust that at least one of the attached will be appreciated. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Photography
Tagged Christmas, Himalayas, Larja Bridge, Namche Bazar, New Year, Seasons' Greetings, Stac Pollaidh
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I think it is time to start dealing with reality
The text below is reproduced from a comment I have just posted on the Climate Slate website. The comment itself was prompted by my having recently watched the movie ‘Chasing Ice’, conceived and produced by James Balog and Jeff Orlowski. … Continue reading
Scotland – in all its panoramic glory
Following on from yesterday’s light-hearted offering, today I give you the delights of my own photographic efforts (as spliced together using Adobe Photoshop). I really will have to get myself a smartphone to do this for me. An almost 180 … Continue reading
Scotland – Cloudy with a chance of…
Sunshine… certainly. Evidence of that to follow shortly (i.e. tomorrow). For now, however, here are some examples of other delights and/or dangers to be faced by motorists north of the border: Roadworks… in the middle of nowhere (Laxford Bridge – … Continue reading
A Lexicon of Lunacy
An A to Z of Climate Change Denial A is for Anthropocentric B is for Belligerent C is for Counterintuitive D is for Delusional E is for Ecophobic F is for Fallacious G is for Growth-oriented H is for Heliocentric … Continue reading
Best wish for Christmas and New Year
Normal service (whatever that may be) will resume here in January.
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Consumerism, Environment, Growthmania, Photography, Sustainable development
Tagged Christmas, Herman Daly, New Year, wishes
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WW3 will involve water and/or Israel
I think World War Three (WW3) will be fought over access to water; and one of the most obvious flash points for conflict would appear to the occupied West Bank outside Jerusalem. I am grateful to Christine over at 350orbust.com … Continue reading
Postcard from a Herculean guilt trip
Schoolchildren love to play games. One of their favourites is blame-shifting. This is particularly common when they feel (or know) they are guilty. As the name suggests, it is usually an attempt to blame a problem on somebody else, or … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Palaeoclimatology, Photography, Scepticism
Tagged suicide
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Collapse or Ecocide – which will it be?
Collapse = An end to modern human civilisation as we have known it. Ecocide = Unintended ecological suicide (mass extinction of all complex life on Earth). Do we have a third option – Survival? I have recently started reading Jared … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Disorder, Civilisation, Climate Science, Collapse, Energy Crisis, Environment, Growthmania, Limits to Growth, Mass Extinctions, Modernity, Optimum Population, Photography, Sustainable development
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast, Civil Disorder, Jared Diamond, Quo Vadis, Writing on the wall
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