Tag Archives: Belshazzar’s Feast

The reason we keep getting double-six

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Rick Altman

Dr James Hansen had an Op-Ed published in the Washington Post newspaper last Saturday – under the title: ‘Climate change is here – and worse than we thought’. In it he mentions a paper, which was published yesterday (6 Aug … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Environment, James Hansen | Tagged | 12 Comments

I think it is time to connect the dots, people!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Rick Altman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLA-r6eKdY Record-breaking rainfall in the UK, unprecedented storms and temperatures in Washington DC, record-breaking droughts, floods, landslides, and bush-fires all around the world… Will the fake sceptics admit they are wrong when we see 1-in-100 year floods every 5 years? … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Denial, Environment, Scepticism | Tagged , , , | 40 Comments

Tragedies – Shakespearean and Greek

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Rick Altman

It’s the weekend so, to celebrate, here is a special offer: Two posts for the price of one (i.e. nothing). A Shakespearean Tragedy in the making Last night I stumbled upon the second and final part of the BBC’s Simon … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Disorder, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Financial Crisis, Growthmania, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

In search of the Lucky Country

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Rick Altman

Australia likes to call itself “The Lucky Country” but, today, in the fight to see which so-called Developed Country can turn itself into a Third World Nation the fastest, Australia is facing some stiff competition from Canada. Whilst the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Growthmania, Limits to Growth, Politics, Scepticism, Sustainable development | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Same old G8? – or – Will it be gr8?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rick Altman

Thanks to Avaaz, I have been alerted to the possibility that the G8 could do something really great – they could decide to stop subsidising the destruction of an effectively-functioning global ecosystem and invest in renewable energy instead. The Carbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Politics, Renewable Energy | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Will the true Messiah please stand up?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Rick Altman

      Where is a Messiah when you really need one?         The USA may not be the World’s sole super power – or at least not to the extent it once was – but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Collapse, Environment, Limits to Growth, Mass Extinctions | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Collapse or Ecocide – which will it be?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Rick Altman

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 , , , , | 12 Comments

A response to John Kosowski

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Rick Altman

After a week of online discussion with John Kosowski (an Engineer from Illiois and – clearly – an amateur climate scientist in his spare time), I am posting this, my latest reply to his questions, as a new blog post … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Maketplace of Ideas, Philosophy, Politics, Scepticism | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

Green politics in a nutshell

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Rick Altman

Green politics is not seeking worldwide Socialist government. Sure, social justice is common to both (hence people like James Delingpole can write stupid books like Watermelons) but, Green politics is also about promoting grassroots democracy and the empowerment of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Economics, Environment, Ethics, Growthmania, Limits to Growth, Modernity, Politics, Scepticism | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

All things are still connected

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rick Altman

Apologies for the dearth of blog posts recently, which is due to Anthropocene Reality being affected by a lack of health: I have not known an illness like it for some years and, although I am beginning to feel a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Carbon Capture and Storage, Civilisation, Climate Science, Ecological Modernisation, Economics, Environment, Ethics, Fossil Fuels, Growthmania, Limits to Growth, Modernity, Politics, Scepticism, Sustainable development | Tagged , , | 2 Comments