“Considering that we all depend upon fossil fuels for our existence, I suspect a healthy future is not in our cards. Even though ‘reduced coal burning has saved about 400 lives a day…

“Designed-to-fail when it was created during the Ronald Reagan administration, the IPCC has concluded that the end-Permian Mass Extinction Event was minor compared to the current one. It’s not even close. In fact,…

  Planetary Hospice “In the article in Pressenza, we learn that Swiss Re suggests six strategies for addressing climate change. Not surprisingly, we also learn that the Trump administration is not interested in any…

“We are one. We share one fate with other people and with non-human organisms. This essay provides additional evidence as I attempt to drive home this important point. A headline in the 26…

“We are rapidly heating the temperature of the only planet in the universe known with certainty to support life. Deniers of anthropogenic climate change take note: In so doing, we are causing shifts in…

“At the level of society, there is very little any of us can do. However, I can think of one job that is worth our collective attention. There may be others. Working to…

“The ant altered everything that was evaluated, including the dynamics between the largest terrestrial animals on Earth and the structure of the plant community. Along the way, the tiny, mighty ant has demonstrated—again—that…

“One of the commands I give myself daily is the short Latin phrase, ‘Amor fati.’ This phrase means ‘Love of one’s fate.’ It’s an order from me to me. If you like, it can…

“I am back on the evidentiary path. I would like to think I have fully recovered from my case of hopium. The peer-reviewed papers and books I have published since this book excerpted…

“You may perhaps be familiar with comedian George Carlin’s routine, The Planet is Fine, a piece which is brought to my attention at least once a week. In it, Carlin’s main point is that…