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Peak Phosphorus

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

Phosphorus is absolutely essential for growing crops, we can’t possibly feed 7 billion, let alone 9 billion, without it. Read more about it: 24 May 2013.  Much Ado about Phosphorus. 4 Dec 2012. Henry Blodget and Rob Wile. A Genius … Continue reading →

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Why we might not go extinct

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The case against extinction I think the end of fossil fuels and all that they enable us to do, microchips, and global supply chains has a 95-98% chance of saving us from extinction because: 1. Carbon dioxide and methane will … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: If Nuclear War Doesn’t Get Us, Climate Change Will

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

The growing threats of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe make it hard to bet on the survival of our species. Watch the video at: http://www.thenation.com/video/173205/noam-chomsky-if-nuclear-war-doesnt-get-us-climate-change-will#  

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Here We Are At the Edge of the Energy Cliff

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

  Here we are at the energy cliff, approaching the time we warned everyone about.  Wiley coyote is over the edge, legs wheeling in the air. In California it’s warm and sunny, home prices are going up, Silicon Valley is … Continue reading →

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When you mix Energy Depletion with Nuclear Weapons, the Result is Explosive

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

North Korea isn’t crazy – what nuclear nation won’t try nuclear blackmail after peak oil? North Korea is portrayed as a crazy nation, but building nuclear weapons to blackmail other nations for oil is cold-bloodedly rational, the result of a … Continue reading →

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Oil Production Fueled Population Growth and Food Production

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

As oil exponentially declines, so will population and food. 1994. Elaine M. Murphy. World Population: Toward the Next Century, © 1994 by the Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 520, Washington, DC, 20009. Property of Population Reference Bureau, … Continue reading →

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Carrying Capacity, web sites, and articles

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Definition of Carrying Capacity Carrying capacity refers to the number of individuals who can be supported in a given area within natural resource limits, and without degrading the natural social, cultural and economic environment for present and future generations. The … Continue reading →

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Humanity will need 27 planet Earths by 2050, a new study estimates.

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

3 Aug 2011. Stephen Leahy.  Data Shows All of Earth’s Systems in Rapid Decline. Inter Press Service. Overpopulation is causing huge losses in biodiversity, and ‘protected areas’ such as national parks aren’t working. UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) – Protecting … Continue reading →

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William Catton, Chapter 2 of Overshoot: The Tragic Story of Human Success

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

William Catton. Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change. 1980. University of Illinois Press Origins of Man’s Future We are already living on an overloaded world. Our future will be a product of that fact; that fact is a product … Continue reading →

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McKibben “A Special Moment In History”

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

May 1998. Bill McKibben. A Special Moment In History. The Atlantic We’ve answered the question How many of us will there be? But to figure out how near we are to any limits, we need to ask something else: How … Continue reading →

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