On Crisis and Future Scenarios
Friday, October 31st, 2008October 29th 2008, the Guardian writes:
The world is heading for an “ecological credit crunch” far worse than the current financial crisis because humans are over-using the natural resources of the planet, an international study warns today.
The Living Planet report calculates that humans are using 30% more resources than the Earth can replenish each year, which is leading to deforestation, degraded soils, polluted air and water, and dramatic declines in numbers of fish and other species. … (whole article)
And then we have the ‘Oil Crunch’, same day:
…The report, from the Peak Oil group, warns that the problem of declining availability of oil will hit the UK earlier than generally expected - possibly within the next five years and as early as 2011…
Entitled The Oil Crunch, the report argues that the risk of an early peak in oil production poses a bigger threat to UK society than tightening gas supplies, terrorism or the short-term impacts of climate change. … (whole article)
Plus Climate Change:
Manmade global warming evident on every continent, polar report finds (whole article)
You know that it’ll get worse. If it not already is, I mean, this is what they let us know about. And they keep on proofing what people already sense, right?
So here is some constructive input,
‘mapping the cultural implications of peak oil and climate change’
- since the Guardian might leave you a bit overwhelmed…: www.futurescenarios.org by David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept, put online in may 2008.
