Gen Z is a generation born into a world full of anxieties—from school shootings to climate Armageddon, to a pandemic and political…
In the classic 1967 film The Graduate, a family friend of lead character Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) offers him career advice:…
Followers of the Small Is Beautiful school of environmentalism (to which I subscribe) often critique globalization and advocate localism. The controversial new Trump tariffs…
The world has changed dramatically since the start of the second Trump administration. But how best to describe this shift? Many see…
Humanity’s transition from relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels to instead using alternative low-carbon energy sources is sometimes said to be unstoppable and exponential.…
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout the huge…
The numbers are in. Last year was the hottest on record by a wide margin. The planet is now 1.48 degrees Celsius…
We all know what needs to be done: reduce carbon emissions. But so far, we members of global humanity just haven’t been…
Despite all the renewable energy investments and installations, actual global greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing. That’s largely due to economic growth: While…
In 2022, I authored two articles expressing doubts about society’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable solar and wind power. In this final article in…
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