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Coronavirus & Climate Challenge Science’s Status
A dangerous side-effect of the Coronavirus pandemic is that the institution of science and the role of expertise are being further politicized and ultimately weakened. In this way, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are similar. They both can be … Continue reading
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Network Propaganda Loops Made My Breakfast
Yesterday I was eating lunch at a local restaurant and caused the people seated in the booth next to me to pick up their food and move. My transgression? I was reading the New York Times. They groaned and huffed … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence, Environmental Fundamentalism
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Are You Biased About Climate? Yes!
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Posted in Convergence 2050, Environmental Fundamentalism, Uncategorized
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Stop Blaming Climate Deniers
Climate change is attracting much public attention. Book clubs and community groups are discussing it. 16-year-old Greta Thunberg is making powerful speeches. Young people are striking. Scientific reports about rising temperatures and declining food harvests are shared on social media. … Continue reading
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Between Paradigms
One implication of transitioning to the Anthropocene is that we are in-between paradigms and hence experiencing heightened levels of conflict and confusion about values and expectations that guide our decisions and actions. We are searching for a new paradigm to … Continue reading
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Water From Oil
I was exploring Dubai, searching for sustainability lessons to share with students and clients who travel on study tours with Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, and boy did I find a doozy. Dubai figured out how to turn oil … Continue reading
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Real Time Tragedy
Khonoma illustrates the real-time dismantling by global capitalism of generations-old knowledge and norms that sustain food, water, culture, and people. It’s a sadly familiar struggle that has played out countless times around the globe: here in Khonoma you can feel … Continue reading
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Rural Development Dilemma
Study tours help sustainable development professionals witness globally relevant challenges and innovations. Most recently I was leading a CLiGS study tour in India, where teachable moments abound. India’s development trajectory will likely be the most significant in human history and … Continue reading
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Water, Waste, and Tea: The Need for Good Government
I’ve recently visited Darjeeling with a group of CLiGS graduates students studying sustainability. It was an old hill station built in the Himalayan mountains by British colonizers wanting to escape India’s summer heat. It remains the site of colonial-era plantations … Continue reading
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Constructing a New Center
The political merry-go-round is pulling us apart. Too many of us now face outward, towards our individualized groups, and with each step away from the political center, the pull of tribalism becomes more and more powerful. We need a new … Continue reading
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