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Where does the self end and nature begin? Is the human psyche part of nature or separate from it? How does the environment affect one’s state of mind?
In Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind, a book largely considered as a defining seminal text in this burgeoning field, James Hillman, Lester Brown and Theodore Roszak, among others, argue for a psychological reality that extends beyond the four walls of the office, that sees humans first and foremost in the context of their natural environment.
Continue Reading Ecopsychology – Connecting to the Source
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This time, Icarus didn’t fall out of the sky. On this past Wednesday afternoon, a pioneering aviation company hailing from Switzerland made small history when they flew a new kind of aircraft across the idyllic Swiss countryside. Their iconic prototype airplane has become the largest, lightest aircraft to ever successfully fly, but what makes this success truly spectacular is the new craft’s power source. This Swiss company has harnessed the power of an unlikely (and largely underused) renewable and non-polluting power source: the Sun.
The goal of SOLAR IMPULSE SA, the corporation behind the engineering and construction of the HB-SIA, is to eventually circumnavigate the globe in an exclusively solar-powered air craft. 7 years of research, testing, success and failure led to the team’s ground-breaking flight on April 7, 2010. This success with the prototype craft puts the team on the right path to meet their goal of total circumnavigation in 2012.
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The recession has delayed the passage of energy legislation and it has stymied hopes for cap-and-trade. The current conventional wisdom is that cap-and-trade legislation is dead. However, rumours of the death of cap-and-trade may have been greatly exaggerated.
Continue Reading The Resurrection of Cap-and-Trade
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Yesterday we posted on the just-released Clean Edge trends report for 2010 that outlines some of the prominent trends in clean tech and renewable energy. One emerging trend mentioned in the report is the commoditization of carbon, where captured emissions are bought and sold as feedstock for other industrial processes.
Continue Reading From CO2 to Cement: Recycling Carbon – the Commoditization of Carbon Emissions
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The controversial new book SuperFreakonomics has stirred vociferous and vehement responses, with many accusing authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner of “getting it all wrong” in their chapter about global warming. In that chapter, Levitt and Dubner referenced the work of climatologist Ken Caldeira’s work studying the implications of geoengineering – large-scale, deliberate manipulation of Earth’s climate system – as a “solution” to the climate crisis that is poised to consume the 21st century. Many see geoengineering is a dangerous and hubristic path to take, exacerbating the damage already done in our attempts to manage and manipulate nature on a global scale.
Continue Reading Geoengineering: Will Attempts to “Play God” Lead to Ruin or Salvation?
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America is rife with confusion and contradictions about climate change. Contrary to what some may be thinking, a green oxymoron is not a colorful appellation for climate change deniers. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines normally contradictory terms. A green oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines normally contradictory terms in an environmental context.
Continue Reading Green Oxymorons – Coming to Grips with Being Green
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It’s the big pink elephant in the room that few others wish to acknowledge, but a central theme in a new report by former climate negotiator Nigel Purvis: An international climate change treaty isn’t likely to be signed anytime soon.
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With the catastrophic earthquakes in Haiti and now Chile occurring within two months of each other, we can’t help but be reminded just how powerful mother nature can be, possessing the ability to change our entire way of life in an instant. In the wake of such tragedies, the simple fact remains, there are many things in this world that we don’t have the ability to change, predict or stop from happening. We must also realize the countless opportunities we are given each day to make what we can do count for something. This week the Rainforest Newsladder has reflected this notion by highlighting the ways in which some individuals, groups, and countries are seizing the moment and taking advantage of the power they do have. Along with our partner Rainforest Alliance, we encourage you become an active part of the movement.
Continue Reading What’s Up With the Rainforest: Will Turning Vegetarian Save the Planet?
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President Obama’s stimulus has been given mixed reviews due in large part to the current US jobless rate. With unemployment hovering just below 10 percent, these are the worst unemployment numbers in more than a quarter-century. In the past two years, 7.7 million jobs have been lost in the United States and two million jobs have disappeared since Congress passed the stimulus plan.
Continue Reading Recovery Act Stimulus Report: Jobs for a Sustainable Future
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February 1, 2010
Dear President Obama,
Your State of the Union speech last week laudably referenced clean tech and renewable energy several times. We ask that you follow your words with action, by leading the transition to a post-carbon economy and a healthier world.
Continue Reading An Open Letter to President Obama from the Post Carbon Institute
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