Us and Them – a Better Approach
Biodiversity, Comedy Break — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor November 2, 2010
George Monbiot should stop complaining about our unwillingness to do anything about biodiversity loss and get with the program instead.
 Just another attempt to toy with our emotions… |
The world is getting smaller. Our human population is exploding, and our appetites are growing even faster than our birthrates. Although you may not realise it, this is leading us on to one great final offensive.
Up until now some of us have been willing to acquiesce to the other creatures that inhabit OUR earth — but no more. We cannot let our sensibilities overcome our sense here. There is no longer enough room or resources for both us and them. This is a time to unite, like the true world dominators that we are, for the sake of humanity. Now is the time to take a stand; for one last great and noble human victory — a determined, merciless conquest of species eradication.
Comments (8)Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Comedy Break — by Jennifer Norwood October 29, 2010
Permaculture for Keeping Cosy
Comedy Break, Consumerism, Energy Systems, Urban Projects — by Cecilia Macaulay October 27, 2010
If you have been struggling to adopt a ‘more sustainable’ approach to heating your home, it’s time you got a big hug, permission to be extremely warm, and a generous dose of Permaculture. ‘More sustainable’ often means turning the heater down 2 degrees, living a tepid existence, and saddest of all – ‘more sustainable’ won’t get you to ‘sustainable’.
Comments (8)God on Lawns
Comedy Break, Plant Systems — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor October 8, 2010
Someone sent the following conversation through to me. It’s a must read. I love how comedy can cut through nonsense.
Comments (12)God: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles.
St. Francis: It’s the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers ‘weeds’ and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.
10:10 Till We Do It Again
Comedy Break, Global Warming/Climate Change — by Marc Roberts October 5, 2010
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Oh dear. If you think I misjudge it…. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. With the resources at their disposal I’d expect a lot better than this.
Comments (4)Dirty Oil – the Tar Sands Documentary
Biodiversity, Comedy Break, Economics, Global Warming/Climate Change, Soil Erosion & Contamination, Water Contaminaton & Loss, peak oil — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor September 28, 2010
This documentary is worth a watch. It’s not complete – the website that hosts it calls this their "customized episodic series".
If someone finds the rest at a future date, do tell.
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Low Lying
Biodiversity, Comedy Break, Global Warming/Climate Change — by Marc Roberts September 17, 2010
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Kiribati shows some leadership, as the tiger continues its journey into oblivion.
Comments (0)Conflicts of Interests
Comedy Break, Food Shortages, Global Warming/Climate Change, peak oil — by Marc Roberts September 15, 2010
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All sorts of military types prepare themselves for the new realities of peak oil and climate change. They don’t do this shit for nothin’.
Comments (0)Confessions of An ‘Economic Hitman’, and Other Animations
Comedy Break, Consumerism, Economics, Food Shortages, Global Warming/Climate Change, Society, peak oil — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor September 8, 2010
With words taken from a Democracy Now Interview with John Perkins, a self-styled ‘Economic Hitman’, the studioJOHO crew have made a very cool animation to showcase the fantastic services we the wealthy offer two-thirds world countries.
Watching this led me to check out other work from these video magicians – excellent stuff to watch and share so as to educate all those who struggle to read but who still need to get pried away from their twinkies long enough to get the point:
Comments (15)Reaper
Comedy Break, Economics, Food Shortages, Global Warming/Climate Change, Society — by Marc Roberts September 6, 2010
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Here’s a nice piece on AGW, markets and food-riots, by Raj Patel in the Guardian, and some further words on the biofuel connection.
A fine series on urban food solutions at GRIST.
Comments (1)Passion Wagons
Comedy Break, Energy Systems — by Marc Roberts September 3, 2010
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Geoff in Early Observation Mode
Comedy Break — by Ecofilms September 2, 2010
Here’s a photo of a famous Permaculture person. Can you guess who it is? He was photographed with this shovel back in 1956 at the age of two. He is wearing a child restraint belt usually attached to a long cord as was customary in those days to prevent him from running away to play in the dirt. But he did run away to Australia. He will soon be appearing in a new Soils DVD – but with a bigger shovel….
Comments (3)Sustenance
Comedy Break, Consumerism, Economics, Food Shortages, Global Warming/Climate Change — by Marc Roberts August 31, 2010
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In a warming world pests migrate and flourish in previously inpenetrable habitats and latitudes.
Of course there are obvious problems with Frank’s position here – like what happens when your subsistence gets washed away by some other unpredicted AGW shitstorm.
As ever, Permaculture looks straight into the heart of things.
Further Reading:
Comments (1)Tumbling Dice
Comedy Break, Global Warming/Climate Change — by Marc Roberts August 30, 2010
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Loaded dice and extra spots, courtesy of DotEarth.
Comments (0)Cracking Codes
Comedy Break, Food Shortages, GMOs, peak oil — by Marc Roberts August 28, 2010
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Whilst the Russians learn to live without buckwheat and displaced people are poised for land-struggles in Central Africa, boffins crack the wheat genome, which promises to keep us trying the same industrial scale thing for ever. And how will we fuel this ever expanding industrial agriculture sector? Hmm, maybe.
BAA propose to compost food waste – who’d have thunk it?
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