Category Archives: Geo-politics

We don’t need GE crops but Africa does

Posted on 10 September 2010 by Graham

Starved for science: How Biotechnology is being kept out of Africa Robert Paalberg Harvard University Press 2009 Pbck 235pp Harvard Professor Robert Paalberg has written a book that makes essential reading for anyone interested in global food politics and why … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Food, Geo-politics, Science and Rationaltiy | 15 Comments

The Shock Doctrine: No Conspiracy Necessary

Posted on 30 November 2008 by Graham

Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand world history of the last 50 years is Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine. Her extraordinary account begins with the exploits of one Dr. Ewan Cameron, president of the American and World Psychiatric … Continue reading →

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Back to Nature #4: The Trouble with Green

Posted on 13 January 2008 by Graham

The Trouble with Green “Here’s the point: you look out there, at the environment, and with your senses you can plainly see the wonderful, glorious, empirical world of nature. And of course you want to help save nature from destruction, … Continue reading →

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Back to Nature #3 The Evolution of Consciousness

Posted on 6 January 2008 by Graham

The Evolution of Consciousness Part 1 In “Back to nature #2” I explored Deep Ecology and the idea that the response to the environmental problems we face should be to in some way “go back to nature” because “nature knows … Continue reading →

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Film Review- What a Way to Go

Posted on 4 November 2007 by Graham

Film Review: What a Way to Go- Life at the End of Empire “If we knew all the facts, we’d have discarded the myth of the techno fix a long time ago. To my eye, our crisis, at its deepest … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, General, Geo-politics, Peak Oil | 4 Comments

David Strahan- Interview at Cool Earth

Posted on 16 September 2007 by Graham

David Strahan, author of The Last Oil Shock gave me this fascinating interview at the recent Cool Earth event in Dun Laoghaire You’ve said that you believe Peak is still a few years off… The narrowing envelope of forecasts is … Continue reading →

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